The New York herald., 1866-10-17
LETTER FROM A SURVIVOR
]. ANOTHER LIrEBOAf HEARD FROM.
Mine Men in an Open Boat TIVE Hum
dred Miles fron Shore.
Ar the survivors Landed on Amelia Island Amer
Bsing -Four Days On tho Water.
IL. &c. &c.


Yvcning star having been engulfed with the vessel,
vsy little can certainly bs known Of her course just
veevsous TO and her position at the time Of h fonn-
asring
The following particulars however will tend to throw
ssme light ON the state Of things which preceded the
asasrous shipwreck and the information ID from the
sps Of the third officer IL may be considered snbsfan-
sAally correct Monday, October lat eight O'Clock this
norning sighted Cape Hatteras bearing northwest; We
shen seered south order 10 cross the Gulf Stream
having made bit eastward Of the stream, made our
sourse southwest by south. Tuesday, October 2-sii
kspa southwest by south TIL about two o'clock, when the
gale commenced then altered course to south south
west the gale blowing from east northeast; owing to
~ cloudy state Of the weather observations could DO
aaksn OF reliable character but supposed 70
- one hundred and eighty miles eastward Of Savannah
and about hundred and forty miles from Man'nii
- information OF the Of the weasel from TINS
time 10 It's disappearance could be obtained, either from
ahc purser or the third officer.
vAIsE srArsnnus CONDITION or rHs vEsssr Nun
mR OF IDEsoArs, Erc
A several false slstsments have been pretty widely
uruuassd a 70 the unseaworhiness OF the Evening
as IL s but fair the that the public should
q reminded thai the time Of her founderng sho was
us three years old and that she had but Just recently
IN tho dock, whore she had undergone thorough
s"''
- vessel had on board but four febes 10 also tho
nusiy false the bens that every berth was fur
nAed with Of lhess necessary provisions the only
season to b assigned the Of them being the
sxeitcmsnG and despair oocaioued by the novel and
sful position in whish the doomsk pasengers found
asnasivss psased Ops other miaaeaAsmsnt demands
rssst,n; ne snmbss sf Hfcbosts carried BY ths Eve
- ar va az sad NOT SouF = Ass bssn sssasd BY
0ans 4 shs daaH pa|s u n paaSyin9 - hsas. both
- ne trcssurer or the company and the pussr Of tho
ef ship that Of all tho accounts Of tho shipwseck which
sve appeared during the last day On two that Of the
1RAID 10 the most correct
O0cers, Crew and Passengers Of the Evening
Star.
mo following 10 correct list Of the crew Of the Even
~ Star, furnished by Pursur r. .. Allen
orrrcETs AND cnEw.
william Knapp, Master.
David Burr First Mate
William Goldis, second Mate.
Thomas Fitzpatrick, Boats vain
Rcbers Finger, Chief Engineer
Landing Finger, First Assistant Engineer
Andrew McMshon second Asyssans Engineer
David Bailey, Steward.
Patrick Lee, second Steward m
Mary nazxe. stewardess
Jehn Wynkoop, Cook
John Berry, Second Cook.
william Roberts, Third Cook
Jsmcs Fitzpatrick Pastry Cook
william Jones' PAntryman.
William DriSfon, SecpEu fansry MAJ
Simon Fnnnin, Porter
Augustus Giozelhersi, Storekeeper
Martin Brett, Butcher.
Mathew Graham, officers mess man
Gsorge TAuler, mess man.
Patrick Suthorwood, mees boy
,Sss~<n Frank Gni. Charles Spencer, John Powers,
eorpes Howe, James Hogan Frank George, Thomas
biggirs John Campbell, George >nith, John Dempsey.
ka:sy ztsdssr-John Lang, John H. Cole, James r.
rrsmen-san,ucl Dursy, frank Merchsum, William
tAmpsey, william Rodgers Patrick Carey, John Cava-
nagh
GkaI Prrsrvs- Gustaa Axoms, Frederick shafcr John
pshknsr william Newman, Frank Anderock, Thomas
Ryan, FRANK Mller. Henry Heron.
WdAers--Dsnnis cannon Vim. lawson, Edward Pot
yer Edward Ievelin John Haywood, Dennis Graham,
grsscs Coz, Ronald stevens; Chasncey Macon, seerge
waiter.
The following the correct list OF the passengers OF
bls loa steamship Evening Start