The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-21

DO the MGrinsJ under full sail steering North.
| "e boFo away with a fair wind for Norfolk rs the
nearest port. aud arrived of Cape Henry on Thsrs-
day evening. hva of reaching Norfolk In a piot
| boat at daylight on Friday morning which we had
chartered tor that purpose.
| THE DEATH oF CAPT. HERSDos
| capt HerndOu was on his post and at work all
| the time during the Gtoria, without rest, and In
| conversation with Capt. Badger, expressed his in
tention OF sticking to the ship long as there was
soul on board and ten minutes before the ship
| went down fired rockets from the wheeLhouse
| where he remained until the ship went down
| The last seen Of him by MIR J. d. Demmet
+Who Informs Us that he saw him during the night
| on hatchway. lie was brave and updaunted to
the last, and only feared death because separated
| him from his family. Nr Paiu handed a
watch by the noble Captain, to carry to his Capt
H. - family, which is all that is left Of him, tbs
| feared.
INTERESTING INCIDENT
| Mr., VIM. n. Osbourn relates an interesting cir
| cumstance He says lie was the last man who went
| down, being the highest man up in ths rigging
! and was occupied in discussing how the ship would
20 down, with Capt. Dyer, who was just beneath
the one saying she would go down bow first, tae
other stern first, which last proved correct as she
did go down stern first. and dropped almost at
| once, like she was falling. While up in the rig
| gng he divested himself of his clothing, except
shirt and pants. throwing all his money over with
his clothes. Soon after doing this, the ship went
| down, and he never saw Capt. Dyer again.
| Dir. o. then got upon Ia. ch and drifted off to
| leeward seeing light. pursued il for four hours
by means of paddle in shape Of bunk slat; when
| losing sight of the light, fell in company with II
| mau who gave his name Julius Stetson, who
called to him and asked if he would like company,
| Osbourn remarked yes, provided there was no dan
| ger to our vessels by coming close whereupOn he
came up, and o. discovered that he occupied
| hat'h"ay like his own. They drifted together
| a out an hour. when StetsDn perceived light at
| the stern. Then they both proposed to go back
| 3tetson starting first, however UsbOurn. who was
now some distance behind, lost sight of Stetson
| and did not know what had become of him, but
| proceeded on to the light, which he reached IN
| about two hours and found it the brig Ellen
| which had already picked upabout thirty five.
After getting on buari, some Ona asked him il
he had seen any one else down that way, when hr
told them yes he had seen n very pleasant fellow
down 10 leeward, who had been his companion in
| trouble. and would like to save him, if possible
when another man remarked that he had 81
| noble fellow down to leeward. too AMI would like
to save him also, they had Oated together some
time. What's your nume? says Osbourn. ''Stct
ton," said he. Well, | am Osbourn," said the
other; and thus they had met on the same vessel
| after having drfted about for some tins on IT,,
| broad Atlantic. without knowing each other 10y
| sight. and only by name, having exchanged names
| while floating together on their respective hatch
| ways They both came here in the brig Ellen.
| ARRIVAL OF THE BRIG HAsINE-PEbsoSAL DIFFICULTY
The brig Marine arrived here this evening about
sun set, having passed the Empire City who took
| part of her passengers to New York.
| The Marine is said to have saved nnety-nine.-
| Those Of them who did not go off in the Empire
City. coming i'm nediatey to Norfolk. and are now
~nugly slowed away at the National Hotel
Among the passengers on the brig Marine was
| some thirty women and some twenty six children.
| many of whom are male orphans by this calamity,
| and a majority of the women made willows
The remainder composed mostly of the boat
crew.
slight alteration took place hero this even
| ing, between Judge Munson and Mr.. Payne, (hoth
! If whom came home in the Marine) growing out
| e u,iau uH.rs ~ he pG lply inv
! the ship. which was most happily adjusted, how
~ver. by the gentlemen present to the satisfaction
| If both parties and ended by Mr.. Payne's asking
| 'Eall hands to ''take drink"
Capt Badger left here this evening, in the Bati-
more boat remarking to US, that the old brig Ma
| rine would get into New York tomorrow evening.
| and as my wife does not know that | am saved.
| am most anxious to meet her., and 10y going OF
he has missed her, for she got here this evening in
the Marine and is now at the National Hotel
| Capt Is. lost $40, 900 in specie-hs wife, however,
| had cured about the same sum in drafts, &c,
| about her person when she left the ship.
| BRIDAL PARTY.
