, 1873-12-19


In hor bltlo below tlo wntor-llnc. l ut once saw
that tho steamer wan rapidly sinking, mud that
out only hopo Of safoty was n tho life-bonts.
] returned to to .nnty s'y and told hsr Tho con. IN
% on dock as soon y poasbs, ts sna placed @ haee boz
with tho ladies, while / went with Botno
gontlcmon to help get OF tho lifc-boats to envo
tho ladies'. Tho lack Of discipline wo Ind before
no control oyor tho men tboy were only think.
ing OF naylng tholr own lves, aud loft
tho pasacngora to look cut for thotnaelves. What
could wc do, unacouBtomod to handling tho rig
Rng Of tho llte.boats, and but fo,v Or rs to DO
pot boat Into tho water. Had wo had moro
timo wo might haye dono so; but tho ship was
settling very fast, and suddenly ahe wont down,
bow first with all on board-at loant all tho pas-
songors as about half tho crow had gone in tho
boats aud loft uB to our fato. I saw aunty just A
moment boforo tho ship wont down, but WAS
poworlcss to Bave hor. tlioro being no life.pre-
ae-vors to bo found lii tho stateruom or OH the
deck, though mude cyory effort 10 find Que for
her.
went down with tho ship, believing it WAS my
last moment; but aftor being drawn down by tho
suction Of tho ship, carno to tho aurfaco, aud,
although incumberod with clothes, managed to
was pu]lcti under water twloo by soma poor
drowning person. After boing In tho wator over
thirty minutes, wnB picked up by boat from
the ahp that had run into US, completely OK
lAuHkCu. moro uCRu tlAu nllFGs WAH tAKGu 10
tho Loeb Earn with othots, which proved to be
nn EngliHl ship, aud, although herself badly
damaged by tho collision, WAS yct able to keep
nloat and savo tho fow Of us who arc now hero
to tell the Sad story. After being on board few
hours wo wore transferred to tho shipWo nro now
on, haiing from Now York to Bristol, En-
gland, commanded by Cnpt. Urquhart, ono Of
tho noblest and hindcst-heartcd men that eycr
walked deck. There were only twonty-throo
flrst-clase messengers saved out of elghty.:ave-
nix tnfft fevn1
mining sayed boing steerage passengers, OIL
cors, aud crew. Eighsy-ave in all, out Of $40
souls, welo sayod
nEREAvED HUSBANDS STORY.
from tic Ncto York World, De. ID.
Among tho passengers on bonrd the Adriattc
which reaohed this Yort yesterday morning, waa
Navy, whose wife and two childron wore lost on
tie @ aH IL bo, {SV nGr"o Win 1o
following account OF tho disnster and
by him: tt WAS at Paris when tho
news Of tho Vile du Havro canc, on leave
list that was tolographed was tho list Of tho
saved. Thoro WAS tho faint hope that my vito
md children might not have boon Oh board, and
I started to SEQ tho survivors. came up with
them In London. You never saw moro mlsora-
the clothes they had on"
"Thon there Was time to dresa2"
"Yes, thoy all agrood IN that; everybody
who got to tho deck Ind timo to put their
St Theis storios s differed and olashcd witt, with
each othor. You can lmngino just how
it would 10 on this ateamor, the anloon aud
the pasp. os pitch dark the dock s9yored With
and the Yille du Havro was sucl large Veaaol it
would 10 quito impossible for any one to sec any,
thing except What WAS olose to him. But this
haven't forgotten: When asked Mr.. Waite, Of
my family, l,o said, Your wife md clildron are
all lost, and nobody did anything to sayo thenl.'
And from all tint could gather in talking with
the survivors nm convinced that Ill tho women
Tho The accounts ali agreed that thoy ali went down
with the veBsel. Not ono was put in u boat by
tho officers and crow. They woro on tho deck
when the vessel went down, and as they came
rp those who were savod woro fortunate enough
and gratiuga, and 10 on, and saved themselves.
DIr. Waite told mo that ho was on dock trying
to lower boat; tho fal)ing mast had injured
ono of tho daylts, and 1t wouldn't work. Ladies'
were rushing up to him asking him to save them
aud their children, and ho told them he rms try
lug to do nll he could. Thore wns tho widest
were I'LL in the watcr.'
"somo fow wc1o saved that way, but doubt
whether many Of tho passengers know
where tEey wurc. give you my word Of
honor I couldn't put my hand on one on this yes.
sel. 10 DO sure I am not = fair case, for I
haycn's felt Us if I cared very much what did
hnppon. do not know hs should want to find
ono. But do not bcllevo that the passengers
bore WHO hive been on board ten days would llnd
them. They havout noticed. People never do !;
aud, when they are walked in the darkness aud
fright, likely as not they wouldn't find them II
thoy know where they werc."
t'Did you hcar any particulars In regard to tho
own family 2"
mo, I did not. do not think US general
rule much was known. ln the darkness people
didn't rocognizo oacl other, or if they did it was
only for nj instant and they forgot It.. The time
has been Eyou correctly in the printed accounts,
think-twelyo minutos-and it was too short to
hear or 500 otllers.'
"Cau you oxpross ANY opinion as to the dis
cip1ine on tho steamer after tho collision ?"
III did not meet Capt. Surmont.. and in fact
saw none OF tho officers OF mon, 80 that hnvo no
right to giyo dotinite opinion on tho subject,
but the conviction lB . very fair one TINT hive
already e1pressed-not ono OF tho womon or
Children wero saved by tho officers or mon.
don'k know that tho survivors in legal exam
inntion would be willing to bear out 81 That is
implied in that atatomont do not know how
that is, but it was ground into mo by vely,thing
heard. Ny wife aud children pcrishod, and
nobody tried to saye them. All tic passengers
who are alive owe 1t to their own excrtiona to
| their fortune IN graBplnE fragments, and not to
tho boata till afterwards. The decks were crowd
cd, and all tho survivors woro on them whom tho
| vossol went down. OF course you will under
stand that WAS not in condition to make a
caln, judicial decision. I can only glvo tho i'm
preston that got in questioning tho survivors, ~
! RELIGIOUS CONSOLATION.
70 th& Editor af the London 11mes:
| Sir In tho account given by tho Purser Of
| the ville du Hayre lhero ia a very regretablo
omission. he speaks about tho Catholic priest
conveying to those around him religious COM
fort aud consolation. We all admired tho noble
conduct Of that faithful clergyman, but the
narrative adds: While around tho priest there
| waH terrible excitement and frenzy That
is not correct. Never haye I Heen people
so calm and resigned M tho passengers
of tho Vile du Havro. Not one Shrek,
| not one cry was heard from the moment the Loeb
| Earn struck uH to tho moment we won't down.
! Every one was composed aud wonderfully calm.
A young lady was pressing her mother on her
breast, saying, Courage, dear mother; 1t will
rethar In haaYonn Ef1nr BlYnnk little rirla uero