The New York Herald Newspaper, November 19, 1878, Page 3

SHARP OR FLAT? Agitation at the Navy Department Over William Buder. SECRETARY: THOMPSON PUZZLED. The Innocent Looking Sailor Declared a Fraud Fichter SHIPMATE’S STORY A Impossible that He Could Have Drifted to Sea. CAPTAIN SKARE’S STATEMENT Was in the Mediterranean and Did Not Pick Up Any One. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.] ‘Wasararon, Nov. 18, 1878, ‘The edventure of William Buder, or whoever cise the man may be now disporting himsclf at the Wash- ington Navy Yard as a survivor of the wrecked man- oft-war Huron, gets more interesting every day. Last wight when the sunset gun had closed the gates of the Navy Yard and William Buder had been honsed away in his hammock on the good receiving ship Passaic hardly a doubt Uingered in the mind of any one who had heard his story that he was the veritable William Buder, of the Huron’s crew, returned from “Davy Jones’ locker’ to tell the tale of his wonderfal cecape from the dread- ful fate which had overtaken so many of his mess- mates on that dreadful day a year ago next Saturday. But with daylight this morping and the receipt of the Baltimore papers contsining an announcement that the Captain of the Forto knew no such anan as Buder, and had never rescued -any survivor of the Huron, the perfame of a very large end odorous rodent began to make itself manifest to the olfactories of the Honorable the Secretary of the Navy, and the many other astute naval officials who had interviewed William all they know how, and had severally satisfied themselves that, howover, etrange or startling his narrative was, he had made it good by giving an account of himself whith it seemed Morelly out of the power of eny imposter to concoct, ‘Their astonishment was shared too by those of the sailors at the Navy Yerd who soon learned what Cap- tein Skare hed declared, and the man who had been the idol of the forecastie only afew hours ago was not only rapidly displaced from his high throne, but ‘was strongly suepected of being a fraud. DUDEK LITERALLY A PRISONER. | This changed sentiment regarding Buder and his claim to heroiam was in no way so signally shown ‘as in the sudden withdrawal of an intended leave: of absence he was to have been given at the. first op- portunity, to allow him to go out into thie city in quest long lost sister whoin he wrote to six as he nays, but to the satisfaction of the Navy Depart- ment. His case has achieved already such a wide- epreed cclebrity that the officials of the Navy Depart- ment are naturally much concerned for the outcome of the extraordinary affair. FEARS THAT HF 18 A FRAUD. The changed attitude in which Buder has been 10 over charitably, or cousidered explained by the man’s stolidity or stupidity, assumed or natural. For in- the Huron, whereas he could not have been much over two or three months. But some surprise was occasioned when, after saying at his first interview with Commodore Febiger, that he was at the wheel of Huron at the time the ship struck, he told Secretary Thompson that he was in bis hammock. Again, he has failed to account for his whereabouts between the 27th of October, when the Forto arrived st Baltimore, and the 15th of November, when he walked into the Navy Yard and reported for duty. It is believed that he made hin way on foot from Baltimore, if he didcome from that place at all, as npon his entrance into the Navy Yard he hed every appearance of having just made s long and penniless tramp. He was almost foot sore, and was run down as if by continued walk- ing upon an ill fed stomach. When it was first ascer- tained thet his pay and allowances had been drawn by somebody in Philadelphia, who, it was said, claimed to ‘be his father, it was surmised that some shark in the shape of a sailor boarding house keeper, who knew the circumstances of Buder's original enlistment at | Philadelphia, had conspired to get the money and planned tho trick of representing himself an his | nearest living relative. very different version, however, is given thie matter by an inspoction of the papers submitted by this tclative, as will be seen by tho statement made further on by Secretary Thompson as to Buder's sister, She has not been found as yet, stthough Buder gave her game end that of her but no record of Gither is to be found in the Washington Directory. SECRETARY THOMPHON IN A QUANDARY. Secretary Thompson sat at his desk to-day reflecting Upon tho conflicting stories which had reached his ears concerning the identity of Bader. The more be tried to reconcile the statements of the man and the denial of the Captain of the bark Forto the more ho became convinced thet the party personeting Buder was an imposter. “Telegraph Commodore Febigar to take good tare that Buder does not letve the yant,” was tho order of the Secretary as he turned to dispow of the official correspondence for the day. Ax alrealy intimated, the Secretary had been impressed by his visit to the Navy Yard on Saturday with the convic. tion that the man claiming to be William Buder had told a straight story, but he could not account for the bark Forto being #0 far sonth an the latitude of Kitty Howk, if she sailed from Philsdetphia or Balti. more in Noyember, 1877. Dut as tho weather at the time of the Huron disaster was tetnpestuous, he did not tempt to reconcile this fect with the yarn of the rescued seamen. ‘The report from Baltimore to the effect that the captain of the bark Forto had declared that he was in the Mediterranean in Noveraber, 1877, and that he hed not been in Ner- «vey for fiftecn months was putting too wide s guif between the vessel and the flosting sper whieh Bader ssys ho lashed himeclf to and was rea tued from on the morning of November 25, 1677. Accordingly the Secretary ordered the seaman to be brought to the Navy Department, and with him another sailor named William Bonner, who claimed to bave known Buder on the Colorado a year ago. BUDER'S SECOND sTaTeMENT, + Bader was questioned clusely by Secretary Thomp- fon, and the following tsa transcript of his state- ment:— name is William Buder, gita @ native of Wows. Tea poy fd the wid of August, 1977, os « lands first went on board the St. Louis, days, going to the captain of few