The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-04-06

hearts, and bound himself there as
with hooks of steel. so that we mad
learned to love him almost as a broth
e.. | had known him intimately
since we first met in Pensacola IN 90,
when he was on the Paul Jones, and
from much similarity In u tastes
and sympathies, a friendship had
sprung mn between us which is now
to me one of the most cherished mem
cries of my life. He was a most ex-
ceIIent officer. one of the best Ia u
corns and taking great pride IN his
Office and performing all its functions
With ~exactitude and promptness. /
have met few persons in whose char
acter such an intense love of country,
coupled with the desire to consult her
interest before those ofhimself or any
other individual seemed to be so much
the ruling passion,
Although two weeks have elapsed
since the collision, we have found On
Iy the bodies of the captain and the
carpenter, and I fear we will not be
able to recover any of the others on
account Of the strong tide which sets
out toward the sea
Assuring you ono more OF our
warmest ~sympathies, and with the ear
nest prayer that God may be very near
TO you in this hour of sadness-may
comfort and strengthen you as you
walk Though the dark valley, believe
me, with much respect, faithfully
yours, GEO. A. LYON @ n
United States Consul G. A. Shep-
herd writes as follows from Yeddo,
Feb. 20:
mo bodies except those Of the
Captain and carpenter are yet found,
and no personal effects recovered. Di-
vers are expected from Shanghai to-
day, and as soon as the weather will
permit they will go down to the
wreck"
The following letter will be inter
esting, not only to the immediate
friends of the late Lieutenant Com
mander Muldaur, but to all who SYM
pathise with the mourners of the
Oneida's gallant crew:
''To the Editor of the Chronicle:
Enclosed please find a letter from
@. D. Shepard, Esq, IA Consul at
YeGdo, to my niece, the widow of
Alonzo w. Muldaur, Lieutenant Com
mander and navigating officer of the
Oneida. The letter speaks for Itself.
Very respectfully THEo. l. LAMB.
SIXTH AUDITORS OFFICE, March,
26, 1870"
CONSULATE OF THE u. s.,
YEDDo, January 81, 1870.
Mrs. MuIdaur:
My DEAR MADAM: / do not write
to add one feathers weight to the an
guish which is already rending your
heart. but only to assure you that
tender, loving hands are doing their
utmost to o and forward to their
friends the remains and y%aluables of
the Oneida's martyrs.
Our eyes dim with yours; our
hearts throb with pain. With your
husband almost daily for the last six
weeks, l had learned to admire his
noble, generous nature; and the he
roic manner in which he met his fate
will place him high up on the roll of
the nations honored.
With the officers, almost to a man,
he refused the boats and went down
at his post. He and Paymaster Tul-
lock were my warm and particular
friends, and all or anything that can
be done, any wish that you may have
that I can meet, command me for. /
shall return to the scene of disaster
tomorrow, and unite my efforts with
the many who are exerting themselves
to the utmost.
1.-THE telegraph and papers will OF
have ere this given you the terrible,
inhuman, sickening particulars. To
think that had the brute. Captain
Eyre, of the Bombay stopped hi:
ship and lowered his boats all OF
nearly all might have been saved.
DO not hesitate, Mrs. Muldaur, to
command me for anything in my
power.
"Sympathizingly, sorrowfully.yours
&C. D. SHEPARD,
~. S. Consul, Yeddo."