The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-23

answered in the affirmative, they refused 10 go
back to the steamer aud left the boats floating at
1he SIDE OF the brig There were twenty-seven
chiidfcn thirty ladies and forty men On board tho
brig Marine. Capt. Burt We were ali mt on Al.
lowahce. but had sufficient. and the captain did
everything he cOnld for our comfort When Wa
were entering Norfolk harbor we were met by the
Empire State, and. most Of the passengers went an
board Of her. Our treatment on board the Eupirs
state was good. Not being acquainted with sny
Of the passengers do not know the lanes OF any
who we're lost on the Central America. The stew
ardesS died on board the Marine on Friday morn
iug. Her death seemed to be caused by excessive
excitement. Some of the ladies succeeded in
saving their money and vaiuables. l remember
one young lady to whom her father handed S3, 600
20 keep for IN and take with her: bat she. think
ing it was too heavy, gave it back again. Tho
father was lost. Thsre were five ladies in the same
boat with me crossing over TO the brig, TIE sea
Was very rough and we were obliged to bale ont
all the way. Thechief steward, who had bleed
ing at the lungs aud WAS quite feeble, was in the
captains room with the ladies' TO be taken of with
them in the boats; but he refused sayinH he pre-
icrred remaining on the steamer. One old gen
tisu,an 'gas saved 1t seemed to be the general de-
rirs To save the feeble, sick, women and children.
THE ARRIVAL OF PASSENGERS IN NEW YORK
These unfortunate, and yet fortunate women
wote an expression OF the greatest sadness it was
not m obtrusive sorrow, but cam deep aud per
yading. Scarcely one of them had a cent of MONEY!
aud none a change of clothes; they were lust as
thcy had got into the boat from the Central Amer
ica, devoid OF skirts. and wearing merely an out
side dress Some wcpt as they approached New
fork city, overcome with past memories and their
unexpected condition. They had left Californian af.
fluent In wealth and rich in their reciprocal enjoy
mens Of affection; they arrived here devoid of trea-
sure and overburdened with afcton. For their
bright anticipations they find the sevsrest suffer
ing, and some the EXTREMIST penury No: the least
Fiteons was the sight Of the infants. Some Of them
were perfectly naked, merely wrapped around by
coarse blanket taken from berth Others were
Faf rfrtrN rNal, Nl,. IL.
erS wore q fuller dress. Many of the mothers
seemed quite unwell Some were taking cruel,
p'h"rs were giving it to their babes The deepest
sadness pervaded all few could only speak with
tears: others had power to check the outward
Spmhlauce of their inward Eyief Some who had
faced death in the hour Of their peril with cheeks
anhanched could not speak of the catastrophe and
'he loss of a loved one without tears.
The NETTING BETWEEN THE BRIG MARINE AND THE E1--
FIRE CITY
Capt McCowan got his ship under way, steamed
down the harbor Of Norfolk. and when near the
light shin spoke the bark with her quota of tho
saved. llailing her be prGlered passage to all
who chose to accept. The majority taken on
bonrd, and with a parting round of three hearty
cheers for their preseryers, we proceeded on
voyage, hoping to fall in with the brig and re-
lirve the women and children. vessel des-
- Jed ahead in tow of "A propeller within three
miles of Cape Henry bound in and Immediately
speculation rife as to whether she might
might not turn out to be the vessel we sought;
glasses were leveled at her hy anxious groups
gathered forward and ~ rapidly closed togeth-
certainty succeeded -urnse. and TO the joy Of all
she proved 70 he the brig Marine, in tow of the
CITY of Norfolk. propeller, her low aud confined
decks swarming With wretched looking objects
many of them women and children, wTir ling their
hands ani weeping and laughing by turns, hys-
teriCaliy.
uur boats were speedily lowered. and Captain
Mciowan in the first boarded the brig iii person,
caresscd, embraced, and indeed half strangled hy
tiI" poor women who threw themselves upon him
he reached the deck.
IA boat load after boat load reached the ships
side and ladder each Wed with the other in assist
ing them to decks, AMI in short time tho
greater portion were comfortably quarteTed in tho
cabin. 70 the bystanders the recognition and
greeting between the two partes-mother claim
ing son, and husband wife; the eager scanning of
each face in agonziug fear and expectation, tho
uv or grief manifested recognition disap-
pointment awaited the gazer-was touching in the
extreme. straining the heart-strngs and moisten
ing the eyes Of many, hitherto unused to such ma
nifestatiun.
NOT ON BOARD.
T. C. Richardson wife and child Of Sacramento,
and j. " Tutnlmll and wife OF San Francisco
not on board as stated by the New York pa
pers.
THE LOST. ...
IN addition to the of these already pub
lishti rs being on hoard and lost are the follow
ing. given Alphabetically, which find ia tho
Ncw York Tribune. They all passengers:
Nr. Ashvile; Mr. Austin, Nevada. Cal; Wyley
rRgwell Sacramento; hr. Ranhaytr, Penn Val
lev. Cal: SIR. Bookee. New York; Mr. Brown,
San Francisco: Charles II Doyd; William Burns
F"~ York; Patrick Ruler. Rhode Island; Peter
iullc. MokclumDe Call jos. Capello, Geneva
Il Nv: Johnson Carr FairmGunt. Va: hichl Cra-
gcn, Hazel Green. Wis: IIicl1 Crcmine, Ireland;
lie Davis; IIy. Den-nhurg Gruss Valley, Cal.
