Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-02
THE SEA.
Frightful Collision in Mid-Ocean.
Sinking of the Vile du Havre.
Two Hundred and Twenty=si-
Lives Lost.
Fifty-tllree Crew saved and ONLY Thif'
ty.fonr Passengers.

Lives Lost.
Fifty-three Crew saved and only TlniF-
ty-fonr Passengers.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-The ship TrimouI-
tain. from New York, arrived at Cardlh
early this morning with intelligence OF
dreadful disaster to the steamship Vile du
Havre which left New FORK Nov. 10Th for
Havre in command Of Capt. Sur1nont. Al
two o'clock on the morning of the 23d the
Vile de Havre came in collision with the
British ship Loeb Erne, from London 1or
New York, and sunk shortly after. Two
hundred and twenty-six Of the persons
on the Vile du Hayre were lost. Inc
Trimountain saved eighty-seven passengers
and brought them to Cardiff.
Later dispatches from Cardiff bring the
following additional particulars of the loss
of the steamship Vile Du Hayre. She was
struck amidships by the Loeb Erne ana
sunk in twelve minutes after the collision:
The Loeb Erne Immediately lowered
three boats which rendered all the service
possible. BY them tifty-three OF the crew
were saved, includingthe Captain, and these
90 to make up the eighty-seven saved.
Among the passengers rescued are ten Wo-
men. Among
are the following: Capt. Surm0unt and five
other officers, fifty-four of the crew and
twenty-seven passengers, namely, Mary
Hunter, Annie Hunter, Helen L. Mixter,
Madeline Mixter, Emile Cook, Rev. N.
Weiss, Mrs. II. G. Spofford, Mrs. Bishop,
Charles Crestew, Miss Breeder, Francisco
Dado, Hyppalite Vale, r. A. Wilthaw, Jr.,
f. Manconnet, Fanny Bruninger, Alfred
Borbanson, Favier Peuqignot, Mr.. CourauX,
c.. Burnett, Mrs. Marie Bulleley, VIM. X.
Swift and wife, Andrew d. McCreeny, Mr..
Cramer, Henry Belknap and Legrand and
probably Bougrand. Among the passengers
in the Vile Du Havre were the following
members Of the late
Evangelical Alliance
returning to their homes: Rev. Antonio
Carrasco of Spain, Prof. E. PrUrvier of &C.
neva. and Rev. n. Weiss, Emile Cook and
Mr.. Iorriere of Paris. Alfred BarbansOn
of the Belgian Legation at Washington was
also passenger.
LATER-The survivors of the Vile du
Hayre reached Bristol to-day. They were
all saved by the boats of the Loeb Erne,
and transferred to the Trimountain, which
carried them to Cadiff. There is great eX-
element in London over the loss ofthe YES
sci.
New YORK, Dec. 1-Ville du Havre
was formerly Napoleon Third. She was al
tered and enlarged last winter and came
here for the first time as Vile du Havre, on
the 9th of April making the passage from
Bristol in nine days and twenty-three
hours. With the exception of the Great
EaSte n, she was
The Largest Steamer
that ever entered this port. Her dimen-
sions were four hundred and thirty feet by
fortv-eight feet. Her carrying capacity was
three thousand five hundred tons weight
and measurement. Her main saloon was
fitted ND with marble waiSncOtting of
three varieties. The upholstery was in
velvet and the wood work carved in most
UNIQUE designs. Her engines were COM
mound direct acting, of three thousand two
hundred horse power and made in England.
Sad scenes at the New York Office.
New YORK. Dec. 1.-The office OF the
general Transatlantic Mail Steamship
| Company, IS Broadway, was bes.eged at an
| early hour this morning by persons who
sought information concerning the loss OF
the Vile du Havre. Many of those who
called were plainly suffering from terrible
| suspense in regard to the fate of friends OF
near relatives on board. Several persons
! still IGNORANT of the disaster, entered the
Office at different times, and asked in 3
CHEEKY manner if the Vile de lIavre haC
vet reached port. In each of these cases :
momeptary silence followed, broken only
! Il . olarl- fna+ tha y-ASSal hgf
not vet arrived. If no other questions were
asked the inquirer left without further III
| telligence, for all seemed to shrink iron
| communicating news which might be Ike
a death blow to the nearer
| Among those who visited the office FOL
particulars of the disaster was \. Benninger
| of 80 Broad street, whose wife and daughter
were on board the steamer. He had re
ceived dispatch from his daughter say
inc: "Alone. Saved. Going to Paris
| Fanny" His wife was therefore lost. Mr.
Benninger who is an elderly man was evi
IDENTIFY half stunned by the sudden shock
and his grief excited the sympathy O
strangers as we'll as friends.
All Cabin Passengers.
No steerage- passengers are carried by tn
vessels of this line to Havre. The cabil
passengers numbered $50, and the crew
was said at the office of the company abou
$50. although the number is not know,
exactly. Capt. NJ. SumOnt, commander c
the Vile du Havre is a fleet Commodore
and has been in the service of the line sine
its organization. He has borne high repU
tation as an efficient officer. The Vile d
Havre was in all respect one of the be>
finished vessels ever built on the Tyne
She was fitted with state rooms for 70
cabin passengers.
Judge Rufus IL. Peckhanl,
of Albany, who is among the lost paSsel
gers, was one of the most prominent men
bers of the Judiciary in New York Stat
and was Judge of the Court of Appeals
He was the father of Wheeler II. Pechhar
of this city.
A London dispatch dated ) O'Clock tn
afternoon gives the following additions
particulars of the catastrophe: The Vii
du Havre was struck amidships by Il
English ship Loeb Erne and sank in tweh
minutes. The Loeb Erne got out her thrt
boats and stood by the spot all the NOR
inc, picking up the survivors. II was II
until well in the forenoon Of the same di
that she fell in with the ship TrimOuntai
bound to England, to whose deck 81
transferred the saved, and went her w
for New York.
A Ray of Hope.
A later dispatch says that some OF Il
passengers on the Vile du Havre. we
known to have launched three of her boat
, and there is Just ray of hope that thu
may have escaped watery grave.
| New England victims.
: Boston, Dec. IA dispatch from Ne
l Bedford states Mr.. and Mrs. Swift, Of tn
city, who were passengers on the Vile
e Havre were saved Their daughter W
l lost. Henry Sigournay, who was lost
the Vile du Havre was director in Il
Lacomb & Pepperell manufacturing COZ
!, pany, and was also a director in the Lowe
S railroad corporation. Chas. Mixter VI
= well known in business and railroad circle
A Newport, r. l., dispatch says Cal
: Hunter, of the United States navy and WI
and four daughters were on board the Vii
du Havre. Two of the daughters we
}, saved.
/ The Purser's Statement.
n LATER.-Trjbume cable specialize
n nov nao 1 Tho plIrSpr of the steal