The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-02
TERRIBLE OCEAN DISASTER.
Sinking of the Vile de Havre.
226 LIVES LOST.
Eighty-aevcn Persons Rescued Tn.
Disaster Caused by Collision.

Eighty-aevcn Persons Rescued - The
Disaster Caused by Collision.
LONDON, December 1.-The steamship Vile
de Havre, from New York for Hayre,
France, has sunk at sea. Over two hundred
| lives were lost.
Second Dispatch.
LONDON, December 1.-The ship Trimoun-
| tain. from New York, arrived at Cardiffe at
an early hour this morning, bringing intelli-
gence of the dreadful disaster to the steam
ship Vile de Havre, which left New York
November 18th for Havre under command
of Captain Surmont. About 2 O'Clock on
the morning of the 23d of November the
Vile de Hayre colided with the British
ship Lochearn, from London for New York,
and sunk shortly after. Two hundred
aud twenty.six of the passengers on the
steamship lost their lives. The ship Tri-
mountain rescued eighty-seven of her pas
sengers and crew, and brought them to
Cardtfe.
Third Dispatch.
| ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS OF THE DISASTER
| PARTIAL LIST OF TIE LOST AND SAVED, ETC.
LONDON, December 1.--Later dispatches
| from Cardiffe bring the following additional
Iuk liSuillS vi VIC lOSS vi luc lIlC uC HlNTc
| She was struck amidships by the Lochearn,
and sunk in twelve minutes after the COLI.
sion occurred. The Lochearn Immediately
lowered three boats, which rendered all the
service possible for them to do. Fifty-three
| Oh the crew were saved, including the cap
tam. Among the passengers rescued were
| ten women.
| The following persons were among the
| passengers on the steamship: Judge Peck.
ham and wife. of Albany; Mrs. Edward
Curtis and maid, Mr.. r. A. Witthaus, Jr.,
Captain Z. Hunter and wife, Miss Caroline
| Hunter; Air. Cramer, of Waterford, Saratoga
county, n. y; Thomas Hammond, wife
and three children; Mrs. Mary Bulkley, of
Rye, Westchester county, accompanied by
her daughter and by Miss Wagstaff of Long
Island. Mrs. Buckley is among the saved,
but the young ladies are understood to be
lost, Us Mrs. Bulkley tclegraphs that she
alone was saved.
There were also among the passengers the
following members Of the late Evangelical
Alliance, returning to their homes: Rev. An
tonic CaSasco, of Spain Professor f. Pro-
mir, of Geneva, Switzerland; Rev. n. Weiss
and Emile Cook, of Paris; and Mr.. Lorrierc.
Alfred Barbanson, of the Belgian legation,
was also passenger.
Charles i. Waite and Julia Waite, chill
drcn of the proprietor Of the Brevoort
House, were passengers. The son was saved
bat the daughter was lost.
James Bishop, of the firm Of Bishop u
Co., 50 Broadway, is saved. Mr.. Breeder, a
trst-cabin passenger, was lost, but his dauSh-
ter, who was with him, was saved. Fran
cisco Bodo, Of Brooklyn, tirst-cabn pssscn-
ger, is saved. Mr. Ii. A. Witthatls, Jr.,
was saved.
Fourth Dispatch.
| LoSpoS. December 1-2 p. M.-Thcrc
were ci.hty-Seven persons saved from
the wreck of the Vile de Hayre-to wit /:
The captain, five officers, titty-four OF the
crew, and twenty-scven paSscD@crS-aS fol-
lows Miss Mary Hunter, Miss Annie
Hunter, Miss Helene Mixter, Miss Made
line Mixtcr, Emile Cook, Rev. n. Weiss,
Mrs. II. G. Stafford, james Bishop,
Charles CREST, Miss Breeder, Francisco
L. Dodo, Hyphulte Waite, II. a. Witthau>.
Jr, f. Macconct, Miss Fanny Bcnningcr,
Alfred Barban>on, Archicycr Piquignot.
Mr.. Loriy. c. Barrett Waite. Miss CdrneIa
Edgar, Mrs. Bulklcy. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Swift. Mr.. Andrew 3. McCrecry, Dir.
Cramcr, Henry Bclknnp, and LcSrandc (pro'
badly BanSrand).
Fifth Dispatch.
! NUMBER OF PERSONS ABoARD-TnE LOCHEARN--
ADDITIONAL DETAILS, ETC.
: New YORK, December 1.-The Vile dc
Ifayre carried no steeragc passengers. She
had $50 cabin passengers and crew OF about
80. CAPTAIN Surmont, the commander. is
the fleet commodore, and has been in the
service of the line since its organization.
judge Pcckllam, who was among the lost,
was one of the most prominent members of
the judiciary of New York State, and was IL
! Judge of the Court of Appeals.
i The cause of this" fearful diSaster-thc
Lochrarn--is ship Of $1,000 tons burden,
drawing twenty feet of water. She was
launched at Glasgow. Scotland, in Novcm-
Der, 1867. Her dimensions are: Length,
236 feet; beam, So feet; depth of hold, Il
feet. She was in this port in September,
ISL. and attracted much attention as she lay
at Der dock in the East river. She is oil
what is known among ship-bulderS as a
medium model.
The officers of the Vile dc Havrcreporicd
saved are: The captain, second captain,
second officer, third officer. fourth officer, and
the purser. Eighty-scven persons were
saved.
Several notable Boston families were
J aboard the Inflated steamer
The Vile de Havre was the Napoleon ILL.,,
altered and enlarged. Except the Great
Eastern, she was the largest ship that ever
entered this port.
| Srh Dispatch.
LosnoS. December $3.50 p. M--The
; ship Lochcarn vas so badly damaged 10y the
collision with the Vile de- Hayre that the
prrsons rescued by her from the wreck re-
uuestcd to be put on board of the Trlmoun-
tain. All were safely transferred with the
exception Of three persons, who were too
badly injured to be removed.
; After the collision, the Lochearn put about
for Queenstown, at which port she was due
about the 10th ultimo. Notwithstanding her
disabled condition. Nothing has yet been
heard of her.
The Latest.
LONDON. December 1.-The following adj
ditional particulars have been received,
Gathered from officers and passengers OF the
steamer at Cardite:
The Vile de Hayre experienced thick
foo until the Goth. AT the time OF the COLI
81 N the weather was clear and little Wind
was blowing, but there was a heavy sea.
The captain had just retired. aud the
second officer was in charge. The lights on
thc steamer were all right. The collision
was wholly unexpected. The Lochearn
struck the steamer amidships, and made a
chasm twelve feet deep and from twenty-five
to thirty feet wide. The exact position OF
the steamer at the time was latitude 4''Zl'
longitude 1881.
a panic took possession of the passengers
soon after the collision. The main ana nilZ'
zen masts fell across two large boats, when
were filled with people and ready for launch,
| -: trhn honts were crushed and many oil