, 1879-01-14
HORRORS OF THE SEA,
Weattrending scenes Mt the Sinking Of the
Emily II. soutlcr-Fllty Lives Supposed tu
lie Loaf.

IIeartrcnting scanes Mt the Sinking Of tho
Emily u. soudor-Fllty Lives Supposed to
lie Lost.
Ntm Terk Ltraid. Jan. 10.
The particulars Of tho loss ot tho ilt-fnlcd
steamer Emily u. soudcr wcre furnished yea
tcfdny BY two Of tho crew, tho totc survivors,
80 far As known, Of the wreck, who arrived at
thia bort about poon on thu steamer Atlas, from
Kingston, Jam. They told their story on tho
dock at tbs foot OF Christopher street, in tho
very clothes In which thuy had succeeding in
ctfceting their miraculous escape fron watcry
grave. Thco.lore Htcinhardt, one OF these sur
vivors, was QuarterMastcr of tie Soudor, anil
Alfred E. Anderson, the other, Swede BY
birth, was a seaman.
"On sunday afternoon, Dec. 81 said
SscInhardt, "wo loft New York, and nothing
extraordinary occurred until tho Emily 3.
Soudcr WAS opposto Capc Hnttcras. On Tues
day morning wa encountered rough, heavy
sea, while tho Wind hlew hard from tic SOUTH
cast. Aeuut o'clock wo found tho slp
leaking. THO pumps wcrc manned. Every
olllcer and every sailor was ut Ills post Of duty,
eat n;ntwitis.ana,nk almost supstlHman e.
last rapidly. At o'clock III the afternoon
tho melancholy news spread that the tlres lad
eo11u u,lt, but no ol,o was discouraged. We
bcEnn 10 throw the cargo md baggage over.
board, passengers as wvil MS crew cngaglng
IN tightening tue vessel ns much as possible.
But thu water gained upon US, aud soon made
cxistctscc bclow 'iccks impossible.
"N0thnR WAS LETT now but tU look to our
lffeboats. The command tu unluoseE them was
quleklY communicated to the crow, mud, one OF
tho boats having been LAUNCHED. waR p!accd uu-
der communal ot thu First Afnte. Including
tho latter there were ten persona IN the buat,
anlonR whotn were fnur Indy passengers. Every
one was provided With q li!u-presesycr, SONS
even having two, Tho boat had only gone q
1ew yar.ls from the soader when sl,o capstzed,
nnl llGu unu women wcfo screaming Ia tho
water for tho helu which no ono could render.
"'che. STEAMER WAS alnk'ng steadily. aud
tremendous clEuFts wur0 being fnadc TO launch
sci helped to got this boat clear and We finally
tareeedeain In placing :sn persons In H., Az none
Ut tho officers would lcayo tho vessel wInIo
single plank fcmained ot her, 9ne Of the crew
gut clear ut tho wrcrk, hut what became Of her
| aitcrwarl has yet to be known.
"Thc Purscr OF the soudcr was now called
upon ~ take cl.arse u taG third ltteboat, IN
| ~, as ho preferred to renlan on tho sinking
vessel with his commanding officer. All this
| tfHe II WIS evident t0 those OIL the buuder but
few, minutes. pcrhaps aeeonds, werc lift to
| to saw litg. Anderson aud myself wcro fAstcR-
lng ouFsclvcs to the 'booby' hatch (hatch
covcr} An elderly ecntlcman Of about 80 years
| was there, aud we ind'rcd lin to ]ol,i us.
