The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-10-20
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NV / 81 October 16.-Ino response
biliiy Tor - loss of he EveutnG 6tar com
tinuee 70 - Aiscnsssd ~ the sdaa!y .pepsrs.
The 4llN3se interesting .paxlacaiag -
taken from Che statements OF passengers ~
we're MRod:
ALosa 1s;;ln;vh Il besan "a blow 4 huri-
cane Nh ( yerv uslv cross sea, the ship
s.s-1 - - &..-.h - ~ -. tt niRht
-. as,L S.syfnlly dsrk .nofhine but the most
.oi;d and gloomy darkness I'll round; 10
v;s~ - cher. nothing 70 remind the terri.
|6els snanessers q shs asVp ~ evsr which
th.x rods mi The foam az the spray which
.ra r. shovsrs az, our decks. Al this
80. -. hrr;cer. -. n fnr;ous and tho
s..snsh;n throvn 40 comnletely At its mer.
a., e, ia .ener.i ssfetv the Cap,siu was
ob,;aed 10 send the women ali below and
inct hem in the cabin. We were now about
.vo hundred and forty miles Northeast Of
Mst;re;l. Reef and one hundred and eighty
nj. from land. and from this time until phe
-snt dom she never changed her position.
All =. October 8, Ne commenced bail
Inc ths shin from engine room and after cab-
IN. A. vhich the women helped With oil their
m,eht and with oil the strength Of frenzy and
desnair. About 4 q m. the starboard rud.
der ch.;n got out Of the shieye, and the
vheelhouses were washed overheard. At 5
: =. the engine wss thoroughly disabled, in
mite of he mpsrhuuosn efforts Of the chief
engineer and his assistants. The increase OF
ths vster n the ship's hold soon drove the
men from their duty by the carso's shifting
aft. The hurricane was all this time blowing
With A fury which was fearful, terrific and
appallinr in the extreme. At about =
m. the Captain went into the cabin and mott
fed the passengers that he had done Gil IN
his power, and that the ship would certainly
70 down. Some Of the seamen were ct this
moment assisting in getting the boats from
the fastenings TO the ship. The Captain vas
exhorting the passengers TO act cody. 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>
son. 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 % violent,
though for such scene II may nave been
worse. The women commenced divestlng
themselves of their clothing, and madly and
wildly plunged into the foaming surf, never
to rise 70 its more. The Captain and crew
tried their best to prevent this, but to no
avail. Despair controlled their actions. and
rather than face lingering death, many 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 6 O'Clock, a. m, the
ship took heavy lurch, settling fast. A
heavy sea boarded her, and with one fearful,
continued lurch down she went, and all was
over with the Evening star. Another state
ment says: Only four life preservers were on
board the Evening Star, which were dlstribu'
tod among the ladies. The members OF the
ballet troupe and French circus company, not
speaking English, could not understand 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 oil the angry waves,
rushing to and fro imploring for aid, bnt II
was each one for himself.
In addition to the French circus Company