The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-22
dditional "Narratyess of Passengers.
SCENES AT NORFOLK.

nose who we're rescued from her 1t appears thu
mongst the passengers lost Jose Seguin. III
eruyian Minister to Washington
STATEMENT OF THEODORE PAYNE OF SAN FR,ycrsco
We reached Havana on Monday, September 7tl
bout O'Clock. p. NJ and commenced taking
nal that evening. working all night and finishin,
lrly next morning. We then sent ashore son,
We or six passengers for New Orleans and receive
hoard the following gentlemen from Lima:
Hon. ADgo Richon. bearer of dispatches to pari-
nd Belgian Consul Mt Lima.
Ills Excellency. jose Seguin, Peruvian Ministe
, Washington. United States also his secretar,
iCholas Tirado.
Adolpho olIagne, Ricardo Ollagne and Fnirqu
uolo. of Lima
'arcual Esquerra of Valparaiso and Mr. Thorn
hlps chandler. at tCalao formerly Of Philafplphi,
AT halfpast nine O'clock on the morning Of Tue
1y, the Sth. we got under way. The steamer En
re City followed at 10 O'clock and we kept
iEht OF each otheruDtil sundown, after which n
'ore was seen of the Empire City.
On the evening Of Tuesday the wind blew YER
-esn ana the sea became rough. both iucrearin
nth near the morning of Wednesday, when
lew per .ect gale.
Throughout Wednesday, the 9th. and IN
ext day Thursday. the ship behaved 80 well the
1c passengers made il subject Of comment. r.
ewing that she could and would ride ont of H.
le with perfect safety. but during Thursda
ight she labored very mnch, and the mornr
terrific. ''''' "o'0'"'e'
lhe storm was 40 violent. that tho engine sto,
ei on the morning of Friday, upon which n
h'et Engineer, Mr.. Ashby. and Capt Herndc,
nth rushed from their own to the engine room
certain the cause. A few moments .ufTred
Ht her under way hut not more than an no,
lapsed before the engines aCSin STONED TIL
ere again put in notion and after working f.
1nutc. stopped for the third time Extraor,
AIRY efforts were made now ~ rot mn e+nap !
''ng he door 'stH = 'eTs bprt1- ETC. n thee
'A'e only Ie" revolutions, and then stopped fi
yer.
About l. o'clock in the forenoon of SATURDAY. -
- discovered sail on our port quarter. She h,
zen our signals of distress, and was making k,ru
ne reached us at half past one p. NJ. and nroy.
,ho the brig Marine, of 2l5 tons burden Csptsi
1ram hnrt loaded with mo!asses from Cardana
nj bound for New York. She was also in dstrps
avlng lost her main yard, main tnpsail lin boon
M her JI" and other sails and rigging general
ere badly damaged She passed under our .ter,
M her condition considered. laid as close to us
''sslbie. To add to our distress the wave. w.,
Hing some thirty feet or more in height an
rivinG us further and further apart every m
lent.
Three Of the steamers life boats were got
tadiness rs soon as practicable and all the famal
assrnger' and children put safely on board by fy
,'cl0ck ?. NJ 'S
The ship wss now nearly full Of water. and tn
HsSengers became convinced that the life boa
could not hold half of them. Corseouently ON n
nturn OF two OF the boats. several II the framc
nd steerage passengers, rushed to the sides Of H.
.eamer and jumped in. Seeing that they won
lerItahly be swamped, the oarsmen pushed Of
Fehad but six bouts. and tuo or three of the
Ssre seriously d; n .ged in at hing was in tn.
at boat that leit the ship iof the brig Marin
which brought any of the passengers There We,
No others containing firemen.
We had just exactly one hundred persons
0ari the Marine. saved from Tn. wreck inrIud,
ne children. We ara under lasting ol,liratinns
apt. Eurt and his officers as well ms his crew +
ne kind attention paid us while on the Marin
heir efforts in our behalf we're unceasing
As | was about leaving the ship. Capt Hernda
landed me his watch with request that I woul
oliver it to his wife if my life should be snare,
which thanks TO Him who wills all for the bes
shall he permitted to comply with.
Capt. iIerndua was all the time at the most
.uty, doing all that man could do in the irwin
iOur. His voice was always heard above the ron
Il the storm. giving directions, and DECLARING hi
determination TO go down with the ship. If he ha
'een lost, old Oceans depths contain no noble
uul. no more gallant spirit
Truly the ways of Providence are inscr,itahIe
Whilst we were in the midst of the storm greH
yinpathy was manifested for the Empire Citv a
'xpressing the opinion that she mast certainly b
:, and none dreaming that such was to be on
fate. ....
