Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-09-24

MoRE OF THE RESCUED FgoN THE CENTRAL
AuER,c4.-We were yesterday favored with an
interview with a Mrs. DIR. Traverse one of the
rescued from the unfortunate steamship Cen
trail America, who, with her two children, were
stopping at the Sprigg House in this city. The
lady left California in company with her huS-
bund and two children, on the unlucky vessel,
for the purpose Of visiting their relatives and
friends at Defiance, in the Northern part of Ohio
where they intended to spend the winter sea-
son, and return to their residence in the former
State, across the bay from San Francisco, in the
spring. Her husband, DIR. Traverse, is suPpo-
sed to be lost, as his name has not yet appeared
in the list Of the rescued. The iady's account
of the wreck, the sufferings of the passengers,
aud the horrible circumstances attending the
awful calamity, accords mainly, with the nunier-
Gus narratives which have already been pub
lished in the Eastern papers, aud conveyed by
lightning and express to all parts Of the United
States. Mrs. Traverse aud her children, as the
lady informed us, were saved with a number of
others, in stern boat, and were picked mp by
the Boston brig Marine and conveyed to Nor
folk. She says the ladies' were not aware of
their imminent danger, until short time before
they were removed to the stern boats, though
the vessel was tossed to and fro with great vio-
lcnce by the tempest, and the male passen-
gers had all been called below, to assist in bail
ing out the sinking ship.
She describes her suiferings and fearful sus-
pensc on board the brig Marine salmost unendu-
rablc During the first night, while the brig was
laying to, for the purpose Of rcscuing all within
her power, Mrs Traverse sat with her children
in her arms, exposed to the remOrseless storm,
with no clothing but light dress, while the
booming waters roarcd around, washed up and
formed into large pools about their persons She
says she then lost all hopes of ever reaching
shore alive, but for the sake Of her "young aud
innocent babes" she mustered all her forttude
and courage to endure the awful trial. She was
exposed in this condition, with many others,
until the brig arrived Mt Norfolk, where she
found many friends, aud has met with great
Kindness and encouragement at every point she
has passed through. She lost all her baggage
and treasure with the Inflated steamer, but is
willing to cxclaim-
,.Kecp thy red gold gems, thou stormy grave!
Give back The true and brave
In abiding to the loss Of her husband, the
lady's countcnancc wore singular expression
of sadness-calm, deep, pcrvading aid resigned
"a sorrow too great to be relieved by tears
The children, which are both quite young and
interesting, have withstood the exposure at sea
and the fatigue of the journey to this place
remarkably well, and when We saw them they
we're enjoying calm, deep sleep, as if the
"wild and wFathful main" was to them unknown.
We should not neglect to say that through the
kindness of our friend, Capt w. D. Terry, of
the Union Ticket Office, Mrs. Traverse was fur
nishcd with necessary documents to secure her
not only a free passage to her nome, bat every
necessary attention on the route.