The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-30
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THE WRECKED STEAMSHIP.
ONLY TWO boats. A LIFE RAFT, AVE
A FLOATING HATCH
One Bost Useless and Another swamped-
Three Men Going Down with the Ship-The
Last that WINS seen of the Emily ~. Souder.

VINO HO0t useless ana Anotner NWnmpeO-
Three Men Going Down with the Ship-The
Inst that WINS seen at the Emily -. Souder.
Mr.. Clyde, the New York agent of the line
to which the steamship Emily B. Souder belong
cd says that tho steamer Gamma OF the Outer
bridge line now due from St. Georges. Bermu-
da Islands. will bring further particulars Of tho
disaster and the two survivors. He thinks that
the boats spoken OF ns having got safely awav
from the sinking vessel have found their way
to the Bermudas. This. however. IL not the
opinion Of somo scamen acquainted with the
southern coast and tho variable winds and
tides that there prevail. Although tho north
westerly wind blowing ut tho time OF the wreck
(l0thl undoubtedly drove tho boats to the south
eastward away from tho influence Of the Gulf
Stream the outer cdgo of which almost touches
the Hatteras Shoals and trends thence north
eastward. II Is thought that unless there were
nautical Instruments in the boats thoir occu-
pants would be unable to strike the Bermudas.
Therefore, although tho boats and their crows
may still bc above water. Intelligence from them
is more likely to come from vessels that have
seen thom than from any port Again. the Ber-
muda Islands nre 900 miles to the eastward and
southwark of Charleston. and considerably
lower in latitude than Cape Hattcras.
Capt. FoQte. who formerly commanded the
lost steamer. said yesterday that he believed her
10 UhNt Dttn peTltfll1 SOuntl WNtu Sub bbllN1
from this port. He was master Of her until
last September. when. not being familiar with
the new route thatthe vessel was run on. HI gnve
up the command to Capt Kiehl. He believed
the Soulcr to be- 40 safe TINT he advised Mrs. j.
NJ. Casenove to take passage. strongly against
her pregentiment that the shin was not safe. IL
was said by an intimate friend OF Capt. Foote'S
however. that on her last trip from New Orleans
the Souder leaked badly. and II was necessary
to keep all the pumps working. just after this
she IL said to huve been thoroughly repaired.
KINGSTON Jamaica, Dec 29-The follow
ing details have been received of the loss OF tho
steamship Emily b. Soudcr from New York
Dec x. for San DOmingo:
A leak was discovered nj o'clock on tho
morning OF the 10th inst. and the deck load wns
gan throwing overheard the cargo Ia the hold.
AT o'clock in the evening the wind WIS blow
ing half hurricane, and saving the vessel be-
came hopeless. Four boats were got out. and
one OF them was found to be useless. The fret
| boat containing tho first mate. John Christen,
| George Scan. and five passengers, was swampcd
| alongside. The second boat. In which were
several passengers. drfted away. Tho third
| boat, containing the purser and others. also
drited clear. AT 10 O'Clock n life raft was con-
| structed. and the Captain. chief engineer.
| second mate. and two passengers left the vessel
| on II. ttho six persons remaining, Theodore
| Stinert. .. A. Anderson, and ons passenger,
| loft on q floating hatch, leaving two cooks and
| one passenger. whom 1t was impossible 10 help.
| Ms tho steamer disappeared three minutes
| aiterward. At daybreak on tho l1th. Stinert
and Anderson were alone. No boats nor bodies
| were in sight; nothing but floating cargo. The
| two men saved were rescued at o'clock in the
evening by schooner bound for Jamaica.