The New York herald., 1878-12-31
THE ILL-FATED soUDEE.

SCENES AT THE AGENTS OFFICE YESTERDAY
MANNED.
The offices of VIM. p. Clyde h Co., agents of the
l-faed steamer Emily II. Souder, were visited yes
terday by several relatives of the all seeking i'll
formation of their lost ones. Unfortunately the
gentlemen in charge of the office could not give them
any positive tidings in regard to the vessel. The
steamer,C Gamma which il was hoped would bring
some of the survivors had not crossed the track of
the lost steamer and the officers obtained the first
news Of the disaster from the HERALD reporter who
boarded her at midnight, while passing
quarantine One woman, who fingered about
Mr.. Rogers desk waiting against hope to hear
something about the fate of her husband, of the
vessels crew, retained her conposure while in the
Office, but hardly had she left it and reached the
Bowling Green sidewalk when her human nature got
the besof her. and in ptiful tones she claored Tor
her "own James," Numerous persons, not under
standing the cause of the poor woman's lalncnta-
ons. endeavored to stop her for the purpose OF Civ
ing her aid and comfort but on she walked, regard
less Of inquiries, holding her apron up to her eyes,
sobbing bitterly, "Poor Jim, what shall do? Poor
JIM" Mr. Burgess said that las there only nine
passengers on the vessel, and seven have been
counted for. of whom we may hear at any moment it
really looks as if only two passengers have been lost
This is my theory. As to the crew. that is different;
we can form no estimate as to the loss that has be-
fallen them"
gentleman In the freight Office said that time
might be required before news could be obtained by
telegraph few ports in the West India Islands being
would, doubt. be heard from the moment he
reached a port having telegraphic communication.
and to the rest of the boats they were, doubt
ably manned. John Tice, chief engineer OF the
steamer and who, according to the despatch from
jamaica is in charge raft an engineer on the
Central America lost some years ago, and he MAIN
tanned life raft for more than eight days. 1t is
known that patent hfe-saving raft was on board
To af hac
construction of q large raft, on which number Of
the shipwrecked crew may have found refuge. All
these matters, the gentleman added. go to show that
there exists for any undue anxiety. The
boats will turn up. and though the ship is lost. at
least the greater number of the passengers will have
been saved. Only it may take some time before we
hear of them.
1t ascertained yesterday that Mr. H. Crosby.
mentioned az passenger, not on board. He had
been making several trips the Soudcr since last
March, but this time prevented from going by
sickness.
Mr.. Craft one Of the United States inspectors of
steam vessels stated that he had passed the Emily B.
Souder two years and that he would not have done
so il he had considered her unseaworthy. He also
stated that she had been thoroughly overhauled vt
Philadelphia in September Mr. Stratton another
inspector, stated that he examined her very thor
oughy at the Atlantic Docks three years ago. Al
though she was advanced in years she was in good
condition, Messrs Weld Co., OF Boston, her owners,
always keeping their vessels in good repair. At that
time tho Souder had new pointers and sringers put
In 1ep