New-York tribune., 1873-12-19
kind manner doing everything their power to s'e
viato the suherings Of all.
LETTERS FROM SURVIVORS.


A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF 4 NEw-YoRf
MERCHANT.
The Rev. DR.. Philip Schaff has received
letter from the Rev. A. Gray former pupil Of the latt
Prof Pronier, and college companion OF Prof. Car
rasco-both members OF the late Evangelical Alliance
and both lost the Vile du Havrein which he says
In July 1870 being ready to start for the Assembly,
which Was aierward postponed he prof Proner) wroo
TO me, saying, az near as can remember the woras
having mslad the letter: ut with great apprehen-
sion that start upon the Journey for IL seems 10 me a.
though should never return TO my friends and fanny
yet feel that Ii is my duty"
letter has just been received by James L. Eado from
his brother Francisco who OF the on
board the vo du Havre. Tho following are e1tracts
The hight OF the very clear / iumped from
my berth as felt the shock Of collision. was alone III
my room AT the time, and went deck with oDly NY
customary underclothes on Getting on deck, = sa s
that the railing ON one side OF the steamer "n' h
stroyed. and one side OF the steamer was stove III.
l went 10 the stern and that IL was the locn Lar
tina ht 6s e M 6e h oo irD o he
had put the ship about in time she would nave pasreu
steamer Is also 10 he blamed who, 1t seems dd no' W.
derstaDd the course OF the ship. and when ne saw
what to do. and lost his presence OF mind: mind:
My first impression was that the steamer WouIu si @
within five minutes. and the first thing procured wa NJ
ono oil the three lie preseryers whlch WeIe n 20 neIn
hagpoe Soon after put 1t by side In order 10 hp
cause / thought the first thing to done was to save
the and children, VINO quickly came on de.s
would mold about 80 persons but owing 10 the
OF the sailors aud Passengers. or on account o h9
not being good order. could not lower IT, NO uiu
not give up the undertaking. Eight minutes han 10.
elapsed since the shock, before We nad Two oVI ths
in the water. and We were WORKING at .no
third-the sailors in the meantime were ""Ih-
ing with other boats when suddenly the mann
mast fell The mast took with IL the StarDoard noats
and also the nzzenmast which fell near my feet ne
/ looked at ihe and saw that the steamer was
sinking ana filling fast thought IL more prudent W
leave her and ard tho Loeb Earn, but as was
working at the boats took my ne-preseiVcI'
and not seeing thing 10 lay hold, lowered NY
self by OF the ships ropes into the wafer swan swain
away from the steamer before she shnb' oho
was yet floating and all that to he heard were hc
cries and noaus OF those On board i swan back nca
her and called for a rope plank some one threw
me a ife-preserver and a plank some OF the passen-
gers who had calmly dressed themselves had DfonSnI
the life preseryers out Of their rooms swan a"aS
from the steamer Three minutes after she dsappearou
leaving in her place nothing but oatabe objects fro
a d stance of ten rods looking at the steamer
when she was sinking. and piteous cries rent the ar
The following saved: Out OF 81 nrst caDln pas,
sengers %; ou second cabin PASSENGER l. ont OF
n third passengers. b ont or st0waways ou
OF q officers including captain ana Two second ohcei'
G. out or i67 crew, including iremcn, 50 cut OF jl1-
saved, s., ana lost l.6.