New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-21

here about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, bringing
the passengers saved by the bark. From these
passengers, from the mails, and from our telegraphic
correspondence we gather the minute and interest
ing details which fill our columns this morning, to
the exclusion of almost everything else.
FIRST PASSENGERS ARRIVED IN NEW
YORK.
The first persons saved from the Central America
who arrived in New-York were Mr.. X. T. Brown,
dealer in clothing in this city and California, residing
at No. 167 Hester street, and Mr.. Ayulo of Lima,
Peru They were saved by the Ellen, and when that
vessel anived at Hampton Roads, they, with three
Others hired pilo-boat to take them up to Norfolk
reaching that city in time to get aboard the Baltimore
boat of Fricay night, taking the New-York train of
Saturday morning, and arriving at the Metropolitan
Hotel in this city in the evening.
OF course they were besieged by crowd of anxious
friends and overwhelmed with thousand questions
at once. Mr.. Browns statement is interesting as the
first oral narration Of the terrible disaster.
STATEMENT OF MR.. r. T. BROWN.
We left Aspinwall on the afternoon Of September 3
at Q clock; arrived at Havana on Monday evening,
the eth inst. Left Havana the next morning, about
O'Clock. old not go on shore at Havana. The wea-
Their was fine. Sept 9, Wednesday morning, the
wind blew fresh. Sept 10, Thursday morning. strong
wind at night very strong, almost hurricane Sept.
IL, Friday morning, there was heavy and severe
gale. sat from O'Clock in the morning until IL at
noon watching the progress of tho storm. The
steamer all the time had her head to the sea and
acted handsomely, and appeared to even strain,
for there no creaking noise Of that character.
The wind very strong but the sea was excessive
ly high. At that time the vessel behaved so well
that made up my mind TO wait two weeks for her
at any subsequent time that should wish to go to
California. There is but opinion this subject
held by all of the fifty passengers saved on the
Ellen. Capt Badger said that he never saw ship
behave better. The only apprehension felt was
that her machinery might give gu. or become
damaged. During the morning the spanker was
set but in an hour it was blown away. At IL
o'clock | went down stairs; / was there hardly an
hour when word was given to get all the buckets
ready Capt. Badger giving the order. At , o'clock
all hands commenced baipg At this time one of the
spsines-that on the starbosrd side-stopped owing
to the fire in its furnace going out. At O'Clock the
fire in the furnace on the arbosrd side went out, and
that engine which had been working but slowly, also
stopped. The reason was that they could not get
After the fires went out the steamer went into the
trough of the sea. There were two lines of buckets
formed from the lower welhole, near the cabin, to
the deck-about so men in each line, beside ~ men
forward, who were bailing from the wel-hoe on the
seeraee eide of the steamer. We worked assidu-
ou y and laborousy and succeeded in preventing the
water from increasing upon us by the rapid use OF the
buckets. Until dark the water in the hold was not so
I,kx 49, MID in he
tom which was carried there for ballast. Near dark
it commenced gaining on us considerably, and con-
tnued to gain until she sank. The pumps al on deck
were entirely out of order, and would not draw the
water. Men, however, worked them all night.
During Friday afternoon they succeeded In getting up
steam again for short time.
Sept. - Saturday morning, worked six hours, only
resting once or twice but aerward discovered that
no water had been drawn up by them, and that our
labor was accordingly lost. The discharging pipe of
the pumps i, on the side, below the deck and out Of
Significance their ignorance of the futity of their
lsbors. first took hold and worked three hours but
finding that we were not gaining the water, had
them repaired We then went TO work again, although
told them that did not want to waste strength upon
them unless they were doing some service. 10 about
two or three hours of those who repaired them
as he had discovered on examination tha.hey brought
up no water. We then went to work to haul rope
which was attached TO barrels which were passed up
and Down through the skylight The man who tried to
repair the pumps said they were all out Of order The
bailers at work also all Of the preceding night
and they worked faithfully consisting Of passenger
fore and aft. do not think any slept that night
except some few who laid down from exhaustion. l
did not sleep moment from Thursday night until
got on board the bark Ellen on Sunday morning, when
Immediately fell asleep, being completely worn out
and exhausted. About o'clock on Saturday . sail
hove in sight. We fred gun and placed our flag at
balfmast. 1t proved TO be the bark Marine Of Boz
ton. We then considered ourselves safe. She came
near and We told her our condition. She lay about
mile distant, and sent the ladies and children in
three smah boats 10 the bark. There were thus
sert about twenty-siI ladies. Accompanying the Ia
dies was Judge Murson Of Sacramento, Albert Priest
of Jamaica, l.. l., and Theodore Payne of San Fran
CISCO, beside three four Others whose names do
not krow. TIE engineer, George E. Ashby assumed
the sole charge Of the last boat, and as some ap-
psoacbsd endesvoripg to get i'll, he drew his knife
ard threatened to stab any other one who should at
tempt TO get into the boat there being four or Ave
alre ady in her; but watching his opportunity al
yerert moment, he jumped into the boa. and pushed
of in cowadly manner. Among the rescued pa,sen-
s.rs there but one opinion and that is that the loss
of tina steamer is TO be attributed 10 him in letting the
free 90 out. He is Low on board the Empire City.
The port, OF the Central America ooaS not b. closed