, 1873-12-19
THE VILE Du HAVRE.
Statements of pnssongcrS OFT the Ill.
EntGl VeSscl--A 1jorGnvNd HutasDnndss
EtUry-~Iac aclluiOstA Consolation.

Fn1o,l Vesscl,sA stor.nvsa suusl,nntl,s
story~-I,oiiuious 0onsointior,.
LETTER rnon MISS MANY A. nunxnnr, OF NEW
y. noAnn st,1r 1oTn; 1rn,,,onnrA,,. Nov. AZ. ,s7a
po"@H smif Ita a.t"r ~ lo' m W. W. worc
nronacd hv n tariffs ernsiI. forco Bound Of lilo
wE;stic' mi hnn,an sI,r,ol,s. rushed into t6o
starsor1 ~ ,yhn erswnrcd mn nnthinr: thon tho
Snrnao,,' ~ H. ai,;n wn ant,i :. lian ii, tout
1Inwovor cnI1nl HI 10. 1IoInn mud I,nl]io TO
dress tio,nsolyos At once: tlon went algaln 10
- cei "i, u,,om ;icck na ncliv M noseib1o. Than
%c5Std ~ IPS XXX thors " Ind hoon = collison. My
i1na vaa ua* ~ tN1 nnce III tint va must eot ready
fnr III" % ,,fe.honts' 40 told tho children to
mi mt m an tlIeir war,mnst @ clothes, md take thcr
fntchols viii thcir yaiuables. No wore dressed
T., ,nnront Wnu,J ,,nt nnas tha mntn stair
rnac o'e r. w"s int tl,orc tbe collision lad tnsun
nlncc, 7 S,i mn know thn nt tho tirne, but see.
Inn neo o,awI I tcrc Tia folt thoro was not nlomout
tn 1ose $50 so hnrr,cd baek With tic children and
I.n1,eT ~ " t;,o atonroro stera On dock Rll was
eanT',so5p ~ amI 5nrI,,nss. aroat llatncs bursting
out ~ Tia vcniIntor. tIo iifc-buatB tillod with
eoilors ~ni,;,,". md snronminn. Ws walked down
thn docI 70 I'm front OF Tic saloon -cabin, lust
whcro @ wc Il bi,, you all 'sgood.bye" On tho right
7 raw a 1fo-i1at black with Bnilors. at oMce
All r. rnvsoH. tloro ls no hope for us horo,
tt,n.o H,,,, iii a,ynmn tho hoAt. was tcapor.
atefv ahoso cam I knew wo wore ln pcli vet neyer
dros,oci tl,nt va could be sinking, A rroat
sI,in loomod m before uY at q short distancc,
md then 1 lhouglt there must DO hcp. Miss
Murray md hor brotLcr. aud Mrs, Plat fMre.
pecLham and liz wife. from Albany; Mr, aid
Mrs. Montague. with tueir young dai,Eh.or. Wo
wore ali porfcotly calm. 4 yornE nun named
NIr. Waite, son of the proprietor of tho prc-
voort House cnmo nm nnd told mo lo yas going
to try. with several gentlemen, to cut away d
lift-bont for ue. Poor folowsl Had Llley found
an ax or knife five minutes aoonor, thoy might
lavo e,1ccecdot, but, In another moment, tho
God. va nro gnipwrccled," cried Mrs Plat but
st;ll having TINT thero might bo some organized
pystom Of rescue going on which wo did not ace.
replied: "Poi haps il llas boon Ont AWAY on pur-
ear wne. Mrs.. riatt burst into an eloquent song
66f nravcr. Inllio md / with Helen. olune to
cnok ofhor. 4 beautiful Young croolo Girl. Miss
Tnurcni ioined IN. aud with pleading yo,cc said,
Another instant, aal tho wator rushed over tho
dacl. ransI;mr tho snot where wo stood. We
hard MIR. Waito's voice crylug to us. - Hush to
tho other side" Wo started together, aud tho
a. tic s waters m w wasilod over us, so1no tromon-
dous force parted Lallio from mo; desperately 1
clunc to llur dress. but this, too, Slipped from
nv lingors, mud was alone with my God. I
,as we oeo on o and had no the
fainies. hmm nf Iifo vat nv cnnscjo,1ennea neyor
deserted mp. and when found nv head rising
0hovo wnior I was nlnost lorrii1ct With sur
r1aa- A |
cinichod an iron chniu stlspeudotl from boat il
yyan ,,nset hlt sailors woro olinriur to tho up-
raised kooI-instinctiyciy 1 felt there could
bo no lelp from them. 30 I snoke not o
word. in fow moments tho hoat was
hrnlen to 1,icces: the men cIune to Ito
frarmontae and d friendly plank struct mo on
Cha chnnk. rccoilcctotl thut in tbiB position a
norson could be suatninod son1o time 10 rested
fjchtly upou il QUO by one all these mon disap-
,,enrod from aronnd mo: burrols and iontnp
timbo1s Then ouo womat, tioatcl near mo and
fisarncnred: aroin wns nlouo with nv n1auk
on tbe mighty ocoun. was not struggling for
lifo. only Iusviyely resting on NV trail SUPPORT
I wus conscious tint was drifting of from
the slip. and lad not tho faintess thought Of
euccor. for / had not seen lifc-boat, nor
knew that ono person from tho steamer
Ind boou rescued. Suddenly felt trlaug,,-
lor piece Of timber float under my foot, and
on with tho pIank under my chest, and tho tim
bor at nv feet began to feel bonumbod and
cold.-a death-iike fantuesB secned to como
upon mo, aud AZ I raised my eyes for the last
erx Gus s. IIeIT NV wonnn" @ a1d in auolor% nom n6ment
etioong nrlns wcro about me. "Who arc your"
cried. voice replied, An English sailor, who
laid me, holplcss and cold, III tho boat; rowed
OF again, and III few moments pic1ted up Miss
EdHar, Of How York: Wo had been three-quar-
tors Of m hour in tho water, aud wore tho last
ones saved Iho boat belonged 70 tic Ship Loch
Ea11,, which had run INTO the stoa,nor and, when
picked up, nc woro mile away. Wo were taken
TO the shin drawn up with ropes OH deck, uud
then. QUO by ono, recognized tho pnssangora
rescued as wo Ind boon. The boats cr,,ised
around for hours nfterwarl but we wore tho last
found. Your aficctionntc sister,
MAnY 4. BuLKLEY.
STATEMENT ny ,1k. c. u. WAITE, or NEW yo1iK.
,rho az ful rapitlity with which tie shin went
down after she struck is scarcely credible, We
were eloepi,,g TRANQUILITY il our bcrthy, when .
dreadful crash aud lilo shivering Of tic vessel
awoko us in a mo1nout. The paBsongers--1nen,
Vomnn, and chidren-rushcd on deck, Homo OF
At onco We saw tlo oxtont Of tLo accident which
lad occurred. There were tic bows OF d largo
eniiur-ycgvol proIcctlng over the deck, aud
theros too, was frlghtful hoo in tlo side Of
inr fmsinusiy in. Flo crow. under the orders Of
the caniain. woro nauuur tho two loue-boats
and hotnnc nosyougors into them as fust ns nos