The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-10-31
The Loss Ct the Evening Sta,


Chas1eel!or Mason, steers slaaat5 Ersua fa-r
passenger. .'r
Ihe Loss CT the Evening Star
Tie loss of this i'll hted steamship and the r,o:,..
Or Her passengers is the most mpla4cboly agst2 my
cent occurrence 1t cannot VET he Jari,Io1 -. ~" re-
the vessel was urseaworthy bpt m INVESTIGATES l'
he 9nads on tile subject 1t will uever 80, Is 10
anykhng, however Tor such examinations ir. 10
drain ot sltgwrackS or railroad disasters no. '.i
% silv practical result and wind IN with an 10
ousi vel dict or resolution of a commission, ~
ner;s inquest In not single instance that ~, o
GaIh TO mind which ever occurred in rli. cof,rt N
an9 responsibility fastened or npuisbn,ent fnat as
tho#e whose neglect carcleysless or reeEIcss,, ~
coI5seguerces produced the catHsfopho II "
hand to oclte the responsibility cSs,iiy in fb
auirter A roDtpany NAV, own =, yrs.,j m '-Sg'
roail, and IFS members c,pnat Ia snnnosaj - : ,.l
exicy where there Is Il flaw or ,ca sot IN fI
thiaery Of shin or lOrom0ti,n Officials ,pr,,,I :.
optrang cflcr can hardly bc LeId ras,o,ts;iI -"
ticiaualiry ana condition Of The raacIriperv Govt
led! to their charge And unless M artpal inoyII
bu 1bc rIrt of ;hc owners of HE If p
pcEns thew ssapiv fer the accommodated, ar W.
tra*rIiD!r public, or a very cross NEGLECT nf l,
the lart Of t}le officers in charge. clp be cstbIiLl
ana notlgr- a5n he more difficult 70 do ne tho -;
hGlt Immediately in possession of tn. lacts hdvo a
iutirest in su,ipgtssing Them if tbcT are unflyor,
no <ptnj. bl,.t+t s Indicted and Ia rnr,ra,. .,,5
kaf5 rynsti.,,ti,,,.s l,. lo,, ,,r, r,r,. l'1'
Ind there i no reason "a ev,,o,.t q # f.r,it roi,
th inst5r.e Such n s.asaxfrorl,r t1i,its - tar,r n
fielding Of horror and = ,nparc ,Jy e;r,r.+fv MN 81
Victims ana i, thpn dismissed fr5, ,l ,jli l'
It is a fact however thot vessels If ,otor;
fecttve construction asid had repptsf;on arc r., H.
ru{sed and Labelled with new names IN in,oi,rI, m
ho@rl freight and passengers which yyopla M, otr
wise run; the risk We believe there is a law ara,o
suGh abuse Of marine nomenclature alJ if tb4roi j.
it .'asht to be enforced. Where parties knowingly
en5i'p Hn~afy passengers on an unscaworthE vessel
sn!ans H. tho ,y 800 ",5 loss OF we
beet mcghod for passengers to insure their own
is 5everto embark in vessel which is not known to
oe sea"%E'Iy; or 10 oe9oS 10 pattIeS VINO have re-
s"50 " '''c H'e' s "ei a' 'ne money OF tlei' pas
Feti5'lS' ..r.,
sHe c'"i ae''' % "'Jo'l3 vi INC passengers gives
lt1eNii,' "a ~ ne 9sC"'isi y oF'F ninety OF
''n: '"'1o u,.0e'S' ''" o'"eis ot 6'Ia
"t,s'G sp"%"[ o00''''o' :. reverend individual
% r .le ,ist 'II'i ""o Peaeuss AZ the corner OF
I"'3pS'n @i" huston ,ttts ~ ts CITY, announces
Cue Fh'2"reSN AZ ~, eAinoHoh g DFihe vengeance
~ VI LtS f'eS'io.ao'e nloE.Hl "l Toe victims
- - Nv q 'v' 9''S'.": eA"i''on VI "e cold
'4SN - '9l9 ~ anu. is'' ~, "ec''CI'7 arc gen
- 's"2 ~ NY D'''.e 'r''li1''S ""e1e'cF
tl',Ie - St''@ o' opportunity l'a human nus
',s 'eu ~ sc',''e" Sle S'''' "u wrought inc de-
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