eet te teenie a NR = cers. I knew of the “First laf,” Symonds, ‘and Ensign Young. When the Huron left New York she went to ‘Norfolk and anchored there for s few days. She sailed trom there ebout one o'clock. It was fearful weather, southwest winds, but not ruining mich, It was my watch Sew no ing . down the coast. t twenty —“minutér t twelve o'clock when '¥ left watch. She struck about one o'clock, T was in a ham k when she struck, f ot out and went on deck, but don’t know exactly where she atruck. IL saw the Captain when I went on deck, The ship careened over toward the shore on her starbourd side, but Ido not recollect how Mer bow was pointed, I left her abonta quarter past two o'clock. Lsaw the balsa leave the ship with Antonio Williams and Ensign Young on it. I got the balsa first, but Williams took it away from me. I saw some fellows washed overboard. I was in the rigging, and jumped overboard and swen to espar, the mizzentopgallantinest, whieh was about eleven or twelve feet long. I leshed myself to the spar with an; handkerchiet. Jesse Roll followed me; but haa no handkerchief to ‘hb bimeelf to the spar with. We were on the spar about twenty-two hours together, but Le became exhausted and let go when we wereabout three-quarters of aamile from the bark Forto, A counter current drove us out to sea, I do not know how far we were out when the bark rescned me. I had to be banled on board by means of a tuckle, being unable to use my arms: it was two days after being taken on board before I recovered my fuenities; the bark was named Forto, from Christiansand, and two of m¢ former school- , Carl and Oscar—were on ber; we reached Cnriatiansand in about thirty-six day: I did uot know where the bark had been; I went to my brother when I arrived; I wrote back here to Charley Anderson, a Russian Fin; ‘Anderson was a fortune teller, and suid that the ship would ‘hever reach port; he was the only person to whom & wrote: 1\ do not kuow where he is new; I have ‘a sister who married @iman named Jacob Hanson, a bouse, car- she used to live in Washington ; I don't know where she is no: ut she wrote to me from here when I was in N I came back on the same ship, the Forto, that picked me up; I asked the captain to give me a written statement as to how I was picked up when [came over here Baltimore to report, but he could not write any English; when I got to Norway I did not try to find aconsul there; I shipped on the bark as William Buder. Upon being cross-examined he was asked, Did he know any one on ihe Forto named Guinsdorf ? He did not. Tho secretary asked if he had ever been at Antwerp. “Yes, sir, The Forto went from Christianzand to Autwerp, and from there to Baltimore. She was loaded with tobacco when she picked me ep. In ones. out she was only in ballast.” , “Did you sign your name when yon enlisted?” “No, sir, Icould not write any English, so I only touched the pen: Two fellows enlisted with me.” BONNER'S STORY. William Bouner, the seaman who came from the yard with Buder, testified :— “I knew Buder on the Colorado, He used to be at the same work that I was employed at—loading scows at the ship's side.” “Are you certain this is William Buder ?” “You, ized him as soon ss he came on board the ‘and he recognized me.” “Did he join the Huron 7” “T cannot say oe ey: I tow he was drafted to the Huron, an: the Colorado to join her. One day while workitg in the seow he dropped a pocket- book overboard. I picked it up. He has the same pocketbook now.” i A SHARP INSTEAD OF A FLAT, Commenting upon the interview with Buder, Secre- tary Thompson said this evening :—-“During my con- versation with the man on Saturday I did not give him credit for ability to play the part of an impostor. He appeared as a plain, honest sort of a fellow, and there was nothing in his manner or answers to arouse suspicions. His conduct to-day con- vinces me that he is a shrewd, sharp man, and with this idea of his mental ability Tam at a loss to know how he could so recklessly entrap) himself in the attempt to palm off the story of his res- cue by #8 vessel, the skipper of which is so near at hand to prove by his log that he was not in our waters atthe time of the Huron disaster. The fellow, too, says he arrived in Baltimore about No- vember 4, whereas the Forto, on which heundoubtedly “did come, was in that port a week before. Then it took this scheming mariner fully three weeks to reach ‘Wastiington, and the object of the delay may have ‘been to allow thé Forto to sail from Baltimore and leave him master of his assumed character. AN OFFICTAY, INVESTIGATION ORDERED. “I have ordered Commender Evans, of the training ship Saratogs, now at Baltimore, to at once make an official investigation of the Forto’s log, and report all the facts to the department. I have also directed Dr. Hogg, the chief clerk of the department, to proceed to Philatel- phia.and examine all the points that we have to fol- low at that place in regard to the interment of Buder's remains at Annapolis. It sppears from tho report of Lieutenant Commander Green that he was assisted by one Samuel Clark and others of the rescued seamen, and that Clark was enabled to identify the bodies of s number of the crew by India ink merks upon their arms. It docs not appear that there was the slightest difficulty in cstablishing the identity of Buder's remains, and, what is still more remsrkable, on the 28th of November, 1877, I received the following letter written by # prominent business man of Philadelphia, in behalf of one of his workmen, who was indulging in the hope that, as the name of his son did not appear among the liet of the crew lost three days before, he might have been transferred at the last moment from the Huron to some vessel at Norfolk. That man was the father of William Buder, but spelling the last name as Bouter. MR. DUCK'S LETTER TO THF SECRETARY. “Thore is tho letter. It is the most collateral evi" dence wo have of the imposition of the man now at the Navy Yard:— PrriaDELenta, Nov. 27, 1877. = R. W. Tuompsox, Sccretary United States Navy:— Dean Sm—One of our workmen, William Bouter, Senior, whose son William Bonter, Junior—he does not attach the junior to his name—shipped on board pon’ ill fatext ‘eee a agen oe — not sappearin, e list, as pablis! in the oe either among the ” lost or saved, he has some hope that possibly he may have been transferred to some other vessel previons to then sailing from Hampton Roads. Any information will be thankfully ved by a distressed family, Yours, trul, W. J. BUCK, of ‘Thomas Kara, Buck & Co., No. 400 Race street. P. 3.