The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-19
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.,l saes b,p Ccnrsi Americ. Csyain Herudol bound
10 New York, ito the Pacn, msSs. pAs.enge aud re.
N The number OF some ,x hundred snd sweasy nve per
psos and tree suye 10 the cf svn MI oIs Of
Soliays, founeercd ir = harricane Of y g Haaeras.
rss Central America was due ~ this port On sunday
49, and sin the most psural anxiety ~ 10 her fste
psrvsded tho whole community, but more parti u'ary
lsse whose nfrnds and families we're sup posed 70 have
been passengers on board Of ber.
n the HnRAiD OF yesterday announced The hrnsnts
BE not that she bad pershsd In the gse and tbs. bu.
gs~ Of her passengers rescued IL inpcv'blc 81
Nh tine 10 tell hs p.mSer OF lives l's but that
Asys pecn immense there Is htsle room 70 doubt The
nanber III probably reach nve hundred
On tuesday, the Sth inst, the Central America In oom
pa.y With Empire City, left Havana for New York,
a>d up 70 evening Of that Say they we're In sight OF
sasA other; buttowArss nigh the Central Amori outd
noed her companion On the following evening heavy
ea,s set in frcm The northwest and continued without
ssassuent until Saturday the lch Inst xhsn 4, Increased
perfsct hurricane This Vas di'assrousy ex 'erencsd
- sAs Empire CITY, the ooume.s bound hon this rortso
CAarleson and the So aherner bound hence 10 ssvan
naA me effects OF the Storm on she,e ships We have
already Published
mn supposed raj when tho iafAsed Central Amsr,ca
- he rull foroe OF tho gallo she was about ffy mile
ahcsd Of the Empire Uiy, and about hundred and
any miles 70 or sand Of Nov Prov,dsnoe, bo
swess thai Island and pe Ancri,sn eoast 10 supposed
by NJ Roberts that tho Central America must hare
broken her machInoTy ard drifsea up the Guf stream
Hes regular distance from tho coast ID about rs miles
when rum Ing on Der usuSl oourse'
racre nt.e doubt ,hA, the hurricane bad circular
noser-er -as, Ia fsos. what Ia oommoay called whirl
Wind Prom the direction took II probable that the
Os.ssI America WAS csush. In the very Of the
vhir a outer edge ofths vhriwind doubss sruct her
n Wednesday the OH The which the Empire Oy d.,
srper,enoed H. and from taa, un saturday, the lam
she must have CALAMITY bsssled With IT, until the
rsA Ace her she could ocSer bold out against the
tssrrors Of his awful psenemenoa.
fhe rxsns Of the gale been consdsvsble
ne Cun6 rasnship Persia cxpericueed heavy touch OF
N Friday which nersl ps her decks, though her
ocurse was good deal 30 the north Yard Of ihe rscx
ane Central America Ans Empire City lie fury reached
~ scush ., least ~ wilmington, North Carolins whore
considerable damage done 70 tho shipping from Fi,y
70 Sunday, and vesses continue 70 arrive tAiy nj thi
snd ohcr ports vi The effects 1perenoed in Thai terrible
blow.
DO 70 The time n writing have Intelligence Of one
husared passengers pnovn " bc saved, ~ fons~s,-
Nv oy~esisn bark Elise, n Norfolk. 10
~ bark Sxcny, at sAvsnr snrah.....................
ny brig hArino, bound 70 New fors.,,..."....... 10
fvtAl =. .......................lo
or hose on board the nArise twenty ux fcmses
How many more may have been picked NJ osnnc,
sow sen bu, Ia 10 be hoped that when further
arrives the list OF hc saved win be found considerably
Mcweased.
Ne Central America ccusdeyed . vcry stsuuch
ssd rcot seaScai sho was burr In ssis city IN
AAs year 1850 by wuram webb. called The
ecowrc Law, and made her art voyage 10
september Of that year. Her construction OF the
vsy bcss description Sne vss dsg,osrly br,oed with
pua from vss sseso, and IN al respects
end safe ship aroa In the m,nss m ruly last she
went upos the balance dock and vas thoroughly orcr
nsnisd Her errres and boilers verc q he same time
y.s 70 perfect order. and iss vcyNes upon which me
Ss lost ths second s,ncc her ,epsir Her pnusx.
v~s 5000, oaypsrsers measurement she had tvo
xxrfss ensnes, sach sriy ave inches diameter a
synnder and zen feet utro&s Her engines we're BUN
Ne MORAN Iron worr and hsr last repair as the Al
ra,rs works rhere board or her sir rs boats,
svs which wore rr,scss metallic boss, and four win
s PATENT cir tight tuses siaohsd Each one wAs oaps
bh holding any pa~cnscrs There were also bcsvscn
nve and sr hundred Hre pvessrver board.
Her captain, Commander Herndcu, N the Uni,sd
nAes navy, mos prudent and encscnt ofocr euual
"a say emergency; and II h ssas'scso-y, II css 10 knov
shas no danger which skill or foresight conh ward on
wsaid have resulted dsastrously 70 ns unfcruns,e
vessel. ne Central Arsrca v~ na injured, and ns
sas 70 NE cc~psuy c~anos fell short OF s7o,ooo
ne smovn, or specs on freight Ia pat down s 1880,
go But we shss the passengers on treso steamers
psyucuiary this sssscn, bring large amounts Ia gcii
n shcsr rersoss ard In 'h.r sasrsss Any c.e who har
eserved thsm isndng Al The ps must have been struck
rvh The peculiar ssxiey thsy bes,o- upon their svusss
- ne great dicuy always experienced in MING sni
pssveyins them-t~o men beng usually nccc~ary FOR
@s purpose. We remenber hsi whom . retained Cali
nsrAn Was robbed some time ago ~ rrench's Hotel
%ee w1 some three thousand dollars 10 hs trunk. II
voud not Be an undue average, hen io puI the n7uni
es ~ each returniss Californian s from tvo 70 three
sand dollars she rsportcd 70 have taken n si2s 900
Havana In addition si 900 900 she had on or
hss ssd this sdded " ay $500 900 IN TIE pos
pssssnesvs, vvuh make the amount OF trra
s'~ f"s inslc over tvo miinoss o. dollars.
hh remarkable hat shs OsutrHI America ,s the only
v oennsins V this line ever Ios On the return voy
Ss Aesvh she line In op~ alton rincc p,c~mber, 1875
We af Instance Of oss Of nre on OF spece ou any
@e ships AZ Me Psoino Nail nnc
20 me ht o. Osobev, 1884, the Ysaxce Blade. belong
n.xxan 4. H.