, 1873-12-07
THE VILE DU HAVRE,
Arrival cf Cnpt. :;ttrislont nsets Tgis
Crow in Ernf.Cc--N|h;lt They Say
Ahta4lt LII. u1i4UAfa.r.

Crow in E'rnfsCc-HYhnt They Say
About the Di4,lstur.
Iltrrc {iec. y N:suatch to The Sctp Irork Ieraid
Cnut burinu.,t, commander OF Tho Loaf Atonrn-
Hhp ViIlo til l1Gvre arrived fioro Mt 10 o'cock
ttis morning OIL boartl tho stoamss'ip Alice,
froIn Southampton, And was accompanied by
10 n,nn survivors Ut Tho crow Of tho 'il-tatod
vessel.
ccoded to lilo otllcos OF tho steamship compat'y,
wloro tlae Captain was closely tntorroeatot III
nslcr which lad bofaon Ills voasol. Your no,ro-
sponlout waB not accorded pormisslol, to bo
present to report tho facts pending an official n-
l1llry witch IL to DO instituted.
During tho Interrogation Of tho Captain l
made inquiry concerning tho collision Of Homo
twonsy OF tho survivors, embracing oliccla and
[ no1mon but this investigation proved q somo-
what difficult QUO, as tho mot dordro had owl
pauy. imposing upon all tho most rigid restric-
tuna concerning Questions put to tllon until tic
o[lcinl Investigation llas boon made.
Subsequently youy oorrospol,1o,nt a. addressed
| mn inquiry to CApt B,rMonk htNBe'f. who stated
| thai llo WIS Unable 10 rop1y ut rrosens, Long
greatly exhausted, mentally as woil au physically.
Ono Of the otl[cora, howcvor, inforalod mo,
| whom questioned. that In Ills Judgment tla oos-
cnrrsllce. 1Io nu further that 1t would never
l,aya happoncd IL Cap. S,,riuoat had boon o;llcor
OF the doch. Tho nny necnsatiuna iaaao ara
| ngaiust him aud tho Second Lioutonant, Auau-
| wand, who committed Buicilo.
Tllis officer informed me that lo was In bod ut
tho ,lo.nout Of collision. ind ,Yas awai,cnol sud
| donlv hyn tramentloua cra.I,, ,rl,jcn staggered
| tho ship Ho Immediately rushed Oh lueS, aud
| SAW that four Of tho bouts llnI boon disabled,
nnl ille 1uuBtn woro nlren;ly falling overheard.
Son,o Of tho sailors ntato that ts,c lookout"
forward cuyo wnrnirc that lights wo,o nDnronct.-
ing through thu fnB. md TINT tllp officer IN con-
i laaad Lieut.. All lnvand, gayo urttafs basod upon
! slloN warnings, but Tint ug con,un,,tl was Loo
lnto. 0'''
| Otnera Of tho crow agsort tint l,o rayo no Or
tlorn. Thoy atllrm tint ]o trusted to to o.a,cos
If hn,ngr mia to nnss clnar nerosa tbe hnw or thn
! Lovh Earn; u,lu tint tho t!rnt order was given
by G Cn,t. S,!rmont Who srran,,. to tl.o dock
iiu,sL too luto, however to bo aDlo to avert tho
ccatnstrorl,o.
Il ts tho ronornl belief Of tile crow TINT Al, ]u-
ya,,d gave orxIo,s OH being warnod. but TINT thoy
woro too laio. md That seventeen secoudg Of timo
would have e1labted tlo VilIo du uayro To pass
| atj'wart ,ho T,oci, FARMS cn,I,so.
| irho Lioutonaut took tho dosporato chance Of
! running clear but had miycaloulatcti, md, see-
! inr tlIe nstnunilinr cainnity which Ind resulted
from his error OF Judgment, iu bis despair ho
accoptol suicide NJ tic solution Of hs own ON.