—Ho has been in the capacity of fireman. “You see," continued the Secretary, “tho letter is from a well known citizen of Philadelphia, and the fact that the father did some months after receive the amount appropriated by Congress for the families of tho lost roamen, and that he was idontified by four respectable citizens of Philadelphia, ought to be evidenco of the honesty of histlaim. Yet, you sen, the name is spelled Bouter. Reference to the enlistment roll and records of the Recruiting Bureau show that William Buder jade appli- cation by letter to be. enlisted as 8 landa- man, and he sigged himself in s fair hand Wifiem Buder. The rules of the recruiting ser- vice require that the enlisted men who can write whall subscribe their own nanies, and the signature on the roll is signed ‘Wm. Buder,’ with every ap- pearance that both names were written by the samo person—‘William’ inthe one case and ‘Wm.’ in the other. ‘THE PRESERT CLAIMANT'S IGRORANCE, “The gontus who now claims to be Buder says he did not sign his name, but thet the officer did it for him, and that he did not make his mark, yot just above this name were the crosses of men who did make their mark. What I had overlooked before in my Saturday examination is the disparity in the size of the two claimants for the title of Bucer. The enrolled man appears as 5 fect 43( inches in height, whilo the man at tho yanl is 6 feet 10 inches, If these discrepancies and irreguiarities are permitted in the enlistment rolls of the navy, it in @ fact which I am interosted in necertaining as «toon as possible, I aeked the claimant for Bader’s perquisites and if he could write his name and here is the result. (The Secretary, after searching @ moment among some scraps of paper on his desk, found @ piece on which was written ina fair hand: — eee neon re 0e.r00e neOntE be cote, reconer res “Vilean Binder.” OCONEE FOOTE SOTO TO ODODE SETAE Mending it to your correspondent he remarked— “He did not appear to have any difficulty in tracing the letters, but that looks suspicions and hetps to confirm my belief that he is fool ing us It shows that the man in try- ing to play bis part with deceptive #kill, sud remembered that his role waa that of » Nor. wegian, During my examination of him to-day I did not attempt to cross him much, but endeavored to make him think that I was drawing him oat for my own edification. He did not betray constrained action, bat anewered all of my questions promptly, though not as cloarly as L supposed he would,” ASSCMING THE KOLA OF A FORRIONER, At this point a gentleman who had called on buai- ness and beerd this remark of the Secretary expressed man's anewers, as Bauder spoke fluently and plainly enough when be told hiv story at the Nevy Yard, ond it was seid of bim that he spoke Engtien very well for ome who has been in this country but very little or had uot been among our | People. . The Secretary, resuming, seid: — ‘That reminds me of « strange statement be made of bis experience in the water with the sailor Rell. Hoe esid he was with kim twenty-two hours, and that during that time they never spoke to each other, Roll is | put down a a Cbiean, and may not | bave been able to «peak English. But when I think tho rules require that ail enlisted men shall be able to speak and understand the Kuglish langnsge it makes the story sownd incredible. Roll could not | have had strength emough to cling to the spar twenty | honrs aud not fave spoken for some time. Again, | im thin story today he was ail at sea about the Bain facts in regent te Ce movement of the Huron at the time of the accident, Theat might arise from confusion and fear, Bint stop, Tmustvot forget that | the fellow is not so stupid ae we thought him Satar- day, and that he haw eed upon the facts of the wreck. 1 thought the alisence of definite knowledge about the disaster was a guarantee of the correctness of his | began is with a most pertinent query, story, and the honesty of bis claim, for Botone of the seamen saved conld give mo any particulars of the time of the accident, or what happened during the momeutous hours following the stranding on the deach off Kitty Hawk, AWAITING EVIDENCE PROM BALTIMORE. We are now awaiting the result of Commander Eysus’ investigation in Baltimore, an@ 1 am sure the business honse of Thacker, Buck & Co., of Philadelphie, will soe that the man ig their employ is protected from all suspicion of having presented a fraudulent claim, or pretented t0 mourn the loss ofa son, The fact that the father allowed the body of William Buder to be interred at Annapolis does not argue against the fact that the remains ero those of his son. It was made known that the department had ordered that everyepains be taken to identify the bodies of the seamen found on the beach, and that they would be decently buried and the graves prop- erly marked. ‘The family in Philadelphia were probably not ablo to take the body hqme, and rested content with its burial at Annapolis. ‘WHY SHOULD “0 om? 4 The question still ‘What object could this men have in telling s stery, the very nature of which he, as a 1 have would mect the | officers. first place he gives | ‘the veascls he was on prior to being the Huron, snd they are found to be correct. ‘The sailor William Bonner, now at’ the nevy yard, seys nized him a8 Bnder the moment came on board the Passaic on Ssturday last, and. that he identified a pocketbook which Buder had in his possession on the Color @ year ago. Ensign Young, who is now at » had charge of the balsa, and the so ‘ “Williams, was with Young. Willian 'B says kicked him away from | attempted to ceat it off. There is ’s being away from this count Has ho been road- cue from ome of the discharged seamen who ‘wreck and spun acquitted himself in an orderly manner, I shall probably, know all the facts to-morrow, and, ‘taxed? him with any arouse his suspicions, to mecertain whether he is a deserter fromthe ¥eseel, and -hes been abroad to isgdise his shame in not having: remained with the ‘Huron when she lett Hampton Roads. In short, the ‘mystery shout the man at the navy yard is greator;thian ever. Witkié Collins has woven hardly a. more exciting plot in his ‘Woman in White.” BUDEE'S FATHER LIVING IN PHILADELPHIA—EB BELIEVES THE RESCUED SEAMAN IS BIS s8ok—HGW HE DREW THE PAT AND BOUNTY, [ay rTeLecRAp@ fo PaavELrata, Nov. 18, 1878, ‘The father of the seaman Buder, who was one of those on board the lost corvette Huron, lives in this city. He i# a German by birth and is a sober, indus- trious and skilfnl workmen, in theemploy of Messrs. Thackara, Buck & Co., manufacturers of gas fixtures, Sinco the terrible disaster to the Huron he has been under the belief that his son perished with the rest of the unfortunates until to-day. ‘This morning Mr. William J. Buck, one of the firm, saw copied from yestorday’s Herat, in ‘a Philadelphia paper, the account of the remarkable rescus and adventures of the man who claims to be the sailor Buder. Mr. Buck sent for Buder, and knowing that he did not read English very well, read to him the story as published in yesterdsy’s Henacp. Mr. Buder was rejoiced’ to think that his son had been saved, but thought it strange that he should not have written to him or have come to sea him. It was Mr. Buder who applied for and received the money due his aon from the Navy Department, never doubt- ing that he was dead. CORROBORATING THY BAILOR'S STORY. He told Mr. Buck that the story told by the hero of thie remarkable cacape from death was entirely trne ‘so far as it related to the enlistment of his son inthis city in August, 1877, his transfer to the receiving ship St. Louis, and afterward to Brooklyn, where ho was drafted tothe Huron. He) seemed to have no doubt that it was his boy come to life again. It was ® mistake to say that bis son wasa Norwogian, ho said,as he was s German. Mr. Buck states that Buder has been in the employ of his firm ever since it was established; even ycarm ago, st which time they bought ont the business of another house. Buder had then been working for the original firm for some time. He is avery competent workman. Ho is employed in the shops at Twelfth and Brown streets, and is one of several hundred others, HOW DUDER'S MONFY WAS DRAWN. As to Mr. Buck having vouched for Mr. Buder to secure him the money due his son, it amounts to just this:—Mr. Buder told his employer at the time of the Joss of the Huron that he was very uneasy about his son's safety, and did not know whether he was alive or dead. Mr. Buck offered to write to Washington, and did 80, asking the Scerttary of the Navy whether the steamer mentioned had boon lont of saved, and stating tho circumstances, Afi answer camo announc- ing the drowning of young Buder, and this fa the last Mr. Buck heard of the matter. He did not know that his work:kan had applied for and obtained the money ‘unt{l so informed by him to-lay. As to whother or not the man who turned lip in Washington is or is not what he pretends, Mr. Buck had uo means of knowing. The father had heard nothing exeept what ‘was in the Harp, but believed that it was his son. One of the Assistant Secretaries of the Navy will be in Philadelphia to-morrow to investigate the case in the interest of tho department at Washington. BUDER’S STORY NOT BELIEVED IN BALTOMORE— ALLEGED IMPOSSIBILITY OP A SPAR DRIPTIXG ‘TO SEA. (BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.) Bautimone, Nov. 18, 1678, The story of the survivor of the Huron, se told by the Henan, excited much interest among the officers and crow of tho #loop-of-war Saratoga, whiqh arrived in this port yesterday under orders to recruit fifty boys for service in the United States marine, Buder's marvellous yarn was generally discredited, and they believe he is a fraud, The only person on: tho Sara- toga who knows anything about Buder is Pdwerd Trainor, « seaman belonging to the sloop. Trainor is an elderly man of con- siderable intelligence. He was on the Huron when she wee wrecked off the North Carolina coast, and recollects that # German seaman named Buder wan on the lont vessel, but is absolutely satieffed that he was among the drowned. Trainor states that. it was a physical impossibility for ® spar with aman clinging to it to float seaward at the time; as the wind wee blowing heavily on shore, and a spar or other floating object would have been hurled upon the Deach. ‘ ‘The officers and crew of the Saratoga, with the ex- | ception of Captain Evans, who was not on board, co- incide in the belief expressed by Trainor that Buder was lost, They ridicule his story of being blown seaward when the terrific hurricane was blowing dt- that be bed diftculty in understanding the | rectly toward the coast, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1878—TRIPLE SHEET. BUDER'S IDENTITY ESTABLISHED BUT HIS STORY OF BEING A SURVIVOR OF THE WRECK DE- CLABED A FICYION-—A SURYIVOR'S DESCRIP- TION OF HOW THE HURON WAS LOST. ‘The investigation of the HenaLp int» the marvel- | lous story of the sailor, William Buder, who claims | to be one of the survivors of the wreck of the steamer | Huron, bids fair to result in a complete exposure of a | curious attempt at frand. A genuine survivor was found yesterday in the person of William L. Houso- | man, of Port Richmond, Staten Island, who, while he | emphatically denied the truth of Buder’s story and pointed out certain glaring incongruities in it, yet ad | mitted that the person who has reported to the Navy Department for duty (and pay) is probably the identical individual he pretends to be. According to | Houseman’s story Buder shipped on the Huron just before her last departure from New York and deserted from her just vefore her departure from Norfolk on the ernise which proved her last. Houseman was very ready to tell his story, and | ‘y, “How could this here fellow, Buder (which he pronounced Bud" der), drift out sixty miles to sea when there was such | a@ gale blowing inshore and such a heavy sea on? Everybody" elwe drifted ashore, “dead bodies and all. and the Huron herself waa driven on to the beach, aud how did it happen that this fellow drifted sixty miles the other way in twenty-four hours? The thing isn’t