Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-21

| to fail, and the water to increase aud grow ur
in the hold of the ship; at four o'clock on thu
morning of Saturday, the 18th, the gale abat
ed, with a heavy sea running.
They were encouraged by myself, and
, others, with the assurance that the ship would
hold out. Every passenger remained COO
and seemed to forget his danger in the united
ehorts to save the vessel. There was no weep
ing, no exhibition of despair, even on the part
of the females. At eight o'clock, another at
tempt was made to raise steam in the donkey
boiler. to pump the ship, but without avail,
One proposed to box the pump, but, on
inquiry, no carpenter or tools could be found,
and the water gained rapidly. The ice shaft
was shrouded in heavy blankets to stop the
leak, but the water burst through.
AT two o'clock, on Saturday, a sail was re-
ported to windward, and at hree and one half
O'Clock she came under the stern. Boats
were Immediately lowered, but two were
stove instantly by the sea- Three boats still
remained, one in bad condition.
AT four o'clock, the work of removing the
ladies ard children to the deck of the Marine
was commenced. The brig, being much
lighter than the ship, had by this time drifted
away to leeward. The distance was consider
able, and the boats were long in making the
trips. and there being heavy sea but few
SOuAu OS carried at q tlnes
After sending the ladies and children, the
Chief Engineer and some fifteen others were
embarked on board the brig. By this time it
was dark. The work of bailing was still
kept on, but the water gained faster and
faster upon the vessel.
As the boats successfully approached the
ship, simultaneous rush was made by the
passengers to get aboard, and it was appre-
hended that the boats would be filed and
stove. 1t was now dark. About two hours
before the sinking of the ship, schooner
ran down under her stern, but could not rem
der any assistance, for want of boats.
The work of bailing went on until within
an hour of her going down. Two lights of
the above vessel were now seen far TO lee
ward. Rockets were fired from the wheel,
but went downward. The immediate sinking
of the ship followed. Capt. Harden remain
ed on the wheel up to the moment Of her go
ing down, which was s o'clock on Saturday
night.
was standing on the quarter deck. Some
jumped over, and put out from the now rap
idly descending ship, and seized on whatever
they could. No one shrieked or cried, but
all stood calm. The Captain behaved nobly,
snd said he would not leave the ship.
promised him would remain with him,
at once the ship, as if in the agony of death
herself, made plunge on an angle of forty
five degrees, and with a shrek from the en-
gulphed mass she disappeared, and 500 hui
man beings auated out on the bosom of the
ocean, with no hope but death.
AT Ia O'Clock in the morning, the Nor
wegian bargue Ellen came running down
with free wind. The cries of distress reach
ed those on deck, and they hove to, under
short sail. The task of rescuing the passen-
gers was nobly ommenced, and by O. clock
the next morning 40 had been picked up.
Diligent search was made until u o'clock,
but no more could be seen They then bore
away for Norfolk, with fair wind and ar
rived at Cape Henry on the 18th, where N.Y.
self and four others embarked in the pilot
boat and arrived in Norfolk.
LIST OF THOSE SAVED.
By the Barque Ellen. The following are
the names of those saved by the barque Ellen:
Joseph H. Ross, Thomas McWelsh, w. A.
Osborne, L. w. Follna, w. Chase, U. c.
Taylor, G. Agulo, II. Holland, w. F. Fetch
er, William Edes, Charles A. Vose, r. Casey,
J. w. Casey, John w. Crafts, Henry A.
Rumnell, Jacob Juencer, Henry Hartman
John McCaber, ]. Birch, j. M. Forester, e
! P. Malone, j. w. Clarke John D. Emue, H
T. o. Conner Julius Stetson, George Bruin
F. A. Wallis, Capt. Thomas Badger, A. w
Easton, r. l.. Brown, d. Harvey, S. Colwell
Benz. Saver, John George, Edward Moore
b. M. Lee, James jackson, Charles Reed
and some others, numbering forty four in all
By the BarQue Suromy.-Names of those
rescued on board the barque Saxony, bound
to Savannah:
Messrs. Childs, Howe, Look, and Robert
Ridley; Mrs. Badger. Mrs Eaton, Mrs. Har-
| vey, Mrs. Browne, Mrs. Birch, Mrs. Conner,
THE TREASURE, INSURANCE, ETC.
! Of the gold by the Central America, it is
estimated that about million is insured in
London, and 100000 in New York.
The insurance companies have resolved tc
pay the losses at once, upon proof of loss,
without taking advantage of the thirty days
| delay allowed them.
The foreign insurance will be paid at the
same time, according to clause in the poll
cies.
The steamer was valued at 100000 and
was not insured. The freight lists and other
papers of the ship were all on board, and du-
plicates cannot be obtained from San Francis
co under five or six weeks.
The steamer had six or seven hundred life
preserVer and six life. boats, capable of carry
ing fifty men each. Two of them were Fran
ciss metallic boats, the others We're wooden
boats with air. tight tanks.
The aggregate of loss will be near two and
quarter millions of dollars.
Messrs. Duncan, Sherman, & Co. will draw
bills Immediately on the London insurers for
the amount of shipment coming to them.