New-York tribune., 1873-12-19

oponed The water rushed In 10 quchy there was not
time to close the door Of the bokhesd which separated
coalbunker having been forced into the engine. the
water poured In that into the boiler ordered the
barkation desired hm to supervise that operation
to aa the sdfS % or oGuna to give S
found II needed directing at the same time the boats
bridge The second captain now told that boat No
and No were broken by the collision, and that all the
had been driven in The whaleboat No was set afoat
Immediately and left by the order Of the second officer
command OF First Leut Gaillard for the purpose
of reaching the Other ship OF learning II 1t could take us
on board and TO request 1t to place its boats aoa
quick possible. Tins whalebost left board OF the
ship of her In order TO tighten her and that
might assist in lowering that vessels boats Two
supervision OF Mr. Vie who seeing the m6innast shake
Judged it timely moment TO put her ahoat. The boat
No was lowered almost at the same tme and in less
than two minutes after the mainmast way, carry
ing with 1t tho mzzenmast, which fell on the deck,
killing many persons who were engaged In putting boat
No af0at. The manmast crushed boat No. aud the
persons therein The lowering Of the boats continued
confusion caused by she fail OF the two masts. Time
pressed the ship was sinking the boat No Of the
II could not heaye TO- the tackle fall being engaged
when at this a moment the Vile du Havre sunk.
AS To boat No T. the men who were IN her. seeing all
the rigging in order TO- have 1t foat when the vessel
would disappear. BY the lurk which attended us The
against the lower part OF The mlzhennast that II was
smashed Then we were all an0at II was the hna mo-
I found at hand enabled me to keep aaoat
for abOut 20 minutes when pie ked by boat No
The second officer. who had returned to his boat, dsa
peared at the same time as myself and, despite the
other and it was not until the third visit of boat No
that he saved that is about an hour after the sink
ing of tho vessel We taken on board the British
snip Loeb Earn, Capt Robertson the whale-bOdt re-
turned to the work OF rescue.
great for with two boats alone could GER
iainly not have saved so many persons The rescue
uinllah fhaIan fAA's1n Nlltp
turned from the dismal place. there being no one TO save
Mr. Martin the third lieutenant had been directed oy
the second officer his boat being broken 10 supernend
the embalkation OF the passengers by che ladderope
which had been fixed for the purpose. and at the same
TO supervise the floating OF boat No. which was
at hand. This officer disappeared without our learning
ANYTHING OF MN; no person so tar as Know, saw or
thrown into the water by the fail OF tie manmas As
TO Second Lieutenant Anduran no one knows when he
estimate there was not more than IL minutes between
the collision and the suking the snip. Capt Robert
who he says 10 minutes; others say Is.
but there Is only two three minutes In question.
must say that in that interval the passengers
examples GOODNESS, camness. and resignation; and at
the dreadful time OF tins amentabe occurrence. when
$50 Dersons were Justly alarmed the thought Of certain
death at any moment, and their only hope OF
safety disappearing, the women were tho drat to
the example. The passengers rescued undoubtedly
their safety TO that forttude which they did not
lose for single moment aud many Others would nave
psrayzed their limbs have the satisfaction since The
wreck Of learning, by questioning the survivors OF the
that every one was at his post that each did
is duty and that all down with the vessel and
were picked up the TITO loss Of the unhappy
officer who commanded the watch at the moment OF tho
collision renders unable TO give exact account of
tho occurrence before taking command myself. but
can declare that the Loeb Earn, to which showed my
ships side and which, consequently. had nothing 10
fear from struck directly against NV vessel al tne
Tsk smashing herself well. when, by slight stroke
helm upward-fOr it was almost 30 already-thls
terrible collision might nave been ayerod.
Leaving the question of the collision ASIDE readily
render 20 Capt Robertson. his officers, ana crew, the
gratlLude that all them for ..c good care taken
of each Of us going aboard Everything was placed
al our command the ladies' wore made the objects Oi
SPECIAL attention while the English. seeing that most
part of their clothing hope one Will ever forget
generously displayed. About 10 O'Clock vessel was
seen sailing the signals o: distress were made,
and, having them, she immediately bore down on
us toward spoke with her: she was the Amer
lean ship IrmountaIu Capt UIquhirt bound Tor Bris.
to seeing the condition OF tne LOcn Earn, when had
her bows damaged the passengers rnaniostd wsh 10
embark on the TTmOuntaln which offered
10 aid us l did not feel bound 70 oppose
them, although the Captain OF tho Loeb Earn
many times that be felt no xieiy because Of
the damage, relying with confidence On The bukhcads
which his vesso had front 20 self On5fed 10
remain on board with all my crew. the passengers
having been transferred 10 tho Trimountan. The cap
tain replied that needless that he dd not require
ms Then on being assured. l embarked ON the In
mountain leaving board the Loeb Earn two passen
care OF the oi her and Ioinan who had been injured
The Loeb Earn gave Quantity Of biscuits
and water. IL about O'Clock "H5u We 'cit her
capt. SUgMoST.