The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-26
THE LATE CALAMITY.

THE WRECK OF THE CENTRAL AMERICA,
AND THE SCHOONER Ell DORADO-THE
LAST HOPE GONE
QUE BOSTON CORRESPONDENTS.
BosroH, Bep< -, 1857.
me schooner Fl Dorado, which was seen By Capt.
nsrp previous - the sinking Of the Osn~l America
having just arrived II this port hsstensd 70 The wha
% have Interview with her apaiu In Answer 10 my
question ~ 70 The reason why Of the floating passeu
gers had been picked up BY him and rescued from
wssery grave, Capt Sne admitted tina, no was within
eighty or one hundrei iees Of The steamer at past six
% the evening Of the dis sev and could easily have
line from her, on which most, If mot all OF the psssen
gers could have reached his vessel hand over hand II In
70 other way But he alleged a. reason Why he did not
rcne GnmediAte assistance the fkcs ths Capt Hefn-
son LEI .ne passengers on board hs vessea
In - 1gUofsahon he repeated The substance OF his
YuoliAhed enent, that II $50 p NJ on the 18th, when
W as 81 =, -. II 10, he spoke the steamer Central
west and . heavy running His schooner by the
seamer nj distance Of only about 100 feet and 70
A. n on the lah and thai her lights disappeared ii t5
r. r. the l2h, At which time he two miles from
the steamer he then wore ship and the spo.
where the wreck was last seen "a Ia his power 10
Do, and wore shtp every two hours, but could die.
ccver no vestge OF the steamer or her ps senxe,s,
although n.An stationed slofs for that purpose
q daylight; that he raw three other vessels living
by Of which the bark Saxony before reported
- having picked up portion OF the rssenaerp and the
Oncrs, no doubt the Norwegian bark Elen and the
Boston brig Marine both or which performed such mate.
a service though not 80 near the wrecked steamer
Captain stones schooner Upon suggesting TO m this
fact, he reiterated his assertion hst he lay by all night
SINGLE per1on from the sunxen stesmer This certainly
appears almost Incredible and few persons will found
70 believe statement 10 strange without IL being sup.
ported by The most conclusive evidence
The name or one OF the list passengers 10 Samuel 8
shreve, Of he nrm of G. shreve San Fr,ncIsco,
and son Of Captain 3. v. shreve, OF Salem, Mass.
BR CENTRAL AMERICA.
From the Boston Courier, Sept rs
Captain sone Of the schooner II Dorado, which arrived
G hi port yesterday reports that the 1th instant in
latitude 20 90 cpsltrse rs 2o experienced hurricane
from northeast to northwest. lost forcsAi and received
SAINT q about p N, in latitude 81 Is Longitude II To-
during strong gale from north weH and heavy
nrg, he discovered steamer long distance OF from
him. At o'clock he had approa shed 20 /, be
able 10 signals OF distress flying, and he Immediately
shaped his coure for her. the steamer then being
the stern OF toe steamer that oiscat could
been tossed on board and then csme to under stern
assistaaCe, 70 which Captain Hsrndon replied
ave are In sinking condition. Lay by until
morning" Captain Stone put osner questions to
BY until morning. seemed to he the ony ,sius upper
most In Capt Hendon's M nd. All this time Il was quite
dark, and although Capt. Stone The large nambe.
Of passengers board yes be could discern urcs
Uapt Store requests ted the show her lights and
Y abort time four brilliant ngts were boosted. fne
Dorado gradually drilled away from the steamer bu.
vood make rail and soon run up again All hands we're
kept on deck ali rgh and every prep aion possible
made TO receive the ship wrecked pa sepgsra.
Al As r n, when the schooner about two miles
distant, the stesmer's Lights suddenly dissppelred
Captain Stone then wore ship, and
NE spot A. could be Gcer,siued, out nothing
BE kept A. near the place where The wreck was
LAST seen ~ II visa In mis- COVER TO do, AMI ~ore
ship every two hours, bu, could discover no veslge
oil the steamer or her passengers, although
stationed Aoi for that purpose nj daylight. Sss three
other vessels lying BY OF which bsIk Ssxony
before reported a. having picket up portion OF tie
seasers
From The fac, that Capt. Hern ION requos ID the schooner
70 lie by unu morning, 10 evident tnA he a1ug that
the steamer could have been kept ahoa villa the
which had been used. Had Capt some known that the
steamer had 10 boltbcy then having gone the brig Ma.
rnehe would have GOT line the steamer aoi held on
BE had but boat board or the schooner and that
v0 small enc, which would have held Dut about fifteen
IN smooth vtisr; but In sucp tnen running
would not have lived moment. CAPT Stone, believing
TIA; hn schooner would be Instrumental In saving many
lives. gave orcers 70 save overy drop OF ffean Va.
Yer board and every particle pros,ols aud bad
been peceua'y, Soud have throws over his entire cargo
70 have Accommodate them