, 1873-12-02

qnAlntoa' 1ho Ie*son Wh9 40 many Uh1cAgo
pooplc werc on board this voascl waa the fact
That several members OF tho lAto Evangelical
Alliance, md other woll.known porsons, roro toj
sail npon IT. Mrs. Goodwin had engagact passage
by tho Abyssinia, OF tho Cunard Line. which
hor rnt. They Lad made up p.rt9 Tor i tip
to Europe, tho object being to p1so GO tho ol,l
dron ut school at iuccrno, 8vltzorand. during
tho winter months. Thoy moro accompanied BY
4. Lorioux. brother-in-1aT of Miss Copgs, tho
alone Bavod Out Of tho entire party.
Shortly aftor noon Mr. Epafrord received q
despatch from his vito, dated from Paris, as fol-
1ows;, ,
"syea sons Children sr; Goodwin ,v,, snd eht1;
MIR. sphfrord telegraphods reply, aud will start
for Europe aB noon hs posalblo.
Upon tho receipt Of tho terrible nows. hun
treda Of hfr. doodwin's frionds hocked to his
tton to tho unfortunate gentleman. Tic was
almost atunnea by tho shook, and tho kind SYM
putty Of his frion1s .yailed him but 1ttlo junt
then. ue took tho first train, at6:15 for Now York.
1t is undornood that, If tho bodies Of any Of his
family lavo boon recovered, or that thcrc Is any
prospect Of finding them. lio will leave by tho
first steamer, aud accompany thom home for.
lntorment.
1t was lato boforo tho abovo faota woro Ger
tainiy known eyon by tho intimate friends Of the
pnrtieH, and tlle suspense before 1t camo gayo
way to certainty Of almost the worst.
THE HORRORS OF THE ATLANTIC DISASTER,
still recont in tho recollection OF Chicago people,
wore wildly brought to mind. lloro, however,
tho catastrophe came home, and with stunning
force. There, tho victims wore strangers
and Foreigners; here. thoy, Uore, poople
who woro we'll known and their faces
Whole families, those Of two Of tic beut
md most highly esteemed members Of tho COM
munity, swept away ut once. What makes
tho caso more sad ig tho moagreness Of tho in
formation received. Tho terrible dispatches
bilty thet furshor nows might mitigate THO ca:
lamity, thus dopriving tho recipients OF Ill lt0po.
ADDITIONAL BAD INTEREST,
II any we're needed, WAS given to tho calamity
for Chicago people IN tho drowning Of q daugll;
tor Of Mr, q. g.. Waite. known formerly In Chi'
cago through hts connection with tho Sherman
House., which ho loft before tho fro to take
charge of tic Bregoort House, New York. Tive
ohildron Of hfr. Walto we're on board tho stoaln'
sister was drowned. It was probably Mr.
Watte's former residence in Chicago which loo
to the oxaggeration Of tho number OF Tictimt
IN THE 1NTEusE EXCITEMENT
| which followed tho receipt OF tho first vague
| news, q largo number Of residents Of Chicngt
| wero supposed to havc perigtlod. This Has owing
| probably to the fact that, oven ns ]ato AZ last
| month, several uoll-knoWn Chicago people hat
Aailed for Europe. and in tho thought1oss excite
| ment Incident to 60 sudden a calamity these
wore all connected with the: Wreokod vessel
| Among those who were thus supposed to have
| boon drowned were Mr.. A. B. Pullman ant
| daughter. It ia certain that Mr. Pullman die
| not sail in tho Yille du Uayye, but left wees
| later In another vessel.
THE FULL I1sr or PASSENGERS
| given above will he IN assurance to many tha
| thcIr friends we're not atnong the lost, while L
will carry certainty Of a lcaa welcome naturc tt
others. Tho liBt Of those who rerlshod, resi-
deuts Of Clicago, III happily no larger than tha
| given above, and that is ail too large.