The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-29
The Eudora Myst-ry-The Bodies not yet
Discovered.
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
CITY IsIAED l. L SouNn Nov q 1888

OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
CRY lsL.sD, L. !. SOUND, Nov. g. 1866.
Contrary to general expectation the derrick wreck
ing apparatus have not yet arrived. the Eudora
mains unchanged in her position since my last letter.
Mr.. Eddy and others went off the wreck this morn.
ing and endsavored to grapple with of the bodies
but they unsuccessful and had return without
efec ing any important result.
Mr.. Charles s. Dennioaa and Captain Arnold (pseties
interested in the vesseD Rain anoth4r to City Isaai
today. From them ssarn that contrac. has been
made with negro sreokpaster named Bounty resi- ling
in the ne,ehhorhood Of Hurgate, have the Eudora
raised to-moIrow morning. The wreckmsster will be
paid sou per day while at work upon the schooner.
1t believed that she will he raised far enough ont of
The Wa er Tomorrow evening 70 admit Of zee access
into the and siaerooms Of the captain and mate.
Various opinions are entertained rs % the manner In
which the disposed ct the bodies Some say that
in all probability he cast the c)rpses overheard, and
then scuted the schooner to wash away tie blood
and for the tsappearance # Captain
Palmer and Gilbert Frat the mae bus the general i'm
preston here H. that wb.n the Eudora Is raised the
bodies will be found in the cabin
1he Of The owners Of the Eud0fa according
to Mr.. A,nod's account, as ollows:-Messrs Slaler
Kingsley Depnisoun 4 kelsey j. S. Tyler. Charles G.
South worth and Richard F. Spencer, all 81 Deep River,
Conn. From letter written ny Mr.. J Il Ravens the
gentleman who loaded the schooner at Brooklyn previous
TO her setting sal, Tor New Haven it appear that
"1he ent Of the schooner IL Eudora Em1 agene
ana she beOJ al Peep River the CoDnecticut river
some twelve miles above saybrook The captains name
il william Palmer loaded her with egs ~ Of
for New Haven. She took board her cargo from ne
coal Depot Of Messrs Naraton & Power, Brooklyn, and
sailed from the Wednesday last. The sew from in
formation received from the captain the previous
TO sailing, consisted Of hinsr mate boy and cook
Capt. Palmer man of mild and smisble disposition
and upeyceptionhbe his moral charac lie leaves
O family residing at Ieep River"
G, eat Indignation exists he-e against the negro man.
Wilson and ell agree in ssy ing that If single dead body
OF OF the victims Ind been found after the prsocer
had been taken ashore he would have iert the
island alive. The dete animation Of the boamen to
lynch him upon tn. sp y snd by the most painn means
had the arch Tor the dead successful Az the
was, a great many the people here apxious 10
keep the cook prisoner little while Ionge to have
the 50 sscon 81 seeing bin executed the spot had
any OF the bodies b. en- found
To-monow will be busy aud exciting day in this
neighbo hood. large number of persons, residents of
Wes,chester, New Rochelle, White tlaius, and other
town. intend TO be present at the raising o. the wreck
Nothing eae If any interest hiss transpired here The
prisoner still aims confined in White p aims. ae Is
strongly hhacksd and Is well guarded. He has made
confession and at present quite morosc and logged in
his disposition. He was very much frightened F1e
day. when of the viiters told him that of the
bodies had been found and hearing the news imme
diately exclaimed, 'Well il the captain killed. he
got killed after vent ashore" This lion made
Just few moments after be stated that the captain ami
mate had left the vessel long before he did and That he
on board II her until she began to SETTLE When
ASKED how be could reconcile these statements
getber he got quite excited and exclaimed What 90
you want to trap darkey for' and then refused
to answer airy more interrogatiOns. Tomorrow you
may expect iu particulars of the raising Of the udora.
WREChER