Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-18

thoihtr terrible calamity at sea, not unlike
that OF the Inflated steamship Arctic, took place
on the ID inst. The steamer lie l.yonnais. Capt
De Naix, sailed from New York on the lst inst,
with thirty nine eaon passengers, number of
>terrage passengers and numbering al
together about lJl souls. She also had on board
So 900 in specie. The New York Herald of
Saturday has the following account of her loss
On the night OF sunday, the ID INST while in
dense fog. Nantucket light-ship bearing y. n
w. aud distant six mile. the ship was run Into
by an unknown vessel. aud her stern cut clean
off; Nothing more was seen of the unknown
vessel aud 1t Is probable that she went down i'm
medatey.
Not so with lie Lyornais, she remained with
her after pHrt full Of water and her bow high out
of the water. All hands stad by the wreck un
I'll the next day, when it was abandoned. The
ship was provided with six boats, only one of
which life boat Tina, boat only has been
heard from.
Ga the morning of Monday, after it was resolv-
ed to abandon the wreck, Il raft was constructed,
and about forty persons, including passengers,
(probably the Storage passengers) took refuge
upon it. 1t is the opinion of the second officer
that this raft could not have lived through the
rough weather that succeeded this day-that il
must have been broken to pieces aud that all the
persons on board were lost. There is room for
hope that some friendly sail might have rescued
them.
In another boat was the commander with some
of the passengers. This boat was we'll provided
with provisions, compasses, &c. 1t was the in
tenton of the captain to pull for Montauk Point.
The boat has not yet been heard from.
Another boat contained the second mate, Lay
nire the second engineer, Desfour, several OF the
crew and passengers This is the only boat heard
from SO far.
The list. then. is. saved sixteen, missing and
probably lost one hundred and thirty.
We have account of the other five boats,and
the aft, save that which is given above.
The following details in relation to the saved
are gathered from the second mate:
The hoat left the ship on the morning of Mon
day, the second. There wa. a heavy gale blow
ing, and the Captain resolved to abandon the
shir. She was then, and wheu Mr.. Iaynire last
saw herewith her stern sunk below waters edge,
and her bow high out Of water. On Tuesday he
lost light of the other boats. The second mates
boat continued IS persons. The weather was
very rough. and the la less vnvagers suffered
terribly. They encountered several severe snow
st rms and were short of water. They had cla
ret wine. bread and preserved meats. They
beaten about six days, until the afternoon
of the 9th (Sunday,) and two of their number
(pa,sengers) died during the interval. On Sun
day their eyes gladdened by the sight OF
friendly sail, which proved to be the Bremen bark
Elise, Captain Nordenblott, on board of which
vessel they were Immediately taken and made
comfortable possible. Their limbs were
frozen, and altogether they were in terrible con
diton.
On the next day. in latitude 40 deg. u min y.
longitude 65 deg. 40 min, the Elise spoke the
Hamburg bark Elise, Captain Nelson, bound tor
New York, The Bremen bark short of wa
ter, and Captain Nelson Immediately consented
to give those saved from the boat passage to
New York. They all ayaled themselves of this
offer except two of the passengers, Mr.. Shaler
and Wife who remained board the Bremen
bark intending to 20 to Bremen. The Hamburg
burk arrived below last evening, having on hoard
fourteen of the ship company of the lyonnais.