The New York herald., 1878-11-19

GERS. I knew of the First luz" symend-,
she went to Norfolk and anchored thrre for fr~
days. She sailed from there about one o'clock. II
vr;s, Mas fearful weather. southwest winds but not
no lights while going doyn The eos.s.
It was about twenty minutes past twelve
O'Clock. I in hammock when she struck
got out and went deck. hut don't know esastly
aat' went n' on deck deck The ship a carssnei 10" over
toward the shore ON her starboard side but do not
rec oect how her bow was pointed leit her sbon;a
quarter past two O'Clock. saw the balsa leave the ship
with Antonio Williams and Ensign Young II. got
the bslsa first. but Williams took it away from me.
i saw some fellows washed overheard. was in the
rigging. and jumped overheard and to spar.
the mizzsntopgallanmast which was about eleven or
twelve feet long; ! isshed myself to the spar
me; but had no handkerchief to lash himself TO the
spar with. We were on the spar about Twenty-Five
hours together but he became exhausted and let go
when about three-q quarters of nnilc from the
bark Forto. A counter current drove us out to
/ do not know how far ont when the
bark rescued me. ! had to bo lanled on board
By means Of tackle, being unable to my arms:
It was two days after being taken on board before
from Christia,isand, and two Of my former school
mates--Charley Carl and Oscar-were on Der; We
did not know where the bark had
been; went to my brother when arrived; wrote
anderson was ornne er sna said ha. ahe shp
person to whom / wrote: do not
married man named Jacob Hanson, house. car
penter and Dane; she used to live in Washington;
don't know where she is now. but she wrote to me
from here when in Norway; came back on
the same ship, the Forto. that picked up;
! asked the captain to give me written
here from Baltimore to report, but he could not
write any English; when I got to Norway did not
try to find aconsu there; shipped on the bark as
Upon being cross-examined he was asked, Did he
know any one on the Forto named Gninsdorf?
He did not.
Tho secretary asked f he had ever been at Antwerp
Eyes, sir. Tho Forto went from Christansand to
loaded with tobacco when she picked me mp. In
coming out she was only in ballast
Did you sign your name when you enlstedY'
mo, Sir. could not write any English. 80 only
touched the pen. Two fellows enlisted with me-
BoSSEn's
william Bonner the seaman who came from the
yard with Budcr testified
II knew Buder on the Colorado. He used to be at
the same work that was employed at-loading scows
"Are you certain this is william Buder ?"
Eyes. / recognized him soon as he came on
board the Passsic and he recognized me-"
did he join the Huron 2"
II cannot say positively. know he was drafted to
day while working in the he dropped pocket
book overheard. picked it up. He has the same
pocketboOk now"
A SHARP INSTEAD OF 4 FLAT.
CoMmeutAilS upon tue lutetSleW WITH DuGcr, oocfc-
tary Thompson said this evening :--"Dnring my
versation with the man Saturday / did not give
him credit for ability to play the part Of impostor
He appeared plain, honest sort Of fellow,
and there was nothing in his manner or answers
to arouse suspicious. His conduct to-day con-
vinces me that hs is q shrewd sharp man. and with
this idea Of his mental ability ct loss to know
how he could rccklcssly entrar himself in the
attempt to palm OF the story OF his res
by vessel, the skipper Of which
is At hand to prove by his log that he not
in waters at the time Of the Huron disaster. The
fellow too, says no arrived in Baltimore about No
vember e. whereas the Forto, on which he undoubtedly
did come in that port week before. Then it took
this schcming mariner fully three weeks to reach
Washington, and the object Of the delay may have
been to allow tho Forto to sail from Baltimore and
leave him master Of his assumed character.
AN orFIcIn. 1NvEsrroArlox oRDxREp.
II have ordered Commander Evans. Of the
ut once make an Official investigation Of
the Fortos log. and report all the facts to
the department. have also directed DR.. Hogs, the
chief clerk Of the department to proceed to Pilsel
pha and examine al the points that have to fol-
low at that place in regard to the interment Of
Buders remains at Annapolis. 1t appears from the
report of Lieutenant Commander Green that he was
assisted by Samuel Clark and others OF the
rescued seamen, and that Clark was enabled to
identify the bodies of number Of the by India
ink marks upon their arms. It docs not appear that
there was tho slightest dfculty in establishing tho
identity Of Buders remains. and, what is still
moro remarkable, the 2sth Of November.
1877. received the following letter written by
appointment business man Of Philadelphia. in behalf
of ono Of his workmen. who was indulgiug in the
hov, AZ tho ~ h;u
among the lst of the crew lost thrce days before.
he might have been transferred at the last moment
from the Huron TO vessel at Norfolk. That
man was the father Of william Buder but spelling
the last name Bouter
Mr.. nucKs LETTER no rHE SECRETARY.
'Thnrc is tho letter. 1t is the most collateral evi-
dence wc have OF the imposition Of the man now at
the Navy Yard
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 81, 1877.
Hon. II. w. THOMPSON, Secretary United States
DEAa sm--One Of our workmen. william Bouter.
Senior. whose William Bouter. Junior-he does
not attach tho junior to his nameshipped on board
tho i'll fatest sioop Huron landsman. His name
not appearing in the list as Published in the
newspapers, either among the lost saved.
he has some hope that possibly he may have been
transferred to rome other vessel previous 70 then
sailing from Hampton Roads. Any Information will
he thankfully received by distressed family Yours
truly, W. J. BUCK,
'You see" continued the Secretary, 'thc letter is
from well known citizen Of Philadelphia, and tho
fact that the father did months after the
amount appropriated by Congress for the families Of
tho lost scamcn. and that he identified by
four respectable citizens OF Philadelphia ought
TO bc evidence Of the honesty Of his claim Yet you
sr. the name is spelled Bouter. reference 70 tho
enlistment roll and records OF the Recruiting
Bureau show that William Budcr psdc sppli-
cation by letter TO ba enlisted as . lands
man, and he sgpcd himself in fair
hand william Budsr Tho rules of the recruiting ser
vice require that the enlisted men who can write
shall subscribe ther names. and the signature
tho roll IL signed VIM. Buder.' with every ap-
pcarancc that both names wcro written by the same
pcrson--'willsm' In the one case and 'wm.' In tho
other.
THE rnEsrwr CLAIMANTS IGNORANCE.
Tho genius who now claims 70 bc Buder says he did
Il. f...ss H.