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.

Martin, Mr. California
Marin, Mr. California
McNeal, Mr. Hardware merchant, San Francisco
Muck, Mr
Moseley, Mr, ?  ,intended to go to Arkansas
McClough or McClew Mr. believed to be from Pennsylvania, Previous to the transfer of the passengers to the brig, Mr McClough gave to a Mrs Alloe Lockwood $3000 in gold with a request that she forward it to his mother, whose address he gave her
Marvin, Captain, B , NY(wife saved)
Myrtle, Frank, Moke*mue County, bound for Montreal
McNeil, Mr. , Lockport, NY
Murch, Stephen of Portland, Me, about 30 years of age, late of Massachusetts Flats near Sacramento, in business with his brother is a blacksmith and shoe maker. He had sold out his business and having his mother wind up his  affairs and forward the proceeds home to Portland, when he had a wife and two children, in the expectation of sharing the fruits of his life in California
Mahore, New York
Myers, Charles ? of the Central America
McDonald, Donald, tenth assistant engineer
McBride, N L steward
McBeath, Archiabald, waiter
Myers, Williams, waiter
McClelland, W , baker
McEvan,  seaman
McCuman, John, coal passer
Marvin, WH, Sacramento
Mcconnia coal passer
McCorkie, Judge ,
Meteyer M of Nicaraga
Nash, Isaac, waiter
Norris, James, coal passer
Nelson, Samuel,waiter
O'Connor, Mr. New York
O'Nell, Cincinnati
Petoras, (colored) Bermuda
Phillips, Mr, a German, who was going to England with treasure
Probert,   of grass Valley, Nevada County, He was from Lowell, Mass and was returning for his health. He left a wife and two children in California
Parker, Thomas, seaman
Patterson, John, brother
Perkers W. waiter
Panver Richard, waiter ( steerage)
Popher, William, waiter
Prattis, Isaac, second cook
Prattis, John, second saloon cooper
Pennington, porter
Parker, Sta? a merchant
Powell,
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Robinson, Mr
Robinson, son of above
Rober...Mr., Grass Valley, Cal
Rodwell, John tavern cooper, Grass Valley (Wife was rescued by Marine)
Rees, William, Lawrence County, NY
Retun , servant of Mrs  Phaver
Rigw? M San Francisco
Robersen Mr. Massichusets
-Mr Henry of Lawrence County, NY, bunked with Mr Robert on board the steamer. Mr. Kimbill say that he __ from Boston that he __when, massachussets when he had a wife----
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Smith M
Stewart D
Smith John
S____, William porter
Stephens, William waiter
Spooner, Elijah, Schuylkill County, PA
Smith, James seaman from the bark Vespicus that wrecked and sent n by American Cons
Tirado, Nicholas, Secretary to Jose Seguin Peru ___Minister to United States, passenger__ with the Minister
Taorne, Mr   ____chandler Cal**, formerly of Philidelphia
Taylor, Charles, of North Carolina, Mr Taylor was in his room asleep at the time the steamer when down being exhausted from the constant exertion-_____vessel.  Formerly mate on Pa...steamer
T....doctor of steamship Central America
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Tice, John, 1st assistant engineer
Thrasher, N S Jr. No  01East Broadway, New York
Tompkins, Isaac, 177 Eldridge street, New York
Tompkins, James W. New Rochelle, where his family resides-brother of the above.
Van Rensselaer, first officer of steamer
Van Ness, Mr., son to TV Van Ness, of Rochester
Van Hugan, J.N. Penn Valley, Nevada, Cal, (wife and child saved by brig Marine)
V___Antoine, Mok___, Cal on his way to Montreal
Wilton, Richard, Quincy, M
White, Mr. Wilton, Sacramento, trader
Wells, SA, of the San Francisco Minstrels
Whitney, Mr. son of Chief of Police, of New Jersey
Woodworth, James, of Keokuk, Iowa, about 25 years of age, unmarried, a miner
Wrigglesworth, Wm Storekeeper
Wilson, George, waiter (steerage)
West, James, third ship's cook
White, John, pastry cook
Waters, Francis, seaman
Young, William, Ohio
Yeny, Dr. San Francisco
Yancey, James, steerage steward
Young, John, waiter and pantryman
Yager, Herman, coal passer
Yamrey, Don, San Francisco
Zaroni, of San Francisco, a Hebrew.

A Scotchman,  name unknown, who was returning to New York, having been sailing Master on board a United States surveying schooner on the Pacific station.
Colored man ( name not ascertained) seaman, one of the crew of the bark Vespucues, wrecked while on her way from New York to Aspinwall, with coal; the American Consul was sending them and four others back to this City, together with Sarra and Green, before named

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