New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-10
THE EVENING STAR DISASTER,

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n, following is .ho Usaltof iLe inquiry a. 20 The
,sus' %, 'ho Eleu,Lc Star asaser
ThE ,uM urgAr.f.I NOV :. $50
SO ~ Nirtnc - .astra,ons contained your letter
Of b' III Cltimo ar'I"t ,rlr,org Wy oIGtt''' vince
wash that It3Ii - tie 'aHIaon III" i' '.'
81 io ,ss a zoe Eycrn Str tie "a uhmo = "'s'y ~
oie yoa have fle torr orepIt tie 'foH ." '"' '>
.m,rstor ,Ggc TO- may ie poi - T n' 10 S'' h'e
ttat e object lal in view when making ite ht"! VIZ
MOI IT, ,i to determine the degree ~ crau'y v sloud
attach O, Oh. ov acrs EYeriDe Sril should ue eHTa
bou we've OF H. COMMON report a' %" i'4s"
Ia lat ti slip had hccr sent 20 sea ~ u ursca"oI con
tisI - 10 Idle question which noe dtcg concerns
,ls,ace t VIZ vLClcr not the Inspector L Now lors
A.a given certificate II seawordiuc,s toaHp n'ou't in
l4i ,nr1es l"ics and Lad thus lcdC1t t'ia>'.cs d.
steay r,tlob,Ihe ioI lie les Of s,re 81" A'''
In of.4 10 sfactoi.y dotorue tts oSo,y
nnsy C,a,lc into lie g,Doa history Of Tie sip ~ Ho"r
ant ,ui 10 wtcI Odd he 20 ascertain Do way h which She
iut appgIs non he tesUou o. j. 4 I'5H"l e'q
Lie q, Suent,b.,rt ~ d., New olk Mail Steamship Com
IehJ 20 which The EgcRng star belonged aad v!o he'd ut
cfct OF SIM EveIing star b'iL wei - nom
tli Of I~,c T. Waterbury her builder Tint Den ic'I".>
sl , re- aud he ship launched IN 1853 ulcci contract Win
h,,slv Boswell Joyee Waobuy. Size Wa built under
uo utlaio supeI,is,o.o r 81. Error and ~ 'Iin'a-
a,r, ,.cG fl,t-ls>> ship 0cry particular Il shouh
srcUt Nr Waterbury 0ullt gs su'eco'te'iar me
A., $50 ,oi struggled tlc otsc. st- @: ue NeU ork Man
steiai 10 iae hid, sailing Nip, rirr his
iS t,,v IN ii. connection Al AIt Waterway stated
,e ,s,, , c T,c'. Star MAS i, ,t4o.. T. ,hip,< iiytc
rVtI taAt 81 dIu-rr> Iht value of tlc m ot te
E,l.g S' Was zoe 40 and A,r Gu,LsUl> were 80
~ . a., et Fe 9 f,et Incl Is b,alth ~ hll -3 Zee,
,ts 90 ,,pl and length M - let, Eos tLrag,, ~
t4lG,.s measurement WIS about 1-tu u SIZE wCtt dihW
Iert,ato1i ,ai aioat I3 eI .cL,s an aAd
iroat ~ .,ei .loncs forward Hu frame composed of
ave ,, niIr ork and hCkuctatk and was Lled h old Ji
JTc Saa,s v,, rom ltf 10 ccute. inches s,rdn, and
sbcy e soor beads wre Ndcd 'Hche, ana were do, n'
o iiateis were sided nom 2 70 10 inches H. nodded
az tL' center o ilClc aiC nodded 81 ne h lAh smear
2H'h' N;A risti diin't ~, 81, mo- o. ~. ~. WEI, "'
Her uain le'>ur> were y D., ~ inches nd velt made
rst we've fastened viii L inch copper ho's
through The floor umty and heel ,lchcd
,Tcn J,t. .guar a,ttaj c>cdine downward mo keel
her be-, o. by 20 inches and IL white o The
.do kec,os white Ua also j hy 6 incb, extending
:ie whole ingih Of te ship Tie 'ee S'l';Fs were "a r'
Tors AID edge oie, every fee, Her ceiling Hom thence
,o M dc,A ia adire te clamps, Wa seven inches IN
tlsD,,, and was square fastened with ono ana rllh
5Goh Het lower deck beams wee 81 yellow ine placed
que .a were ,i,d f,om iourr,el TO sS,,,a rche, and
n,Ocd inches tie ends aud ifteca inches in tc center
ss, sre. sided seven inches hanging Ics under every
lssa .cd ruc and n inches Tie m0.drg sic OF lodging
tirrb throot twenty inches and fastened win sixteen
,n,h hoiS driven nom the outside OF ihe stps name
,nd cnohc tie knee The lower deck waterways
tire s'reoks inner Ter o white pine fourteen inches suase
- ~, E ,rtf .,,1,e f,,f.,ei lV an islts r5,
1.c from one 10 Ne, inches IN diauetei and edge
.;,d IN i, inch iron M ehori ev,ly for ,ct The .lpIsr
,c .ss vere >x inches m thickness by - inches IN With
seass MI and ssi,d with siN!oe scaris. Tie cell
40 ttseeH the clamp and waterway was o the shine ueA
Ass clamps The upper deck beams yellow TLe
sde 70 s 30 inches nodded al the ets seven inches and
"a tie center ~ inches lie lodging ano pOSom nne' were
