The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-11-18
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE FRENCH
STEAMSHIP LIE LYONNAISE.-TERRIBLE SUFFER
INGS OF THE SURVIVORS,

FULL PARTICULARS OF THE LOSS OF THE FRENCH
STEAMSHIP LIE LYONSAIsE.-TERRIBLE SUFFER
INGS OF THE SURVIVORS,.
We announced under Geographic head on Saturday
another awful and heartrendng disaster at the
steamship lie Lyonnaise similar in many of its details TO
that which befell the Inflated steamship Arctic and by
which more than hundred persons met with watery
grave or persisted mseraby of cold and hunger The fol-
lowing details copy from the New York Post of Satur
day afternoon;
On Saturday. November 1st the iron screw steamship
lie Lyonnaise Captain Devaulse sailed from this port
for Haue with thirty-eight passengers crew consist
ing Of ninety -four including the officers assorted
cargo, valued in all S46,262 and $4,000 in specie.
On the night OF Sunday, the I'd instanthe night being
very dark Nantucket lightship bearing N N W, and
distant sixty mes-the ship into by unknown
vessel which Immediately bore away, apparently without
being much injured but without Offering any assistance
the steamer lie Lyonnaise struck well aft and her
aher-compartmens which very large, Immediately
filed with water and went down to throw her bow
high in air TIE utmost confusion prevailed for short
time board the steamer but order restored,
and the Immediately set about constructing raft
The ship provided with six boats two Of which
lif-boas One Of the latter only has been heard from
On Monday morning, day-break, il decided that
It would be longer safe TO remain upon the wreck
About forty persons including passengers got
board the raft and the boats then launched 0ne Of
these broken up Immediately and those board clam
bered upon the raft IL is supposed that the r has gone
10 pieces and all board perished but there is
hope that some Of them may have been saved.
In another boat was the commander with OF the
passengers The boat was well provided with provisions,
compasses &c Ii the intention of the captain pull
Tor hsntauk Point This boat has not yet been heard
from
Another boat contained the second mate Laguiere the
second engineer Deour and several OF the and
sengers This Is the only boat beard from far.
The list then, is saved lG missing and probably lost
ll6
The boat in charge Of the second mate was without
compass and short Of They drfted about for sir
days guided only by the uncertain land breeze and endu
ring the most extreme suferings from cold and thirst OF
which two OF the sailors died On the morning Of Sunday
last the survivors were discovered by the Bremen baruue
Elise Captain Nordenhost and in the afternoon they
all taken board of that vessel when every thing
done TO make them comfortable The day they
transferred the Hamburg berque Elise Captain Nelson,
bound for this port where they arrived last evening Two
Of The passengers Mr. Schede and lady remained the
Bremen barque, preferring TO 90 to Europe
STATEMENT OF CAPTAIN NELSON, RaRouE ELISE.
In the morning, November TO- in latitude 30 81, NJ
longitude 6540 w. Bremen barque Elise Capt Norden-
hoist came alongside and told Sunday afternc~s,
November O. be had picked up boat with sixteen people
and asked to take them with to New York. because
he afraid that he would be short of water consent
ed TO IL immediately and took fourteen IN board two
froabin passengers stopped Ia the Bremen vessel The
people saved belong French steamer lie Lyonnae which
left New York Saturday November l. for Havre and in
The night between and g. A. Ia into by large
ship which struck her heavy an that next morning.
November g. she in sinking state when the second
mate whom got board In the afternoon left the ves
ship till next morning. when II commenced blowing and be
belize cd the captain and all left the vessel they had raft
made and about forty persons got It and which he be
heved went TO pieces and many lives lost Tuesday
the 4th November second lost sight Of the other
boats which left the vessel The weather very oggy
Persons saved board the barque follows Sec
ond mate Lsguere second engineer Desfour sailors and
stokers Dhsupeaut Nestor Double Cousin, Bienzarme
Jost Poseanx, Thillaye and Lambert Passengers Do
miniyo, Florn Juloenen, and Ernestine Belief
ADoLPH NELSON.
sTATnHST OF Nm. LAGUrERE, SECOND NATE or THE LY-
oNNAIsE.
We left New York on Saturday, November /, at IL
o'clock All went pleasantly until ii O'Clock on Tues
day night November 4th SO miles to the norhvyard OF
the light Nantucket shoals when us Immediately sf
ter the passengers and many Of the had retired leaving
The watch deck, three mased vessel was observed
bearing down upon We did oil in power 10 avoid
collision with her, by ringing bells and blowing the
steam whistle 10 her of vicinity but before we
could head off she struck amidship, tearing
tire square OF the plaeron The water rushed In with
great force and although every effort made to stop
the hole by plugging IL with mattresses quilts pillows
&C, 1t was discovered that the gaining upon
rapidly Half an hour bad hardly elapsed the fires in
The furnaces quenched. The steam-pumps having
previously choked with coal Of little service in free
ing The ship. All board seized with panic and
was with difficulty that the captain could calm the fears Of
e passengers and induce the bale the ship He
hnay, In mastering the together and with the aid OF
e passengers, who formed in bang parties rugged ca
water