Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-10-25

NEwYoRK. October Is

NEWeYoRK, October Is.
The responsibility for the loss of the Eve
ming Star continues to be discussed by the
daily papers. The following interesting
particulars are taken from the statements
of passengers who were saved:
About midnight it began to blow hurri-
cane, with very ugly cross sea, the ship
lying in the trough of the sea. The night
was dark, fearfully dark, nothing but the
most solid and gloomy darkness al round;
no view to cheer, nothing to remind the
termed passengers of the deep sea over
winch they rode but the foam of the spray.
Wnlon came in showers on our decks. At
THIS time the hurricane was SO furious and
the steamship thrown SO completely at its
mercy tnat for the general safety the Captain
was obilged to send the women all below
and lock them in the cabin. We were now
about two hundred and forty miles north ,
eastof Matinella Reef and one hundred and
eighty miles from land, and from this time
until she went down she never changed her
position.
At 8 a. m. October 8, we comm enced bail
ing the ship from engine room and after
cabin, at which the women helped with all
their might and with all the strength of
frenzy and despair About 4 a: M the star
board rudder chain got out of the shieye,
and the warehouses were washed over
board At 5 a. m. the engine was thorough
ly disabled, in spite of the superhumany
efforts of the chief engineer and his assist
ants. The increase Of the water in the
ships hold soon drove the men from their
duty by the cargo's shifting aft. The hur-
ricape was all this time blowing with fury
which was fearful, terrific and appalling in
the extreme. At about 5 a. m. the Captain
went into the cabin and notified the passen-
gers that he had done all in his power, and
that The ship would certainly go down.
Some Of the seamen were at this moment
assisting in getting the boats from the fas-
Jennings to the ship. The Captain was ex-
horting the passengers to act ooolly. The
storm continued to howl in the most fearful
and depressing manner, and now came the
most thrilling moment of our trying time.
The women shrieking frightfully, rushed on
deck in the most frantic MANNER tearing
their hair, and in many ways acting more
like lunatics than beings endowed with rea-
sson. Reason at the moment had Certainly
abdicated its throne, and nothing but the
widest stage Of madness had the poor
beings come TO. The men were equally
as violent, though for such a scene it may
have been worse. The women commenced
divesting themselves Of their clothing, and
madly and wildly plunged insthe, foaming
surf, never to rise to its surface more. The
Captain and crew tried their best to prevent
this, to no avail. Despair controlled their
actions, and rather than face a lingering
death, meny of them Voluntarily sought
that grave which opened with such fearful
jaws to receive their mortal all
While these fearful scenes were being en-
acted, which was about a. m, the ship
took heavy lurch, settling fast. A heavy
sea boarded her, and with one fearful, con-
tinued lurch down she went, and all was
over with the Evening Star. Another state
ment says: Only four life preseryers were
on board The Evening Star, which were dis
tributed among theladies. The members of
the ballet troupe and French Circus Com
papy, not speaking English, could not I'M
derstand what orders were given in relation
to the boats, and very few if any managed
to reach them. The shrieks of the frantic
women could be heard above the roar of the
angry waves, rushing to and fro imploring
for aid, but it was each one for himself.
In addition to the French. Circus Compa-
ny and ballet troupe there were forty two
frail women, who for various reasons were
seeking another field to prosecute their un-
holy calling. Some with impaired copstitu-
tions were migrating to warmer cline;
others were suffering with ennui and merely
wanted change of scene. 1t is stated that
one young girl left p widowed mother, sis.
ter and child unprovided for, she being
their only support. 0.., -.-.s..
John Thuro, of New Orleans, one of the
passengers of the Inflated vessel, bought a.
policy for $4,000 in the Accidental Insur-
ance Company, for which he paid ten dol
lars. Several of the unfortunates had their
lives insured for the benefit of those depend
emit upon them in the various New York
companies
SAVANNAH, October ia private letter
from Mayport Mills, Florida, says that
Gonedsby, the;second mate of the Evening
Star, had arrived there, having left the
steamer with boat load of ladies. All but
two were lost before getting near the shore.
In landing, the latter were lost One
named Annie, from Rhode Island, and the
other, Rosa Howard, of New York. Both,
became insane from want and starvation.
The bodies were washed ashore. That of
the latter was nearly devollred by sharks.
The mate is barely alive.