::"nTy Dean. California; John Dcnour, fhiladci-
plaza; Nr. nrnteCio. Geneva. Italy; lDctor Ellis,
ohio; tir. Faiuu san Jose. California: TAus fallOn,
NJ George Gould: VIM. Green. barquc YespucIus;
Robert Hughes George T. Hutchinson, New Jersey;
w li""icy, Bridgeport Ct; John Horn and son,
Cinciaudti, Ohio; Mr. Harley. san Francisc0; has
acs cuiprrd hoy: David Jones sSchuy lkiI county,
l'r: Frank A. l"nrs; Wm. knight. Iockport. =. y;
ir. LHartnNorth or LefinSvell, Michigan; Nr. Leo,
au Francisco; K. A. lockwood. Indiana; John
i"och, St0ckbriige, Nass.; John Leonard Buffalo,
=. " John lehman. NscOnFin: &r. Low Nevada,
tfIi.0rgiE Nr MahUuey, New York: Mr.. NcGI0ugh
= n~yIvanjH: Mr.. NCNeal, san Francisco: Mr.. Nc
Vii Ln'spart. ~ \; Mr.. hosely, fulia county,
CttifulHii. stephen NirCh, Portland. Me- Frank My
tin 'fak.lario California; Nr, Nash. New York;
,fr "Noll, Cincunat Nj. Fr"hprt. Grass Valley,
California; ,'nhn Powell, kchtucay, Nr. arker,
"t fhe trp f Nichols, Park'r Co.. merchants In
Ssn Francisco; Mr.. RitgawGy, Of firm Of SFratZ,
NevInIsa & Co. importers Of clothing, &C. do
i I'm Enhwel Grass Valley; William Reeves st.
L.wreace county, y. Y; Thomas Eevena, st. Mar
.,iafta italy Mr.. EoLoItS II, California; David
stewart, Ohio: San mel Il. swan, tt5burgi Samuel
ssir.ye san Francisco: David Stewart, Ohio; MIR.
Smith, Astinwal Mr. Stephens. Jersey City; Eli
i'ti Spooner, SchuylkilI county, Pal James smith,
bark Yespucius James ". 1hompkns, New Ro-
rhrie. Y: also his brother, Of New York RoGt.
TurIur. !, ferson county, Wis; Hr Van Haven,
Ppna Valley Cal: Antoine |cen, h0keumne, Cal;
lanes Wo0dworth, Keokuk, Iowu Dir. Young, Cal
!tlrnia.
C,pruS Uggvpoy-A IEorz--Nr. Fraser. the
second officer of the Central America, reports that
L., went down on the wheehousc with Captain
tVbp last pTI.v
Now. bucklc on your life-prcseryers. We aro
.ile downs
slr fraser then went down and, wonderful to
s,v came up through the metal vcnti,Ater Of the
steamer. ard with difficulty woTl ID through
tie crooked part Of II to the top Of tie "ateri
Mr.. Fraser states that two mcn saved in the
Marine. one Of them Mr.. Jones, told him that they
stw Captain llcrndon two hours after I've was mp
tar is two. hours sftor the vessel vas wrecked
j.. WAS then hopefal, talking with others, and en-
c,.uaagng those around him. lie had two liteprc-
servers on-one certainly, and that believed TO be
a coik one.
The vessel which was seen to he near the Central
America on Saturday. and which then gave az
sistance and now believed to be blown Of, seen
on Saturday morning, and it is thought she may
have picked up passengers. It is possible that
ilerudDn and others may have been saved In this
unknown vessel
Capt Iierndon Was last seen by Mr. Childs, about
fur hours after the sinking Of the steamer The
captain stayed by his vessel until she went Down
when lie. with the surviving passengers, took to
lac water with such means Of support Rs they
could Law their hands on. About IL o'clacs. on
saturday night, Mr. e. was dTifted near Capt. H.
hailed him, and received an encouraging answer.
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MlSIsrERIu AProiSTMESTs.-The Western Viz
ginia Methodist Conference, at its session In Ka
ntwha, last week, made the following srFiint
iuents:
Carlsbur.7 Dislrict-s. K. yaught, p T.; Clarks
barg, Wm. II. Fonerdeu: Monougalia. Il \. Crooks
RoWieshuvg J. u. " iIliamson. Milford and " eston
:. II. Mullen; Buchanan, y. II. Hoffman; Lewis,
\. Gon Bfaxton, to t'e supplied; G!enoV'lle, t, ;
&cCutehin.
Parlersl.e,g Distri,l--d D. Pcage. p. F.: ParSers
! burg, :. Kelly Little kanawha- Is. y. setigwick
| Williaristnwn, W Kennedy; Rayenssood, u. u
/ Hull; Ripley, ". Br-tle Spring Greek 70 be sup
| piled; Poiat Pleasant, X. A. Claughton and ). IT
/ Rorps. Mason Mission, A. ". Thompson; Nes