The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-09-22

of rIererv;y,a ,aid 70 b. dn@ to nr q U,rx.x
.,a.t, I'e. ahinrnia. for IN. e.,. -. -. Ws..y,
vtn'ion bestowed by hir, w.. ~, sna medical
sh1i'fen on board the bark E1,.n ''' women and
=, c"ptfIn ,n"n,as ". Raiger of yiros.,.
me rescued lost sts.50o In voi, - ,s'n,s. ons OF
vas in carpet bag IN his .ta,s les les which sum
Ono man swan to the bark ynsn w,., -
Ppnfas OF qua "ost around his person IT.. v..
saved With his treasure. 1t is valued AZ az 200
Mrs. Birch. wife nfthe minstrel hea bes,,t,.i
1arv bird which she Jeff IN n cage In her .tsts @ ~
,efore shs left the shin she took u from "a. 60.
nd placing IL in her bosom brought II s.f. Ia ~.
rig. Her husband secured jewelry Of great value
bout his own person.
The gentlemen whose wives went OF from ths
hip in many instances gave them their money.
watches and teweiry TO carry with them. With
vhatever checks OF papers ofvalue they had about
hem ~
DR. o. Harvey had in his possession . cane with
large and elahorately carved gold head set with
old qnartz. Al the suggestion ~ friend he cut
he head of and threw the stick away Hs brought
safely through and exhihited II at Bernum's
'estertiay. II il yalned at $50.
Mr.. Van Hagen. Of the lost. handed HIS vlfs
1is watch. and told her TO keep Il as a memento IL
le narislsed
II ia supposed that k250ooo was IN IN. hands of
'essenzers oil of which. with the exception nam.
q We down with its possessors
Nr. ". VI. Adams. mentioned in the list Of saved
from Oregon, IL a Raltimorean and reached HIS
'opN. corner cf Second street and Market Space
estrrday morning
II IL related that ono Of the sailors Of the Nor
rrcian harque Ellen aDrang overheard. and tied q
ono around one Of the perishng men. trusting
imself to the chances OF being saved In the raging
'es.
'EscRiPTIox OF THE STORM TT TIE pURsYH or THE
EMPIRE CITY
We arrived Mt this port Yesterday morning at
nnrise-seven davs out from DEMONSTRATING en-
nuntered terrible storm. which exceeded even
n'' ~ ol iast January The steamship CENTRAL tme-
EyeaF
.rn'a passengers. mails and treasure bod arrived
havana me day rrevions 10 us and lsft for Vow
rN ~ y clock On the morning ef the sth fol-
W"d ny the tmnire Citv at 10 a'clnck--on- hnur
''er H"h'e niue hanterirg had passed between
~ officers of+he Respective ,hins as TO their .n..d
nj "nr friends on the other ship promised to re-
ert us. " ~
At sunset on the sth-.nrne day-her .r,ok. VA.
My V''ihie ahead on the horizon. and nrrt morn.
~ she was out OF sight altogether On the orb
hn wind blew fresh from northeast. ON ,ha toth
nring the day. the wind continued blowing bard
nj increased all day-at night ipcr,n..d IN an or
mary gale: next day. fthe 11th the wind inrres.
