American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1857-10-15

quite thin, but not al amacltted as one
would anticipate after all that he has endu-
red. Mr.. Tice is about 81 years Of age
He occupied the position Of first assistant
engineer OF lhe George Law and Central
america fFoih her FIRST trip until she sank.
He was born u Newburg. He q small
!. in stature, Of Hae personal appearance, and
pleasing aud intelligent face.
Mr.. Grant is at No. sc Vandam street.
endeavoring, by rest and quiet, to recuper-
Ate his strength and energy. He is about
thirty FIVE years Of age, Of good height,
andiof muscular organization.
Nr. Dawson isstaying with some friends
at No. IA, Leonard street. He is bright
mulatto, with an intelligent face. He is
Young. tall, well formed; and pleasing in
his general appearance aid bearing. Be-
side his weakness, he is suffering from
several boils about his head and face. and
also from the skin being worn from the
inside Of hishands and fingers, By holding
tothe ropes lashed about the raft. He will
proceed. in few days. to Rochester, to
join his friends and family
Mr.. Tice swain away on plank from
the sinking ship. just before she went
down. The ship it will be remembered,
sonk en- Saturday. We begin his narra-
f tive at Monday morning;
STATEMENT OF Mr.. TicE. ..
Monday morning dawned without the
presence of anything 10 cheer his hopes.
: Occasionally fragments Of the wreck, drift
! ing in the Gulf Stream. would be lifted by
{ the waves into view and anon an inflated
ljfe. .preserver would dance over the sum
t init of , wave amid the whte,caps, and ii
4. momPnt disappear. The sun set while
+. lie was yet tossing on the waves, but with
r spirit unbroken-which was yet TO suf
fer severer trials than he had yet experi.
: enced--he still clupg TO the plank through
: out tue night, little expecting that the
n dawn Of the morrow was TO watt TO him q
l. means that would; buoy him above the
e waves until Providence should snatch him
a from the jaws Of death.
d About 9 o'clock on Tuesday morning,
Z. after floating with his plauk for sixty -one
IS hours, he deserted a boat at, ale distance
= Of two or three miles. and without know.
d ing certainly what it was. further than it
Y, seemed toaiford better means of sustain.
W ing himself han his plank, changed his
ht BOSTON, rested his bodv on the end OF the
I'd plank, and swain in the direction Of the
ut object. The @ird in the meantime had
e. become light, and the sea smoother, and
Ill he was able to make some progress in his
swimming. Between l2 and o'clock he
I,no toA tl,na L. of ils
I'd wooden life boats Of the Central America
s. half filled with water. He grasped il
of side end in moment had raised himsel
ok over the guar In it he found three oars
re a pan. pail, and three old coats. Will
in the pail he seon bailsd out the boat. ON
lor Of lhe coats he fastened on an oar as sig
u. nal, and then placed the oar upright th
ID. bow Of the hoat. He scanned the horizon
he but not sail was to be seen. His thirst
too. was increasing, but he resisted til
nat temptation Of weaker. minds TO drink III
'ey salt water, knowing its fatal consequence
fig AS the pieces Of the wreck drifted past h
yht watched them closely, to see IL they woul
cir afford him any relief For moment b
an. hopes rallied, A few yards distant J
md thought he discovered wicker flask aoa
,ey ing on the swell. He sculled to it and 81
red cured, only! however, to be disappointed
,ey for the cork had become loosehed, and
BON place Of anything to slake his furious thir
was few spoons full OF salt water. Nigl
oat came upon the wanderer, and, exhaurtet
OK. he fell into an unquiet sleep, which col
ilor tinued till near morning.
and With she dawn Of Wednesday, Mr.. Til
us, saw only sea and sky, and all day he HI
un- to encounter the ragings OF hunger al
thirst, and the jiscomfortsi of b
ich sun, and the night only afforded him Il
md relief OF disturbed doze.
,uld But Thursday, il 1t afforded no relief {
was bodily suffering. relieved his mind fro
,ere the moEotony Of his position. About nj
also o'clock he discovered something in i
fast distance. He took an oar and sculled
had that direction, and as he approached it
one, saw it was piece df wreck on which W
EN-. two men. When within mile of ,he
BRIG jumped overheard and SWAN to the bo
walk and about I I o'clock Mr.. Tice helped h
A so in. He proved to be Alexander Graz
inc. one of the fireman Of the steamer. who
'hey been nearly FIVE days floating about OF
,hen piece cf the hurricane deck. The T.
lied then rowed to the piece Of the wreck u
ary. took on board George W. Dawson, c
ward ored man who was passenger from O.
,eek forpia by the Sonora and the Central
thew merica. They left the dead body OF a p
for senger on tn, piece OF deck as they
were parted. That night and day they W
Sep. driftcd along by the wind and current
bort. After having briefly related their expe
sen. ence since the sinking Of the vessel. Il
snn. fell into silence, only occasionally brol
I, Tie BIZ a suggestion which some one mi
vine make as 10 their prospect of the rescue.
,ftbe Friday and Saturday, brougStwith III
the no hopes Of succor Thcy ad ceased
drift. hunger. but their desirse for water ku
M nr 6ouRds. But with confident be
water that they would not long remain thus, Il
>. mutually encouraged each other; and h
A. of ing passed 2 week since the steamer sal
in the midst OF scenes which would nj
sur. any but, the stoutesI heart dispair, they
could tered upon the eighth day Of their exp
oard. encs, and the night settled upon them '
he n dim hope Of rescue on the morrow.