The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-17
THE LOSS OF THE LYONNAIS.
Sailing Of the Marion in Search Of the
Survivors and the Wreck.
Important Statements Of the Crew Of the Boat
Picked Up by the Bark Elise.
ADDITIONAL INTERESTING PARTICULARS.
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Cline TO the Name Of the Ship which Caused
the Disaster,
Ac. &c. &c.
THE LOSS OF THE LYONNAIs.

The steamer Marion len yesterday morning at IL A. NJ.
for the scene Of the disaster She lad everything
board necessary for the sufferers, should they be met
with, and experienced surgeon was also sent Tho
second officer OF the steamship VICE. OF the same line -
the Lyonnais, accompanied Mr.. A. Luguerre, second
mate of the lost ship who convinced his late compan
ions viii yet be heard nom. large crowd assem-
bed pier North river TO bid the Marion God speed
ON her errand Of mercy.
We yesterday thoroughly overhauled the vigo, twin
ship Of the Lyonra and feel satisfied that the latter
still above water judging from the constructoa and
sondity Of the former. There eight steamers now
aoat and TIVE In process Of completion belonging TO tho
Franco American Steamship Company. Three run from
Eavre this port three to New Orleans and tvo to RIO
Janeiro they have not obtained yet the authorizations
from the French government but expect to have With
In voyage Six ships Of the line, the Lyonnais
vsgo, barcelona Franc Compton, Csdiz and Alma were
contracted for by Canadian company, and constructed
with special reference 10 the leo they would have 70
counter In The Atlantic at certain seasons Of the year Allan
Gespies line however, obtaining the contract from the
Britain government the above company was broken up,
and the house Of zangvniz Bros Co.. OF Havana thsn
entered into negotiations for tho ships but not obtaining
the required powers from span the steamers
tually transferred 10 Gauthier Freres Co., OF France
We mention these particulars In order TO show that tho
LyopDais was unusually strongly built and TO resorate
conviction that her water tight compartments have
prevented her sinking Captain Sharp, Of the vigo, in
forms us that The collision could not have damaged those
comparsmen and be gives ha opinion tina, shall yes
hear news from her.
Those Of the crew who were saved wtniNr. Laguerre
are staying ss the boarding house OF NJ Chaullon, in
Leonard street. They ALL moro or less, 10 .
bad condition, and In want Of clothing Either
the compAnys agent the. French Consulate should
A~nd N
men, our reporter elected the following statements
onouPEAu's STATEMENT.
Jean Louis Marie Choupeau, sailor on board tho Lyon.
na states that he asleep at the time Of the collision.
The boatswain running into the fofecssle mme-
dately alter, crying my boys get up; we're into.s
got out deck and the ship which had struck rs
ascrn; she bad lights ALL though she ought have
carried q The miseo. she fired two guns and We
heard he cries Of distress Of those board ber during
Ten minutes, thereabouts. she have gone down.
because she had left much Of her fore our
deck. assisted with The crew and passengers shining
the cargo, and Afterwards 10 throwing II overheard.
when was ordered into the boat ave put or and
skercd her during seven days We had t~o frozen To
death in the boat: nremrn, old Of sbou, CO.
whom Ne called Father Francois, and the other
about the same age, q Spaniard, whose name I
don't know. The three women with us showed greas
cousgs. except during the night when they would fre
quently cry out II The boat shipped Nadne Fors
eant against my knees was steering and vas tho
bavest Of the three Mrs. schedel 20, very frightened
and nystcrica towards The last; she went on 70 Brcmec
with her husband, In the bark Elise. On the stu inst
We saw large three msssed vessel about gunsbot from
u; jrdgcd from her build she was American.
could distinctly The folks deck and nearly made
out the name on the stern-n began with an g The
stranger would not give any assistance, though am
confident abe saw us We all cried out in the boat, Two
are 'aved but no, she sailed away from u.s. We suffer
ed much from thirst, Obliged 10 drink our urine: wo
had had water, We could have reached New York with
out assetance. ! think the Captain went down in the
ship, for be would not quit her, and A. the ran vas
moored 10 the wreck, think Il must have rome down
too. There were no women the latter they were Al
placed In The boats We bad provisions for fneen aays
but they were all spoiled with salt water the nrs; day
and for Eve days We we're without anythn TO ent Wear
made wine Va large stone jar was given outio Zach by
measure. The women nearly naked but the sailors
who bad brought i've coverds into the boat gave them
Up 10 them, and thus saved them from reez ng 70 DEATH
q the two men who died Of frost had had these quil
hey would not have succumbed Each night we bic
zach other "eooa bye" not expecting the morn
ng
This mans lef arm L. frozen from the wrist 10 the
elbow, and the feet almost too bad 10 allow Of hin
walking he, Ike the rest, had lost all his clothes snd
was In very poorly clad condition when conversec
with him.
NRsToR's STATEMENT.
Nessor Fabien, fireman, ". at work In the eqgno
room st the time OF the collision We heard concus.
sion, but did not know what was In aye minutes,
limo the water rushing into the engine ROOM car
1ybg tho coal along with u. The fires we're pu, ous
almost ipsssntaneously. number Of us were engaged
IN through the night In trying stop the leak pu, All 70
DO purpose and NJ last we were forced 10 40 On deck
me captain was very cool, and dld not seam a AID
riebtened he said TO US, my poor Fellows the water s
gaining upon u.s." and be then set us 10 throwing DOT Tho
racks Of grain, whist others put the boats IN readiness
or launching and prepared the provissns amer thirty
hours hard work wo nut the woman ana soyrs AZ shc