Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-12-01
| Loss of the Steamer Vii & 3tt fssyrG-
Two Hundred and FWenas'--!X L-Ves

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LONDON, Dec 1.-the steamship Vile iu
Havre from New York for liavre has been
sunk at sea aud over two hundred lives were
lost.
LONDON, Dec. l.-~.Tne ship Trcmountain
from New Y urk arrived at Cardiff at All early
hour this morning bringing lntcIii sencc OF the
dreadful disaster to tie Steamship lille Gu
Havre which left New York Nov. 18th t"r
Havre under the command Of Captain Surmoni.
At two clock on the morning Of the 23rd Of
November the Vile du Havre coIIiIcl with the
British ship Lochcurn from London 10: New
York, and sunk shortly after. Two hundred
and twenty. six of the passengers on the sgoan-
ship lost their lives The Treuounain rcscu d
ciphty-seveu OF her passengers anu crew and
brought them to Cardiff.
LONDON, Dec. Later dispatches from
Cardiff bring the following additional rar,icu-
lars of the loss OF the steamship HE du
Havre She was struck anlid,i hips by the
L,chearn aud sunk iu twelve minutes after tie
collision occurred. The Lochearn Immediately
lowered her boats, which rendered all the SER
vice it was possible for them to do. Fity.thrcc
Of the crew were saved, including the captain.
Amuug the passengers saved were ten wuuicn.
LONDON, Dec l..--Among tie passengers pcr
the Vile du Havre were Judge Prckham aud
wife, OF Albany, n. y. Mrs. Edward Curtis
and maid Mr.. r. \. WithanS. jr.; Captain
G. Hunter aud wife Miss CaroIine Hunter !:
Mr.. Cramer, Of Waterford; Saratoga county,
y. Y. Thomas Hammond aud wife ana three
children Mrs. Mary BuIklcy, Of Rye, West
chester county, accompanied b. her ,:aus!.i:!
and Miss Wagstatf, Of Long l>laul: Mrs. Bulk
ley is among the saved, but the young ladies
are understood to have been lost as Mrs. b.
tele graphs that she alone was saved. There
were also among the passengers tn" following
members Of the Evangelical Alliance re'urni' G
to their homes Rev. Antonio Corrascp, Of
Spain; Professor L. Pionir OF Geneva, Sw!tz-
erland Rev. n. Weiss, OF Paris Emile Cock,
of the Belgium legation at Washington wa
also passenger Charles B. Waite and Julia
Waite. children of the proprietor Of the Brc-
WORT House we're passengers The sou was
saved the daughter lost.
James Bishop, Of Bishop & Co., No. 81
Broadway is saved Mr.. Breeder Of the first
cabin passengers, was lost. His daug htyr Sho
was with him is saved. francisco Dado, OF
brooklyn, a first cabin passenger. Is saved.
Mr. r. A. Williams jr., was saved In perfect
health.
LONDON, Dec. l--2 p. m.-Thcrc were s.
saved from the wreck Of the Vile du 0.rrc,
to w.t. The captain, five officers, tiity.loug Of
the crew aud twcuty-scveu passengers.
New YORK, Dec 1.-The Vile du HAvrr
was formerly the Napoleon 3rd She was al
tered aul much enlarged last winter ard came
here for the first time as Vile du Ilavrc in the
month of April, making the passage liom Bre>t
to this port 10 nine day aud twcnty-thrcc hours
With the exception of the Great Eastern she was
the largest steamer that ever entered this port,
her dimensions being 40 feet by is It. Her car
rying capacity was $500 tons weight and
measurement Her main saloon was fitted up
with marble wansc1ttlng OF three different
varieties. The uphoIserlng was in velvet, and
wood work carved in the most unique design.
Her engines were compound dircct acting 300
horsepower, made by Leslie u Co., New
Castle. on-Tyne.
LONDON, Dec. Is p. m.--.The eiGhty-
seven persons saved from the wreck OF the
steamship Vile du Havre, We're rescued by
the Lochcarn and not the Trlmounan was
first stated They were transferred from the
Lochearn to the Trimountain Oh the same day
The survivors arrived at BrcS;on to day
There is intense excitement 10 LoHd1n over
the disaster. The bulletin boards at the news
paper offices are surrouoded by great crowds
10 quest of information Papers giving the
particulars OF the disaster were sold AZ double
the usual price.
BosToN, Dec 1.-The announcement of the
loss of the Vile du Havre created deep feel,
ing of sadness here as several well known Bos-
tonians were passengers. Among them We're
MIR. Charles Mixtcr, wife and two children,
Henry Sigourney, wife, three Children and
nurse, and Mr. Nathaniel Curtis. Mr.. Nathan,
lei Curtis was one Of the oldest aud mcSf valued
citizens. He retired from business some years
ago and being recently bcrcaved sought rcIci
from his grief BY trip to Europe. \ prlvatr.
cable dispatch just received says that Mr.. aud
ished.
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