Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1856-11-17
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from Hamburg, reports that on the 10th irst,,
spoke Bremen bark, having on board Is of
the passengers and crew of the French steam
ship LIE Lyonnais, which left New York on
the LIST inst. for Havre. and was run into by
a large ship on the night of the ID. and aband-
oned next day in a sinking condition. These
l6 persons were picked up in a boat on the
9th inst, two Others having died before The
Bremen bark came along. Fourteen of the
rescued were taken on board the Elise, and
have arrived at New York. The others, Mr..
Schaler and wife, remained OH board the Bre.
men bark.
Amongst thosesaved was the ID mate of the
Lyopnais, who states that in the night be
tween the I'd and Sd inst the steamer was
run into and struck so heavily, that in the
morning she WINS in a sinking condition, and
the captain decides to abandon her.
The I'd mate, and those with him, LETT the
steamer on the afternoon of the Sd, and were
consequently six days in the open boat. The
mate says that to the best of his knowledge,
the captain and all others an board the Lyon
nais left her the next morning.
The Lyonnais had forty passengers on
| board.
The second mate reports that he stopped by
the ship till next morning, when il commence
ed blowing, and he believed the captain and
all left the vessel. They had a raft made, and
| about 40 persons got on it, which he believed
went to pieces, and many lives were lost.
On Tuesday, the 4th, the second mate lost
| sight of the other boats which left the vessel.
The weather was very foggy.
Ihsre were on board including officers,
crew, engineers, frernen and steerage passen-
gers, near $50 souls. She also had SIC, 900
i'll specie on freight.
On the night of Sunday, ID inst, while in
dense fog, Nantucket lghtship bearing n.
N. w, and distant 60 miles, the ship was
run into by an unknown vessel and her stern
cut clean OFT. Nothing more was seen of the
unknown vessel, and it is probable that she
went down Immediately, LIE Lyonnais remain
ed with her after part full of water, and her
bows high out of the water
All hands staid by the wreck till the next
day, when it was abandoned.
The ship was provided with six boats, only
one of which was a life bout. That boat on.
ly has been heard from. On the morning of
Monday, after it was resolved to abandon the
wreck, raft was constructed, and about 40
persons, including passengers, (probably the
steerage passengers), took refuge upon it. l:
is the opinion of the second officer that this
raft could not have lived through v Gather that
succeeded this day that it must have been
broken TO pieces, and that all the persons on
board were lost. There is room for hone
that some friendly sail might have rescued
them.
In another boat was the commander with
some of the passengers. This boat was well
provided with provisions, compasses, &c. 1t
was the intention of the Captain to pull for
Montauk point This boat las not vet been
heard from.
Another boat contained the second mate
Laguire, the second engineer. Desfour, sew
eral of the crew and passengers. This is the
only boat heard from so far.
The list is, saved sixteen; missing and
probably lost-one hundred and thirty
We have no account of the other five
boats aad the raft, save that which is given
above.
The following details in relation to the saw
ed. arc gathered from the second mate. When
the boat left the ship,o the merning of Mon
day the I'd, there was heavy gale blowing,
and the captain resolved to abandon the ship,
She was then, and when NJ. Laguire last saw
her, with her stern sunk below waters edge,
and her bow out of water. On Tuesday he
lost sight OF the other boats. The second
mates boat contained eighteen persons. The
weather was very rough, and the hapless voy-
ayers suffered terribly. They encountered
several severe snow storms, aud were short OF
water. They had elaret wine, bread and pre-
served meats. They were beating about six
days, until the afternoon of the 9th, Sunday,
and two of their passengers died during this
terrible interval. On Sunday their ewes were
gladdened by the sight Of friendly sail, which
proved to be the Bremean bark Elise, Capt.
Nardenbolott, on board of which vessel they
were Immediately taken, and made as COM
tortable as possible.
Their limbs were frozen, and altogether
they were in a terrible condition. On the
next day, in lat. 40 so N, lon. IS 40, the
Elise spoke the Hamburg barque Elise, Capt.
Nelson, bound Tor New York The Bremen
barque was short of water, and Capt Nelson
Immediately consented to give those saved
from The boat passage 10 New York. They
all ayalled themselves of this offer, except two
OF the passengers, Mr.. Shaler and wife, who
remained on board the Bremen baruue, in
tending to go to Bremen. The Hamburg
barque arrived at New York, last Thursday
having on board fourteen of the ships com
pany of the Lyonnas.
The sufferings OF these unfortunates may be
imagined.
AT present they are likely to recover, but
their limbs are frozen and swollen The la
dies suffered terribly, but bore up with the
fortitude for which the sex is so emInently
distinguished in the presence of real danger.
The fate of both the vessels is at present
uncertain
The Lyonnais was built at Southampton,
England, and intended tor the South Ameri.
can tiade She was temporarily paced on
the new French line from New York to Ha-
vre.