Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-11-29
Horrible Tragedy-The Schooner Eudor,
scuttIed I'm Long Island s~ound-Arres
OF the Negro Cook on Suspicion Of hav,
Ing Mnssecrcd her Entire Crew.

scuttled In Long Island Sound-Arrest
or the Negro Cook on Suspicion Of hav-
Ing Massncrcd her Entire Crew.
The New York Herald of yesterday pub
fishes a lengthy account of the suspected muir.
der Of the Captain and entire crew Of a
schooner in Long Island Sound, by the negro
cook. The vessel was the schooner Eudora,
Captain William Palmer, of Deep River, Conn.
She was observed 10 anchor near City Island,
Long Island Sound, on Wednesday last, and
the inhabitants of the Island noticed that she
had n crew of four persons, including the cook.
On Friday the negro was seen TO leave in the
yawl boat, and shortly after it was discovered
that the schooner was in a sinking condition.
Saspecting something wrong, some persons on
the Island pursued the negro and arrested him,
together with the plumber he had taken from
the vessel. A strong guard was placed over
the negro, and as soon as morning dawned a
boat, well manned, put off TO the spot where
The schooner had sunk. The masts we're, for
the most part, out Of the water, and it being
low tide, the top Of the pinnacle was even with
the stream. Long poles, with hooks attached
TO them, were inserted into the stateroom, for
the purpose of graphing with something that
might serve to clear up the horrible mystery
that seemed to hang around the Inflated craft.
After an anxious search of some fifteen or
twenty minutes, the surprise and horror of al
may be better imagined than described, when
a pillow and a bed quilt, saturated with blood,
were raised to the surface of the water. That
some foul deed had been committed, there was
then but little doubt in the minds of the boat.
men: and hence they set themselves eagerly to
work, in order, if possible, to raise some of the
corpsts which they had good reason to suppoi
we're entombed in the sunken vessel.
Mr.. Levins cut a hole in the pinnacle with
an axe, and succeeding in graphing with wha,
he believed land still b~elieves) was a dead
body. He raised the bundle slowly with the
boat-hook; but, unfortunately, before it could
be got out of the cabin, the mass gave way
and nothing was brought to the surface but 0
large flag 1.-THE burgee) OF the vessel, which was
actually dripping with gore, and completely
dyed from its original color Of white to that O
red. The supposition at the time was that one
of the bodies had been wrapped up in this
bag, and slowed way in some corner OF the
cabin.
The search was continued all day, resulting
in the finding Of additional evidences Of Grim,
in the form Of bloody clothing and bed-clothes
A tarpaulin hat, with the rim cut MS if with
an axe or large knife, formed one OF the mos
convincing proofs of violence.
nut 10 return 10 tne prisoner. Alter HAVING
partaken of a hearty breakfast, Wilson, for suci
is his name, was again questioned as to tn
sinking Of the schooner. He seemed utterl,
careless relative to the charges preferred agains
him, and treated the entire matter with conn
Indifference. When Mr.. Levinas said to hin
"You know very well that you have murdered
the crew aboard that schooner just beforV
breakfast on Friday morning." he seeme'
somewhat agitated, and tried to appear cain
and Indifferent, by saying in return-"T That