The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-28

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Tho cargo wes general one and embraced
provisions. dry goods. groceries a-riFuf urul
implement, paints. drpg-. g. Tho cargo wls
what is called mis-, llaneous and numh.rri
altogether several hundred packages. Tho iol-
Interested A. Snnr2& CO.. South strert; J. Ds
Rivera & Co.. ia p.nrl street; Wilson 4 Asmus.
r. i fFSqt &oa Co. iso i Awaa WITT liro STR I3 e. ta slrTS
TIM. 20 Beaver str,,t; iarham Bros. 50 Water
Sola. % william sir, ct J. a. DUyelli. - South
street: E-ccrs & ll,inltin. 90 Pearl street
GALWAY 4 tn-ado, 3 liroad street; c. Julian. ii
street: Oder & Prroso 40 Pnr s'rrrt: Prrl
Bros. s2 Broadway; d. NJ. PISA 3j Pearl street.
"-o o' ,hf nrIa1 IN! ~ yns lIhlnrtrS Hr 'pinnl,S,3n
consignmen's exceeded s5 900 in value. aud
mnny OF them were not worth more than 1000
or s2Ooo' The whole cargo was valued ~ from
S5u.GuO to i75OOO. and was fully insured ia
local companies. the eonsiSnees pay ug the cost
The commander Of the Soudcr Capt. c. +.
kuchl, WAS vol tnown among New \ lrk ship.
ping men ~ capable enamhn; For many
years he was connected with Tie Hamburg and
Now York line Ha a wltch 'cr. " 5 wife ana
ckildrcn live in HOhokeu. John I lr,. the on
cnce with eng ucs, besides being skilled me-
chanic Julian kdmoudston. one OF the stow
ards assistants. wns the son OF Sergeant Ed
mondstOn of the liOpoken police.
The Emily j.. Soudcr was O 77S tons register.
She wa9 203 feet over all. 81 feet h'am. md ~
feet depth Of hold. She carried q vertical en-
ginc. having II i2-inch cylinder with three foot
stroke Of Iiston The boilers were Horizontal
tubular. l3',Nl3 lrrt Of iron ,sani j;lG-in
thick. but in 1870 by Delamnter 4 CO. The
United States Inspector u Boilers at his Inst
inspection ON Jan %, 1871. authorized tic ear
ryng Of thirty pounds OF steam, Tie rating
given tho Soudcr by tho American Iloyds-
a dot within cir"lc-is nm unusual one. and
Is affixed 10 mo names Of only lhirty four q
nearly 800 steamships registered thcreln II
denotes that twelve months have elapsed sine"
a survey WAS male and vet no attempt hHs boon
made toward having the condition oi the vessel
uuthOritatiyrly examined Tho nunc Of the
owner OF the Spuier, ]. X. Roberts is not IN
the directory, and such is tine di-likr Of owners
of such vessels TO have the amount % ln-ur-
Hnce known. that at the ON OF johnson &
Higgins. the Wall street Insurance adluSt"rs.
Tho information WIS refused loiHt blank.
Oh no." both members Of the firm said as
thoy chuokied Mt ench other, lie wouldn't
want To- say anything about the INSURANCE. W.
know IL u no lu- mess ol the pubic either!
At the onae o' Mr.. Fred. Smith. the lending
ship broker, however tie information was
gwen. ana although MIR. Roberts WIS not secu,
II was asccrtalurl Huthorltiycly that tho vessel
.SeyrrM pilots. who are we'll Acquainted with
the condition Oi the Nouder when she sailed,
say thHt she Was in no Wotse condition than
great muny other ,tetmshiis that sail from this
vessels pilot said. " that We call rati 'truIs.'
the upper WORK consists on a lot OF old lumber
weather romans Pheasant and light winds and
seas prevail, thcy 20 right along: hut when
they get into storm / is an even lhlng whether
being Old. give out TGcn they get caugli
in tho sw9sh; a sen strikes the gingerbread
work, and this b'ing, rs. you might say.
only glued together. falls to pieces nt
once. Then there IL nothing left 10 keep tho
wator out OF the hull which the sea soon ms,
and the ship swamps. Capt Kuchl cnn handle
a shin aS well as the next man, nut wh0t can
man do with "A ship in storm, on n leo shore,
that can Just about keep out of her own way, and
that's all The storm of the lOh was a bad ono
OIL llatteras. when II blows there from the
southeast. is very apt TO change suddenly.
backing up against the sun, and then
como a-hOwling back from the northeast;
Then there is nasty sea which. aided
by the treachorous currents that there prevail. ia
very apt 10 bring tho wator over both gun MS at
tho same time. In my opinion, owing to The
ungainly actions. Of his craft in the norlheastrr
Of tho OH. Capt Kuehl made too much cast
ing That took him over on the Hatt"rns
out. Ho was on "A leo shore. He sci his lower
sails. and tried TO wear ship, but she missed
stays. Then he hove both anchors over. Tho
chains parted. and he lot her 20 and be d-d.'