The Washington union., 1857-09-22

ed an anxious night feeling our way with the lead not
wishing to far from shore our coal was nearly ex
pended and yet afraid to run IN for fear OF being lost
had touched the beach, not soul would have been
saved in the tremendous surf Cropping along at ten
o clock at night made out ut last Cape Hattes ght,
and for the first time knew where Wet bruised,
and exhausted felt like giving three hearty cheers
Next morning. commenced tearing up berths in the steer
age bulk heads crates berth Stats ladders, boats &c,
burning them with coal to eke it out, and were
about TO commence our cabins as we reached Nor
folk.
IRcIDENIs
AS Theodore Payne esq., of San Francisco was leaving
the steamer go the barque Marine Captain Herndon
gave him his watch with the request that he would de
liver it TO Mrs Hedon should he fortunately be saved
Mr. Payne reached this city yesterday from Norfolk with
the watch in his possession, and the request OF the cap
tain will be faithfully complied with.
Ii is said that owing to the violence of the Storm there
considerable suffering among the passengers on the
steamer from seasckness but the danger be-
imminent all symptoms of seasiclIness disappeared
This produced, probably, by being ovepowered by
the strong mental emotions created by their perous po
sition.
Much credit is said to be due to Dr. O. Harvey of Pla
cervle California for the and medical attention be-
slowed by him upon the women and children ON board
the barque Ellen.
Captain Thomas W. Badger, of Virginia. one of the
cued lost SIG, 800 in gold eagles which in
pet bag in his state-room.
One man swan to the barque Ellen with twenty pounds
of gold dust around his person He saved with his
treasure 1t is valued at So 600
Mrs Birch wife of the minstrel had beautiful canary
bird which she left in cage in her state-room Before
she left the ship she took il from It's cage and placing it
in her bosom brought it safe to the brig Her husband
secured jewely of great value about his person.
The gentlemen whose wives went off from the ship in
many instances gave them their money watches and jew
eIy to carry with them with whatever checks papers
of value they had about them
Dr. o. Harvey had in his possession with large
and eaboratey carved gold head set with gold quartz At
he pf he Cut he off
the stick away He brought it safely through, and
hibited it at Barnums yesterday It is valued at $50
Mr.. Van Hagen of the lost, handed his watch to
his wife and told her to keep it amemento if he perish
1t is supposed that $3.50 900 was in the hands of pas
senger all of which, with the exceptions named went
down with its possessors.
Mr. W. H. Adams mentioned in the list of saved as
from Oregon, is Baltimorean and reached his home
Of Second street and Market Space yesterday NOR
ming.
1t is related that of the sailors of the Norwegian
barque Ellen sprang overheard and tied rope around
of the pershng men, trusting himself to the chances
of being saved in the raging
SPECIE ON TIE STEAMER.
We learn that the freight list as reported at Aspinwal
ST. $50 O00 and 1t is supposed that there
$3.50 900 additional in the hands of passengers making
total sum of 81, 100000, which has been lost.
ARRIVAL BALTIMORE SURVIVORS
The Baltimore American of yesterday morning says:
About twenty-five of the survivors of the Central
America, who arrived from Norfolk Yesterday
at BaInum's among whom number entirely desi-
tute, including several widowed mothers with their chill
dren. They have however, been most Hospitality pro-
vded for by the propetors. Mr. Mclaughlin yesterday
opened subscription list at the counter of the hotel for
their relief enable them to obtain clothing and reach
their friends Up to last evening several hundred dol
lars had been subscribed.
The hotel hronged all day by persons listening to
the rectas of exposure and suffering and questioning
To tO
aboard the steamer The list of passengers lost and
nothing be ascertaned with regard to those board
until the duplicate list has been received from San Fran
cisco.
Captain Johnson of the barque Ellen is also stopping
at Barnum s, and welcomed heartily by those whom
he had been instrumental in saving from the ocean,
well us by our citizens generally.
Some of the sufferers have lost everything except the
clothing they had The quantity of gold in the hands
of the passengers very large, most Of which cast
the deck before she went down. Capt Badger brought
UP his carpet bag containing $40 0OO nearly hundred
pounds of gold and threw it down in the captains office,
when others followed his example, and an immense pile
of bundles and packages Immediately deposited there
all of which went down with the steamer.
Chief Engineer Ashby also at Barnums yesterday
and left last evening for New York He processes his
ability to prove that nothing neglected on his part
for the safety of the ship and is much hurt account of
the aspeons made by some OF the passengers against his
conduct and character engineer He says the water
them suddenly that it impossible to pass
coal to the furnaces and the heat and steam great
to drive them from the furnace room.
The survivors attribute the disaster altogether to the
fact of the pumps all being out of order They able
to keep the water at bay for several hours at time by
the slow process of bang and assert that with
of the hand pumps deck in good order they could have
gained the leak. The donkey engine also out of
order and could not be brought into service after two at
temps and they aege that it was from neglect in the
engineers department that the pumps could not be
brought into service ~. ~.
. BY TELEGRAPH.
New YORK, Sept 2O--It has been ascertained that
Senators Gwn and Broderick Judge McCorle Dr. Bates,
and Oliver Garrison not board the Central Amer
ica ...-..sa g.
Among those now known to be lost are Mr. Lockwood,
formerly of Lafayette Indiana of the firm of Whitehead
Lockwood San Francisco Charles H. Boyd, Mr.. Haw
ley, Dr. Gibbs, VIM. McNeal of the firm of Delong
McNeal, of San Francisco; Mr.. Brown, of the firm OF
Taft McCahll Co.. Of San Francisco, and Mr. Bokee, of
New York, late from China
Passengers by the Empire City report that when forty
hours from Havana at midnight they exchanged signals
with the Star of the West hence for Aspnwall and Ha
vana and it is presumed she escaped the fury of the
storm and reached Havana in safety.
HOPES OF THE SAFETY OF CAPTAIN HERNDoN OTHERS.
RICHMOND Sept. 20-A despatch from Norfolk to the
Richmond Despatch says that the survivors by the brig
Marine think that others have been saved, they
several lights in the vicinity of the sunken steamer
the fatal night.
Some of the survivors by the Ellen also report having
ing to portion of the wreck and struggling manully
for life
When the survivors by the Marine entered the parlor
of the National Hotel at Norfolk, the ladies looked
around and failing to recognise husband brothers,
sons, gave way to the utterance of their grief whilst