The New York herald., 1866-10-17
ous stsxAxDlMA CORRESPONDENCE.

HAyng had an interview with some Of the shpwrekcd
sesnsn OF the itated steamship Evening Star, am
enabled TO lay before your readers further details
Of the dreadful catastrophe involving, IL did, tho
plunge Of some thrcc hundred three hundred and
nfty persons into wstery grave. The ship IS repre-
sented as having been somewhat injured by previous
mishap months AGO, OF grounding the Florida
reefs, and needed some overhauling TO 'tghten her
up" In the next place, tho ship sent TO with
short complement Of seamen having bnt six men before
the mast, when her complement was from twelve 10
sixteen. Her rremen were also deficient, inasmuch rs
she hal ''green' st the work, who were
unable to stand the bot work and hard or fire.
room learn there had been strike in your city
Gently among The coapassers and 6remens associations,
and by agreement sixty dollars month demanded
by them, and refused by tho agent.
Tbereapou a number Of new lremen wcre shipped in
their stead At $40 per month, and the experienced
aud costly ones dispensed with.
cArrA~ KvApp
is well spoken OF by all who survived the dreadful scene
most enlceu, commander, and one who was fully
up his duty this most trying occasion. His pres
Of mind aud energies fully up TO the duties Of
the emergency; hut alas that you mns record 10 tho
bercaved and the desoa,e IL all avaed nothing In the
fesrinl tems that then ragged on ihe Deep The storm
that day fesdsy and throughout the succeeding nrht
described the tho Atlantic
coast The passengers wQrked faithfully with the
locomotives shs latest n lhe dssr-
as vssk. an only qnailsi whsu the fssrfl snacuncs
rssN w. mad. by s1e esp,ain thst
7ne wa. inisei most avvrsi moment; one which M
pen justly desczib6. Ont In mid ocean, companion
which with tho os some solid subsfsnce
there, great ehip, tossed and bifattsd abau Ike
cblais toy or butbe on the braoxe what could they
hope for IN this Wild oonmoton with enlv IN open row
boas TO bear ihom on Some, with cIapcd hands stood
In mute de-sir while others ayed iranally and cried
mother p1ss her child closer and tho has
band the wife his bosom Others iron the dsck
into the scons aud thee bent down Ia soms corner TO
avail. the end
huaband lan amy oDlcs) was seen with his devoted
wife and two small chlldrens clssped sigy ,og her,
and the.e remained even when the fosinlg surge OF
tho angry washed through the saloon they
kbeellns and there in that last embrace death
claimed Tho faithful vctins 20 Rapid Was
ttf rHv trleIyo s.KNg
this fearful t7u ey ihrt OF the ships vrrc
never hosed frbi dsvls rnoorinqs deck snt
loose and efforts made launch them. but roll
tho chip plunged both, with oil who we're near, into rhe
vawnng gnlL and the next moment returned them and
shattered tho f bark into atoms against the steamers
side Another moment and there came biow, high
Hed her stern The shock OF that drove through
and through tho saloons anil with qnyer throughout
her frame se settled 10 cardboard and the Evening Star
Tbls was slS ococs Wednesday morning. octobcr 4
firr BOATS
few secorsF tine enough 10 obi'eraie every
appearance thar xaiant ship hed gone dosn WITH
ia baLdsG'is ~ prculogs souls Nothing,
~.sftsred IRA ID of JsuSen timber aud here and
there fow human heads servsd 70 mark The ilfs,sd
spot Two OF the Tie b0l- rested upon iho waters, and
oxard- ,han lie ~. u drowning scores wers turned
IL tie midst Or drf stl. lsshed abo1, Ike demons
Destruction many found their DEATH Az the severe
gashes anu bal bruses Of The survivors bear witness
piece ~ the hurricane dcc AMI pilot houss co-po-ed
tbs only tddtioas hoat which there the lsass
prospect og ilc, and 10 ths l support cuhg woman
II ,ha wi'dess sno,sy o. d.sgs.L The dead eody a q
dscl-angtcr and both swept in.o The deep.
rgc srsrGeiR LSE
Il now la sarreet al lnli-occan In a raging amid
Ass ol floating din, that tbvcsiers each
give Each ~. daa. blow Efforts made 10 rssch the
III. boats IN which some have aecured themselves In
one these wesu eleven nea,Ao captain. LAZY, hye
passenger and cur aespen IN upset " The bos, ony
fss nlnJtcs ~fer ie grcai dsastsr ios this Captain
con,aa wiA The aesfnr aibriL The woman rose ot Of
roach. A. Iene.n tie basts fairly under way The OILS
which dessrfbsf vih n'no men. having ons oar,
double h1ndfan Of broad a bag and lie pr-.crvsr.
without drnp ~ water, compass no sostsni, M
sAi end al lsa, two hundred niles IRON tho o.ast
os Flor.aa wiz, mart nads " oar, canvass bag
cri 0pen Tor rsr. which wien rpr.ad ogt wa sxecuy
twenty nv lvenfy-ix inches; wi'h fe prescrver ous
open 10 asgixt a. tls who's means n nnvi
ss.ns nc ~ldo cspahsr before ~ and h only piecs
Of psuk for sieaTiag pnfpoH.@ Win tbeso scsny
mrans Of substsnos ami ieraoion, the b'a. wss pot
before tia wind and with few uI4nF Oh the cresis of
tho hss llt.is sl& sept on hor way, constantly
hirpng water - l,rge qn.nii'lsa walcn was bsi'ed
on, with oar bsiF. ard 50 2 The end IN
Tlyx s,ag nAy
our bread fle 10 aid thrt Increased f-nrally.
l. was almost marc tsan ooaid he borne On ,ha nlsn
og the second 4av Thuni.y, in shipping large
We hsaihr good fortune To iaip also Ten GnA Tying
lsL-A God asna -.shich .he non laos speedily DO.
| vocreG, and ~ ach 70 lAcs rslles
o. gsieAy
tw. es sied from e.s.ion and dsliris,n froo, drinking
lsres suan.ioA q al, saler one n these French.
the ushar Young officer nafned Dsckso3 Who sad he
had recently .rsfuai.d West iont Aetfsuy, nnf wr
ms way lne arny Ia Texas The bodies we're com.
musd fhs doap early death. ca saturday after
nooc only bon ~ before making ths lah, another
| gassnget died. Gsnoa hchim'p. whose body was ~
isnsd IN l,os.. eleven o'clock " ~, on sa,ar-
| cay, OcLobef q, wurs casi liorc
Al tsLssD MACH.
r0ur miiss ssath aud east Of rnarfla, FlorfA
4 An Jtber psszargr was dying condition. vtsn 20
reached Ae -nore and b1ng unable 70 inors was eft
IN tho life boat ard foun dead the mornng when
rses ~ hn. These bnil0s rrsher sf which
could Ia ldeuihed oa ang MARKS the clothing. wsfe
taken n charge ~ the evil authorizes and dsch'U
bnrsd N tie cemstsry.
Ius~ov H. Van u1ren.