American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1857-10-15
The New York Tribune. Of Oct. 6ll

The New York Tribune, Of Oct. eth,
says:
"Three more saved from the Central
AmericA," was the announcement thai was
made by tile ship news reporter at 9 o,
clock yesterday morniig, as he stepped
ircmIsland ferry boat at, While hall; and
his words were echoed from ode 10 anoth'
or until nearly all in the lower part OF the
city. on the dui viue to know who
were the fortunate survivors, and the par
ticulars Of the rescue.
d Within an hour the following brief state
ment Of details was posted on the bulletin
boards at the offices Of the daily Journals;
rThe Bremen bark Laura. Capt. Wilth'
seen, from Bremen Az days, with merchan'
disc and 24O passengers TO u. Koop, arr
ysd this morning. Her captain report
Sept. 90, lat. 4p 81. lon. 60 W., at 2 p.
M. spoke tho British brig Mary, OF Green
cock, Gait. Shearer. from Cardenas io'
Queen.towr, aid took from her j. Tlce
.eceond eugiaeef, Of New York; Alexan'
der Grant, ffrettian, of New York: and u
w. Dawson, passenger Of New York, al
fson, the steatiship Central America =
They bad been picked up at sea while IN
boat. by the Mary oh the 2lst OF Sep'em
Der. The Laura brought them to thl
port =,
The reporter of the Tribune visited AL
exandef Grant
s,s suprEe;1scs OF ALExASbER GRANT.
Alexander Grant was fireman belong
ing to the Central America, Sooh ate
his arrival at this port he hutfied home
his wife and child in Vqldahi .speet.-
When we saw him he had just afrived vii
the news OF his own safety, and was SUI
rounded by his family and friehds' j.
looked like one rising from the grave, Th
intense suff+rings which he had uhdergoI
on the steamer. then on the raft. and lastl
ID the boat, were visible in every line'
ment Of his face. He looked like on
having been brought to deaths door by,
scorchiug fever, had just passed the crs
Of the disease. His large. manly face ",
white and almost fsshless, showing u
bony outlines with with ghastly dis'inc
ness, and his black, SCARED lips looked
thohsh in his sgony he had frequently bl
ten them through. But the most shoe
ing traces o. suffering were in his eye
Naturally large, they were now preturni
asalIy d,stended. and were f2edsstrai
ihg, sIeepIess expression. as though st
looking from The frail raft along the drea
lioriEot for a friendly ssil. His voice, to
was hoarse and hollow, and boils had br
ken out on his body from prolonged exp
sure to saltwater.
Making known to him our objeetin ca
ing, lie excused himself from giving a
narfsiiSa at present. as he felt TOO nhh
ptSsifated TO endufe the effort. In &C
versaiion, howeser. we learned some ia
o6interest. ),
This is not the 6rst, second. nor tn
tine that Mr.. Grant has been cast aw
Though Yet loung man, he has freque
ly'bsen piaced ~ scetss 81 peril, and t
is the fpurth ,ims that he has cen wre
eA. Ten years ago. when hoy on l
River Schooner, he was wrecked in
Bty OF Fundy, and narrowly escaped W
his life, Three years ago he was 6reu
On the steamer Arctic, and when that '
. ID : . 4 D
SCI Vent down was left doa,ing on pi
6iimbef. in the broad Atlantic. A
several days Of intense suffering he J
clicked up'by the ship Cambria, and carr
With Capt. Luce to- quebec. Nearly
Years ago be was fireman on the steams
Crescent City. and when that vessel "
ashore on the B4hamas, had athird pr
denaal escape with his life. Still he
not .qpitthe sea, but engaged again as
man on board he Central America,
mas on her when she went down. Jus
the steamer was sinking he, with
others. got upon piece Of the hurri!
deck, tBst they had previously cut q
and when the vessel sunk II fioatet
witb them.