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

sugar estates She was on her way to join him.
Mrs. CazenaVc wns tho widow Of Gen. CHza-
Domingo CITY,, Sho took pgssnge with Mrs. A.
nj. Storm, md the two ladies occupied state
rooms adjoining cnch other. Both ladies were
well on in years, Mrs Cazenave being So and
Mrs. Storm 60.
Mr.. Ildctonso Mclla was a son Of Gen. Mella.
who was appointed Governor Of pucrt Plata
some years ngp by President Gonzales.
The r. Crosby of the passenger list was Mr..
hutRers Crosby who was going TO san Domingo
business lie was about 20 years Of agc, and
Will he remembered in CONNECTION with
the sad drowning accident at Fire Island.
father Mr.. join Crosby lost EEs'Vn MS iio 's in
tho surf. He was nephew Of DR.. Crosby. and
hisaunt speaking of him last evening said;
" He was n handsome. bravo young fellow"
HIS wcll-known intrrpdity made 1t matter OF
marked reluctance to sail for San Domingo in
tho tll-fdted steamship. Ho examined her
closely. ind declared that she was old and un-
reach hs destination without delay. so. con
trary t. his better judgment. nc embarked IN
her. Fir. Crosby was brother also OF VIM. B.
Crosby. lawyer M 1870 Broadway and $50 Lex
ington avenue.
In answer to the reports thnt the Soudcr was
in an unseaworthy condition Mr.. johnson. the
assistant engineer IN the employ " the com
many. said: The Sou1cr on hcr last return
trip. was subjected tp u most thorough over
huuling and rccNaminatiou in every pRrt-hull,
engines. aui everything else II is false to say
thrt the shin was In nny way unsafe. Her
AMI in the hands Of competent
engineer and assistants. and MS for thu hull
nni tho rest Of the vessel. she was Hs stlnch
ns any ship OF her class which sails out of this
port; Sho was in no way overloaded: in fact,
think she drew one or two less ie't than ordi-
narly. II Is true that she sailed IN henyy wealth
cr. but so did all the other Steamship which
have been heard from"
The report that the Soudcr was tho shin that
took the yellow fever 60 New Orleans last sum
ncr IA denied on the authority Of {. ". Reed
late first officer The report which gained al
H fttt Al in flfaN fft %,
w"si was that Purerr Clark WAS taken home to
N"wOr ans rom Havana and that shortly after
ward he tied VI yellow fever. contracted while
Clark assert TINT he died Of heart disease ng-
Eravnted 10y irregular habits. and that he never
inyrs igA'cl hy DR. Choppiu. President ~ the
New Orleans Board Of Health. and other lead
ing physicians. who united in declaring that
Clnrk's d'sca~e was not yellow fever. ana that
iheS9udcr WIS not tho vessel that took th" fever
into the South.
The Emily Is. soudcr was hnllt at Pniladel-
phia in 1864 by L. \. Soudcr & Co.. AMI for a
time was used in the Southern trade. She Lad
and 10 the Windward Islands before 1t was
as ,crtnincd that on account of her drauG!t she
principal ports. ana sle w"s withdrawn, She
wns then srnt around the Horn g. San Fran
cisco. wlcro she rcml'u'l s'v,rll yrIr-.
In 1867 sNipr'ng house ia Narurl-o. Chill.
having offered s2D1U,O for the Siudcr. be- was
sent there bs way ui th, straits of Ma. .llln. On
her arrival .hc WAS sur, .yod. aud She proved
ynnrcd w1s forfeited. She wns then sold tn
M,-srs. W. T. Weld & GO . Of Boston. who lad
her thoroughly overhaul, anj ran her in TIE
New Orleans tiaic until Iuy 1877. wnon She
was purrh..se1 hv }. x. Roberts "a l77 Wcst
street. tl.s city for t32gn. lie placed her
on tie line batwrcn Now orleans Cedar
ping broker saii Yesterday that il wa-
whilc on this Inc tNOt the Souler took the yo.-
low fever Ia Nm Orr ANS itpin Havana. Clyde
& Go. chartered the Soui'r Ia Scptein h' J. last To
take the place of d." 1yh,r on thor line be-
tween Turk Island and san Dom'u-n A. a
proof 81 the cui ildru'c tho i,m had n her sra-
worthnr-s. Ma Clydi says thnt Oh her last tr,p
| for san Domingo and return Il >. Hurg'-s the
mont. rud alr. Salt II their house to,s passage.
The Sputcr Lad. besides her pas,encrrs. q
crew ui twenty -n,i.c 'rs9ns. whose hanc5 axe.