New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-16
THE DISASTER TO THE EVENING STAR.
THE SECOND MATE sAvED-HoRRIBLE sUFPgRINGs OF
THE LADIES.


THE LADIES'
SAVANNAH Oct. ia private letter from Mayport
Mills Fla, says that Gouldsby, the second mata of the
Evening Star had arrived there, having left the steamer
with boat-load Of ladies' All but two lost before
getting shore In landing the latter were losone
named Annie, from Rhode Island, and the other Rosa
Howard of New York. Both became insane from want
and starvation The bodies washed ashore. That of
the atter nearly devoured by sharks The mate Is
barely alive.
sTATEMyT OF oSB OF THE CRBw-THRILLrSG MARIA
TIVE OF THE sUFFERISGs ENDURED BY THE SUR
vIvORs-HERoIc CONDUCT OF LADY PASSENGERS.
From Our Special Correspondent
SAVANNAH, Ga Oct 9 1856.
The following account taken from the lips of one of
the crew Of steamship Evening STAR gives further
particulars of the appalling catastrophe;
says II had that steamer several months be-
fore the last time shipped about months ago and
made trips snee had always regarded her as strong
boat but about four months ago she run on reef of the Florida
hca shs supposed to have been thoroughly
We len NevYork Monday morning with pleasant weather
and prospect Of making quick trip The next day about
o'clock the afternoon II blew so hard that we took In san
and noticed the she worked and strained badly
and thought OF the heavy engine amdshps ana the immense
freight on board but having been at 10 years and feeling so
Wolf acquainted with her felt uneasness though the wind
blew perfect hurricane man beng scarcely able 70
Sic soon began 10 leak and the water from all drec
tons The pumps work but out and all hands
buckets 10 try to keep down the water til daylight gale
and the paddles and warehouses carried away
during the night was sent below 70 keep the water from
coming at the dead lights ald had them stuffed with ped
ding ladies dresses and everything else we could lay hands on
bt every sea that come would the ship her side and
the would pour IN TO such AN extent that seemed useless
Soon AFTER we were all passing from the hold in buck
cts and several ladies assisting me IN the line when
frightened but they only asked quietly we thought the
danger groat which OF course answered In the negative
women gave up in despair but the American ladies worked
on earnestly and brayey without aering u cock IN me
morning when the captain came do"h anu 'ou Us 'Aa' s
IT, Id wor nnek than many OF the men had When the
cn informed all hands that tho ship could not hold together
long she perfect wreck ann foated in the trough OF the
sea settling deeper every minute was one who vent below
several very sick and did not leave their rooms gong
y gathering there and the wind blew hard that human
voice could heard i've Yards assisted In cutting awsy
Saar boes-we had ten eboots-ths others also cut
adr We could not launch them In that Suddenly the
ship gave uh and before we knew what had happend we
were under water. twas sudden couldn't realize II
Whsn came 70 the surface, the water coveed with
drftwood and managed to get hold OF plank when ss
famed me a short time and BY the little daylight had the
forms the passengers and crew could DO seen cling
ng to plank timbers boats upside down and anything else
which assisted in sustaining them above water -,
Aer being capzed several times and being badly bruised
by the timber floating about at last got INTO the Captains
boat which was supporting ls or 20 persons then.
A Young lady was clngng TO her on one side-the only
woman alive then out of the eighty or ninety aboard
The boat being full water turned over several times by
the heavy seas and holt her but all but enc
or two rganed It, The third time the boat was overturned the
young lady lost her holt and sunk by my side amo near
enough FOR me touch her with hand but could render no
Knapp soon after lost his hold capsized
and he went down that could have touched him
every particle Of strength had had not at that moment been
During the "A hours following the sinking OF the ship boat
capsled less than nine times the wind blowing gale all
the time =.
We finally managed TO get into her though nearly full Of
water and by means old felt hat baed Of the
water But there IA OF 100 miles from land with,
out oars compass chart food drink sitting In an open boat
fun OF water every breaking over and threatening TO
capse again. Hitherto had been hoang at the mercy
but was discovered who had been foai
ing part OF the deck and had managed to get an oar which
We took him In and with the oar enabled to keep
boat little before the wind which had begun to die away
Myself another the only who had strength
remaining sufficient to attempt to steer her at AL and We
For four days and nights we were on that open boat and
though the gale subsidized the second day. nasty sea-
dercd position anything but agreeable particularly when
the and m burning beat on our bare heads
Our clothing dried and began 10 feel sth sore
faint hungry and entirely exhausted On the third day two
sank from enr sight Two others died soon after and their
bodies brought in with We guided our course by the
stars and thought might possibly reach the coast OF Georgia
or Florida Day before yesterday fell in with Norwegian
bark and were taken aboard and very kindly treated
She bound to England and we shortly aerwd fell IN
with vessel bound Savannah were put on board and ar
rived hcfe today don't think the steamer lost through
any lack OF saanhps everything that could be was done
to save her been 10 years and never out in
such storm It Is miracle that any OF us escaped.
Of the above accounwhich Is given as nearly
as possible in language used by hnwas stout
thick set man. very muscular and with vast amount OF endur
and courage depicted In his conenance His lace and
hands bstsrcd and the skin rolling of so that ms ace
will be completely peeled His limbs were covered with
bruises and consons altogether he showed In his person
the effects OF rough usage.
him he cannot realize what has occurred But were very
lucky Sir" said he.
MEXICO.