The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-06

Consequence oceun % up 70 tho time Of arrival d shs
Hr Toe, Who young nan without hnsly, resides In
THE city at tho ccrner Of aoventh avenue and ave
bils noasiy re BAnt o. North Ams,ioA ths oaty
End valuable gold wAh which ne brought 70 shs city
man asd when oar rspo. .sr =. S% w.s Dressed ia
plcs ooth and pair o, dunsere~ paas without
.hess or Itckpss the .kn .ss peeled from bah Of his
feet from the ps OF bis toes 10 hs ankles edition 10
Shicb, heng 10 eDg N the sa water had oAused avery
cbsgreabe salt aier eaoh font In the vicinity Of
other s,vce thsreoa hsn easy cloth slippers great deal
larger than bis feet whioh boo vevy much swollen
HIS s,res had been dresse, hoayd OF the brig well -
circumstances would perm Of, the rags being Sn wound
~ ound kb ankles
Al DIT10NAL PARTICULARS 0EsPECrIHa MR.. rfCh
kr J5hn yice, the hrst slsan engineer the osnr
America, young man Of apparently ~euty i've years
Of see and has been the employ OF the Company the
George Law, 70, sbout four years He very intelligent
and he 10 abie will have the ability
70 give graphic and deeply interesting narrative o, his
escape from drowning and starvation Upon
riging At The office OF the osmp,py Mr. j. H,llIstoD,
and the chisf engineer, Mr. Ah,y conveyed hm .lmos
in mediAely carriage to his residence. When in the
city he poarcs WITH .f his relativos ard his resorn
was net by the different members Of the family With
ried powerfu feelings o! snoon. Az to rios hansef
hs s,resgh .ed u sink fall under he excite neo
spd he was ~ ssssted TO bed, where he remdned
dnrhg the day ming degree af resi ani so'
tude a. a Of ls MANI friends and olers all we'd
TO oir,uYb BIN. He stated -he riding 10 the no that
he three days on The psnk before be- pcroeivet
ore of ,he hfe boaA near bin, snd INN diaely ssam
tc II H founf that Of her sdeS had been st0ve IN
and she r. of water BE also perceived large hole
In her bo sbch he plugged. and thephsiIed out the
water Up tr this lime be lad se,t hrt Hale As
he bad prepared the bost he lay do and went TO
seeo. rse sea vss cor,psr aavely calm and thus hs
Ss ssOs Ip nn y Ss
Of In fir. iinsd him The latter bad swa n from
sran rrred out OF the hurricane .k and which va.
f,stpe about three miles distant The' then rowed and
pac6 .d hack TO the r,f apd tool board the bat
ibe cnlored man, Geo W DaHp wbo tne only
Vivor OF elevepswho had originally taken refuge
While on the plank he cnnstantly the alert for
phsks but g none, although large numbers OF dophps
plying about him a. various times the long OK
and weak state that much 10 necessary toe part
o. his friends 10 guard him from any undue excitement
or severe illr esq may be the result
STATEMENT OF G. ". DAWSON, THE PAS
SENGER.
Our reporter visited this gentle yesterday No. IL
Leonard street where he being for by his friends
On our nyrt vi,t Mr. Dawson l,rg .ouud aslsep
SOFA and not wishing 10 dhturb his slumber arranged
10 bim at four O'Clock. On seconi Introduction,
We were struck vita the emacatcd appearance OF tall,
well built and muscular colored msn apparently about
hyy fve years OF age, and who must have bad iron
constitution 10 have endured the more than human
rufer'ngs bis tale OF horrors recoans. Bills
have broken out all his body, the flesh
peeled Off his hands, and besides sunken cheeks bruised
Ilmbs and al the signs or hard hard,hips, largo
has made IL apr earance on bis forehead He was pia
BILE object TO look at-his poserul frame strongly Goa
tspg s present deplorsble condition. and showing that
he purchased life S . great sAc,uoe. he vas suffering
much from general debility, and with difficulty could
drawl ou, replies the few qoesoos which sympathy FOR
h condition permitted only TO AK aud these few
were mary for his strength for he requested not 10
continue, he was unable to reply ettng beside him
vac Mr.. Garrison, another Of the provideDlally
ssvee OF the Central America, AMI 70 him he spoke for
short time longer, In weakened tone 30 far ~ We could
giher the substance OF Mr. DAssons statement that
be went down with too vesse and after strnEg In.
ine the wster, finally puocseded In 1,sirg him
self cn risnk In This condition be remained toured
about, uos tho second morrog, when he was taken on
and ssssssd the 1oang deck by such passengers
were then en n. Al ihis time there were sooul
they M ued 10 drop OF and the fourth day hey bad
oil pcrshsd but four On Mo is day the boat with the
sian. engineer nr john Too, discovered and Mr.
