The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-09-26
Loss OF tho Central America.

NORFOLK, Sept. IL.
The Central America foundered on Satur-
day so passengers were rescued by the
Eloise, including twenty-six females, and
have arrived in tho Hampton Roads. The
officers were all lost except James nj. Frazer,
the second officer. Chief Engineer Ashby
took boat and deserted the ship.
Two million dollars in specie is lost.
The following is a copy of dispatch to NJ
o. Roberts:
NORFOLK, Sept. Is.
The Central America foundered at sea on
Saturday evening last, at o'clock; fifty pas
sengers were rescued from pieces OF the wreck
by a Norwegian bark, and brought into
Hampton Roads. Twenty-six females were
taken from the ship by brig of yours previ-
ously. The officers were all lost except Mr..
James NJ Frazier. The chief engineer took
boat and deserted the ship. l start for
New York with the surviving passengers at
10 o'clock, A. NJ. Signed,
j. MCGOWAN,
Commander Steamship Empire City.
SAVANNAH, Sept Is.
The bark Saxony arrived here this morn
ing with five Of the passengers of the Central
America. She reports the total loss Of the
vessel, treasure and mails, and about 500 of
the passengers and crew. She reports that
40 women and children were saved by the
Brig Marine of Boston. The sea was very
heavy. Forty-nine other passengers Of TIE
Central America were picked up by the
bark ElOiSe.
The names Of the five passengers saved by
the Saxony, are II. A. Childs OF N. Y; ia
bez Halves, of San Francisco; Geo. w. Look
of Name and Adolph Fredericks, of San
Francisco.
NORFOLK, Sept. Is.
The brig Marine rescued &c women and
children and 20 men from the Central Amer
ica The Elose, bound to Falmoth, Eng,
rescued Capt. Converse, w. Badger, A. Y.
Easton, r. L. Brown, o. Harvey, Jos. II.
Ross, Thos. Week, w. A. Osborn, L. w.
Fallna, W. Chase, j. G. Taylor, G. Agrillo,
II. Holland, w. Fletcher, VIM. EIDE, Chas.
A. Vose, r. Casey, j. w. Cary, John w.
Crafts, Henry A. Burdel, Jacob Juneicr,
Henry Hartman, John McCartier, j. Birch,
j. A. Barrister, A. Malone, Is. CLARK, John
B. Emmen, II. P. G. Conner, Julius Stetson,
F. A. Wales, George Bruin.
Additional to the list of survivors in the
bark Elyise-S. Caldwell, Benz. Sayre, John
George, Edward Moon, 3. NJ. See, James
Jackson and Chas. Reeves. On board the
bark Saxony, bound to Havana-Messrs
Childs, Howe, Cook and Robert Ridley
On board the brig Maine-Messrs. Bradger,
Mrs. Eaton, Mrs Brown, Mrs. Harvey, Mrs.
Birch, and Mrs. Conner. OF the crew-Jas.
NJ. Frazer, I'd Office, Henry Refer, I'd As
sistant Engineer; Jno. Jones and McAuthy,
/ A unllo
Tim McCaugh.
The Central America was lost 200 miles
off Cape Hatteras.
The steamship Empire City sailed from
Norfolk on Friday for New York, and took
part of the passengers. All the ladies and
children who were are on board the brig
Marine.
New YORK, Sept. Is.
The Eapress gives the names of the follow
ing passengers on the Central America
Jno White Brooklyn, VIM. Flynn, Geo.
p. Callman, of Nantucket; Chas. j. Leon
ard of N. Y; Gabriel Il. Buesh, of Mar
settles, d. NJ. King, Williamsburg; Isaac NJ .
Tompkins, Brooklyn Jas. w. Tompkins,
New Rochelle, N. Y. j; Jno. Banner, San
Fran cisco; j. G. Richardson, Brattleboro,
VT; o. w. Richardson and son of Mr.
Raymond, ticket agent of the route in this
city.
Of the gold Of the Central America it is
estimated that about a million is insured in
London, and 100000 here The gold COM
ing to Duncan, Sherman & Co., Robert Hal.
lett, Hong & Co., and Haviland & Aspin-
wall, is insured abroad Mcssrs. Drexcis'
shipment, which is the only cargo, insured
here. The insurance companies have rcsolv-
ed to pay the less at once, without taking
advantage of thirty days delay allowed them.
The foreign insurance will be paid at the
same time according to a clause in the poll.
cy.
The steamer was valued at $500 900, and
was not insured. The company does not in
sure any of it's ships. The freights and 9TH
- rapers Of the ship were all on board, and
duplicates cannot be obtained from San
Francisco under five or six weeks. The as-
gregate loss will be nearly $2,25OOOO in spe-
Gle, and about two thirds of which is insured
in London. The loss to our market there
fore will consist mostly in delay OF statements,
and this is already provided against to
great extent. Messrs Sutton & Church. who
have about $S250,000 by each steamer, are
insured in the following Offices Atlantic /
Sun /, Great Western !, Pacific J, and
Union Mutual !. A special shipment of
$50, 900 is covered by the general policy of
the Messrs. Aspinwall in London. Duncan
Sherman & Co., will draw bills issuing on the
Insurance Company for the amount of
ShipmantS cOminr tO thnm