The Portland daily press., 1873-12-02
The Disaster Caused by Collision with
a Sailing Vessel.
Full Particulars Of the Terrible
Calamity.

Full Particulars of the Terrible
Calamity.
LONDON, Dec 1.-The steamship Tr-moun-
tain, from New York, araived at Cardiff at an
early LOur this morning, bringing intelligence
of a dreadful disaster to the steamship Vile
du Havre, which left New York November 18th
for Havre under command of Capt. Surmont.
At two o'clock on the morning of the 23d of
November, the Vile du Havre collided with
the British ship Loeb Earn, from London for
New York, and sunk shortly after.
Two hundred and twenty-six of the passrn-
gers on the steamship lost their lives. The
Tri-Mountain rescued 81 of the passengers and
brought them to Cardiff The 81 persons res
cued included portion Of the crew.
LONDON, Dec. Later dispatches from Car
diff bring the following additional particulars
of the steamship Vile du Havre
She was struck amidships by the Loeb Earn,
and sunk in twelve mipntes after the collision
occurred The Loeb Earn immediately lowered
three boats, which rendered all the service it
was possible FOR them 70 do.
Fifty-three of the crew were saved, includ-
ing the captain. Among the passengers rescu-
ed are ten women. Amone the passengers were
Judge Peckham and wife of Albany, Mr. Ed
ward Curtis and maid, NJ. r. A. Williams, Jr.,
Capt G. Hunter and wife, Miss Caroline Hun
ter Mr.. Cramer of Waterford Saratoga county,
New York, Thomas Hammond, wife and three
children, Mrs. Mary Buckley of Rye, West
chester county, accompanied by her daughter
and by Miss Waghstoff of Long Island. Mrs.
Buckley was among the saved, but the young
ladies are understood to have been lost as Mrs.
B. telegraphs that she alone was saved.
There were also among the passengers the
following members of the late Evangelical
Alliance returning to their homes; Rev. An
Geneva, Switzerland, Rev, N, Weiss of Paris,
Emile Cook of Paris, and Mr.. Lorriere. AL
fred Rarbanson of the Belgian Legation at
Washington, was also passenger. Charles B.
Waite and Julia Waite, children of the proprie-
to- tor OF the Brevoort House, were passengers
The son was saved, but the daughter was lost
James Bishop of Bishop & Co., 80 Broadway,
was saved. Nc. Breeder, a first cabin passen-
ger, was lost. His daughter who was with
him is saved. Francisco Dado of Brooklyn, a
first class passenger, was saved, Mr.. r. A.
Williams, jr., Was saved.
LONDON, Dec IL p. m.-There were saved
from the wreck Of the Vile du Havre, the cap
tain, five officers, "a of the crew and q passen-
gers as follows: Mrs Mary Hunter, Miss An
ME Hunter, Mrs. Helen Mixter, Miss Made
le;ne Mixtsr, Emile Cook, Rev. N. Weiss, Mrs.
Creste, Miss L. Rreeden, Francisco Llado,
!Ayppolite Waite, r. A. Williams, .jr., MI. F.
Marconnet Miss Fanny Binlnger, Alfred Bar
hanson, Xavier Pequignot, Mr. Loriaux, C.
Burritt Waite, Miss Cornelia Edgar, Mrs
Mr.. Andrew b. McCreery, Mr. Cramer. Henry
Belknap and Degrand (probablv Banorand.
IoNnoN Dec an m-Tbe 81 rorsons
saved from the wreck of the Vile du Havre
were rescued by the Loeb Earn, and not the
Tri-mountain, as was first stated. They were
monnta;n On the samo dow Tha snr,,;,,nn
rooehsd Rr;sto ~ .o-d Ia0 Joy: Lug SURVIVORS
There is intense eTcitement in fondor ouo,
the disaster. u'0'
-, r. MI
=, LONDON, Uec; IIo'oo P. nine snip Lach
"a! Earn was SO oadl ydamasea oy colllslo9 with
one ta Isl f uu IaVre tna' tre perSons res
cueo Ny uer iroh Gne Wreck requested 10 De
Put Oh 4oaru 'ne IN Mountain; All were safe
translerIeu VIII exception OF tnree persons
fer tb. Collision the cb E.re ne. shon,
lqr Su . so,M a' when port sne was que
aoo9t eue 1otu uie. NotuIuS puS hef oisaDie1
cohdltloh PreVenteu ler arrival.
Additional Particular.
Thh following additional particulars have
been gathered. from the officers and passe myers
at Cardiff
The Vile du Havre experienced thick fog
till the Goth. At the time of collision the
weather was clear and little wind blowing
but there was hoavy sea. The captain had
just retired and the second officer was in charge
The lights ON the steamer were all right. The
collision was wholly unexpected. The Loeb
Earn struck the steamer amidships and made a
chasm twelve feet deep and from 25 to 80 feet
wide The exact position of the Vile du
Hayre at the time was lat. Al Il, long 81 81. A
panic took possession of the passengers. Five
minutes after the collision the main and miz-
zen masts fell across two large boats which
were filled with people and ready for launching:
Inc poa.s mnie UrussI , ~ p,ece? anu many OF
'n9Ii ~, hr;nf 1890 "a. auu
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aoio w III ny ~ T ua.o ooa. ano yue cap
IAN gs sha than l ,.a n,,t w s i'e De:Ole
SIa ~ Gu' t .Uur uoa.s " plck
up Ine Peop.SS JIIIusSnuS ~ .ne wateI; Mean-
wnlle sire tnt Stu VII oog ~, u tne
ssqonu g ~ t%o ~ srS o ~ ;' p,oaeu
up eue luau VI .ho'o WY We" IL oIns W tne
PiauAS Spato, o".., S.u ~ In Soi w JUG Hoou
Earn, Hne re' Tnt S g. .me Stene anu resGued
anoIner ioa NJ ,ost as rasons wo Iea,ne at
Oh usUn ~ hour ftsr the coision Gnu % "
GERS swan a,,,e 10. 10 'ne mocn Earn ana was
nauiea on ooaIu w,'n 1op0: Inc Doats con-
tinued 70 sea III .ne wais III tne vicinity OF
the colsloh ''ii 'neie WIS ho nope ol Saving
more ives,
The cold was intense, many survivors were
immersed Two hours, and were almost liteless
wn1n reSeueu; ~
Earn aa m Sly h"nrs after ,he s sHT 1 Of
The steamer and received the survivors as hefo-e
rhnorad
Later accounts make the date of the collision
the oSd ;nstead of the Se,I III Sn,n o s"u thot
the captain Of The Loeb Earn ntended to nro.
coed tp New York 4 oessal Which rival at
Bristol reports speaking her with ten survivors
of the Vile du Hayre on board
s.v.., s..
s1s<sA Hos's.."mv y" nv -o'' sesame" :,
BOSTON, Dec. line announcement OF t1e
loss t the Vile du Havre creates a deep, feel
ing OF sadness mere, as several wei known Dos
, .2 were pasSehgers-an9nS them were
NE N ODar!es Mlxter' wlfe anu Two cnndreni
henry Sigonrney, wlfe, three cnlioren ana