Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1866-11-01
The Wreck Of the Evening Star.

The loss of the Evening Star, recently
wrecked on the passage from New York
of shipwrecks. A large number Of per-
sons were on board, connected with an
opera troupe, circus company, &c. in
Guiding many women.
A private letter from Mayport Mills,
Fla, says that Gouldsby the second mate
of the Evening Star, had arrived there,
having left the steamer with a boat-load
Of ladies' All but two were lost before
getting near shore. In landing the latter
were losi-one named Annie, frtrm Rhode
Island, and the other Rosa Howard OF
New York Both became iHaane from
want and starvation. The bodies were
washed ashore That of the latter was
nearly tlevoured by sharks. The mate
IS barely alive.
The following account, taken from the
lips of one of the crew, gives further par
ticulars OF the appalling catastrophe:
He says - had run on that steamer
several months once before; the last time
| shipped was about two months ago, and
we have made two trips since; had always
regarded her as q strong boat-but about
four months ago she run on rect on the
Floriiu coast, and broke her back, and
since then | believe she has not been
strong, although she was supposed to have
been thoroughly repaired immediately al
terward.
awe Jeff New York Monday morning,
with pleasant weather and a prospect OF
making 9 quick trip. The next day,
about i o'clock in the afternoon, 1t blew
50 hard that we took in sail, and L noticed
as the sea rose, she worked and strained
badly. and thought # the heavy engine
amrlships and the immense freight ON
board, but having been at sea thirteen
wears and feeling 50 we'll acquainted with
her, teIt no uHeasIness, though the wind
5ooa blew perfect hurricane, 4 man be-
ing scarcely able TO stand on deck for II.
d" She soon began 10 leak, and the wafer
came in from all directions The pumps
were set at work, but gave out, and all
hands, passengers and crew, men and wo-
men, went to work with buckets to try to
keep down The water till daylight. i he
gaIe increased, and the paddles aud wheel
houses were carried away during the
night | was sent below to keep the
water from coming in ut the dead lights
and had them stuffed with bedding, la
dies dresses and everything else we could
lay hands on, but every sea that come
would turn the ship on her side, and the
wafer would pour in to such an extent
that it seemed useless TO try to do more.
" Soon after, we were all passing water
from tie hold in buckets, and several
ladies were assisting near me in the line,
when the ship gave terrible lurch, and
thought they would be frightened but
they only asked quietly if we thought the
danger great, TO which we of course an
swercd IN the negative.
Those women worked braveiy, nobly.
\ few of the German women gave up in
despair but tie Amer in ladies worked
on, earnestly and bravely, without faiter
ing, till o'clock in the morning, when
the captain came down, and told US that
the vessel must 90 down.
"They had more pluck than many Of
the men had When the captain inform
ed all hands that the ship could not hold
together long, she was a perfect wreck,
and fioated in the trough of the sea, selt-
ing deeper every minute was one who
went below at This time, 70 wake up all
who were in their state-rooms. Several
were very sick and did not leave their
rooms, going down with the ship. Going
on deck soon after, found everybody
gathering there, and the wind blew so
hard that no human voice could be heard
five yards. I assisted in cutting away
four hoats-we had ten life boats-the
others were also cut adrift. We could
not launch them in that sea suddenly
the slip gave a lurch, and before we
knew what had happened we were under
water 1t was SO sudden | couldn't re-
alize it.
''When I came TO the surface, the
water was covered with driltwood, and I
managed to get hold of plank, which
sustained me short time, and by the.
little daylight, we had, the forms of seye-
raj of the passengers and crew could be
seen clinging TO planks, iimbers, boats up
side down and anything else which assist !
ed in sustaining them above water.
After being capsized several times,
and being badly bruised by the timber
floating about, l at last got into the cap
tain's boat, which was supporting Is or
20 persons then.
g A young lady was clinging to her on
one side-tbe only woman I saw alive