The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-10-25
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The following interesting particulars
oftnnaowot ahe Evening StafAN over
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About midnight it began to blow a
hurricane with a very ugly cross sea,
the sbip lying In the trough of the sea.
ThAaieht vas dark, sfearfl1lly dark,
nothing but the most solid and gloomy
darkness all around; no view to cheer,
nothing to remind the terrified passen-
eers OF the deep sea over which they
70 ,e. but the foam of the spray which
came in showers on our decks. Al. this
time thu shusricane was SO furious, and
the steamship thrown SO completely at
its mercy, that for the general safety
the captain was obliged to send all the
women below and lock them in the
cabin. We were now about $40 miles
northeast of Mantinella reef, and $50
miles from land, from this time uutil
she went down, she never changed her
position. At 3 a. M, October 3, we
commenced bailing the ship from the en-
ginc room and after cabin, at which
the women helped with all their might
and with all the strength Of frenzy
and despair. About 4gss N. ths STIR
board rudder chain got out of the shieve,
aldthe warehouses were wished over
board. At q. m. the engine was thor
oughIy disabled, in spite the superhu-
man eliorts of chief engineer and his as
sistants. The increase of the water in
thesislp,s hold soon drove the men from
their duty by the cargo shifting aft.
The hurricane was all this time blowing
with fairy which was fearful, terrific,
and appalling in the extreme. Atabout
5a. nj d,s captain vent insD tiic cabin
and notified the passengers that he had
done all in his power, and that the ship
would certainly go down. some Of the
scana<n were at this moment assisting
in kstting the boats from the fasten-
ings to the ship. The captain was ex-
'ho.ting the passengers to act coolly.
The storm continued to, howl, in the
mo4 fearful and depressing manner 70
And now came the most thrilling
moment Of our trying time. The wo-
men, sl,fieking ffightfhf1y, rushed on
deck IN the most frantic manner, tear.
ing their hair, and in many ways acting
more IKE lunatics than beings endowed
with reason Reason at this moment
had certainly abdicated its throne, and
nothing but the widest stage af mad
ness had the poor beings come to. The
meA were equally rs violent, though for
such scene it may have been worse.
The women commenced divesting them
selves Of their clothing, aud madly and
wildly plunged into the foaming surf
never to rise to its surface more. The
captain and crew tried their best to pre-
VENT this, but sto no avail. Despair
controlled their actions, and rather
than face lingering death, many of
them voluntarily sought that grave
which opened with such fearful Jaws to
receive their mortal All. s
While these fearful scenes were being
enacted, which was about 6 a. NJ, ths
ship took heavy lurch, settling fast
a heavy sea boarded her, and with ont
fearful continued lurcli down she went
and all was over with the Evening
Star.
Another statement says, Only foul
life-preservers We're on Loari the Eve
ming Star, which were distributed anon:
the ladies. The members of the bale
troupe and French circus company, no
speaking English, could not understan,
what orders were given in relation i
the boats, and very few, ifany, manage,
to reach them. The shrieks of the fran
tic women could he heard above tn
roar OF the angry waves, rushing to an
fro, imploring for aid, but it was eac
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