The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1857-10-15

vivor of the ten who had started from the wreck
on the deck when the ship went down. We
we're both very much exhausted, but resolved
to do the best we could to save our lives.
Wednesddy.-The sea was not quite 40
rough ~ it had been, although there was
pretty good swell rolling. Nothing worthy of
note occurred during the day.
Thursday, the fifth day, saw boat about
three miles of, but could not tell whether there
was any one in it or not, but thought there was.
resolved, however, to reach it if possible; and
accordingly Invested myself of all bat nv
under-clothes, and tieing life-preserver around
me, Jumped into the sea, and swan toward
the boat with all my might. cannot saw how
long was before finally reached the boat, but
before got to her discovered q man sitting
down, and trying to scull the boat toward me,
On reaching the side of the boat, the man (who
proved TO be Mr.. Tice) helped me in. The
boat, which, when secured by Mr.. Tice, was full
OF water, had been bsiled out by him, through
the aid OF q bucket and tin pan which he had
found IN IT, in addition to three oars in pond
order which bad remained in the boat after
being swamped. The hole in the bottom of
the boat for allowing the water to drain ont ON
being taken on board ship, and which was omen
when discovered by Mr.. Tice, had been plugged
up by him by thole-pin, so that when i got
into her she was in fine trim.
MIR. Tice and myself Immediately pulled
the boat as fast a possible to the hurricane
deck, and took Mr.. Dawson in. He was az
strong as either of rs, as we had all been with.
out food from IL o'clock at noon of the Satur-
day before, and were completely exhausted. as
we mao been necessarily at work for some thir-
tyIsix hours before the ship went down, in try-
ing to save her, and none of rs had cared TO
eat but very little during the whole of that
time. After taking Dawson on board. We al
lowed the boat to drift with the wind 70 al
seward, not being able to help ourselves ;f We
had wished, and not knowing which wav To
pull Before the wreck, 1 never thought conI6
begin to 90 through with one.half of What I
have, and do not think could ever do Il aga;n
Friday and Saturday.-Wind light and
pleasant weather; nothing worthy of note 90.
Cured. ' W.
Sunday, Eighth Day.-We still continued
70 DRIFT TO leeward with the wind, being ner-
tectiy resigned to whatever fate awaited ns- In
the afternoon we discovered brigantine IN the
ieeward OF Us, a considerable distance W.
made every possible effort to attract the aiten.
ton OF some one on board of her. but IN NO
purpose, as she was too far off. The wind was
blowing pretty stiff at the time, and sha was
under short sails, with reefed topsails. She
passed on her course, and was out of our s;uht
in about two hours.
Monday, Ninth Dayton Monday. aI.ont
o'clock, We saw another sail, to which NC
made all the signals of distress in our nowsr
which were fortunately seen by those ON bosrd
ana the vessel stood directly down for us. We
also puiieo all we were able to for the vessel.
Snicn proved to be the brig Mary of Greenock'
Scotland, from Cardenas, Cuba. With noIassna'
bound to Cork. We saw the weasel soms ,;~.e
before she saw US, | think, and made signals
10 her. N' sig AiS
"Shortly after FIVE o'clock we were n;cl.s
up by the vessel, where we were received hv all
hands with the utmost kindness. Everv,L;n-
was done for us that could be. The boat 20
which we were saved was also taken on hoard
of the Mary with US. When we got ON hoard
me vessel, we were so much exhausted that We
'o1,d not stand alone, and were obliged to get
as On board Of the Mary until tbs follSs
ng Monday, when Captain Shearer fell in with
he bsrque Laura, Captain Wilmssen. froo,
Bremen, with load of passengers fer New
ORR, and asked the captain if he co.,ld take
Is on board, which he readily consented to do
md Immediately sent his boat OF for us Here
We were also received with the utmost kindness
,nd attention, and nothing was left undone by
ne captain, passengers, or crew, for our com
ort. prefer not saying ANYTHING about the
Central America, or the condition of her ms
'hInery, or making any statement whatever
ABOUT the disaster previous to the going down
If the ship"
MIR. George W. Dawson, passenger, corrobo.
.ates the statements of Messrs. Tice and Grant.
dc says that few moments before the steamer
vent down, he saw Capt. Herndon on the hur-
,cane deck, with his trumpet in his hand. Mr..
lawson also mentions one fact which Mr..
irant omits: On Wednesday dog. fish. weigh.
ng several pounds, jumped on the raft, and
vas secured. His skin and meat was 80 tough
hat they could hardly cut or eat it, and thew
SATISFIED themselves by mssticatipg a small
quantity oft The next day it was more ten
Ter, and it was soon eaten.
Mr. Dawson speaks in the highest tsrms NJ
be humanity displayed by the good Scotch
'sptain OF the Mary, and also by Capt. Wins
en-, of the barque Laura.
These three men picked up by the brig Msrv
lad drifted nearly six hundred miles from the
Gene OF the wreck, before they were rescued.
!!apt. Burt, of the Marine, gives the position of
be steamer when she went down. at latitude
u Az, longitude 10 so; and Capt. Sbearer.
4 the Mary, states that be picked nm Tice'
DAWSON, and Grant, in latitude SO 40. Ionoi.
nde ~. They we're drifting in the Gulf Stream.
which there runs at the rate of three miles An
lour, 30 that in eight days they must have
loated, with the aid of the Stream alone. about
I've hundred and seventy. six miles.