Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-03-31

tsees.a Of AAii1seE alud tx ssOsare.
L has already been Aansaacsa BY telerrapb. .h,i
the ship Centurion hal arrived !. New, York viii, tv,o
Of the crew Of the BsitsA BARI Druuobair which
vas watsrlogs ed on her voyage from Ess sste sli-
/ 60, ireland. When tie Centurion gsli IN vi,b .bs
wreck o. the Glib ef Jsuuary, the survivors ef he
crew. ssven innuuber, had beel sn5sissine fer
ty-One days on an allowances q half biscuit snd
little TaiusWatsr avery twenty four hours Fiya Of
their companions h-d persisted through starvation.
The rescued men were treated With great kiadnes.
board the CsntuTioa, and o. the Oath inst. with
two exceptions, we're transferred to TIE ship Marsl,
Ian, bound for Swansea, Wales. The NsE York
evening Post publishes tho following statement from
Elliott and MeNaaghtan. the two men who have irs.
como into part on board tbs Centurion:
They state that the Drsmoaair sailed from Ouebse
on the 20ih Of November, sta 6 ereE OF ihirtesp
men and no passengers. laden With lumber.
On Saturday, Des. 18Th. about noon. q veIv hear,
northwest gaze sprung up, with occasional shopsfs
Ct hail. About o'clock the ship vas hove 10. About
seven in the evening shipped a tremendous go
which capsized The long boat, and we're obltef h
break Il IN pieces to save small boat inside in from
aes rue'iou. The seip thea sprung q leak, and IN
aaIes we're put az TIC pumps vhera they continued
TO labor until about click Sunday morning. tie
sea running higeer and tie leak increasing
al that iiue they shipped aaother Tremendous
wave, which swept the decs of every thing movabse
safsisd away the hplFarks and sssnsehicas. spIit /
lae eIseIl1e o0arasr t2ok sFay the eook house
stove the companion way, and sp ept ava ths yhs.l
together with the Man at the helm, named Georre :
Macintosh, who wa net again seen.
The little boat hanging at the starhoard davits 4
was also swept away, Wnh large portion Of the
stan Ing and running rigging All Tue sails were
at this time blown from the yards Attha tirns;la
fha mo Al,
pumped for their live, and when the water cleared
OF, they found themselves jsmmed into corners
about he deck. Gas man found himself high m in
The rigging The wave swep, as high as the main.
.ep. The water run into the cabin, stove the bulk
heads, and flowed into the bread room. dsstroViny
III the bread in it. They had only one barrel Of
bread after This calamity, which happened to Be
slowed away in a spare locker. /.
From this time the weather began to moderate
Ind the men worked 81 the pumps as much as thev
'ould, lodging into the cabin 10 prevent being
washed away by heavy seas
About o'clock, Sunday night Che uumn -avs
ut, aud they were not able TO get il in operation
gain until o'clock Monday morning, az winch
ime there was thirteen feet Of wafer ia the hold
Jumping was then resumed, and by Monday noon.
IL che water was worked out They cleared the
Ireek ana attempted TO get on canvas, which occu-
led them until o'clock Monday night, wbea anotb-
furious gale arose. The sea rushed O-er ths shin
ore and aft and the men were compelled te absp
on the pumps. The storm continued all night and
bout O'Clock on Tuesday morning The water bad
sen above the cabin floor, and the sufferers were
empelled 10 abandon II aud take their chances in a
nall house on deck, which had been so built in.
lat it had not been washed away.
The ship was now completely water logged. and
Oihing more could be done. There were thirty or
rty pounds of bread, but water. The house on
eek stood well until the bu'khsads Of the cabin
ere washed away. After that the men were liable
be deluged at every lUrch of the vessel
About the lst Of January, John MeInnis died of
anger and exposure. The ssme night Harry Frost
,came deranged, and Went ever the side hanging
lly by his hands Some of the men tried 10 null
i'm in, but he was soon washed away.
Next day James AeGral was washed into the
.bin and drowned Samuel COffran aud John Mur.
" g boy, died on the 9th, just as the ship Centu
on bore down to take Ell the survivors
John Hutchinson, the captain, John Elliot and
ectOr MeNaughten were alone able to stand when
seusd. The name Of the others saved are: Hec-
T Monroe, William Henderson, James Henderson
ID Dougal Campbell