, 1873-12-02

Cantain Ind just rotirol and tho aacond officer
weh In ollarGo. Tho lights sEon tile steamer woro
T,1E con11sros wAa WHOLLY UNEXPECTED.
Tho Loch Erne struck tie stoAmer amid
shipB, md mado ohnsn, II foot doop and from
70 to 90 foot wide. Tho oxsct position Of tho
Villc dn Havro at tito tme wna latitulo ~ de-
grees 81 lninutos; longitude 05 degroos Al min-
uteB. ..., :.
PANIC TOOK POSSESSION OF THE rABGrHdEns.
Five minutes aftor tho collision tho min and
rnt7zon lnnsts foil ncroHs two largo boats which
wero Oiled with poop!o aud ready for launching:
y ho boatH were crushed to pieccB aud many Of
tho occupants Killed and Injured. In tho brief
interval botweon tho collision and sinking Of
tie Btoamor tho GROW wero able to launch Il
ONLY WnALEnoAF AND THE CAPTAINS aIa.
She thon got out four bonts to pick up tho Poo
pie struggling in tho wator. Meanwhile tho
wlalonoat,. uillor command Of tue Second Liou-
tenant Of tho Villo tln Havro, piokud up ono load
oo hase au snS oo tse fEf IL o fos to ra "s sa '
turned to the accno and reBcncl another load.
Capt 8nrmont, wl1o ro,nhinol on dock to tho
last, was rescued by thB boat throc c.qu.rtora of
al hour after tho collision. Ono OF hiB officers
swAa1 A MILE -
to tho Looll Elno nnt waa hnucd on board with
rope. Tho boatH continued To- search tho
watorB in tho vicinity Of the diBnator until there
was no hope Of saving moro Hvos.'
''' THE COLD wAs INTENSE.
Many Of tho survivors WDro immersed two
lio,lre, and wore almost ltfclcas when rescued.
THO ship Trinonntain Bightod tho Loci Erne
at 8 n. 1n., xix houra afler tho sinking Of tile
stoamcr, nl,d rocoiyad tIoBurvivolr, as before re-
porlod Tho saved speak in tho highest terms
Of Capt. Urquhart, hor commander. TLoro woro
sir stowaways on lonrd tlla Wills tl1 Hayro.
DATE OF THE iuo1Lfs1oN,
j.. Lator accounts mako The dnte Of tho collision
arrived Mt Bristol reports speaking hor with ten
survivors If tho Villo du Uayre OH board.
srATEa1ENr OF TIE puRsEn OF THE WILLIE Du
MAyNE.
(Etv Fork Tribune Cabs Sptcia!.1
LONDON, Dec. 1.-Tho pursor Of tho Bteana-
chip Vi1lo du 1lavre gives tho following account
stsrboard side. Ths mainn'ast aud rigging woro
carried away, The long boat, ,was not
p,zzonmast foil upon it and killed noarly all its
occupants. Tie 1nainmaHt fell after tho mizzon,
toppflng ogor Oh deck, md killing lnnuy porsons.
III fow minutes tie ship began to sink amidst
great disorder and panic terror. =.
TIE soENE WAS AWFUL,
and beyond description. Tho mir waH ront With
shrolks, but son,o woro heard saying calmly,
I" Ar no must die, let lls dio nobly." Tho water
rushed into tue hold with incredible velocity. I
nudressod myaolf, and, with companion,
jumped overheard and
t: ~. swAa1 TOWARD THE LocuERNE,
then half milo distant. AS I left heard tho
ship cracking, and looking back saw hor 80
ao"n ,nti WITH ono ngo torwnr. IT, G9r a moment os
~ t s'no nero 81 ion n ~ MaS sene
manad tho On tho bpdes or the Vo dn
Havro during tho Whole, and went
down With tho ahip. 1de 1ses picked up aa hour
aiter"ata. AZ me oincera VINO WeIo IoeGaea 4MVi
Tulo sAseu III Elnl!,ai lna1anoI eAuoEs .no Tiis1
Emo to poa o # Jus she % Was aoGs IN ~ ' ninkinr @
condition or il aho. wore ablo IS
receive tho passengers Of tho Vile du Havre.
Tnai, Ern i,,t au @ .no
IN liz ator 1 fn1 oothar nnartora ~ @
I,t ~ .a so ~ nu.no ~ r.
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wiz ~, oHro .mo is.s Erno1, aot,tioon ~
u .um nr r
III cnrn 1ori"1 mauw hy his ,vords nr;ost nix.
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mil II, y, F,,rttar otforta wcro thon ahanu
5n,sn 20 ~ ,ooso ,e s,'scr. ~,
t%n on "J Trnn ,'7,t, ~ hen tnar srera ~
a.oun t1to ~ liz r. ~ ""o 'Aos "ot?
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so z,oaao, ~ 1;,h n
ho,raSrt 9nro omG aa;la fiv,n~ W. hnya tn and
.o,v s,6ua1 ~" ~ l;stroas tf;,ro ont Connr
na"rar ~" "'f fo o,' ,rouod ~ s' ho The T.orS
Mrna oaMt @ 'p dsppa potto ort ~ T'onion % fnr
Na,w We ra"5';ro oior,e;do ia I'm, a;n
aea M ~ roce;nn liz a,,Fyivora ~ ta Vi1Io
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49, ~ on.it that orn;re f;ar on,arit1
!a ~ ,1,o Gon,nI es oa1,;ea1 - tra,.nfor III ,o
reac,,ad "%s nnon1n hf mn Frauc o1er@vmnn
'e7oa'o ouP.o I,o ~. ~ 1o
Anotor of the p papty ,yns 3oft to tnka c.ro ot
him. The 81 survivors W m y sers 1 crowded into the small
Gao'u III aole gaag angy H. "eau s,, nIna t'a;r
aI ~ H. nsn
toi tmss @ o@pss7sS t aI fnelI n ' ~ 1ao o"p
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witn thom Attef receiving all on bosr tho II
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arN .nSI nsna ~ w. nnm Ey tMu o1ns i,v.s
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