| While trying to nuke tho BOBBY hatch ioat,
q tremendous sca casno a!eng us,u carried II out
upun tue waves. At TINT ninsncnt lite Captain
was rndeavorin.. to tnakc u rait for himself,
| and that Was tho last We saw Of hnI
''Eyeryboly hah now to look nut for himscl I,
aud while On tue hatrE-coycr wu saw the ship
sink besfde Us. In lcss thai ilto minutes alter
tunatcly, l,ad hecu cut loose from tlr steamer,
| cau.u ntohgslIt ot tho buubyt hitch, nnJ,
though It was In n miserable condition. Au.ler-
aon and myself suraug upon y: We Urged tho
With III 10 coma on tbs liforA!t. We INT treated
| ntln tu io.n uB, but lu seeueu paralyxud with
fear unt! did rot stir. Poor fellow! lie mnst
/ lure guuc down Ruou after,
! "Wc stuck to thu lfCraft the beat woy we
could, tupiuH aga!Mt hope, but still with full
faltn Ia spcedy rescue. For lllorp than forty.
eight AuuTs wn wero tossed about OIL the uceas,,
aIl,l our suIerlngs during that ,,eorlu.l can b.
| imagine1 butter that described. W.. were
ulHiust exhausted tron exposure, hunger, and
thirst. bu& III this extremity VIZ found tossing
| about on tlN waves sUinO Canlietl0Y4ters which
had auate'l from tho soudcr, aud which gave us
great relief.
'sOu ths third day wc were sighted by tho
schooncr Herbert Dtycrca1', fron Boston for
kingAton, Ja1I., an'a picked up. shuuI1 a1d
ttat tae llr4t night 'yo were on the lticralt was
exceedingly dark. W. could not seq anythtug,
alu suon lost track Ut thu wrcrk ucbrts that
surrounded us In the curly puft of tbs evening.
While on the ruff we suffered severely. llatf
Of our bodies belng In ths warm water OF tbs
warm GLOW, while thu otises half, exouseli 10 tlle
cold Wlnds, !elt the effects Of t4s severn wcath-
| er most terribly. When tllu navereau caslse In
sight AI,c hovs right a!ougsiIc, aI.l wo wcro
actually dragged on board Vt her by tho warm
heaEtcl crew III their lastr to succoF lis. Thu
ra!t was subsequently, taGca IN board ths
on toasd yet. VIC were three days on ttls
schooner hclore NC could use our lower ll.lIbs,
~ terribly Lad tl1ey BEEN weakened hY CT
| nusure. During fourteen Juy4 We remained vi
IN y
cared for until we arrived at ktn.ston, Jatu.
W wtru seat back y till port By the American
| Ct,nsul at that place."
Tic seaman Anderson stated that tho lfieraft
on WnIcE they savcd themselves was srcpt oil
.llu bou1er Just III sha WAS sinking. They
knew hutliuk whatever about thosc who l,a4l
lets thv yesael in the boats. except flat they saw
one Ut tho ouats turn over; thry feared ts,at all
tho rest hatl l'cFlshc9, al,nAt 1orty of the crew
aud teu PASSENGERS. They were thu last VI, board
aud remained tlero till the SaIltr was sinking
IN rccoFA. Tbs most hraftrenline sight con-
ueetcll with thu catastrl,phe. ha said was ths
upsettiu2 of tbs boat uudcr command of ths
Fitst Mata. The ahr4cks au1 pttea,ls cries Ut ts
woInen almost drowned tliu roar u( the tempest,
| aud, wlsut NILS worse, tlere Has A1 human help
aYalI4blc to servu them IN tt,str tcrr,hIc post.
tlos. The ooata Of the t.mi'j y. sonder were
lifeLt'at could Withstand xuri waves. Audersua
says the ailcFalt wAs In b!l condition, constant
| " lelkiHg mud turning over,
The Unttci states Local Inspectors OF Steam
shl* ~ill commence taking Testimony Fexafll-
t'g the loss ol lhc sontlrr within lew days.
II Ii rrlaEte:l That eyi.icucs will TO forthcoming
10 show that tbs vessel In question was almost
Any Tree boar.t lett, aud that her Eanxw1ys were
tllcd up with s,luber aud Other freight.
hlIs& IiuAtMrr's Invention.
| Ssae Fri RAri5. J4a. H.
We arc authorized by allx4 i]psu1cr, through
her legal rsptcsvhtatlSv 1l thls country, 10 Ienv