The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-08
The Eudora Mystery.


TEE VESSEL HIGH AND DRY-rHE SEARCH FOR TEE
DEAD Observation-Disclosures EVIDENCES OF
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. As TO THE wHxREA-
BOUTS OF THE BoDIEs-DEsPoNDENr STATE OF TIE
NEGRO WILSON.
CUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
CRY ISLAND, L. !. Sound, Dec. 8, 1856.
The long and M task Of raising the Eudora and
bringing her ashore has accomplished at last but
without any important result for the bodies Of the sup
posed victims have not yet been discovered although
nearly every part Of the schooner has been strictly
searched.
At high tide this morning about o'clock, the wreck
warped in towards the shore fifty or sixty feet,
and was with much labor placed on an even keel Az
the tide began to recede apparent to al
that the vessel would be entirely out of the water and
that thorough search throughout her entire hold cabin,
and orecase could be obtained in the afternoon. IT be-
ing generally expected that the work Of raising the
vesEsl would be completed to-day large
course Of people from New York. Harlem, New Rochelle
and White Plains were for the eleventh tme in attend
anse all anxious to lend hand In the search for the
dead.
About O'Clock P. H., the Eudora 10y with her stern
towards the she and the tide had fallen from around
her Frame all startled with the that the water
was rushing out Of the holes made to scutte the vessel
and that there every prospect Of her being
aHoat. great rush then made for the wreck and
enough four auger holes, one inch and quarter In
The water rushing out Of the schooner with such
velocity and In such q volume give IL the appear.
had been mace from the rscaste and were large
enough to fill vessel In few hours. The auger had
been inserted about Six inches below the water ne and
had been applied to spot In the plank Of about four
inches square.
In order more eGsctuay to clear the vessel the i'm
body of that her hold before Tia next
food tide set In Capt Arnold gave directions 70 have
hole bored in the hrboard bow, which being accom-
II m m ri innAd n
way and right well did they perform their labor for In
the depth Of several feet rendering search throughout
the vessel quite easy matter.
The cabins and state rooms then searched, and
further evidences Of vi0ences found but bodies
discovered clothing consisting or undershrs drawers
coats pants and vests vere on found to be
clothing were found tb have been cut with knife or
scissors they had been cut of the dead after the deed
committed, to render recognition impossible
should the render the corpse the mates beddings
also stained with blool discovered under the BERTH
All the clothing, numbering some twenty articles
taken shore, and placed out under the TO dry
Several other things including the Captains pistol we're
found scattered about the cabin.
Finding that further search in the cabin would be
useless the hold and orecase then searched Tho
cargo Of coal had shifted completely arboard and ii
was found necessary to shower it back to the other side
twelve fifteen men, including the crews Of the wreck
ers succeeded in short space Of time in completing the
the discovery Of the bodies was to be seen TIE run
(under the cabin foor) and the forecastle were alo
At AZ O'Clock the holes in the bow were pluered nm
filling the vessel and all board again set 70 work
bailing, so that at high water the Eudora could be
Aoated off the beach and brought along de the dock
constructed the island almost in the immediate neigh
boIhood Of where she then lying aground During
the search In the bold, large bone was found amonc
the coal which some Of the lockers suggested might
have been portion Of human frame, but their CON
lectures were quickly dspelled for ply sicisn being
among the vters declared 1t to have been the bone Of
Alter Tho vess., h.a 49, r4.. -
were certain that the bodies not on board hume
rous were the specuatons entered as to the proba
securely anchored at the bottom Of the strea while
others believed that the negro had cut them nm in small
pieces and burning off the flesh then threw the bones
Captain McClennon thought it quite probable that tie
negro bad buried the corpses Heart Island and &C.
cordngy intends to survey The ground to in or
der to see freshly disturbed spot could be discerni
ble Hearts Island is uninha bed and of yerv large
extent so 1t will take the gentlemen some days to make
a minute Investigation of the grouud.
resident Of White Plains, who present during
ne search To-Day informed your ponent that he
had had an interview with the prisoner Wilson, who
seemed quite low spi,ited and gentle in his disposition
most keeny and quite moody as he had soreiy re-
pented for his misdeeds and suffer the con-
this ut Of dependency continues much longer there Is
probability Of the prisoners disclos ng the whole mat
where the bodies Of the Of the III lated Epora
be found but this Is mere supposition. Wilson il
700 70 40 anything that would impcate him fur
Their in the transaction
As to the Identification of the bodies Capt. Arnold saws
that the deceased captain DO easily recognized by
mark On his leg and that deceased had his name printed
in India ink on his arm. Pratt the mate can also be
Identified by some marks upon the body that although
they have been stripped Of their clothing RECOGNITION
will not be a very difficult matter.
no effort VIII be spared TO effect the recovery Of the
bodies Already two experienced Waterman from Hurl
Gate have been engaged to drag for one mile or more
around the spat where the Eudora to anchor. A
number oftbe islanders have sgniGed their willingness
to aid Capt Arnold in tho search. An here feel deeply
geved at the unsuccessful efforts made in searching Or
he Dead for now there Is no certainty of the prisoners
being confined In prison for more than few years
should the bodies be found weeks from this date
VIII be very hard matter to identity them in which
event. no indictment for murder will be found against
the negro leaving hanging out OF the question altogether
For stealing the go DIS from the schooner scung
her. the prisoner may be punished severely but the
people here can never be satisfied he escapes from the
gaLows lynch law is the uppermost thing just now
in the minds of the residents of Westchester county
WRECkER.