The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1857-10-07


the dssn Of the pillows, or had persisted
from exhaustion.
SEND MY LOVE TO MY DEAR WIFE.
Que mian called to another, in our IN
iornanl's hearing. "lf YOU are saved,
Frank, send my love, To my dear wife :"
but the fIiend appealed to answered only
with gurglc of the throat. lie was
washed oil his plank, aud perished as
his comrade spoke. Many were desrous
OF srpartrng tnem>e'ves as Ear jas possible
from the rest, being fearful lest some
death. .strug.ier might seize hold of them
and draw them under. O,hers, afraid of
their loneliness, called 10 their neiuhhors
to Keep together. Generally, they s,rove
to cheer each other as long as hey re-
mained within hearing.
NOBLE CoNDUCr OF QUARrERMAsrER
RArMoND.-The rescued passengers from
the Central America appear unanimous
III their opinion Ms regards the intrepid
aud noble condnct of David RAYMOND,
quartermaster of the illf,ted steamer.-
lie made three trips with one of the life
boats between the steamer and the brig
Marine, and tried hard TO ge. some one
TO accompany him on another trip and
while pleading for assistance in his work
OF humanity, the boat was stove in be-
meath him.
INTERESTING SrArENESr.-TheE Even
lug Journal has communicated bv n cor.
respondent the following interesting state.
ment:
Mr.. S. Co!well, one Of the passengers
picked up 10y the barqne Ellen, from the
wreck Of the i'll fa,ei steamer Central
America, informs me that he Was atloat
u period Of about nine hours, during
which time he sustained himself and 20
pounds OF gold dust and coin, Lelled
around htm, with tue aid of n bosrl nine
inches wide and three feet long. When
picked up, he Says, he WAS not in the
least exhausted, but iolt AS lf he could
easily have sustained himself twenty
four hours longer. lie SAYS he WAS. 10y
some means, Knocked overheard with
many others. about three minutes before
the steamer disappeared. He went over
at the bow, and sunk many feet in the
waller. When lie came up III. bows e
the steamer were still visible, but at this
Instant heavy sea broke over her and
she disappeared from sigh, forever. As
she went down, the end Of the bow.sprit
grazed his shoulder. a minute after AMI
The surface Of the water WAS covered with
4 struggling mass Of human beings, some
III grqupes. cinging TO and struggling
with each other.
Soon those who could not swim, or
those who could, but had lost their pres.
ence Of mind, sank to rise no more.-
From that moment all WAS quiet, each
stout heart, exercising the reasoning fac
ultlea with which he was endowed, sought
such mems Of support rs came within
- reach. They spoke encouragingly to
each other and al! hoped to be sayed.-
The presence Of the bark Ellen inspired
this hope.
Mr.. =. says, when the vessel went
down, he was clasped around both legs
ay man struggling for life. His grasp
was the grasp Of despair, and no efforts
Of his were sufficient to break his hold
lie WAS Obliged TO take hold Of the mans
arms and press downward, while, by the
exertlon Of all his strength, he drew up,
hrst one leg, and then the other. This
effort TO free himself from his unfortun 10
companion took him down, he thinks,
twenty or thirty feet. The latter continu.
ed to sink to watery grave, while he,
more fortunate, rose TO the surface.
lie came up in the midst Of group,
several Of whom seized upon him, aud in
their struggles tore from his body his life
preserrer and his shirt. lie finally sue.
ceeded in freeing himself from them, and
swain away in search OF something for
support. He found the piece OF board
! 10 which allusion has been msds, and
which, in the end was the mean. Of say.
ing his life. lie says, that but little ef.
fort is needed TO keep man sfoa,, il he
preserves his presence Of mind, and acts
with cool judgment. Fright, he thinks
not only weakens a person. bu, the slrug-
cling Induced by il tends rather to sink
than sustain him. While swimming in
search Of some support, he found his
boots weighing heavily upon him, when
he stopped and deliberately drew them
of. Mr.. 9. weighs little over 200
pounds.
Mr.. G. says that some time previous
to the anaI catastrophe, he was desrrous,