The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-27

fsl detasp obsny the ooncaoing details o. this meAn
shelly calamity
STATEMENT OF JUDGE Monsoon, OF CALI
FORNIA.
Judge A Aonsou, p, eci-ios Judge Of the Sixth Jud
Dstos Of California Of the rescued psssen
rers Of the Central gives the following interest
% statement touching the disAster;-
Three consecutive times It bAs been my misfortune 10
ourneyice from California to the sates get caught
he equine hso hoped the present visit TO
sscspe my former misfortunes in this respect Having
taken the from California the Goth Of Augut
bad sneops cd being able 70 get taro gn In advance
ne fall equiDocual sn not doom sd, appears 70 De
ucsy this the uit proved ou, for the fourth
ans oand myself board ship or Cape HAeras,
the terri ~ storms precsbiy that stirred
angry of that Care, dangerous place thar
which, heavy gale, is not the Wnole Atlantic coast
hours after Central America lsf
Havana the srd commenced On ~ ssdAy, the sta OF
September The seeoni day out from Havana the steamer
d not mss her usual pum eer n ntes. sue,day and
Wedpesdag n z cd many OF the oa1in passengers
on deck Thursday the wind bew wnh force tost
eve woody s0 CAD to Keep 10 the cabin Ga rnd assy
nsSnl TIE ~nd inc ~ q ,er cot gale and tn
rolled vey high, tonipg tue steamer feArruy
Aost OF Ire passengers were mace sick. Dl,ing
Thursday evening the evening sae' of cards aud other
PAstn &c for diversion and lsemen asua In the csbo
DISPENSED 9Th The siorm the kadi1g Sopc 81
oDrferenoe some exoesseo their apprehension icu
w.
af the gentle men, uyse smoag Others did everything
70 prevent any alarm among The 'as-eDgers.
Vast SnsAroN OF PulsNE DAy0xK
The 1rst ini toa | bad Of any real anger 10 the
gsAmer the Appearance o. Garrison, Cap Hsyadon's
pvfva waiter, in toe cabin call ng for passengers t.
up assist Sh buckets Ia baing thio Tots
Announcement and Call the mails cabin ps sengsrs
some Atari among the passengers, DO "a Ice
and gentle men he general iaaairy ~., -ns:hsr the
really IN dangerous position ami any fea
u her sh king. Immediately following Garrison, Caps
n~Sncon into the cabin and sed the request
made by Garrison Al the time sitiDg front Of
siAseroom engaged In CREATION with Capt 8sfger
hh wife and Mr.. Ess Capt badger had rsssed
sui,ea In sing the sam. bslef We had bu los SO
fore aiken ion inform the ooer pasepge Pc
ssa. OF ,his view. Upon tue APPEARANCE OF aSan
HaSrdon AND bis reques the passengers became
alarmed given out bo~ever, mat tho bu,ke
vs1ed 10 pass coal Believing 10 this litter a.
sh,co vac - or,y before P. N on Friday, b d q
scssoed that the engines Of the sesmr g,ny
usual very mucn doubt ~hetn.r T. naif doz
81 the ds ca pasa@prers, even that pumbe. had any
dea that they hat stopped and Lot ~orsins Toe
Ao thai The stssme- tossed msdly about, and
Mai IA. impossible to know whether The engines
moving or not
Al o'clock 7 n. empt vas made 10 set table 10
Ne nrri CABIN for the storage passeaer ts being The
asuAi hour for bsr and be osce whore table
set But too tables se. instead Of n,
Ne ordinary nu ueer me sea in vas 30 rough ,ua,
n win lhe utmost fhou that tables
sprrad Asst ~s, bu, very 'e thoaah Of eating When
.Aose tho on 10 eat had estsp beginning made
Ell the regular tshie for the oci,,k dnaer Tor the
arv, csbu passengers, Captain ssdssr and myself, %
Ecshcr III ther, said there nocesrty for setting
Ap anu the stempt sas sosnd ned
For he Of ,punx cared FOR food seeminSly
10 dis o.nion Al b,eskf.n able tnere ~sre
dcz-o persons. rnu 'sd.y mo- ne ~As be
me hsi Csa 6ernoop came 20 the t.pe kn,~ for
nysei that bad 10 desire 70 eat and d.. not taste
parce Of food fro FRIDAY morning mill saturday night
va About oD Ia sben the psssengers s7d
n "a 80
bat vees.i se~s that The eaginos
% going, and tbA. ezra sid ~ss seedsa % oae tie
re<mer, longer sire no,ei 70 be- sspt disguised
r--ry body tpe. H. all PIE AIRED 70 10 heir ut
xeep The s'ssmer from danger n siuxng TIE ,s,in
rssmer wstie the Storage pc ttnses ~ere engaged
9Th burseis and pun . cec< Tne w,rK o. psRug
30. Yep, up oil stet and he men 70 sei soo,
Willingly IA IN. TAX nos sop log g. rest OF sles1 oil
sight ksery body worked IN excellent ,piris and al
vsi<d psnenily for dsyb-ssk, sbeo n vas ano-d the
scyn you'd gu ,sids Il "a shas sas-r
st be po-tncies Wit, some Others ASS rted Ia SOP
ping up vita blanket. such ~ ws uece,sary Oh the
s,~f 81 II cayltt, "a arday marrug was discovered
hal tn ~se- bst gsnd Ne, a this MY de the
work mos inoust ou'ly - "a sca rany ieh TIA,
IN NUT rate and some vessel 70 the
rescue OF ue passcpssrs
On Friday az moon Cap. tersdou came 70 my sta q
focv sno asked yermhsoo 70 20 aove nis nss .am ,n~
possibility be sald that bis slA,eroOn from Iva erposef
POSITION. u'gn' ressspt s.sy, 400 b.. lbs runen.s
we're remove 81 >esordtorlv
CAPT BspsDoS serksr PsssuSGsgs
snor'l Afer o. break ss;uroay nocnOg oload.