possible, He lies.” And Mr. Houseman lapsed into a significant silence. “Are you connected with the service now in any way 2” he was asked. “Bless you! no, Why, just look at that hand. he held op a cnriously distorted right hand, that crushed a year ago in acrane unloading the steam- ship City of Washington at Quarantine, I haven't done a day's work with it since, except tinkering around home, But I quit the navy before that. I got my discharge right after the wreck of the Huron, while I was in hospital. Ihad my head jammed, my ankle badly hurt and three ribs broken in that accident, and I thought Ta had enough. But I bave been a sailor pretty much all my life,” he continued, “and I'm fifty-one yoars old now. I was pilot on the James River during the war on more than twenty gunboats and steamers, I served under Commodore Goldsborough, Commodore Wilkes, Captain McKenzie and a good many others, And I was stationed for twenty-three mionths ut Yorktown under Colonel J. J, Morrison, serving as pilot and special policeman aud doing other duty. I captured lots of bnshwhackers and other trasb, Ono capture I made was pretty widely known. I took six men and veut twenty-one miles into the onemy’s lines and tured Jefferson Stubbs. He was the Sheriff of Gloucester county and had contidcated a lot of Union- ists” property, and I got him and all his books.” “But ut your service on the Huron,” urged the Heeatp reporter, ‘How long did you serve on her ?”” “I shipped on the Cob Dock in the United States ship Guan on September 1, 1867. You see I. wanted 2P. to Africa, for I had been reading about Stanley, the United States ship Guard was made up to go to the West Coast of Africa, But two hours after I shipped I was transferred to the Huron. She was then lying at the dry dock, having a new propeller and foremast put in her. I shipped as calker and seaman, and I was calker one year and then was put into the carpenter's gang. And, by the way, there's one thing in this Buder’s story that I want to speak of now. He sveaks about having the key to the car- penter’s chest. Now, all the time I was on the Huron i never saw that chest lockgd, and Idon’t believe there was any key tu NO DOUBT ABOUT THE MAX. o you remember Buder?"”. asked the reporters ‘Yes; he camo aboard at Twenty-third street, in New York, when we lay here the last time. There was a Dago and a Portagee or Spaniard or something, | him safely on board, where he was attended to, and this Buder, He was a Norwegian or a Swede; I don't know Which. He was a tall, stout young fel- low, very big, with high cheek bones, a light.com- plexion and ‘large blue eyes. I remember him die~ tinctly. He stayed.on the Huron till just before we lett Norfolk. He and the Dago had liberty the day before we left and they both deserted. “Was thore no record of their desertion ?”’ was the next question. “Why, of course; the officer of the deck of that day, whoever he was, have it on his book that they had liberty, and when they did not turn up he would yore it to the captain; but I think that there werp oks saved from the Huron at the time of the wreck. I never-heard of any being saved. “What do you know about the balsa that Buder ways was on deck at the time of the wreck ?” asked reporter, Fe gee ome a next oe clie of Sun- y was uced, in which Buder's story was pal about the Valaa on dock with « line attached. ‘Oh, I know what he means,” said the sailor when ho heard this read. won,” “Thet is the And he described it as a sort of pontoon mall seale, ‘But he lies about it,” he con- r that wasn’t touched until the morning after the wreck. Then 2 man named Burns, of Bos- ton, it whi and Ensign You and a man named Antoine Williams, a seaman, went ashore on it.” ‘THE STORY OF THR WRECK. “But that was all after we drove ashore. The wreck was sure to come, I knew that betore oight bells in the evening. I was on the lookout in the port cathead. The course had been given south by east after. we passed Cape Henry, the wind was easterly. Wo had all fore and aft sails set, and we were. close hauled. we rolled to leeward the sails would slap and bang. Between six and eight bells in the evening the wind freshened to squalls, and she rolled so that sae burst her flying jib and carried away the forestay. I heard the order given to rig a storm staysail after this, and I sung out to the man in the starboard cathead that they ought to take off sail instead of putting on more, for wo could never get by Cape Hatteras on that course, After I came down from the cathead I told several that we would go ashore, so some of the men did not undo their hammocks. I even went to the boatswain'’s mate and gave him my papers, showing that I was a pilot, and told him that I was sure we were ona wrong course, I didn’t dare go to the Officer of the deck and say #0, for it would have been an imperti- nence, and they might have punished mo for it. About half an hour after midnight I heard tho order given to pass the lead and went to help; but, seeing that I was not needed, I went on the forecastle and saw a streak of foam ahead. Presently there was another order to paas the lead, and I went and helped. Then I went back and saw two streaks of foam ahead, and ran down the foreceatlo ladder, shouting out that ‘we were going ashore. I went to the hatehway and called to the men to come up, and then we struck.” WHERY, WAS THE DISCIPLINE? “Then I went up on the poop and found four or five men holding on to the mizvenmast, and while I was there I heard the order to clear away the boata. I went to the second whale boat, which was my boat, and started to work; but no one else came, and the sea beat over me so that I concluded it was best not to itay. I heard no orders given, except that one, and I called to #ome of the men to help cut away some of the rigging to lighten up her head and to start the pivot gun; but we conld not do that. We cut some of the rigging away, though, and lightened her some. . “We conld seo lights on shore, and wo thought thoy might be the lights of ‘the li station, though it — Loomis sat there on a rail with their feet on ¢ fore chains till morning. Then the sponson was rigged up and a line was mado fast, and Young and Williams tried to take the line to shore, Bat when pha: oman ovee fhe tine aren SS he Gpers thas "a ons Of 'rhey deified out from wader the lee ot the ship and then drifted ashore. WHO DESERVED THE MEDAL. “Williams told me afterward, w! wo wero in the hospital together, that the sponson turned over and he pullet Ensign Young ont of the water and mved his lifo, but I heard that Young got s modal for having saved Wi life, “LT hung on ee bebnys Ss apne ing, hopt to get a chance jum} swim el went below and found 7 corre ont the life preservers, but there were only et this and as that wae not enough to . boots and but a heavy oe ae carried me T told you i mapeged, Shongh is saiaeen abit of plank, and war sont to the hopital next morn- ing. Bi wish, if you print this story,” said the veteran, when he had finished, ‘that you would put in a word for me. Iwant to get into the lighthouse service. Lg isa good one. If I could find some of my old officers I 6a; I might get an appointment, but I haven’t the influence mysel:.” 4 DENIAL. To tur Epttor or tae Henatp:-~- Noticing my name in the Hematp in regard to the Tl fated Huron, on which William Buder gives me the digeredit of driving him from the balsa, I will simpl: state that Ihed no connection with any balsa until Ensign Young called for help, 1 then went to his sesis- tance, Yours eraly, ANTONIA WILLIAMS, 616 Weat Forty-seventh street, New York, LOST IN THE SPANISH MAIN, WRECK OF THR SCHOONER KITTLE MINNIR— ONLY ONE MAN SAVYED—THE SHIP PANDORA ASHORE, Pasa. ov. 7, 1978, While the schooner Little Minnie was on her way from Gobea to Colon, with crew and passengers of seven persons, sho capsized on the 2th off La Gato, about eighteen miles westward from Colon. As far an ot mreent all on board were drowned, excegt clothes chest, cad was pickel up by the steamship Warrior three days afterward, over sixty miles from where the schooner upset. Captain Jones of the | steamship Warrior, of the Harrison line, has kindly furnished us the particulars of this curious story :— | about nine A, M. on tho dist of October, we human c ing from the water. We stopped t engin owered the boat, manned by the first men on band, the first aud sceond officers, Mr, A. B, Peet and Kerr, the carpenter, having observed « man some dixtance off struggling in the water, The steamer, having some headway, had got a long distance off be- fore the boat could be got from the ship's side, The boat rowed away, and at first conld not see the per- son, but after searching a while we heard the same ery again gud saw the man, picked him up and got He reports hia boat having capsized, and that he is the only renuining one of a ctew. His name ix Alexander | Hughes, and he says he is # native o' c! reports having been three in the LES Loxt. ° ng particulars regarding the t Uschooner, Little Minnie: William Rose, drowned; William Brandon, a laborer at Colon, drowned; Elias Cox, drowned after clinging two days to an oar: William Hughes, drowned; Will- jam McNeil and two strangers, brothers, fate un- | known, supposed drowned.” THE SHIP PANDORA ARC Captain Jones also reports:—On October 18, while | passing through Boca Huevos, near Trinidi suw “We learn the the vbip Pandora, of Liverpool, ashore, and’ in two hours saved 240 coolics from her. ‘The remainder had been landed on the Island of Mano previously. The Warrior conveyed the coolies to Port of Spain, which is about twenty-two: miles distant from the scene of the disaster. The Pandora was on her way from ‘Trinidad to Caleutta, loaded with covlics whoxe term of servico had expired. AMUSEMENTS. ACADEMY OF MUSIC. Despite the inclement state of ihe weather, one of the largest and most brilliant audiences that ever assembled in a place of public amusement in this city ctowded the Academy of Music last evening. The attraction was the second performance of “La Sonnambula,” with Mme. Eiclka, Gerster as Amina, She was in eplendid voice and fairly carried the au- dience by storm in the second and third acts, and at the close of each was called out again and again, the enthusiasm giving vent at times in cheers from all parts of the house. Hor rendering of “Non Quinge Uman Pensicro” was inde- seribably enchanting, and her delighted audience it was evident had no little difficulty in restraining itself from interrupting the sweet singer while in the midst of her sweetest notes. The enthusiasm was unbounded at the close of the last act, and Mme. Gerster received a perfect ovation. Signor Cam- panini as “Elvino” came in for a large share of the generous plaudits of the evening. Signor Foli was well received, and his superb rendering of “Tu non sai con quei regli occhi” fairly won for him an enthusiastic demand from the audience for an encore, which, however, Signor Arditi refused to allow. The ballet divertissement, ‘Les Papillons,” was ee at the close of the opera, and was heartily en- joyed by those who remaine] io see it. EDWIN BOOTH AS RICHELIEU AT THE FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. Mr. Edwin Booth E. A. McDowell Middlet Cardinal Richelien XIU t. Owen Mr, Prank R. Pierco -Mr, James Poakes Mr. Hart Conway ‘ome and Masson Mr. McArtney Ellen Cummins Marion de Lorne iss Agnes Elliot The audience at tho Fifth Avenue Theatre last evening hung with keen attention upon every word and gesture of Mr. Booth in his fine-cut rendering of the great Cardinal, stamping with swift ‘Bud hearty apprecistion all the portions of his. playing whieh rose above the general high Teyel of its excellence. We do not observe that he has verted his conception of the part in any degree. Tho few changes have been in the minor “business,” and all tend toward picturesqueness of grouping. Some of the well known “points” are less enrphasized, as though Mr, Booth found himeelf strong enough to dispense with their adventitious sid, or perheps in the idea that they break too much the current of the drama. Whether an actor is st liberty thus to set aside the plain intention of the author is too wide s question to be discussed here; but, in consideration of the fact that the modifications do not give any special advantage, this finicking treat- ment: fo open td ‘question. This, in the second act, where Richelicu, after dectaring that ‘the pen is mightier than the sword,” says “ 6 away the sword,” we