The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-17

- 10 No boas; stayed On tAs wreck with the CAP
- ~ assastsd N forming the rafs; al this tns ne
ans va hring cannon; did nos hear NE ship which
N Down ars but others told ne she fred twics; !
haah shs must have sunk only few minutes af,ss
6ilpg %.
n witness had both Of his fest frozen, and his arms
asalH.
DUBLIC's sTATEEENr.
Jnap DubHc aremsn, has his lett wrist and hand
~, most BITTEN, ana poisoned with The salt water; big
M lef root ffosen. Dubic states thss he was asleep
we time Of collision; FIRST fireman and routed us
was sent below 70 help stop up tho hole In the side
n boards, mattresses &c; We diminished the rash Of
pesr . little, but We thought there must be
second hole which we couldn't Get a.; We
ID The pumps but they would mot work. then We took
buckets and bailed away from midnight ell through tho
mt day till evening. when We got into the boats the
vtain remained on The wreck Choupesu did much
ward saving our boat and keeping our spirits up.
COUSINS STATEMENT.
Alexis Cousin, nreman-The ooncussion walked me; &
not give q very powerful blow, but felt heavy.
went immediately on deck. and saw . ship, which
smed 70 be an American vessel; two cannon shots
ire fred nom her, and heard cries Of distress on
ard. She was Astern Of distance, and did not
Ow any lights at all Our Captain was perfectly cool.
kept on board during thirty six hours, and then
- put TO sea TO find vessel II possible, Ia the neigh
rhood. We Jaw two but could not get them. the
nth cay we saw three master; We were enough
most 70 mako out her NAME but those ON board hung
ai over her stern, TO prevent making II out
followed her during four hours and then she got away
pm W.. We suffered greatly from thirst, having wa
F-nothing but wine and urine
Oousihs right wrist u much frozen, and his feet
such state ~ 70 prevent his walking.
rHnLAYE's STATEMENT.
Beanisaus ThNlaye, stewards mate In bed; heard
dull, heavy crAsh another stewards mate came
d told the ship was sinking; went on deck, and
d cries Of distress coming from large ship astorn
a; did mot hear any firing from her; after few nj
es al was silent; she must have gone down, because,
she Aoated, we should have seen her next morning
ID she was not seriously hurt she would have como
cur assistance, a. We kept firing cannon through the
49, The sea was calm n the time Of the collision.
ve call particular attention TO the following may
bu TO the discovery Of the name Of the ship which
ased this fearful disaster-
YoIRREAUx's STATEMENT.
Victor Potrreaux, fireman, endorses the previous tes
nony, and states in addition that no remembers seeing
clipper ship lying u one Of the piers Of the East river,
~ Bgure heed corresponding with that le on the deck
The Lyonnais by the ship which came in collision
IN them The ship left for London the 10th 3oth
October and far he rec0llest she loading
Pier or 8. Her name was Bragonne, or something
nilar. Our reporter made inquiries yesterday, along
Q East river but could mot hnd what he sought al
sush several remembered such . figure head-where,
ey otuld not say. Our own idea H. It was clipper
und 70 Boston some Eastern pors which struck the
vounas.
Pierre Benaimee, fireman, also testnes TO hearing
tss Of d.tress from the ship which came upon them.
all unanimous In the assertion that the weasel had
} Nights, or any men on the lookout
ArEMEFr OF FLORA SOLOMON, ONE OF THE rE-
MALE PASSENGERS.
On the night Of the wreck had retired when about II
c,sck awakened By great noise and the cries Of
.ensers from all parts Of the vessel ri once goa up
The passengers were running about In great confu
and Alarm They said the vessel had struck another
y, and they wsrs afraid they would all bs drowned.
secondna said he thought the other vessel went
Dwn q she struck, because he heard screams
. noise that sounded like the sinking Of ship but II
- 20 fosgy could not 500.
M water came into the vessel 10 great quantities,
= We were all In constant fear Of going to tho
f3c0- We staid here day snd hsh, when about
ghtsen sailors and passengers got into ono Of the
sboAts, and among the rest. We had no breSd
water, and no piace 10 lie down. and expected every
inoas would DO the last. The only food We had was
- meat and preserves the biscuits which We had
srs all spoiled and suffered much from thirst
nd not reIiah what We had 70 eat One Of the poor
oss dsd nom thrst fatigue and cold, and his body
thrown Into The sea- and in little while one Of the
ssspgcrs, . nan did not know, died also from the
me causes. We were on this boat six days, without
art rest and In constant fear Of drowning, though
mr. stur,{d from hat did
y carc how soon We went down.
was well and strong and endured ths suffering 10
hich we were exposed much better than many others;
be when We were finally taken up hardly knew any
ING for some time, and my feet are % swollen and
|vs that can scarcely walk
ADDITIONAL.
mo solowing list Of the officers Of tue Le Lyon.
Ah,-
|apsAin Devaulse, Purser Bcaumestack,
soesd Captain Rousse, Chief Engineer Gisneur,
|irss Lieut. Matthew, Secono Enginecr Kounsct,
|scond Lieut. LAguire, Third Engineer Dcsfoux,
bird Lieut. Dubois, Fourth Enginecr Adricn,
Surgeon Ciaisn.
There 10 list OF tho crew In this city Including tho
|nsosrs tho whole number was ninety four men.
Mr.. George Schedel and lady, who remained on board
Bremen bark resided for time In this city. He
kas British diplomatic agent and was, We believe, re-
|Duy married.
nr. Albert Sumner 10 brother Of Hon Charles sum-
~, and has resided for years at Newport r. l.
10 gentleman Of wealth and standing, and partakcs
4 The tastes and accomplishment Of his kindred. nha
susr and melancholy coincidence that another brother
nr. SIMMER, Horace, young man Of great promise,
his hfc by drowning ai the wreck Of the ship Eliz,
ssh fire Island In 1850, which occasion Margare,
sller ossol, her husband and obiia, also persisted.
Mr.. Frances n Drummer and Miss Cora A. Dummsr,
ere me vile and daughter OF the iaso Mr.. George
hummer, formerly merchant In this city.
There no sseoraxe passengers; bat two three
bsa Who worked Tor their passage reckoned with
be crew. mai ing the whole number board f32 Souls
3 whom only sixteen are known to be living.
ms following b lat Of the cargo Of Le Lyoonais
hsch consigned various parties, and reported