The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-20


NJ Tslleas, Cincinnati, Ohio
VIM. Chase, Michigan
J. o. Taylor, Cohoes Falls, Albany county, New York.
A. Aguto, Lima. Peru.
Henry HAicon, Montreal, Canada.
w.F Fletcher, Broomnsld, Nc.
Vim. Irds, wisconsin.
r. Cascy. Askansas.
J. n Carey, Akansas.
John N. Crafts, Maine.
Henry Rumel, Illinois.
Jacob Qucner, WAtertowp, Y.
Henry HARTMAN, Bremen, Germany.
John B. AoCAbs, New York.
8. CALDWELL New York.
Bepj Sager, (wfe on Aarine), g. Louis
John George, England.
Mdward Moore, Boston.
B. n. Lee, PAaaburg, Pa.
Jas. Jackson, Missouri.
Chas. Reid, New York.
B. q. Ridley, Maine.
Jasez H YES, San Frsncsoo
Samuel W. Look, Maine.
.Adolph Frederick, San Francisco.
Henry H. Chiids, New York.
The UNDERLINED ARE survivors Of The crew Of The
Steamer
James n. Fraser, second officer, Rrockyn,N
Henry Keefer, secOnd assistant engineer
John James, fire roou
Bartholomew NoCarty, IRE room.
Aaron Holc0m, saloon cook, New York.
Henry Hardenbursher, ship cook, New York.
Tim MoKugh, seaman.
Total 40 passengers saved on board Norwegian bark
Ellen.
to be hoped that paliaipg circumstances may
be ELECTED when time ahsll have elapsed suoen, 10 clear
up his matter In regard he chief engineers deseron
CT the shp and 70 his singular conduct previous to tha.
deseron. II ssd he acted the part OF coward In de-
serng his duty when there earthly necessity TO-
such conduct, sad At time when = little nerVe would
have saved the ship and brought all IN unhsrmsd.
The vessel WIS In a strong way at this time and
aboring In the trough Of the sea, and !. IL believed the
chief engineer had kent the steam up the steamer
could have worked she would have worked out Of her i
nculies but In this critical moment he neglected 10 do bis
duty, and the steamer was rendered entirely unman
tgeAble.
Gree. praise due 10 Captain johnson and his crew FOR
their obe and conduct In the rescue Of the sur
vivors OF the fAtod Central America. They all In
rendering their heartfelt thanks for their efforts to render
them every sisanoe In their power before and after their
rescue.
One incident connected with this heart rcnding caa,
trcphe IL said TO be- that tho captain Of the Norwegian
bark time previous 10 finding the survivors Of the
steamer, was on deck, and bird few In his face three
times, when he made alteration OF three points In his
urse, by which he made the happy nssru.
ment Of aavng the lives Of the 40 survivors.
STATEMENT OF MR.. OLIVER P. MANLUE.
Oliver hanius, passenger gives the following infor
nation
The ncrm commenced Immediately aner the steamer
LEFT Havana and continued with great violence ncreasing
until Friday On Friday afternoon all hands were cslled
mp 70 bale. The vessel continued 10 ship water, and oil
hands worked with buckets, barrels 80 al Friday night
and till about O'Clock Saturday, when The brig
rne hove In sight All the ladies and children were pot
on board The Marine about O'Clock, r. H., and
The Chief Engineer len with them. In launching the
boats two Of ths ave Of thom sove and the other
three despatched with the and children about
hour before SUNSET. The Marine was laying nearly
mile m, and BY the time We three boats reached her
became evident that The ship mus 20 down before they
could got back All hands thon seized pieces Of spars
chars and life preserve while others rushed below
Gus their treassrc Tue oonfuson bscsmc very great
though all acted with ooolne@ esch endeavorng make
the last effort for his safety. Nov the vessel gave
three lurches Of the passengers jumping OF n each
iurch. Those who jumped on al he first and second
lurchcs swam Of 10 some distance, but thc srsa,
mass rsmained deck until vessel went down. which
wss . mcrent ortwo sftsrwarda
had provided myself with . NE preserver
and = piece OF . spar, and dote-mined 10 20 down
with the vessel, with the great mas Of the pas.
themselves up and securing those articles mos.
available to buoy them up. The vessel nraly went down
scrn foremost WAS standing The smoke stack
The time, ssd We were all dragged under The wafer with
he sinking ship
Inc general supposinon ID hat oil drawn under
lhe surface u least twenty feet, and whom rose We
were nearly sunod. Tho rApdity with which l was
drawn down tore the spar from my hands
and tho life prsssrver from my body, and when reacoed
the sarfsce my clothing almost all stripped or
I, however, met friend who had two life prescrvers,
who gave me one, and also soized pieces Of the
wreck which helped 70 ,ustsin
About four hundred Of the passengers wore srusgnr
about, most OF then having Lost her life prcscrvcrs
and oors seng pieocs Of the wreck which came up
with NJ.
ne Captain had Cut away TIE upper works OF the vesse
that when the hull SUNK they would aoai on but they
verc drArscd down and came up In frAs.
msnts. Many persons were killed, stunned and
drowned, by bsrs struck win pieces OF the
wreck, vhs the pieces were 70 others The ultimate
means Of tafy An occasional Aash Of Hghenv showed
70 each other . &C. of struggling forms Each s,rove
70 encourage bis friend with no - which he
icarce fei, himself Al oru We we're all together
mss, but soon The waves separated ne, and =, each
successive nash q lightning discovered thai we ~e,o
being scattered vide Area, and found ourselves
apparently slnre the boundiea ocean.
The rect of this account doss dirS from that already
received Ho concludes by saying that about ton O'Clock
hs picked up By the bark Een, and had The sslso-
uon o, fading others on board OF her.
10 rsid that the bark Marine wss . disabled condI.
lion. Her Bbboom carried away one OF her masts
sprung, and her tlllcr out OF order.
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN BADGER
Captain Badgor Of the rescued passenssrs Of the
Central America, ssates that Inc gale increased until
tvo O'Clock on Friday ns lin, when Il wss per.
ceivcd that she engine had stopped, sud the ship