Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-21
BIZ FHE UNION LINR.
opp1cE, CORNER WATER AND M0NRoE STREETS.
MREcK =0F THE cENTRAL AMERICA. .


BALr1uoar, Sept 19.-The following interes.
ing particulars of the wreck of the Central
America, arc furnished by Chas C. Fnltnn,
ESQ., of the American Of this City, who left here
last evening on board the boat for Norfolk and
was transferred during the night to the otheii
boat of the line bound for this city. Several of
the rescued passengers were on board, and fur
niShcd many additional facts tnthose previously
known Capt. Badger, of Baltimore, furnishes
the following list OF persons known by. him toI
he lost: 4. NJ Lee, of Canada, Benz. Gale, III,
Hanson and John Hume of Mo-, Richard Mil
ton, of Quincy, ILL.,, danes f. Birch of Fall
River, U. S. Mail Contractor Ga(ull, British
I Baggage Muster, New York, Chas. TAYLOR, of n.
c., Sam. Shreve of San Francisco, DIR. Byaum,
do, Dir. Gibbs and NJ. Marine, Of California,
Mr. Parker, San Francisco, Mr. Booker, Boston,
Purser Dobbins, al brother of the late Secretary
Eof the Navy, Mr.. White, Of Sacramento, PnrSer
Hall, of steamer Norfolk, W. Hail. n brother Of
the above, Mr.. Jerona, Of San Francisco, Q.
Van Rensselaer,, first officer of the steamer,
whose name is not rccollccted, James Tcnni
son, Capt w. Herrandnn, q. S. Navy, Com
mandcr and the Doctor Of the steamer, whose
name is not recOectcd, and DANES Leminson.
The Norwegian Bark arrived at NorfOlkis the
Bark Ellen, Capt. A. Johnson from Belize, and
not the Eloise as was originally reported Oil
yer r. Maulcrc another of the rescued paSsen-
gers, furnishes the following particulars: The
storm commenced Immediately after leaving lia-
vana, and continued with great violence, lncFeas.
ing in fury until Friday. On Friday afternoon
all hands were called upon to bail out. Inc
watcr lad extingnished the fires in tile furnaces
The vessel continued to ship. water. and all went
to work with buckets, barrels, &C., continuing
all Cay Friday night and Saturday morning.
About . P. NJ. the Brig Marine hove in sight.
All the ladies and children were put on her
about six o'clock, P NJ, and the Engineer lett
with them.
In launching the boats two of the five were
4 stove and sunk The other three were des-
patched with the women and children About
an hour before sunset, the Marine was laying
nearly mile away and by the time the boats
rrached her it became evident that the slilp
must go down before they could get back. All
hands then siezcd pieces of chairs and life pre-
servers while others rushed below to secure
their treasure The confusion Mt this time be.
came very great, although all acted with cool
ness each endcavOrcd TO make the last effort
for their own safety The vessel gave three
lurcheS, some of the passengers pumping oifpat
each. Those who went with the first anu see.
ond lurches swan Off, some distance to AVOID
being drawn down with her, but the great mass
renamed on deck till she went down, which
was about n minute two afterwards
II had provided myself with n life preserver,
and piece Of spar, aud determined to SO. down
with the vessel, and with the great mass OF pas
Scneels all of whom stood about, braci1g them
selves up, securing the most available means to
buoy themselves up. She finally went down,
stern foremost ! was Standing near the smoke
stack at the time, and VIC were all dragged I'M
del; the water with the sinking ship. The gener-
al SuppoSuOh Is, l!laC"e were "'"SGeu "'iIc+ ~
least 70 leet, ana wien we rose 10 'he suilaeG'
which was drawn down, the life prcserver was
taken from me, and when preached the surface,
inIY clothing was almost stripped oil my back
Ihowevery met friend who bad two life pre-.
tscrvcrs, aud he gave me one aud we also Selzeo
on pieces ct wreck whlch neipeu 10 sustain,
ms. On reachlhg the Sn'lace therc was ~ ie's'
forty persons struggling about, most OF tlcIh
having lost their lie preSerEerS ana ot'efs seq
ing on pieces OF the wreck wnicli came up WIN
us The Captain had cut away inc nPIer,W ON,
OF tne vessel so .laV "he" I'ie nun SUM 81, t
would hoat OIL, but they were dragged gown
with the h"il' ana came up IN aiay
OF the Struggling passengers were uouot'esS
Killed, stunned anu oTo"ileu py nGl"S su"eh
with Inc pieces OF the wreck, willlc 20 ol''e's
they proved me olt!nate means OIL saletS; An
occasional Hash OF nSntilhs Smowcu W elc'l "'I
or sea OF Struggling t"rtnSi an StroNe 70 eNepu'
age their iellow sufferers win OPcs WHICH S'ic9
scarce felt themselves Al nFSt we were al 10,
gcther IN mass, Ont soon tue waves sepaIaNeu
us, anu ut each successive nasl OF ilS"'u''S we
discovered we were oell'g ScatteIeu oNeI u MiGe
area, ana soon we Ionhu ourselves apparently
alone on tue OounuleSS ocean.
| The balance oil Mr. ManiercS account does
not differ from that OF Mr. Cmds' already pno-
ilshed de says that a9 oS, III oGloGN, ne was
picked up 5y the bark Ellen, ana nau inc satis
faction OF hndlng many oil MS lcIl9w sufferers,
rescued ny inc humane SNerIIonS Vi Ine crew .,
that vessel. The steamship empire Wy salte1
from Norfolk yesterday, with ~ OF the rescued
passengers for ~ y Inc brig Marine was IN u
disabled e0nqltlpn, heF llS ooI'ls navl'g SPr1ug
aud her tlller was out OF or9er. Sapt bauSel
says the gale increased u9t u ociock o., .l'g
llth whennt was g; inc i' a
stopped ana snip leii OH IN tLe tIou u t'ls
sea, winch caused her 70 MAKE s c1nsiu .
water around inc Ice snal1 ana ice l9Mel ue EAU
lights 4 was alterMards "a. Sscer.aimeu snat , tne
cause oil me stoPpage 9l Tue e"s.n S was .ie