Grant eft the deck and swan towards IT, II vas not ocg
After the onsr tso passsngers dropped on and Mr. Dsw
better imagined ihap defcrIoed--nve daSs hostiug
abou, Ia the oIer ocean, without food, drink,
covering the sea -nhipg over him TIE wonder is he
lives r,oeuut bic terrible agony Of suferngs hr Tee
ard Mr. Grant came towards him AMI took him into the
boat They tnvee days m,re 10 the o?en boat suf
ferirg horribly from hir and hunger and weak they
could noi ,ard on the moth DAY (2lsi ui } they
Of whlai they we're nnsd and h9H,hsls sessn
they we've tpnsferrcc 10 tho Bremen bark Lsu-s,
and arrived In the ciIy yesterday mc,nrg Mr. Dawson
~as roru In Ncw York Slate, n WI be lorg tims, n
ever before be hls rrisnc vgor He wreck
of huuaI prtrent and requires srest care aud nurs
Ing TO orrg him round We would sugge.t 20 'he mem
bcrs a. ns Relief muce saAi his case 10 ono dem md
ing their Immediate attention lie q poor man, and DO
sdcs rcsi, medicine, nou'ishng food and clothing are
neosvsaty 10 bb conva rctnre
Mr. Dswson's home Il In Rccbeser; he was brought up
there BE s IN unmarried HIS father and mother
arc dead, but his home itb an amt Hesv.y anxious
N start for bone ~ soon posslbe. and slke1 Aoout
esying the city 10 day. bet OF coure vii not be abe 70
cos He receives good Iiefissl attendance, and has
been commanded By Bis doctor not 70 lsk any Hs re-
mans Al present with Mr.. H,nry sampson, Of No "a
I1fnkrd street who old friend and acquaintance of
be srrcrer and s,'cnds 70 bis want, Win srea care sud
rica sr sampson |, ken m In one Of The boa's and
kr. Dawson nved ~ above narrated. nr. sampicu In
he crew q The Central America Tss no, NE nr-i time
that George ". Dawson has been shpureaked. Nearly
two 1ean sso be wn ca board NE orosoeni oy .nen
geoc chsoer though he has sotevsly led The adventu
rows life Of sailor. lie bsars up manf1lb under HE
!, n very oomor,sbe quniers nov, sui snoud 90, Tor
thai reason be neglected bv ihoso Who have he dbburse
nst, q psene gwen ,pr &c q ss ,.on &c.
20 10 bin.
THE SCHOONER Ell DORADO AND THE
CENTRAL AMERICA.
nwn be remembered that when The schooner ~ 10
rsdo arrived al Boston, her commander Captain ssose,
publahed brief statement or his connection Win tho ~
,ard Central Anerics VIC rive, In the anoexed letter
fuIl statement made By lbe msie (r sherock) and
a the crew, which ~ be found highly lssereans us as
this Time when ihrte Of The suGerer have been
stored The n Dorndo was the last vessel to leave me
vsIEy Of the wrecked stessship having laid 70 au night
In hope d saving nmc Of the passengers, bot vishou
Avail
TO rHs lDrroR or THE y. r. HERALD.
Boro-, OCT. ., 1851.
The arrival Of he El Dorado In Boson win udiDgs Of
Captain Herndtn, the commander Of the III starred aud
" slcd steamer Central Amercs extnfuinhed the last
here for the safety OF that gallant ocsr Captain stone,
oftss n Dorado tn gone to his home In Portland, After
hsyps made . partial statement or Circumstances con
neced with the disaster, which mas been pubshed In the
rsrxvs ~ ths rlfv h~~a h.a 9Th NJ