cannot sce that anything is gained by the fit of coughing which precedes the remainder of tho sentence, *' can be saved without it,” ahd which Mr. Booth addresses directly to Joseph. It is a piece of Bulwerian moralizing, it is true, but it has always proved effective. It is drawn forth by the words the boy Francois, to the effect that the statesman has other weapons. If made personal at all, it should to ,Francois; but as the sword in the phries is typical a# well as actual, it seems best that ihe thought should be uttered as an apothegm fm- personally. In the same way Mr. Booth subdues paseage about the “lexicon of youth” and “never say fail” 8 though his editor had made him teel ashamed of such turgid language. These be small things, but we mention them to in- dicate the direction in which Mr. Booth is pushing his refinement of the character. In all its subtlety, its picturesquencss, its dignity, its electric power whe: ower is needed, it holds its high place among the Richelieus of the modern stage, In the early ucts, the crafty way in which the Cardinal plays ‘with the feclings of Jnlie and De Mauprat hus a glitter in its self-satinfiction, which, to our mind, would be the better for not bei so cold; but in the last three acts, where the his foes is developed, cold ter serves an admirable dramatic The scones of the falling of the ssssesins, drawing of the charmed circle about Julie, the over- throw of the conspirators, swakened, in their turn, genuine enthusiasm. The support was inadequate and uneven. The Baralas ot Mr. Mordaunt was a good one; but ae ie De Mauprat was forced anc ‘ did not may him, should not “nuptual.” Mr. Pierce made ® humorous and unc- tuous Joseph. Mr. Fawcett's De Beringhen was scraggy and bad, and he acted as if he knew it. Young Mr. Conway's Francois was good and ear- neat. The rest of the males were disagreeable shadows, The Julio of Miss Cummins was very in the first acts she was awkward as & in the reptdiation of the ides surprised ently flung 1 way. She lease, that she had yielded to the King us by @ bit of real power, and ul it tod this and to-morow BRIOGLIN PARK THEATRE—JOHN M'CULLOvGH. Mr. McCullough opened his engagement last night at this house in Knowles’ favorite tragedy, “Virginius.”” The performance is, almost without exception, tho grandest specimen of acting of its mould our stage knows. The physique of this actor is most remark- ably adapted to the classic Roman roles, and his voice and method are acareely less admirably fitted to their expreesion. In Virginiua Mr. McOullough is seen at his best, for his own individuality is in har- mony with the character of the Roman father, aud he secms to baw the same pe- cultar natural aMliation for the t that has mede possible snch exceptional historic trimmphs upon our stage us Mr. Jefferson's Rip Van Winkle snd Mr. Rey- mond’s Colonel Sellers. Lhe actor's only defect is a tendency to slight the emphasis of words or phrascs in the running of the , atide from the more im- The #w was in some respects very good lant night, the Ieilias of Mr. Hardie, who was fr scene betore Appits in the third ect. Mr. Stuart, berring extravagance of gesture, was: POSTPONEMENT. Owing to the illness of Herr Wilholmj the concert which was announced to take place last evening at Steinway Hall wea unavoidably postponed until Fri- day next, much to the disappointment of a large num- ber of ladies and gentlemen who had purchased tickets, The great virtuoso ie not yet familiar with the fickleness of our American climate, and after bis performance in Baltimore, before a thronged audience amd ina ly warm house, permitted him- self to return to the night air with only # thin over cout for protection. Tosult was ® severe cold, which hee coufinet him to his roome at the West: minster, and an onler from his physician not to make his appearance last evening. His matinée will be given on Saturday e¢ Steinway Hall. : MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES, “The Kxiles” have beeu revived in Boston. At the Academy of Music to-morrow “Rigoletto” is to be produced, and on Fridsy “Lucia di Lamwmer- moor.” On the 2th of Movember s performance is to take | stage. 3 one colored man, Alexander Hughes, who clung to & ! Place at Chickering Hall, entitle! “Glimpses of the Arabian Night Mile. Zelie Weil, of the French Opéra Bouffe, is an- nounced to make her reappearance in her latest Paris- ienne creations, assisted by Messrs. Mialet, Doria and other members of the French company, at the Fifth Avenue Hall, on Twe: arth stroet, this evening. ‘Tho Titas English Opera Company, at the St. James Theatre, are meeting with not alittle success. Miss Catherine Lowis, Miss Laura Joyce and Mr, Henry Peakes are alrealy public favorites, and in “Les Clgeches de Corneville” exhibit their respective voices to admirable advantage. : ‘The Order of Elks, one of the most unselfishly benev- olent among the many charitable organizations of the metropolis, will give their anuual benefit on ‘Thursday afternoon at the Academy of Music. It is the eleventh | in the series, and promises to be equal in interest to its predecessors. ‘The bost dramatic talent in the city issto be reproseuted, aud the oceasion will doubtless attract, as the society deserves to do, a large audience A PEEP BEHIND THE SCENES, New Youx, Nov. 17, 1878, To Tee Epvror or van Herat ‘The “scene” at the Bowery Theatre on Saturday night was caused by the manager of that establish- ment refusing to pay for ser rendered. This re- fusal at the last moment was part of a cunning scheme to injure Miss Rose Eytinge, whose agent Lam. Miss Eytinge appears in Portland on Monday night,@nd will not return to New York for weeks. This the manager knew. On one excuse and another the set- tloment was delayed until a late hour, and at last openly refused. Thus I saw at least half the gross earnings of a hard week's work disappear. I hadonly one redress—an appeal to the audience. They under- stood the case at one There was but one verdict. At this juncture several raf- fians were brought on the stage by the manager, who at once proceeded to threaten me with personal violence if I persisted in asking for my rights. One of them seized Mixa Eytinge round the waist and forcibly