The New York herald., 1873-12-02
The Ship Trimountafn Reports the
Fearful Occurrence.

The Ship Trimountafn Reports the
Fearful Occurrence.
LONDON, Dec. 81, 1873.
The ship Trimountain, from New York, arrived
at Cardiff at an early hour this morning. bringing
intelligence OF dreadful disaster TO the steamship
Vile du Havre, which left New York November Is
for Havre, under command OF Captain Surmont.
COLLISION AT DAWN OF DAY.
AT two O'Clock on the morning OF the ed OF
November the Vile du Havre collided with the
British ship Loeb Earn, from London for New York,
and sank shortly after.
Two hundred and twenty-six Of the passengers
on the steamship lost their lives.
TO THE RESCUE.
The Trimountain rescued 81 OF her passengers
and brought them TO Cardin.
Names Of Passengcrs-The Lost and
Saved.
LONDON, Dec. /, 1873.
Among the passengers per the Vile du Havre
were:-
Judge Peckham ana wife, OF Albany, N Y.
Mrs. Edward Curtis and maid.
Mr.. r. A. Witthaus, Jr
Captain c. Hunter and wife.
Mrs. Caroline Hunter.
Mr.. Cramer, OF Waterford, Saratoga county.
Thomas Hammond and wife and three children.
Mrs. Mary Buckley, OF Rye. Westchester county,
accompanied by her daughter and by Miss Wag-
staf, OF Long Island.
Mrs. Buckley is among the saved. but the young
ladies are understood to have been lost, as Mrs.
Bulkley telegraphs that she alone was saved.
There were also among the passengers the fol-
lowing members of the late Evangelical Alliance
returning to their homes:-
Rev. Antonio Carrascor of Spain.
Professor E. Pronier, OF Geneva; Switzerland
Rev. N. Weiss, Of Paris.
Emile Cook, Paris, and Mr.. Lorriere.
Alfred Barbanson, of the Belgian Legation at
Washington, was also passenger.
Charles b. Waite and Julia Waite, children Of the
proprietor OF the Brevoort House, were passen-
gers The son was saved; the daughter lost.
James Bishop, Of Bishop 4 Co., No. 80 Broadway,
is saved.
MIR. Breeden first cabin passenger, was lost.
His daughter. who was with him, is saved.
Francisco Lado, OF Brooklyn, first cabin pas
senger, is saved.
How They Were Taken OH-Landed mt
Bristol.
LONDON, Dec. 1-3 P. M.
The 81 persons saved from the wreck OF the
steamship Vile du Havre were rescued by the
Loeb Earn, and not the Trimountain, as was first
stated.
They were transferred from the Loeb Earn to the
Trimountain the same day. The survivors reached
Bristol to-day.
Condition OF the Colliding ship Loch
Earn-Thrcc Persons Severely Injured
ON Board.
LONDON Dec. 1-6:3O r. M.
The ship Loeb Earn was SO badly damaged by the
collision with the steamship Vile du Havre that
the persons rescued by her from the wreck re-
quested to be put on board the Trimountain.
All were safely transferred, with the exception
Of three persons who were too badly injured to be
removed
After the collision the Loeb Earn put about for
Queenstown, at which port she was due about the
goth ut., notwithstanding her disabled condition.
Nothing has yet been heard Of her.
Later dispatches from Cardin bring the following
additional particulars of the loss of the steamship
Vile du Havre:-
She was struck amidships by the Loeb Earn, and
sunk In IL minutes after the collision occurred.
The Loeb Earn Immediately lowered three boats.
which rendered all the service 1t was possible for
them to do.
Fiity-three Of the crew were saved including the
Captain.
Among the passengers rescued are 10 women.
Intense Excitement in London.
LONDON. Dec. 1-3 p NJ
There is intense excitement in London over the
disaster.
The bulletin boards ut the newspaper offices are
surrounded by great crowds in quest Of informa-
ton. Extras, giving particulars OF the accident,
have sold at double the usual price.