New-York daily tribune., 1857-10-06
Three more Survivors.
Rsscue of Messrs. John Tice, Alex. Grant and J.
". Dawson by the British brig Mary
STATEMENTS OF THEIR SUfFEnlNGS.
Eight Days and Twenty Hours without
Food or Drink.


news reporter at o'clock yesterday morning. As he
stepped from the Staten Islapd ferry boat at White
hall; and his wordslwere echoed from one to another
until nearly all in the lower part Of the city were
on the qpi rire to know who the fortunate sur
vivors, and the particulars of their rescue
Within an hour the following brief statement of
details was posted on the bulletin boards at the
Offices of the daily journals:
"The Bremen bark Laura, Capt. Wimssen, from
Bremen Al days, with merchandise and 2iO passengers
to II. Koop, arrived this morning. Her captain re.
ports Sept 90 lat DO 54 lon. so W., at 2 p. spoke
the Britith brig Mary Of Greenock, Capt. Shearer,
from Car6enas for Queenstown and took from her D..
TICE, Second Engineer Of Eew.York; ALEXANDER
GRANT fireman. Of New-York, and G. w. DAwsoN,
passenger, of New.York, al from the steamship Cen.
tral America They had been picked up at sea while
in boat by the Mary, the 2lst of September. The
Laura brought them to this port.
"The following statement is from Capt. Shearer Of
he British brig Mary:
"AT SEA, Sept - 1852 p. M,
Lat. 40' 81 NJ, lon. 60.
To nhOin U may con 'era:
"1bis is TO certify that the three men names under
mentioned were picked up at sea in an open boat on
the 2lst inst. by the brig Mary OF Greenock Captain
Colin Sbesrer from Cardeuas bound to Queenstown,
in the lat of So 4V and lon. ~. They stated that
they bad been cast away in the American steamer
Central America from Havana, bound to New-1ork.
The names Of those rescued are: J TIce, Second I'm
gineer; G.. w. Dawson, passenger. and Alexander
Grant. fireman. Yours respectfully,
"COLIN SHEARER, Master.
"The above men were transferred on the 2Sth OF
September. The Bremen bark Laura arrivedin por
this morning"
Inquiries were at once made for the bark Lsara, aud
she was soon found anchored off Castle Garden in the
North River. At II o'clock, Mr. Tice, Mr. Grant and
Mr. Dawson were sent ashore in one of the boats OF
the bark and carried into Castle Garden. Here they
received the hearty congratulations of numerous citi'
zens who had been spprised of their safety after
which Mr.. Dawson left to go to his friends residence
in Leonard street. and soon afser Messrs. Tice and
Grant were onveyed to the Office of the United States
Mail Steamship Company, corner CT West and War
rem streets, where they were met by Mr.
Ashby the Chief Engineer of the Central America,
who was one Of the survivors by the brig Marine.
Their stay here, however but brief, as in their
weakened state it was deemed imprudent for them to
bear the excitement of being constantly questioned
by the scores who had assembled about the place. and
after receiving the congratulations Of the attaches OF
the Office, they placed in carriage and conveyed
by Mr. Ashby TO their respective residences-Mr.
Grant to No. sc Vandam street. and Mr.. Yioe to No.
90 Avenue ID, near Seventh street. There they were
suffered to rest undsturbed until late in the afternoon
In the mean time the evening edition of The TRIB-
uSE cont aimed the following brief statement of the
facts, made by Mr. Tioe to the ship-news reporter:
Il was seveDty.two hours drifting on a p.ank. On
the fourth morning drifted by boat, and succeeded
in getting uo her. and the 9th picked up Alexander
Grant fireman. who had been five days on part ol
the hurricane deck. Grant swan to the boat, ana
together we pulled for the hurricane deck, and took
from il G. w. Dawson, a passerger There had been
twelve men on that part of the wreck, the names OF
some of whom are: George Buddington, third en-
gineer, dead; John bank, coal gas'er dead Patrick
Card, coal passer, dead; - Evers fireman; and
six passe ngers names unknown all dead.
- 'Messrs. Tice Dawson and Grant were eight days
without water or provisions the sea making breach
over them most of the time. The second day after the
steamer went down they saw a number Of passengers
ON pieces of wreck but could not assist them. MIR
Tice saw Capt Herndon just before the ship went
down.
Messrs. Tice. Dawson and Grant are in a sad con
don having been badly bruised, and are full Of boils
having been constantly i'll the water.
Later in the afternoon reporters succeeded in OBJ
aring interviews with the three last survivors, al
were enabled to receive statement of their suf
ferngs for eight days and twenty hours, while adrif
on the ocean, as full and perfect language can de-
pct them. tlrSt VIII DC IOunu Tue
NARRATIVE OF Mr.. TICE.
Within half an hour before the Central Americs
sank il became evident to all board that their effort
at bailing and pumping were unavaing, and Mr.. Tice
with others betook himself to the deck. Capt. Hcrn
don was then on the hurricane deck, and ne saw hiu
but few moments before the steamer sank. MIR
Tice at once looked about him TO secure some means
Of saving bis life, after the catastrophe should take
place. He found a board of an inch and half II
thickness and about ten feet long, and with it he took
his stand on the hurricane deck, near the stern
the steamer He had been there but q
few moments when the stern began to sinh
rapidly, and es the deck sank near to the sur
face he sprang with his board into the waer-sruck
vigorously out from the sinking vessel, and when about
forty feet distant he the waves closing over the
bow. lie was sufficiently remote from the steamer
when she sank, that he was not carried under. In
moment the boiling surface of the sea was filled with
the debris of the wreck and graspng for them were
scores of human beings still hoping that they might
vet be rescued from impending fate. Resting his
chest across the center of the board Mr.. Tce swan
TO the leeward and though near to Others who were
struggling in the waves they were sustained on pieces
of wreck and did rot attempt to share his board with
him Soon after the steamer sank, he discovered the
lights of a vessel in the distance which he supposed
to beorg either 10 the bsrk Marine or the schooner
libe FL Dorsdo which they had spoken Ghort time
before the catastrophe. They were to the leewa!d
Of him. and be continued swimming in that direction
in hopes 10 reach the vesse but with the disappear
snce OF the lights about % or 10 O'clock he ceased
his efforts. An hour or two later he again discovered
lights. and this time much nearer him. In few mo
ments he was able to distinguish the hull of vesse
bearing directly toward him. His hopes were raised
and he was con6den. that he would soon be
and rescued. But, when only quarter OF mile dis
tart from him. the vesse-a bark the Norwegian barS
ogo ~ uhsa