| NrAJ Easton was married to young lady
| the day before he started, and was on a wedding
| tour His wife placed on the Marine leaving
him on the ship. Your readers can imagine his
feelings on meeting his bride this evening" at the
| National Hotel, aud her joy and thankfulness At
| having her husband restored so unexpectedly, al
ter she had mourned him rs dead. He loses a large
sum. ! am informed, and a gentleman, by the
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| line and q very wealthy man, was lost, together
| with 1000, which passenger tells me he knew
| ne had with him. Thus, it is impossible to tell
the amount of loss by this awful calamity; but my
| Impression Is, that IL lar exceeds the estimate
made
Below, give you list of passengers saved by
| the Norwegian brig Ellen:
| Cant Thos Badger, Nady on brig Narine) San
| Francisco. Cal; A Eastou, (lady on brig Marine
| san Francisco Cal; I Brown, Sacramento; y Har-
| yev Placersville; Wm Birch, san Francisco Min
! strels Oady on brig Marinc.) San Francisco, Cal;
| J A Forester, Murphy's Cal; Oliver Manlove,
| Grant county. Wisconsin; j B Clark Polk ounty,
| No; Jno Demmeut. oregon city, . I; Ii I 0'Cou-
| ner. fmother on brig Marine) Albany Y; Julius
| Stetson Shaws Flat, Cal; A Wells, Legden, Mass
| Geo Brown, Ulster county, Y; JAS IL Rass, Ma
| homny county, Ohio; Thos McNesh, Gross Valley;
| VIM Osborne, Isthmus of Panama; j Falleno,
Cincinnati Ohio; Vim Chase, Michigan; J Taylor,
| CohOes Falls, Albany comfy, \; Aguto, Lima.
! PerW Iiy IIalcon, Montreal, Canada W Fletcher,
| Droomfeld Maine; Vim Irde. Wisconsin,: r Casey
| Arkansas; J VI Casey, do; John Crafts, Maine,
| Henry Runnel Illinois; Jacob Queuer, Watertown,
| \ Y; Henry Hartman, Bremen, Germany; John
| McCable y Y; ) Caldwell do; Benz Sagcr, wife on
NarineD st Louis; John George, England; Edward
| Hoore, Boston; NJ Lee, Plattsburg. Pa; Jas Jack
| son. Missouri Chas Reid New York; Mr. Childs do;
| Nr Howe. San Francisco, Cal; MIR c Leook, do.
| tne passenger residence unknown, ascertained
| to be Robt Ridley.
The undersigned are survivors of the crew of the
| steamer:
James 81 Frazer, I'd officer, Brooklyn, NY
| Henry keeter, I'd assistant engineer.
| John James, fire room.
| Bartholomew McCarty, fire room.
| Aaron HOlcOm. saloon cook, Y.
| Henry Iardenburgher, ship cook, do.
| Tim Mckugh, seaman.
| The above is from special reporter at Nor
folk The Norfolk Day Book has the following:
CONDUCT OF THE ENGINEER.
| 1t is to be hoped that some palliatng clrcum-
stances may be slicited when time shall have elaps
cd sufficient to clear up this matter i'll regard to
| the Chief Engineers desertion of the ship and to
his singular conduct previous to that desertion.-
II is said he acted the part of coward in deserving
| his duty, when there was earthly necessity tor
| such conduct and at a time when little nerve
| would have saved the ship aud brought all in un-
| harmed.
| The vessel was In a strong sea-way at this time
and laboring very heavily i'll the trough OF the
| aud it is believed If the Chief engineer had have
kept the steam up the steamer could have work
| sd she would have worked ont of her difficulties,
but in this critical moment he neglected TO do his
| duty, aud the steamer was rendered entirely IN
| manageable.
A BIRD AT SEA.
| One incident connected with this heart-rending
catastrophe is said to be that the Captain OF the
| Norwegian Bark, sometime previous TO finding the
| survivors Of the steamer was on his deck. and a
bird few in his face three times, when he made an
alteration of three points in his course by which
| means he made the happy instrument OF saving
! the lives of the ~ survivors.
| WIVES MADa WIDOWS.
| 1t is gratifying fact that all the women and
| children were saved Twenty Of the ladies were
| married sixteen of when were made widows by
| this fearful caamity-which may be regarded as
among the greatest that ever happened on any
| fhe hours OF intense and agonzing suspense, the
despair that seized theIn and, finally, the sud
den engulphing of 80 large concourse of human
beings excite the llveiest emotions of sympathy,
and can better be imagined than described.
sYATsMINT OF Mr.. WILLIAM BIRCH.
From MIR. William Birch, OF the San Francisco
Ninstrels whose wife is among the saved on board
the brig Marine, and who himself ished up BY
the bark Ellen after six hours exposure in the wa
ter, we obtained some interesting particulars of the
fearful experience which he had gone through