~ ali the time. blew trerrndnusIv with beaxx
a running; on the 18th it blew a hurricane. lulj-
9 at intervals oplv TO blow barber The s,rce Of
~ gale Mt this time exceeded anything in INV nre-
h'us experience. can rcnrare It nnIv 70 the roar
sfeaD, from Rn escape nine. nuring all this time
io", gloomy. cioHdv skv, shut ont both sun and
ars: the sen did not rise in heavy waves bnt was
y" plano of foam over which va. driven by ths
rec OF the wind a heavy mist Of sp-nv
Our ship behaved we'll hut rolled at tire. very
cavity. and the passengers were most hpartfIy
i>htered. 0n the 18th. the cnle not phatipr cot
~ OF the Gulf stream, and slowly made our w.v
ward the land as our coal bv this time began 70
I'VE evidence of exhaustion md We f,nnd we could
'ot make New Work. without n further sunntv =
.ut knowing where VIC were Cant NeGov.r bsa
, gr"pe his way along. aud finally. on tn. after
oon of the fth, in tt- rid.t of = heavy rain
'nrin. which shut in the horizon 10 within a few
F Fst.'a inF.rrs he oh,
= the wind had partially ahated We found our
Ives Just about to rnno the wreck of a hsroue
IN htr mizZen mast rnIy standing and a cast of
re lead gave us ten fathnms
The crew "f the bark wa conld plainly see on
er decks, but we conli not helm the ponr faIlnva
r we were running on a shaaI of Cane Jookcnt
n miles from the land and onr only boat len
u'd not have lived moment Of course ths
st thing was :" 60 about and in soirr 20 at the
sk OF having decks swert we lev With onr deck
rTnally nearly perpendicular ND and down. and
IN two hight!nl rolls, she came about against
ind and sea.
st this time blew ont y small hole in the head Of
ne of the boilers which fIed tha cabin, with
cam; aud frightened the few cnurarsou. rpes
IT. After this parsed an anxious NIGHT feeling
ar way with the lead. not wishing to run fsr
ON shoFe. as our coal wa nearly eSrenAed and
Z atrah to run in fpr Fear of being lost five
AT touched the beach not soul would have been
we'd IN the tremendous surf
ur"pins along. at lho'Cl0ck Mt night mad. out
last Cnic Iiatteras light and for tho first tim.
ne" Nherr we were Wet. bruised nd sxhsust-
T. we telt ME giving three hearty cheers Next
trning commenced tearing np BERTH. In the
Terrace bulkheads. crates. berth sIat. ladders
oats, &c, turning them with our coal to eke 1t
ut, and were about tn commence on nur cabins as
'e reached this port. but fortunately saved them
dispatch from Washington. In the baltimore
american, says that several officers Of the army
1-re probably in the Central America though the
prul nh H..
'ere also entertained for the steamer of the
tn September with the Colorado expedition.
fhe steamer would have met the storm Off
he Bahamas about the Sth or 9th The Cni-
ed 5 a,es Nail Steamship Company have awarded
$500 to Captain Of the bark fllen for saving the
assensers. The Empire City arrived at New York
unday with some of the passengers from the FL
en-. In all the churches in that city Sunday, alu-
ion was made to the disaster There were 5000
etters on the lost st'emcr for the Eastern States.
ieut. Herndon's life was insured in the New Eng
ma Mutual Company for s5.91o.
Among the names Of persons supposed TO he lost,
70 Chss. IT, Boyd of Albany: Aaron IIawl.y, Of
ritgeport, CT; Z. Morris Earl. Of Newark. n. J.,
nd Mr. Whitney, son of the Chief Of Police Of
'ewarK, \. J. Among the persons saved is Ed.
y. Moore, formerly Of Richmond Va.
George f. Ashby the chief engineer, has written
: letter in his defenre, but his statement. which
50 give in another column, obviates the necessity
# publishing 1t. One year ago. ON tho same yes
IL he received q gold watch from the passengers,
or his services In extricatng her from a perilous
ositioh on the Florida Reefs. Chas. McCsrty. the
nginccr of the Golden Gate writes a certificate
vouching the proper conduct of Mr. Ashby on tho
-ntrsl America. 1t appears hat he went to the
rig Marine by Capt. IIerndon's order, and could
It get back; because the crew refused TO return
"a the boats.
1ncy Dawson, ChamberInaid Of the Central
tmerics, died in Norfolk Friday night, from sx-
tement and protEacted suffering
The citizens OF Norfolk held a meeting saturday,
u which resol utions we're adopted ih honor OF
nptains johnson and rurt. OF the bFigs Hen and
iarine and IN honor Of the gallant conduct Of
lieut. IirrudUn.
IT, ~ C.ra.