prevented her from going on the It was my. re! 4 her from thix man's grasp. at the wing, that ceused the impression that Miss Eytinge was endeavoring to prevent me from ampees before the audience. Miss Kytinge was pulled mit, and the ry roller of the ew jaromed againet her limbs. At this moment the fire- men who were on duty took up our quarrel and pre- yented further violence, for whieh sen: will always receive my gratefnl thanks. To prer vent further riot Miss Eytinge made a -per- sonal appeal to the andience, at which they quictly dispersed. I regret | exceedingly the whole affair, and | would rather have lost $5,000 thap have had it happen. But the manager of the Bowery Theatre's conduct was utterly indefensible, legally and morally. If I owed Shook & Palmer money, which L utterly deny, I am quite responsible. T have a bank account, although it is a small one, and am amply able to pay all my debi In conclusion, let me say that Miss Eytinge was in no way mixed up in this trouble, ept in the man- ner I have mentioned, which she could not avoid. A court of Jaw will decide whether an actor can thus openly mulcted of his or her earnings, and the who were interested decided last night very pone the moral law of the case. CYRIL 4 CARD FROM SHOOK & PALMER, Usioy Squane THratre, New Yong, Nov. 18, 1878, Mr. F. W. Hore.e, Manager Bowery Theatre:— Dean Sim—At your request we state that your action at the Bowery Theatre on Saturday night last, in retaining money enough out of Miss Eytiugo’s share of the proceeds of the house to cover the amount due us from royalty on “Rose Michel,” was in our opinion, perfectly justifiable and in accordance with the usages of theatrical business. Under your contract with Miss Eytinge it. is stipulated that «ho should furnish the play of “Rose Michel? for the fret week of her engagement! and whatever legal question there may be as to right to use her own adaptation of pley. which we have bought and paid for, there can be no qui Miapiation ‘of that play, whieh ie just as’ pertecly x iy, which is as ! by the it law of the United States tinge, before she | that we should exact that although they were repeatedly urged you to settle the yalty they ‘ngreod fo pay Say Purposely neglected to it. Ui the um stances t! was no other course open to you except the ey you pyrsia. ct all age tag seve a est: fair dealing will uph ou truly, yours, SHOOK & PALMER. 7 GILMORE'S GARDEN GONE. SHOOK & GILMORE’ EREFUSE TO NE-LEASE THR PLACE AND THE GARDEN IS ADVERTISED TO LET APTPR DECEMBER 1—THE WHY AND WHEREFORE. $ It would seem that Gilinore’s Garden is to be no more, at least that its present lessees aro determined not to renew their lease, which expires on the Ist of next month. A Henatp reporter yesterday called upon ex-Judge Dittenhoefer to inquire into the cause of Shook & Gilmore — up the ghost, #0 far as the Garden is pres “It is a fact,” said the Judge, when the reporter told him what he had hesrd. “Mr. Shook’s lease on the Ist of December. The Gerden has al- reody Doon advertioe’ to let after that date, and any one who wants to plank up the rent demanded. for it by William H. Vanderbilt can have it.” “What rent is demanded?’ “Fifty thousand dollars a year.”’ “Isn't that rather steep?’ “Well, I should say 90. Why, I'd like to know what you could putin there in these times to make money ‘out of and pay such 8 rent.” “Has the rent always been $50,000 a year?” “Shook Ne ee ee tek ee it, except for the Centennial year, when he had to $60,000, It was thought that year the Garden going to coin money, but it didn’t. Ask Shook if aid” ‘Last was a good , Wasn't it 2" jo; Brighton and Manhattan Beach drew all Néw York und got & great deal of money thet should have been it in Garden.” “What rent does Mr. Vanderbilt want 7” “Not a cent less than $50,000 @ yoar. Gilmore, I Shook but they won't go $50,000. the way, that puts me in mind of « stor Theard. It waa thie:—Vs said he'd let - he (Gilmore) to pay the taxes, amounting to about “I won't nay it,” said Gilmore to himself, and he sent word to Vanderbilt that he wouldn't the ‘ended 2 day oF taxes. Then the matter Lg pew 80 afterward word came from . Vanderbilt a the taxes hi would take $50,000 a a end psy “I don't want the Garden at slinow,” was Gilmore's reply; ‘$50,000 a yoar is too much.” “What will become of the Garden, Judge?” “Oh, nobody will take it away after the Istot Der cember at $50,000 a year.” ee : MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT, a War Deranruexr, Orrice ov THE CHIEF StaxaL O01 Wasntnotox, Nov. 19—1 A, M. Indications, For New England, cloudy and rainy, followed by partly cloudy weather, northesst, backing to north- west winds, stationary orlow temperature, falling, followed by stationary or rising barometer. For Middle Atlantic States, clearing weather, winds fnostly northwesterly; stationary or lower pressure and temperature. For South Atlantic States, cloudy weather, with fre- quent rains, winds mostly northeasterly, stationary or loweg pressure and temperature. For tho East Gulf States cloudy and rainy followed, by clearing weather, colder northwesterly winds, gen- tally higher pressure. “For West Gulf States, cloar or partly cloudy woather, variable winds, mostly northerly, stationary or higher temperature and pressure. For Tennesse and the Ohio Valley, clear or partly cloudy weather, warmer southwesterly, veering ta colder northwest winds; falling, generally followed by rising barometer. For lower lake region, partly cloudy weather, rain areas, warm southwest, veering to colder northwest winds, felling, followed by rising barometer. Rivers will remain nearly stationary. Cautionary signals continue at Wood's Hole, Bos ton, Section 8, Portland, Section 7, Eastport, Macki- naw City, Grand Haven, Section 3, Milwaukeo, Section 1, Facanaba, Marquette, Duluth, and are ordered fos Jacksonville, Savannah, Tybee Island, Charleston, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras. THE WFATHRR YESTERDAY, ‘The following record will show the changes in the temperature for the past twenty-four hours, in com» parison with the corresponding date of Inst year, ag by the thermometer a# Hudnut’s pharmacy, Henatp mer No. 216 Broadway :— Isi7, 1874, lieve, are willing Sh $20,000, @ we