New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-05
THE VILE DU HA VRE DISASTER.
HoNoRs TO JUDGE PECKHAM IN THE COURT or
APPEALS.

HONoRS TO JUDGE PECKHAM IN THE COURT OF
APPEALS.
ALBANY, Dec. 4.-The Court of Appeals this
morning gave formal exprson to their sense of the loss
sustained by the public and by members OF the court in
the death Of Judge Peckham. The court and the
chair Of the deceased Judge drapcd in mourning.
Directly after the opening of court Judge Church
presented the following:
The Judges OF the Court Of Appeals at their first
meeting IN committee after the receipt of the mean-
choy intelligence OF the death OF their late associate
the Hon. Rufus W. Peckham, by the horrible disaster at
the 22d ult in view OF the public loss sustained
by his DEATH and of their private grief at the sudden de-
place the records Of the court this expression of
their estimate OF his services and character Judge
Peekham has for many years been identified with the
judiciary OF the state. HIS judicial career
to which he was elected supreme ID the district GT
where he had spent the whole Of his professional
judge in that position led TO his nomination and election
as AN associate Judge OF this Court its organization
His rmness his learning and his earleSsness and indie
pendence III maintaining his CONVICTIONS guided always
bv strong OF justice, which distinguishing
feature OF ms chaiicter won the confidence ana respect
Of the bar ana bench, ana OF all with whom nc was
associated.
Exhausted by continual application to the discharge
medical advisers and with the cordial concurrence OF
sought for time relief from labor and 10 recruit his
energies by temporary absence: Al almost the first
step of his Journey from which his friends hoped he
would derive = much benefit, he met with tragic
death While we regard the loss the public has sus-
expressing in this public manner personal attach
Inent 10 deceased The association of the members
OF the Court with each other ~ necessarily most
intimate, ana it developed i'll the character Of our
deceased brother rare and attractive qualities
His candor IN discussion patience under opposlon ms
uniform courtesy TO his associates his Kindness and
tenderness of feeling, eyinced manly and generous
colleague that his death il felt by family ailc
ton We tender to the surviving relatives of the de
consolation though inadequate TO be found in the
record of useful and honorable life ,,
thaps of WI we q h4hgl
of mourning during the residue of the term, and the
clerk directed TO the chair OF the deceased and
the courtroom TO lie suitably draped, aud 10 enter this
er0fe, upon the minutes OF the court and to trans
NIT copy 10 the surviving members OF the family OF
the deceased
INQUIRIES AT THE CoMPASY's OFFICE.
The office of the General Transatlantic
Steamship Line at E65s Broadway has again assumed
its wonted business appearance, The number OF anxious
friends who beseged the entrance TO the office
on Monday afternoon, and who appeared in still larger
numbers Tuesday. dwndled to a score OF more on
Wednesday, and yesterday therewere but few persons
who made inquiries The terrible suspense Of all had
already been rest and even those who had formerly
been SO unwilling accept the fate OF their friends had
gwen up all hopes OF further intelligence which should
contradict the earlier reports Business was moving on
in Its old channel Men occasionally dropping in
10 engage passage undeterred by the Companys terri
bic misfortune, and others were contracting for the
sh pmeDt OF freight the next outwardbound steamer
The clerks were porlng over ther euRers as here'o
fore and the only reminder Of the fearful calamity was
the last bill OF lading which lay upon the counter with
the words Vile du Hayre In conspicuous letters at
its head The few friends who called received no en-
OF further information concerning the dis
sser The officers OF the line were as ready as before to
furnish full details but nothing later than the re-
ports already published had been received and the Wis
itors withdrew with respondent hearts. The Company
expected a cable dispatch, but it did not arrive. and
they now believe that nothing further OF Importance
will be received until the arrival OF the malls which Will
contain complete details
The officers of the Company state that the loss OF the
VILE du Hayre will defeat the original design Of the
Company 10 dispatch weekly steamer from either end
Of the line at very early day. Heretofore their vessels
have only sailed every Saturday. In March, at
latest April they confident their feet will be SUM
GENTLY large to enable them to dispatch weekly
steamer Until then the vessels will sail fortnghtly as
here