The New York herald., 1873-12-02

the Inflated Vile du Havre-namely, 1rst,
second and third cabin passengers the third class
passengers paid $4s in gold, the second class SIS
gold and the 1rst class $125 gold. Wine Is fur
nished at all three tables, and is included in the
fares. Consequently poor people cannot take pas
sage on this ine and the result s that this disaster
win chiefly reach the homes OF the rich and the
families OF the crew and ships company, who are
nearly all residents OF France. The majority OF the
passengers were people OF leisure, who were going
abroad to spend the winter at Rome Florence,
Nice or Paris, or to place their children ana
younger relatives at foreign boarding schools.
EAGER INQUIRIES
were made OF all the clerks at the once, and the two
young Messrs. Mackenzie had to answer all sorts
Of questions, many Of which 1t was impossible for
them to give any favorable reply to. About half
past nine O'Clock a Mr.. Abraham Bininger, one OF
our most prominent merchants, called at the ONCE
OF the company and exhibited telegram which
he had received from his daughter Fannie in which
1t was stated that she had been saved, but that
her mother had gone down on the Inflated ship
and that the writer OF the telegram was going to
Paris. Mr.. Bininger was almost heartbr0ken ct
the loss OF bis wife, lady well known
and highly esteemed In New York society,
but stu he was very thankful that his
daughter had escaped Q watery grave. Mr..
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ner. As soon as the ccmpsry's agent received a
partial list OF the saved the list was written out
and posted up In the once. All persons making
inquiries were referred to this List by the clerks,
and It was pitiable sight to see the number OF
anxious faces studying the list OF names, some OF
the seekers after Information reading 1t over i've
or six times before they would be convinced that
their friends had perisned. Strong hopes were
entertained until late hour in the afternoon that
number OF the passengers had jumped on board
Of the Loeb Earn, and that they were saved and
would be heard OF hereafter This nope, however,
was dissipated when 1t was found that it was not
the ship Trmountain which had rescued
THE EIGHrYsEvEN SURVIVORS.
It was discovered that the Loeb Earn had
launched three boats Immediately after the COL
lision, and 1t was these boats which had trans
lerred the rescued people, 10 hours subsequently.
to the ship Trimountain, which the Loeb Earn
met bound to Bristol, England, from New York,
while the Loeb Earn was on her way to New
York CITY, The Loeb Earn could not provide
accommodation or food for this sudden addition to
her passengers and crew, and accordingly the
transfer was made to the Trimountain, which
landed some Of the unfortunates at Cardiff. When
this news was made public all hope was lost that
any OF the passengers or crew had been saved
with the exception OF the 81, among whom were
10 ladies, who had been picked up by the Loeb
Earn at the time OF the disaster.
Among the people who called was distinguished
looking Young gentleman, who was covered up to
his chin with gray Ulster coat and cap0te. He
walked toward the list OF the saved, and, reading
it slowly, said:-'My God is it possible that only
two Of the Hunters out of six have been saved ~
The names OF Miss Annie and Miss Mary Hunter
appeared on the list as the only persons out OF
party OF seven-father. mother, four daughters
ana matd-who have been rescued from
the yawnlng deep. A small dark look
ing man, Spanard, by the name OF LladO,
who does business as cork merchant in Maiden
lane, New York. and who is resident OF Brooklyn,
called at about two O'Clock and seemed to be very
much excited. He exhibited cable telegram
from his brother, Francisco Llado, who was saved,
and sent the joyful tidings to his brother who is
an employe OF the Spanish Consulate in this city.
Mr.. s. B. Ruggles, q venerable citizen OF
this city and well known member OF the Chamber
OF Commerce, called to ascertain the fate OF the
Curtis family, Of Boston, with whom he was ac-
qualnted. Nothing was known OF their fate, but
IT was ascertained that the Cramer family and the
Curtis family occ1ried staterooms directly oppo-
site each other. A MIDDLE aged gentleman called
to inquire for his nephew, Robert McCoskey Butt,
OF Westchester county, New York, who was
GRANDSON OF FRANCIS NORRIS.
This young lad was only fourteen years OF age
and was route to Paris, to be entered after due
preparation at the Ecole Polytechnique, the most
famous school OF its kind In Europe. He occupied
stateroom No. 90 on the Vile du Havre, in COM
pany with gentleman, q stranger to young Butt,
named Leon Trefousse, who is among the list OF
lost passengers. Young Butt must have got very
quickly to the deck and reached boat while it Is
doubtful whether his roommate left his stateroom
not, or whether he reached one OF the boats and
was killed by the falling Of the mizzenmast the
boat. man. evidently OF foreign extraction and
looking as II he belonged to the theatrical profess
sion. called at the offlce and made some inquiries
to the probable fate Of Mons. Collodion and his
wife, who were on board OF the Inflated steamer.
Nothing satisfactory could be obtained about this
couple, and little doubt is entertained but that
man and wife found grave together. Mons. Col
lodion VIII be remembered as having appeared at
the olympic Theatre In this city, under the man.
agement OF Samuel Colville. as q caricaturist,
and he was by profession . scene painter. He ap-
peared at the Olympic for few nights and then
went West. Mrs. Uollodion was very beautiful
and amiable lady, and they were returning to
Paris after brief stay OF three months in this
city A private despatch was received, it is said,
by Mr.. Coylus de Ruyter, OF this city, from Mr..
Montagret, by cable, in which 1t was stated that
the writer had been saved, but that his wife had
perlshed. Mrs. Montagret was q sister OF Mr.. De
Ruyter.
The offices Of the steamship company were kept
open until O'Clock last evening in order that
all visitors might be Afforded whatever informa-
tion came to the offices OF the company in this city
There was but very little excitement or demon.
stration at the ofces during the day, as but very
few relatives Of the passengers called. the majority
OF the visitors were friends acquaintances, and
they simply made brief inquiry as to the facts
and then departed.
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