ssatd s-ay some. ba and toe p.s.eoser. aad ere felt
yca tpoo -sgec me stos tsef he level had pss led
a. diminishing p<int Capt He,rdou ste cd o TOE meo
pump, thu lhougn the siarm hal Aoatet aud that
they sogid keep As ORR bsins tl the steamer
Hah be me captain male the statement Ia
be-, A'n ~, sseoasoo.a s.a,es sso.,a ohs.s
frvm The men 81 The pms, asd rnt Jy
and aases 70 the hearts OF ,he lady pss,eng
suffering Intensely from b. horrors OF sdspenss
wuh sanD iDcreAscd visos dit the engaged 10
pAins bold Of The thai fsv
ocntuncd s,eaoiy 70 gain Ret~aed en,rts we're maize
% pot the eooxey engines 70 work but was only TINE
We s.o IA nc, ass,e % the clouds -ere though, "
povend, aud Gap ain aerpaou predicted Instead Of
~ sina scresslnf, u ble- After tine, y anything
9Th 80 meotnc force
CAPTAIN HrRsDos Psivkrs,Y prc.sr rHAr rms raAxln
oAssor rvsviys rsk sfoss
Aeont o'cock SAsardsg nisg Cspa H~ndou
mo my siSiero m. I hsd been "a III
A,qusrisnce or hts occupied his lc,, table
asd hAd been bis partner hist The lrevious evening
~ lhe "Trip out u 3avsna me captain told then
A<-s w1s No hcye for unles, ~ aJa,ed
sc~< rsssl hoo ,sN presume ~r tbs vply psrs
s bard 70 wbom he oouu this fact rue o.sln
~ psrfecy oHlu sDo ntimaicd lbs. vss but % seep
up The courage Of the passengers and crew uns the last
moment
ArrroacH or rHp sasrSs --rusrlusvs Tos rhuse oYT
rHs srpssrs's Pa~ssosss
A. hal psst o'coct the sflernDou SAL
n We ss, s,, = ga no s. a .IS ~ ne
~ nred and Gag u distress hosted I'm ne
csey AFTER Inc hpg Of the and the DO SURG Of The
rsnss Ia gsin Herndon called into his slseroJm. BE
said he AZ aid there might be rh of Tor
Ne small boats N, sosred IA idhss and children
sarcd IrH Ne destrsd ~ sasd Of ne pnef gers %
aasN ~ pr,Sr'tre vesA for ~ bcIs Nc he'd oay I've
ecas - ssuDed thai the brig rad some bcaa waic1
soald be 1sed 10 transferring The uAscussr css hi
ssAsssson raagc all he passengers o ~ brig. Ia, CLn
nal Ars~ne ooth ~ sos abous sopv -ors han fifteen
Arrs lo~p~
SPEEDY greparnor -ss mate 'oirasfcr tbs pSsesssr
OF The q ntra nerea W The biz pns With pat
nrs The ladies' and ohdrvt - IN % smsl ooss Fre,y
iaey had ful conf ienc. All On board you'd bo
saved vst cbeerfol 4 the oounien,noes Of the
rsssensers Suddenly bysbterirs up many OF sho he'd
tor bourr sven ~sy " sccs, alarm and app-ener-oa
Amer all the ladies' and child rea hsd secn t.keu
from he rcsmer, ] Sked NJ, Van Rsns-ts-r
the nr ofloer, he would oG allow Mr. Priest Of ia.
ra,cs L who the olte.t vseugsy np b,ard 4, be
sshen Mr. Van Rensselser sad y h,d previously
requested M Priest 70 remain 10 the ospn wbers .oaij
srf him and 81 no.ided him tsa be coulf tste his
place In one Of TIE sma boats drought aim 70 tbe Tor
wsrd part q the steamer and found tue Boa there fun
then loos HIM aer part Of Toe vessel be ga.
cred into small BOAT gsve Mr. Prsw 70
my brother In New York, In case shouh no be ssves
Ne prt.xt m nd the ma