Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-12-12
The Late Ocean Disaster.
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1 by which SO many valuable lives were
: SO suddenly ushered into eternity
l We publish below some additional III
cidcLts.
SCENES AZ THE OFFICE OF THE COM
PANY.
From an early hour in the morning
the office Of the company, No 50 Broad
/ way, was tllrongei with an anxious
5 crowd Of persons eagerly seeking fol
/ Intelligence cf their friends who were
: passengers on board the ill-fated
steamer. Tho majority of the inquirera
/ were, Judging from their dress and
appearance, people Of wealth and re-
! spectability. L Was evident that they
, were making strong efforts 10 sup
, press the emotions that agitatcd them,
but their troubled countenauces and
nervous movements plainly Indicated
the suspense and anxiety they ware
enduring.
Toward all comcrs tie officers of the
company exhibited the utmost consid-
Grafton and kindnesscs, answering
with undertaking courtesy the numer-
GUS inquiries addressed to them
When the list OF the saved was posted
up i'll 4 conspicuous place it was eagerly
| iSatt bN huiitE6hS C1 aliNlDtS ones,
and instantly were heard exclamatiOns
of Joy or despair as tlie behOlder
found that his relative o. friend had
been saved or had mot with a waterv
grave. Unfortunately to the greater
number present the intelligence con
veyed was that OF disaster and death
Several who, hoping against hope, had
scanned the fated paper with an intcn-
slty OF desire almost approaching to
agonE that It might cout;.in the name
of the absent loved one, the :ared rc-
lative or dear friend, when they found
that It did not, burst into tears and
sorrowflily turnod away ana left tLc
Office.
In curious contrast with tie misery
| depicted cn The countcGanv., Of these
was the expression Of joy and relief
which shonc on the faces Of those wLo
happily found on the list the name Of
some dear one whom. perhaps, a i2lo-
ment before they lad given up fer
lost. y the day wore GA, scvcr-tl
scenes and incidents of moTias ul:d
pathetic character were witnessed, IT
about 10 O'Clock Mr.. 4. E.niucvr, u
well known importer doing business ~
No. 30 Broad street, rushed into the
Office, with Il wild, scared face, aud
begged :c know what irforH4 tt;on had
been received of lis wife ana iaugh-
j ter. The clerks were unabie 70 tel
him anything, and ol asking him if he
had received any tidiDgs himself, he
replied. Ill L i,o;srse voice, full OF
agony, YES. lny wife is dead. Ny
wife Is dead = He then threw on the
counter a cable dispatch signed by lis
! daughter, and containing simply the
fA,4,a ...1-a,1 =,
! lie repeated from time t. tilln. "Nv
! daughter is saved. but NY wife <
dead -
Mr.. Biningtr, Who is Al elderly Ias,n.
was evidently half stunned by the sud
den shock. aud MS grief excited the
| sympathy Of strangers a. we'll a. the
friends WHO Grasl'ud linn by the hand.
He mentioned a singular circumstance
in connection with lis loss, saving that
he had been impressed with sense Of
impending evil ever since the night Of
| the 2Jl In&t.-tLc date of the fatal
collision. On that evening his attCn
t:on was attracted by what appeared Il
spontaneous movement Of a flower
which his wife had lett at home. lie
called the attention of some friends to
the motion OF TIL flower, and said that
in some way he t-arcd it was al omen
Of some accident - his wife.
An old gei.t3u1na2 crowded his way
to IL e bulletin and eagerly scanned It.
Having gone througiitha list uf names.
he threw his hands above his head
with gesture clo4UCnt Of anguish and
despair, and cried out, My boy. my
boy he is lost :" Ia reply II the in
qulrg OF hEstander, he sud his sons
maine was Leon Trefuussc, Of Chan
mont, and that he WAS about twenty
one years old. II was noticeable that
com parativcly few women called
throughout the d,y, a'.d in thu par
ticular the sccl:c witnessed there was
III remarkable contrast t. t0.,t IRE
Company ut the time Of the awful
afternoon IA lady, dressed III
mourning, cn;.red ,he room. and
made aume impurities oI o0e Of
the clerks, who referred her for iA!or-
nation to the bulletin board Co.lt.lin-
ing the list OF The saved. RHviu4 read
this attentiyelv, tie lady quickly pUlIed
her vel over her face ana walked sad
" away. 1t was evident that sne had
not found OH the list the Eamc >I1-
| sought
a gentleman called and inquired
whether any Of tAe children Of MIS-
Spatford had been saved, and receiving
an answer in the negative, uttered in a
tone of heartfelt anguish, MY Eol,
"a '''e'' "a az l",.' "'', ~ ~ ~,
Times learned that lie breeS!en family
who are among the lost. had taken they
passage as early as June last. and had
unfortunately for themselves. post
poncd their departure from week to
week. and finally went by the Vile lie
Havre. The reporter also learned that
the Telegram announcing the loss OF
Mr.. Watts relatives WIS sent t" the
Ereroort House about , 0 clock vceter-
day morning, bat thai II clelk Il i
not think 1t necessary to awake Mr..
Waite to give it t" i'iin. Mr.. WHte
was handed the fatal message inst as
lie was about IT, seat himself at break
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