The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-15
Loss Of the French Steamer Le
LyoDnais.
Over One Hundred Lives Lo
ONLY FIVE PASSENGERS REsCUl
Their SaficriDgs at sea-neath of Two Of
their Number-srriyai at this Port
Full PaIsseuiars,

Walk yaled from this pori, saturday, Nov !, for
Esvre WITH the following named passengcrs-
Mrs. Frances G. Dammer, I. 6, ti,bson,
Mrs Cora A. Dammer, Mr, scheler and iady,
n Solomon Mr.. Van LUIS,
1rs Strong, C Besngrand
Mr.. Bailey and lady, De MonugnJ,
Phillip Gugile,ml, Mr. rrupuroa
). r. Basssord, lady, chill ar Acelo,
dren asd servant, Laurent Martin and child
Don vncente, Z, Ravon,
Dlas Comas, Rev. John p. Cocagne,
Don Jose de Ulate. lady saul Sasportas,
and servant 4, Louette,
Herman Huber and. lady, De Lestrange,
Albert sumner, lady ,daugh- a. FToein,
and servant, Mile Eroestne Bclei.
thirty nine cabin passeDgers-and there were on
board incluclpg officers, crew. engneers nremen and
seerage passengers near hundred and nifty souls.
she also hl twenty thousand dollars in specie on freight
ON tbs aignt Of SUNDAY, the I'd instne night being
| very dark-Nan,ucket ghssnp bearing N.N.W.. and
distant go miles the ship into by unknown
vessel. Nothing seen Of the unknown vessel
and II is probable thai she went down Immediately
Not 50 wtc lie Lyonnss she remained with her after
part fun Of water and her high ont OF the water
Au hands ylad by the wreck Until next day, when II
was abandoned The ship provided vita al boats,
only oue OF which life boat. That boat only ha,
been heard from.
On the morning Of MONDAY, alter Il was resolved to
abandol the wreck, RAFT constructed snd about
forty pessoas, including passengers (probsby the
seerase "a sengers) TOOK refuge upon 1t. II Is the
opinion o. the second officer that this raft could
have lived through the rough weather thai succeeded
this day-shnt mus. have been broken TO pieces and
that al the person beard lost. There
for hops insi some friendly ssn might have rescued
them
In another boat was the commander with some or the
passeDgess This boat was we'll provided with proyi.
eions pasees &c the Intention OF the captain
60 pull for Montauk PoLt This haa not yet been
heard from. tlt
Another boat contained the second mate, Iaguere, the
second engineer Des.our, several Of the and pas
serger. This i the only bo,, heard from 50 far.
The ISL then ls saycd sixteen; missing AID probably
iost one hundred aud thirty.
We have no account OF the ave boats, and the
raft, save tEa: which Is given ab,vo.
The following details 10 relation TO the saved arc ga
thered from tho secoud mate
The boat len he ship on the morning or Monday, the
second There was a heavy gale blowing, and the
Csptsln resolved 70 aba sdou the shp. She was then
and yner ls Lay uicre lat her, With her stern sunk
ocow va.crs Cdge aud heI bow high out oi water. On
TUESDAY be ,csi sight OF the Other boat The second
mate boat Contained eighteen per ons. Tue weather
was very rough and the h.pesa voyagers suffered ter
--bly They encountered several severe snow storms
and we're hort o. water They had claret vine, bread
and prc eryed meats. They we're beaten about ~ days,
,ntI she afternoon Of the nlnth (srndayJ ana
20 or .sr number (pas-eugers) elcd during this tor.
r,ble Interval. On Sunday their eyes we're ssddencdby
me sgns O friendly sail which proved 10 DO tho Sis-
neu bark Else, Captain Sordcnboiott on board Of
rh,ch yesse they were immed lately taken and made s
oomfo,,aNle a possible Their limbs were fr9zen and
altogether iney were in terrible condition
On The aexs day In LATITUDE 30 deg 81 MN ~, onri,
,uae as der 20 min, the Elso spoke the Hamburg
bark T,se, Captain Nelson, bound for New York Tho
Rremen bars was short OF water, and Captain Nelson
Immediately consented 70 give those saved froa tho
boat . pasege to New York. Thcy oil avalod tnen-
selves o. ,os oner except Of the passengers Mr..
shaer and wifo, who remained on beard the Bremen
park. Intending 10 DO 70 Bremen. Tho Hamburg bark
rryea below as, evening having board fourteen Of
she snip. company Of tue Lyonnais.
NAMES OF THK SAVED.
PAaSSSGs1
Mr scheicr and vile, NJ. Domingo,
t1o,a sSomea Nile Ernesiins BoIe,t.
M sceelsr and wiro remained on the Bromen bark.
k.he osh,gs arrived here trs Hamburg bars.
IasuIsse, secoad mate, Bisnzhrme, reamar,
Desiou,. second engineer, Jcsi,
Chaupc.ui, seaman, foscsur,
Ncs.os, Ihh,Fe
Double, LumoerL
Cousin,
Two 81 this boats crew died IN the bcai which reduced
hc,r number 70 sixteen, all OF whom arc thus accouniei
Cor.
me sufarrrs OF these unfortunaies may be imagined.
al present they likely - recover, but their limbs
are fro-e, and swollen The ladies suffered terribly, but
ore m Win the for,ude Tor which the sex u 80 esi.
,en,y dssipguished In Tho presence Of real danger
Inc fa,e Of beth the vesseh Is At present uncertain,
carfsi M Ia oma n
nave bceu njadlccus Her position, when abandoned,
oua seam 10 Indicate she vas tight forward and
,naer such circumstances was safer than bad boats IN
besvy see.
The yorusi. was bult a. Southampton, England, and
Intended Tor the South American trade. She was tenn
orar,Iy RACED on the rev line fro tns port 70
z3svre o. which Edward and Edmund Porrier are the
agents
We have thus stated the simple facs cf this terrible
csiam,y AZ tho record stands, the narrative s heart
veudlns ws have hopcs, however, thai az The boats
ere directly IN the track hundreds Of vessels 10 wnd
aud outward bound more Of the passengers may hayo
teen rescued We havs heart Tor further common.
shs morning.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
Al ten O'Clock last night we d~rsschcd q special re-.
porer down 10 the Hsmturg bark Esc Of anchor at M
pusrsntne ground. and received the following
STATEMENT OF MR. LAGrrSnE, SECOND MATE or LH
LYorNAs.
We left New York on ss,uSday, Nov. l, a17 o'clock
All went on pleasantly until II o'clock on Tuesday night
Nov a. co miles 10 the northward Of the light on Nan
auckes Shoals when just immediately after the passen
xers and many the had retired leaving the watch
on deok, three masted vessel was observed bearing
nowp upon w.
We dld al IA our power avoid collision with her By
ringing our bells and blowing the steam whistle to warn
her OF our vicinity but before We could bead Of she
struck us amidshps tearing out an entire square Of the
,,a,e iron The water rushed IN with great force and
sbousb every effort wssmade 70 stop the hole by plug
s,ns n With mattresses, quilts, pillows ao was disco.
scrcd hs, the wsscr gaining upon VERY rapidly.
s~s n.x.Iiv alauaed era fha nrgs I'm fnc