Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes Co., O. [Ohio]) 1870-1895, 1873-12-11


erne, eight days out of London for Ne
York. Coming alongside, the captai
asked me to receive the survivors of th
Vile du Havre, which had been sun
by the Loch Erne at ? o'clock tha
morning.
"After consultation, it was deeme
advisable to transfer all the rescue
people but one French clergyman VIII
had become deranged. Another of tn
party was left to take care of him. TIL
survivors were. crowded into the smal
cabin, in pitiable state.
They were heart-broken, ill-clad, an,
destitute; but amid their grief they ex
pressed their gratitude to the Captain
and crew of the Loch Erne for savin,
them from watery death. Z supple,
them with all the clothing which coul,
possibly be spared on my ship, and witt
other requisites. Nevertheless som,
were almost naked, and others wer
badly injured by fragments of the wrecl
coming in contact with them. Afte
receiving all on board the Trimountain
l decided to cruise about the scene o
the wreck. The search was continued
until nearly dark that night, but W,
saw only two casks floating, and th'
search was finally relinquished, and W,
proceeded on our voyage to Bristol.
intended to land at Queenstown, but
favorable wind enabled us to reacl
Cardiff
The survivors attach no blame to tn,
officers of the Loeb Erne for the catas
trophe, but say they did all in theil
power to prevent the enormous sacri
flee of life. The Loeb Erne was very
badly damaged in her bows. Her bow
spirit was clean gone, and a great hol
was cut in her above the water-line.
The passengers of the Vile du Havr,
say that Capt. Surmont, during tn
many days of the fog, took every pre-
caution, and was constantly on tn,
bridge of the steamer. No one explain
how the collision occurred.
A correspondent says:
MEN, women, and children, seizet
with terror, rushed on deck in thei
night-clothes, and all was confusion
The Loch Erne's bow had cut fissurt
in the deck OF the Vile du Havre twelve
feet in depth, and the iron-plating o.
her side was crushed in for distance
of thirty feet.
Most of the passengers were too ter
rified to try to save themselves. Many
prayed, and many laid down with the
calmness of utter despair. Some hear
ing the water pouring into the ship
never quilted their staterooms. Whole
families thus went down together.
Among the survivors was one lady
whose husband and four children hai
perished in the sea. Three young ladie:
lost their fathers and mothers. One
young man lost his father, mother, and
sister, and another gentleman lost hi:
sister, whom he was taking to France
for her health.
Mrs. Spoford, of Chicago, lost three
children and a nurse. She sank witt
the vessel, but floated again and wa:
picked up.
The following additional particular:
of the loss of the Vile du Havre have
been gathered from officers and passen-
gers of the lost vessel at Cardiff:
A panic took possession of the pass.
engers. Five minutes after the collision
the main mizzen masts fell across two
large boats which were filled with peo-
pie and ready for launching. The boats
were crushed to pieces, and many Of
their occupants killed and injured. In
the brief interval between the collision
and sinking OF the steamer, the crew
were able to launch only a whaleboaI
and the captains gig.
The Loeb Erne went a mile before
stopping. She then got out four boat:
to pick up the people struggling in the
water. Meanwhile a whaleboat, under
of the Second Lieutenant Ol
the Vile du Havre, picked one load Of
those who were clinging to planks, spars
&C., and took them to the Loeb Erne
She returned to the scene and rescued
another load. Capt. Surmount, who re-
mained on deck to the last, was rescued
by boat three-quarters of an hour af-
ter the collision.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.
A London dispatch, dated 8 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, gives the following
additional particulars of the catastro-
phe:
The Vile du Havre was struck amid
ships by the English ship Loeb Erne,
and sunk in twelve minutes. The Loeb
Erne got out her three boats and stood
by the spot all the morning, picking u
1t was not until well i'm the
forenoon of the same day that she fell
in with the ship Trimountain, bound to
to whose deck she transferred
the saved, and went on her way for
New York. (
A later dispatch says that some of the
passengers of the Vile du Havre were
known to have launched three of her
boats, and there is just a ray of hope
that they may have escaped watery
grave.
LONDON, Dec. 2.
The ship Loeb Erne was so badly
by the collision with the steam
ship Vile du Havre, that the persons
rescued by her from the wreck reques-
ted to be put ON board the Trimountain
All were safely transferred, with the
exception of three persons, who were
too badly injured to be removed.
After the collision the Loeb ..Ern e
put about for Queenstown, at which
port she was due about the 10Th ult.
mas yet been heard of her.
LATER ACCOUNTS
make the collision the 22d. instead of
the 23d ult. A vessel which arrived at
Bristol reports speaking the Loeb Erne
with ten survivors of the Vile du Havre
on Board.
One of the Japanese students at Yale
was accosted by sophomore the other
day with, "What's your name?" The
gentleman from Japan answered polite