IN addition to What is above given, Mr. Psyn,
,tatcs the fOllowi' x regarding Capt Herndon:
I went from the steamer in q boat to the bri
farine, Immediately before she sunk | Am in
iubted to Capt. ucrndOn for my life, rs | WA. any
tous To remain, and only went off Mt his earn--
equest; was in frequent consultation with hin
| ,efurc went, and he asked me what thought @
| fairs said, Thank God, tho women and chill
| iren all off, and ara strong" lie replled
"Yes thank God and added. you take tn. n-xi
)oat.' This did but before | went. lie rpqGe,te,
to go into his Office aud get his gold watch ant
hahn atd if saved to carry them to his wife. Sai,
| ne, Tell her,-, but his utterance wa.
| :hoked by deep ematioD and he said no more oI
hat subject, but changed 1t by saying he wishe,
| ne to see the president Of the ship company MAJ
hal o. robert. and the agents, and communicatin.
With them in relation to the disaster After say
| ing this much he walked away a few steDs and 8,
Town ona bench sith his head in his hands appa
rently overcome. lie remained in that position
few moments, and then arose and resumed ri,
.ug orders AS the brig Marine returned. After sh
filled and about leaving the ship again. it wa
| made known that three steerage female passep
.ers still on board. | nmediatey went be.
ow and b o,ght them forward.
After ge ting board the Marine. Mr. Payne
says:-Atter the lapse OF twenty minutes two nior
| boats came from the ship. They contained = few
| of the ships sailors, iremeR and steeTags passen
| GERS As they came alongside every man but on,
Jumped out of the boat upon the brig and refuse,
| 10 return with the boat. The chief engineer. III
Ashhy. implored them TO return. but they steadily
refused lie then tried to raise another crew, bn
ii4 not succeed, and the boats were lashed to thu
| brfas stern. During the night one broke oos'
| md the other dashed to pieces. The brig Ia
| to. but drlfted away before morning TO the dle-
| tance Of five Six miles. In common with th,
other passengers rescued by the brig. just too iH
| number. would speak in the highest terms Of tn
| kindness aud unremittiRg attentiuns of CaptaiI.
Bart and the ilauy of the ladies and chr
| iren were nearly bare OF clothing. and they wer
dressed up III pahtaOons and shirts, obtained fron
| the wardroLes Of the nobe-heartcd captain aue
crew, who. whatever they lacked, supplied it from
| their pel sons
| On Wednesday evening. took a boat and crew
| and boarded the ship Euphrasia Capt. W Lang
| fare, bound for New Orleans and obtained 81 sup
| ply of provisions. We fund Capt LangfaFe o
those genuine sons of the ocean whose hearts art
ever ready to respond TO the dstresses of others
lie Cheeriully supplied us with every thing keC
! for and all he saw We we're in need Of and when
offered TO remunerate him. he not only refused tC
accept it, but supplied us with other necessities.
On Friday, took another boat and crew and pro
ceeded towards Cape Henry Light, on the coast o
Virginia. We had gone only a-few miles before
sail was deserted approaching. Fearing she woult
not see us, stood up in the boat and waved MY
handkerchief, signal of distress. In the cours.
II an hou" got alongside of the vessel which
proved to be the propeller City Of Norfolk. Captaii
| Green, bound for Savannah It'd him cOndi
tnn. and crayed bis assistance 10 tow US into tI
haybor of Norfolk
lie inquired what would give. told him any
thing that was right, at the sama time naming tbs
several sums of SiUu, $3.50 and 500. lie replied
Il will not do il for less than $500 said we'll
We are helpless, and must submit to your terms [,
90 out 10 the orlg.' 90 the propeller wac M
down to the hTig; but after getting alongside
Capt. Green com a.snced bargaining again, and de
msnded $500 lie finally accepted $50, aud tow
ed us into the quarantine ground. As we came nj
the harhor, the steamer Empire City, bound fOI
New. ork, passed us. She hailed, aud seventy
five of onr number we're transferred TO her decks
and were conveyed To New York
Twenty-Five of Us still remained, and we arrived
| in Norfolk on Friday evening, about uclnck. he
fore leaving the brig, grathed we're the passen
gers at the efforts Uf her captain and crew, NJ pn
forth in THAR behalf that the sum OF $500 was ra's
ed in very few minutes, and presented To then
| as testimonial. Captain Burt received $500, and
| the balance was divided among the crew, who hae
almost dvested themselves of their clothing TO co
yer us with garments.
| tered at the National Eotel, aud the proprietor
| Mr. Walters with the ladies of the house, immt
diately commenced the work of mnistering te
our wants, which attention and kindness continued