New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-28
DESCRIPTION OF THE LOST VESSEL.


TRANSFERRED FROM THE CHILEAN TO THE HAVANA
TRADE-A YELLOW FEVER REMINIsCENCE.
The steamship Emily b. SOuder was built
ia Philadelphia 1864 tor L. A. souder Co, for the
NewYork and Charleston trade About the time that the
Gillian and Peruvian Governments were buying Ameri
can steamship she sold to some CHILEAN capitalists
for tho Pacific Coast trade for 100000. FIFTY
per cent OF this amount was paid in cash ana
the vessel delivered. Her new oWnerS
finding that their investment was not paying one Tor
York and was again sold to w + Weld & Co; Of Bos-
her between New.Yorh and New Orleans. in the Mer.
chants Line. She ran In TINS me nn,li me pueI
of tie florida Railroad and Steamship Line for about
$50 900 She ran the NewOrletns and Havana trade
until yellow fever broke out at NevOrleans last SUM
mer when she was withdrawn. She received thor
ough overhauDg IN PHILADELPHIA in September last;
nut ia the Florida trade the SOuder took her place. ana
bad made one rousd Trip Tne steamer mp, being , an
much Unseasoned timber used In smp-buidlng she
was not looked being Of the strongest sne Was,
however thoroughly prov dcd with feb0ats and NE
raft suitable for than double The number OF people
on board the time she was lost she was valued at
about 1856 600, and fully insured AT her last gen
oral inspection, III 1877 she was given 1Ouryea class
at H. which the highest given vessels OF ner age;
hold l9ls feet, and burden us TONS She was
allow d carry eighty cabin passengers me propcii
ing power sisted OF vertical engine 42ncn CYL
ner and three feet stroke horizontal boiler built
in 1870 and tested to carry steam pressure ol o.
Durinc the proceeding OF the Public Health Associa-
ton at Richmond, Va, on November -, Dr; Samuel
CaOppn president Of The State Board OF Health oil Lou
isiara in address given ON tne general history OF
the yellow fever epidemics which have prevailed in the
United States stated follows: The hrst cases OF
vclnw fever ~ Orleans, In lS1S undoubtedly were
two OF the officers OF the steamship Emily u s0uder
namely, Clark the puiser. ana Elsl0tt' one OF tue
engineers Clark i'll when the vessel reached Quafan
tine but managed to pass Inspection as suerug mercy
from neura gia Lately IL has been learned through
iu0uirics OF the Yellow Fever Commission that ho
boosted after arrival at New-Orleans that he had
beaten the quarantine doctor" Thus appears that
yellow fever was brought To New Orleans from Havana
In tis cty on May 23 Clark died two days after the
steamsbIIs arrival. Elliott died Oh the evening OF
MAY 20, at the Hotel Dieu.
THOMAS w. CLYDE's STATEMENT.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 27.-Th0mas W. Clyde, the head
of the firm OF Wm p. Clyde Co.. states that tho steam
ship Emily Is. souder reported, az having toundered
belongs 20 the Sew-Orleans, Key West and Havana
steamship Company. Isaac b. Roberts president. She
WAS oyerhauled In this city last Fall. and
put In complete order. and was, after
an examination by the underwriters, cleared
As / for four years. She was in perfect
condition. Before that sue ran for three years
constantly between NoT-Orleans Key west Wfst
aud Havana making regular trips. The SOuder
WAS valued nj about $4,000, and was fully III.
IN New York and English companies The rln VI
William e. clyde & Co. was not interested IN her