! Lint ho conld hayu .nvod himself.
| Five or s;v of t1,n HatlnrH who wora IN ttntv nj
tho inns inforncd mo tint thuy saw tho livjlts Of
tno Loch Earn fully Gyo minutes before tho
| ufnnn,nr ,vnu s.rncl{
f,o] Montnr11e's .1a,tgtter was the first one
| ,,;iJsi 1y tho fnilnr nr n mast,
Xii tbs nasyopgois united in nrayer during tie
| fcv mnmnnt4 NJ forribIo s,,snn1iHe
l'M ~ ~ ot Tim cor
ago Of the Amoricnn ladies' Y|lo doported thoal-
nniyaa Win croat ro,muost nnl ,'a,lo M cnu
fus;on, Saoine tnoir almost inevitable fute.
thnv kna1t md nrnved IN tl,oso solo,tn mou,ents.
onicklv M IL dii cou1,,s Uanf. Surnont hj.nself
ihn,,rht tn siin wnnla remain ntiont for n. cayt
i,alf IN honr. ~ "''~> >~''''',@' ''''0''
| Tharo ware. however. two roaBons why anfcty
l
two,tv nr tLirtv neraonn and n,inv othara ware
.,ro;r;,1 in tnc;r rnh;nu IL tba anionvnr IN unvo
vaiual1lna.
~" ar Total ,nuster of ei.hs ]ifc-boass. five
dit;on Far aoryicr md tI,oso anyaI .,,y ,,,ovlo.
strove5 wmo nj nv Sn,inc mns1s ns1a pA'"e'
''1pi Ttis hsnva II ,5 tlst sn,mnt charcol tho dis
| oatar IN thc pocIivnnco M {,ieut Andnynrtl All
aro united however. II tie belief ,Las t!,o Can
taiu aid hi,s Gutv up;ler lilo cili,,1ln.tances
'A aant n s,rma,t ,1 nforo,. ma Mnr thst la had
l,oou az ,ecx unt,l ~ ,'ri,rk all tuot whon ha
rct;rei1 he payn orders to bu nrnnsal al e1ocG
nroa,utiv. e~'' ~ 0@~@' o'0~
ia was called. and eay tho Loch Earn, almos,
;,ato,,tiv IN t" no,iis;on b1t Lal,ayeI tera wouj
ia tno h - aoyo III I1o NJ nnco rave or.1orn t1
o,,, ci,,oar r., ia Ia ,,mn,nnd of h,rt lu,t an II
lint twa boats were disabled by ,lo collision
n,,l tyo n,;nutos lator otI,ors ware dastyoyad by
In fal}iny ,nnsts'
- IL atn ~ III tho boak ordor noss;h1o ,re.
vailed among kLo crew, who placed themselves
Ia v.nt t1,a f;rt or1,ar nh,o+i t.s Tocl,
Earn to a1nriao tlom of tho stentnor's danger
and a4h rl,o assistance of .lloir bouts. THAT
boat's CROW remained on tho Loch Earu.
The Captain OF the Loeb Earn sent out thtoe
bouts from lis yo5sol to nick up }assougorH
Tho Cuplain roinaii,ad Ut lis post Also uud on
teavuro1 to eavo passengers, but before the
boaty lid returned to thv Loeb Ear, tho steamer
wout down,
| Cant, Surtnont aud Ills officers blame those OF
the i,uch Earn, who wero sajl to Do III doom il
ca,,sn for binmn. b,1t aftor tho discrimination OF
Can't. Surnlout. it Is tho general opiuion an,oug
lis crow OF t!,o Vile d n.ira TINT, lad HI
fSurnout) boon on deck, tlle dsas4or would
nosor Aaso happened, as tic t.och Earn was roeu
aliod.
With emotion Cant, surmout told your cor
| respondent l,e was unablo to answer lis q1es-
tlous lutoIgently, as ile IL still prostratsu iu