New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-18
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II. sn,;ety which has been iet LOT tno ia'' WV
,ains the fate Of the Central America, py
10 had friends on board, or who expected
.a..;..,ncs,. is at length painfully dspeled The
following telesraphic Dispatch, which was received
,.,terdsy evening, contains all that Is Known OF
this terrible disaster:
CHARLESTON, Thursday, Sept. II, 1871
The steamship Thomas Swami, from New iorh'
has arrived at this port, and reports having SPOKEN
an the 18th inst, about fifteen miles norm OF cape
II,tts,ss the Norwegian bark EIOise, which had on
hoard forty of the passengers of the steamship
Central America. The passengers stated that the
Central America fouudered on the 18th inst, and
that only sixty out of FIVE hundred passengers were
saved. Nothing is mentioned concerning the specie
she had on board.
A passenger by the Empire City, who arrived in
This civ on Wednesday night, reports that the Central
America had sos passengers, and with officers aud
crew, over GOO persons and 81 100000 in gold prnc:-
pally insured in London, on board. Yesterday after
noon il was currently reported in Wall street that she
had taken on board at Havana, $6OOOOO 10 specie, in
addition to her California freight. This statement
however ike many other stories about her, is en-
trely erroneous All the gold for this port for Havana
was sent a. usual by the Empire City, the regular
steamer, while the call Of tho Central America at that
mort was purely casual and unexpected.
Although il was the belief of many in Wall street
and elsewhere that the Central America had foundered
in the storm her owners entertained belief In her
safety and determined to make every exeron for her
safety.
Mr.. NJ. o. Roberts accordingly dispatched the
steamer Daniel Webster from this port to cruise In
search Of her. She accordingly loaded with coal
and provisions and sailed yesterday, taking out l3O
passengers for Ne Orleans with instructions to break
ND her voyage if it should be necessary, to assist the
Central America Into port.
In response to dispatch from Capt McGowan of
the steamer Empire City, which was driven into Nor
folk BY the gale upon Wednesday, MIR. Roberts tele-
eraphed to him to take in 200 tuns of coal and the ne
oessary provisions, and sai in search OF the Central
America as coon he was ready.
Mr. Robers's option was tina. the Central America
was blown toward the Went India Islands, and took
refuge, perhaps, at the Port of Nassau. He founded
this opinion upon the good condition OF the snip wncn
quite young yet, having made her first trip In the
Fall of 1853. Her tmbers are OF oak, live OAK TO-
Gust hscmetso ard cedar Tue trip previous 70 THE
was the FIRST made by her since undergoing thorough
renovation, both in hull and machinery.
Mr.. Roberts, in a letter to US, says:
"The Central America had on board an ample sup
ply and pro visions, with an unusual supply oil
teef and pork and was commanded by Conuander
WIN, Lewis HeIndon Of the United States Navy, one
of the most prudent and accomplished officers III the
service. ,.n.
"The Central America was built in this city IN the
wear 1853. by William III. Webb, and made her hrs'
voyage in September of that year. Her construction
is OF the very best descrption-she is diagonally
braced with iron from stem to stern ana is In all 70
spects as saunch and SAT- as any ship acat. IN the
month Of July last che went upon the Balance DOCK
and was thoroughly overhaued. Her engines and
boilers were at the time put IN perfect order and
the voyage upon which she is low overdue Is tae
second since her repair Her tuDnage $3.50, carpen
fers measurement. She has two marine engines each
G5 inches diameter of cylinder and ten feet stroke
Her engines were built at the Morgas lnn works ana
her last repair was at the Allaire Works.