, 1873-12-20

THE WILLIE DU HAVRE.
Cnpt. St1rTnont's Account OF tho DfHns~
ter-.srlio WAS to 1fla:ap for thu Caf-
ltEion--1srslvery oil tho Passengers.

Can't. Suran out,s Account OF tho Disns-
tcr-.sVho WAS to dfla:uu FOR thu Gal.
lision--1sravcry OF the Passengers.
aunnoST's srATEMEST.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-Capt. Surmont, OF tho
Viilo du Havro, has mado d statoment coucern-
ing tho disahtcr To tie vessel aud thoao Oh
bonrd, but adds little to r'has vas previously
known Of tho tragical occurrence. IIo BayH: :"I
got up from tho sofu ut and left my cabin. at
this momcnt tho ship waB unlcr full mil. aud
allowed herself all at once III our pntll, and Ind
hardly time to jump Oh the bridge when tie
Villo du Havro was already
sTlUCK n1O1IT IN THE BIpE,
opposite tho tnainmast. The damage was enor-
molB, boing holo Of ut loast axtecn foot long,
rendering 1t certain the ship could remain very
litto while ailoat. Tho cngino was stopped ut
once apa tho valves wero oponed. The w1tor
rushed in 30 Qnickly thero WIS not timo to closo
the door OF tho bulkhead Which aoparatcd the
engine from tho boilors. Besides, tho bullihoad
Of the con1-bnnkcr having beon forced into tho
engine, tho water poured in thai way into tho
thnn
TWELVE MINUTES BETWEEN TIE COLLISION AND
sISTfSa
Of the ship. Capt. Robertson, of the Loch
others sny tlftoon, but there are only two or
thrae mlnutca In question.
It 7 must sny tllnt in that short intorv nj the
passengers woro examples OF coolncAs. calmncsa,
and resignation aud 1T tho dreadful time OF
this lanoutable occurrence. whom 955 persona
wero Justly alarmed ut the thought Of certain
death ut any momont and their only hope Of
aafoty was disappearing,
THE WOMEN
we're tho first to give tho example,"
Capt. Surlnort6 story Of tho failure to get
bouts atloat docs not differ from that told by
telegraph. Tho rapid filling OF the vosAol and
falling Of tho mnsts woro the causos Ae also
says: .,a,..,. 49,, o.,. -.
learnng by questioning tho survivors. Of tho
crow that eyory ono WIS st his post, that each
did his duty md that
ALL WENT DOWN WITH THE VESSEL.
and wore picked up from Tho Goa. Tue loss Of
| tho unhappy o!licor who commanded the watch
| at the moment OF tho collision rendora me un.
able to give au exact account OF tho occurrence.
| before taking command myself: hut l cal, do
! caro that tho Loch Eart, to which showed ,ny
ships sido, aud which consequently had nothing
| to loar from mo, struck directly nganst my ves-
gel, at tho liBll of smashing herself vol w!loa
by slight stroke Of the holm Np#asa--fort 1t waa
almost 30 alrcudy-thia terrible collision might
| havo ooen avortod.
| A rhssENaER's TESTIMONY.
| New YoRK. Dec. 19.-Tho Tribune publishes a
letter dated Paris. 6th from Rudolph a. .Witthaus,
Jr., passenger on tho Vilio tsl unyro. who snys
WHOM be reached the dock, nftar bong awntoued
by the crash. he took in tho situation at glance,
| aud BayR:
II then mado up my mind for tho worst aud
went Mt to SEQ what chance there was for mo in
the boats. for two or three wero already in the
water. As came Mt, SAW them put oil to the
ship which Ind run liz down. aud which, fortu-
nntely, had kept atoat and was hoVo to about
| h9lr Il milo uMder our Rtarn.
"The two boats wero
FILLED ENTIRELY WITH FRENCH
sailors and nreulea. Some furty nsen WcrG
making frantic aud uAe!css efforts to get nn.
other boat oyor the side, mud half Of these
cowardy rascals wero already. IN the boat
Seeing that tho crow was entirely demora]ixed,
I gave up oil hopes Of being saved from the
steamer by boat, and looked around mo fol
some means of Keeping atloal whcn SHE should
60 down. I'hon I aaw man near mo hammer
Ing at tho tntfrail with carstnr-bar,
TRYING TO GET Llrf-rAEeEnvEn LOOSE.
Wiltl1aus procured sailor's knife cut loose Q
number Of 'lifo-psesoryers, owe Of which as
secured to himself, mud jumped oyor tht
| stern. Flo came to the surface in tina te
aeo thc steamer tlienppoar, got hold Of riceo d
tho wreck in company witt, two Eroncl nai1ora
and was finally rescued, half nakad md nearl,
frozen, by an English boat. His aubsequen
sto,! is substantially tho same 40 already pub
| fiHhnG.