ircbeS and nodded 10 inches Tie hanging EIeeS
we're ''efd "slt .a llie lheh's ana SIVN MN St,eh
WaiGVse rs inches wide by = incs ie and made
ode w., Of we oas I'VE inches ilek It Inc Saes The
Dcmr 10 in nunter and each inches wide The
a,i ,dpcva oough Tie keel and upward tho ch TIE floor
me aetet thickness OF the outside laIslS .ctwetD
al md M I ari. of lt IS degrees .tr,d ~ lie heads
- longitudinal strap 81 On. by inches extending around
tit s ana terminating each s0t az tie stem Jet IN fusn
- outer part Of he ure d'eu through The CLAMPS AID
aud elnel ed tue ceiling beng let the
tor. i,is twill Is Cch that u, .lp thorUnely wen
tpl AID thai much OF cuIgert rIot 10 ne contrary is
Ioaatsty eneods Inc engines wee 81 NC ara shown Us
'san oFlres Win suuc cylinder. l%ieet sroae ana vel
lropsroa TIE engines we've hnt IN rs boy CJgniI CLAM
h'isal lo ne New OK "au he h"I o"' ah1 lheLd'o
~ iaae L. iiiou Altlo1eh soI1ewlG od ne evidence Of
81 ,rt ,eis and 1oaeJ faI The .ip and as he eouel
WI yaow ~ siihef eencs boeI an, dct dis
'oye'ed no damage Observed NM ne heane q" ne s''ain'
a., oios which of The tubular return io remaining
iu4aiI,d uutl the end Tie sap 1as sIaaIe Iieeed
Al tc sptrs sails and Rigging were in excellent condition.
stc uot provided however with any spre SPAR cI 'sls
ne sps company was posed oi eaan isi ana second
ufhcts t"atsWuiu and ten seaLei lit tnthc L"itHut
passed. CiIri giLtsr a~s4sta.ts
rs't,al,ls IN tlomcn aud eslt c@alt'~'is Sic vas
lrUi d,d with al the beDOats TeC ly IN number
ar. tist sic NAV have been uiucd At some TN, y getting
nsoe ny sftnirg IN heavy scaway when loaicd deeply
Ie.n N measure attributable 10 weakness La.
nirr inquiry found thai sie ba ia May lat go On l1'se
Rsf Hod HE ioIucI captain OF Tie siI tiel sI-
Isc u give evidence on THIS point TIE iacts cic'ed t 80
tNfEIuaiou # his gentleman snd tho eh'i ~gas n'o
Yuis show that she o the rect TIE 3st 81 May It.
Bt,a edward bound siat sne renamed . o'cI Try
bo.n,, lla the weather tie tine Moderate via
y
~ine the Ieel tcns light tiat sne continual
be-. vo,0-e 10 New orleans wrtout ilFiau accident
md sNIs~Lecd no ducIy by reason 81 heI gong ashore col
thar size made another tgp at,I tfaI tocCe IA
vlet me encountered ie@! sae :" "iAo i'n- IN. YOU. ~
6f of Mexico sId behaved wei % u that Ne mode
NOV" vatri aztec rng on ne ie itan htofe winch was
Cir"e ilal she haa ho 'L I'onas ue-ss,o NS iifvIt
however thought best 70 give her az oveItanne aud
eeovets ttr Der saTtnard Nas fc'f shs+tp a'Leo nu
Eef keel spit n racs extending from aoat udsiils a. ~
Iiis r,oc keel removed GiG piece Tut
scecred by "a FEET ssT and fastened mo TIE !hn1
ar, ~ II onecrhih inch in diarnetci SIZE cI thoroughly
and isNed Will lcb and cuupusioi Bfore loving
~, vsys examined 70 ascertain whe.er ince was sy
etdelce q damage by iss opening Of ne pot, m Nsiev N
Il. .ai spvcofs ~ Newly ard icuud nat he
good condition AiteI Til size wa put under
Az uus experience .ioai Sadrr whose stc made >le
e,'sid '!ass uP ohe tire OF le asaste q. Li "a ne Al
o ire IN Auglt she enco-rfeitd sor. ,e'e''
Neautr whch according tole evidence me Nesso Hhattd
som.etN epd Nss eonnd'Iei to yt a. g'od "s wen A'i
bsuesoG. eey fsspscL Indeed me c',oe seems 10 be
IN, ana iLt Jfnf'e il ~ We
La. al Ter sailing Tor tie mt the nuu NCW-
YDk. good, scTviccabe seQWolthy vessel
~ saicd her last the HA 81 SFlmie last Win
gstfal curgu aid drawing sixteen .eei nal mean Gtf
IL ume the vessel e, Sands Book mi, Tuesday tie
- ofuf oGIock y. about fLuty after passing
Gsle lrittTas n0tllng 81 any importance ovcaffed, %
y,ssr St.ag tHg gia ' s H.IAl asa . -. fssnf
~r,.g krgis ~ about or that day he wind tegan L.
nal f0r he east tie barometer sailing non twenty
tiffy 10 ~ weight eghtenihs aud d. I've }. blew
~lve .ne Meanwhile n the second oieers watch al the
,es Lad becn taken of her aud tie snip iGgod head e.
g bdpe : 81 The vessel aborng leayly Uut shipping