The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-07
The EutlOra Tragedy.
HE CABINS PARTLY SEARCHED, BUT WITHOUT sue
oEsss-PRosPECrs FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE
MURDERED VICTIMS.

The Eulora Tragedy.
/, he CABINS PARTLY sEARoHsD, BUT WITHOUT sue
cEsss-PRosPECTs FOR THE RECOVERY OF TaE
MURDERED VICTIMS.
srEcIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
CRY leland, l. l. Sound, Dec. Q, 1885,
Another day has passed, and yet the mystery that
seemed obsnatey to surround the fate Of tho
the Inflated schooner Eudora not cea ed up. The
eel lies In about eight feet Of water at low tide but
leans much her lsrboard side, that thorough
search Of that SIDE be obtained at present In hauling
the wreck closer towards tbs morning unexpec
ed obstacle presented ITSELF which, win doubt throw
the workmen back several hours IN their labors The
centre board, which had been down. became ammed in
the box In consequences of coal getting into the
vty thus increased the vessels draught about twenty
inches AL attempts to raise The BY ofa
chase were unavang Had II not been for this unexpected
difficulty, the Eudora would In all probability have beeu
throughout her entire frame could have been eifected
As the case s nothing definite be learned in regard
TO the whereabouts Of the bodies until Friday afternoon
The att ndance Of visitors from New York. White Plains
Harlem Glen Cove and New Rochelle quite large to-
day there general bees all over the country and
even among the wreckers themselves that the vessel
would be reached to admit Of thorough search.
Great disappointment manifested By those who had
they learned the cause Of the delay and spent the
mainder Of the day in sailing around the beautiful bay
that LIS IN nS front f CITY sS what
At low water or at least when the tide was at pretty
low ebb. q O'Clock p. Captain Arnold, Mr. Tyler and
others went <ard Of the wreck provided with boat
hooks ether instruments for the purpose Of search
ing the cabin which then three.fourths full of
ter The mates state found TO be c.osed but
the captain found open and quite empty psces OF
bedding chairs ard tables lay floating around the cabin
plank and endeavor - search the ran cavity under
Arnold and Mr. Tyler that tho negro had disposed Of the
bodies. After some difficulty the trap was pulled up
and beathock inserted into The hole 1t Was found 70
contain large amount Of COAL probably several TONS
1t then thought that the bodies had beea placed 10
the bottom Of the 'run" and covered over with this
coal deceive those in search, and accordingly
The boathook showed iato and through the
coal for than half hour, but with su,cess.
At time it thought the search would prove good
for The boa,hook in contact with piece Of 5pork
of such tize that the man in the cabin led to be-
Meye that he had at last hit upon the right spot but
when the Of meat extrcated the hopes of all
vanished quickly as they came. The run was tho.
roughly searched after his but nothing in the shape OF
q corpse could be discovered. The search Though not
thorough ono by any MEANS continued for several
hours after this. The cabin and forecastle only
lent The belief among tie visitors in atteudance that
there were no bodies on board and that II murdered,
they must have been cast BY the negro pre-
Capt. Arnold and Mr. Tyler stn under the impress.
sion that the bodies ct the deceased concealed s,ue
where In the hold of the schooner and therefore intend
protecutpg The search with rene we'd vgor to at
low ebb ti5e During the interim the spot where the
Eudora sunk will be thoroughly dragged with an apps-
prepared for the purpose; stone will be left
unturped in order to effect the recovery OF tbs bodies
1.-THE negro did sink the bodies after death he must have
Gone from the deck Of the schooner the yawl boat
(the only toat board) observed banging to the
dAvts for Two days previous 70 the snsing OF the vessel
Only few minutes previous to her going Gown the
prisoner seen lowering the boat which he Immediately
scred ashore Now It would be impossible for one mani
lower the boat by the dayts and raise her agsiu
therefore fhe belief ia that Wilson alone c,ud not
lave owed the bodies away from the vessel and hauled
up the Vi boat to her place the davits again. It is
quite evident therefore, that the bosies thro~n
oveIbt at all the deed must have been perperAted
from the very deck OF The Eud0ra In the event. there
fore of the bodies not being found in the cabin it Ia
very probable that they win be grsppled with At the bot
tom Of The stream in the Immediate neghbIrhood Of the
spot whore the tragedy enacted,
The arch will be continued the morning when
probably soretLing will 70 relieve the anxious
minds Of the feceasecs relatives. WRECKER.