Steamship - Central America - Sept 1856

US Central America left Havana at nine o'clock on the morning of the 8th

The Supposed Loss
The following were known to have been on board the Central America at the time she went down, and are supposed to be lost.

Austin, Mr., of Nevada.  Mr Austin was crushed to death between one of the boats and the steamer as he was lowering himself by a rope from the vessel.
Ashville, Mr, passenger
Allaye, Adolphus, Lima passenger from Havana
Allagen, Ricardo, Lima passenger from Havana
Birch, Jas. E, (USM Contractor) Fall River
Begaum, Dr. San Francisco
Brush, Gabriel, baggage master, New York
Barnes, William, NY
Burke, James, stuge line, San Francisco
Buddington, George, third assistant engineer
Brown, Fred, seaman
Bell, Arnold, coal-passer
Bell, Richard, coal-passer
Banks, John, ashman
Brennan, James, ashman
Breslin, James, waiter
Blue, John, steerage waiter
Boyd, Charles H. (boy)
Byrnes, Willam
Bride, Patrick
Brown, Mr., (firm of Ta* & Co) of San Francisco, on his way to England
Bokee, Mr. New York
Bagwell, Mr. Wiley, of Sacramento, formerly of Illinois
Butler, Patrick, Rhode Island
Bulhe, Peter, Moledunuie Hill, Cal, going to Montreal
Barns, Wilson of New York
banhauer, Mr., of Penn Valley, Cal (Wife and child saved by the brig Marine)
Brown, John, waiter
Booker, Mr. Boston
Breslier, James, head waiter
Broderick, David, United States Senator, of California (It is not certain that this gentleman was on board)
Bates, Dr. Henry, brother of George A Bates of No 34 Pine Street late State Treasurer of California
Colt, Benjamin Hancock Co, Ill
Carr, Johnson of Claremont, Marion Co, Wis miner
Cremins, Michael, County of Cork, Ireland
Cregin, Michael, hazel Green, Wis
Cappello, Joseph, Genoa, Italy
Clark, Joseph, Fourth Assistant Engineer
Conklin, Bernard fireman
Carr, Patrick, fireman
Callam, Christopher, coal-passer
Carroll, Patrick, waiter
Carn, Robert, fireman
Clemens, Eli, waiter
Cornell, Charles, scullion
Campbell, SC of San Franscico, ministrel
Coes, George, of San Francisco, minstrel
Co9ttrell, Gordon of Norwich, Conn
Clark, Mr. of New York, brother of WY Clark
Dobbin,     Purser U.S.N, brother of the late Secretary of the Navy, of North Carolina.  Mr Dobbin was in the state-room asleep, quite exhausted by bailing, when the steamer went down.
Darey, Laurence, of Pennsylvania, on his way home
Dean, Henry of New York City
Dyer, Captain
Davison, John, seaman
Dawney, John, fireman
Doyle, Edward, fireman
Davis, Lee Mr
Denour, John, of Philadelphia
Denenberg, Henry of Grass Valley, Cal, was on his way to New York on business for his brother
Domecio, Mr of Genoa, Italy
Dean, Mr, a son of John Dean, a dry goods merchant, Hartford, Conn
Dovoner, William, New York City
Davoyesey, John, fireman
Evans, Patrick, ashman
Ellis, E., California
Eli, Oreill, captain's servant
Ellis, Dr., Ohio (wife and four children rescued by the brig Martin.)
Equerra, Parie**, Valparaiso
Earl, Elisha Morris, Newark, NJ
Fredman, John S waiter
F**nn, William, fireman's mess boy
Fallow, Lawrence, of San Jose, California
Fallon, Thomas, formerly of Sharon Co, Conn (His daughter aged 17 and a son aged 3 were saved)
Gibbs, Dr. Columbia County, Cal
Gale, Geo., son of Mr. Gale, a brewer in New York
Gilkie, Charles, farmer, Portland, Me, late of Splicer Co, Cal, about 23 years of age
Gilkie, Jas, brother of the above, 24 years of age.  These two young men, both unmarried, had been very successful in business and were returning home without having apprised their friends of their intention, wishing, as they said to take them by surprise.
Grant, Alexander, fireman
Gwinn, Patrick, coal passer
Gillespie, John coal passer
Gaynor, Bartlett, waiter
Gillian, Jacob D. barber
Gilbert, Richard, officers' mess boy
Gould, Geo, an artist or daguerreotypist
Green, Wm., of the bark Vespicus, wrecked on her way from New york to Aspinwall
Garrison, Oliver, St Louis
Gavin, Patrick, coal passer
Herne, Hanson, Missouri
Herndon, Capt W
Hutchinson, JV, Mas............
Holly, Mr, bound to ..........
Hyde, Martin..........
Hogan, John, waiter
Hull, EW, Purser of the C A
Hull, WH, brother of the above, Store keeper
Hawles, Mr TS, Bridgeport, Conn, wife and two children rescued by the brig Marine
Hawley, Aaron, Bridgeport, Conn
Hutchinson, Geo T of New Jersey, a young man
Horn, John, Cincinnati (wife saved)
Horn, son of above
Harley, Mr., San Francisco, going to visit friends at Norwalk , Conn
Hughes, Robert, (on his way to Chicago)
Hydenfeldt, Judge Superior Court, California
Henry, James, waiter, (steerage)
Henry, John, cook
Hare, William, waiter and pantryman
Holcombe, Henry, steerage waiter
Honey, John, saloon cook
Jones, Wm., 4th Assistant Engineer
Jones, David, of Schuyikill County, Penn
Jones, Charles, colored boy, servant of Mr. Frank Jone
**erneity, John, ashman
Kelly, Peter, steerage waiter
Knight, Williams, Lockport, NY
Keat, Charles, Richmond, VA
Lee, William, Canada
Lowe, Mr., Civil Engineer, Nevada, Cal
Leech, John, Stockbridge, Mass, about 47 years of age. On his way home having left two sons at Grass Valley, Cal.
Lawrence, Samuel, seaman
Libbey, Elias, waiter and pantryman
Lockwood, BA, of Indian, Cal, Fremont's attorney in California
Leavenworth, or Leffingwell, Dr. Michigan
Leonard, John, Buffalo, NY, (placed a sum of money in charge of Mrs. Marvin for his mother)
Lee, Mr., proprietor of Lee's Gardens, San Francisco, intended to visit Philadelphia
Lohman, Cincinaway Mound, Wis.

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