New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-02

ported to have been quite exhausted by his
three days and nights of uninterrupted duty.
The officer who was in command when the
collision took place was lost. The boats re-
manned about the spot where the steamer
went down until there was no longer any
hope of saving more people.
Among the survivors was one lady whose
husband and four children had persisted in the
sea. Three young ladies lost their father and
mother. One young man lost his father, mother
and sister; and another gentleman lost his
sister, whom he was taking TO France for her
health.
The sufferings of those who were rescued
were intense, the cold being very severe; many
persons were nearly insensible and would have
utterly persisted in few minutes more. The
rescues were nearly all matter of haphazard,
as the time permitted no organized effort or
attempt at choice.
The Loeb Earn was found to be much dam
aged by the collision, and hoisted signals OF
distress. The Trmountain sighted her and
responded at o'clock in the morning A
second inspection of the Loeb Earn made it
manifest that it was better to transfer the
rescued persons to the Trimountain this was
accordingly done. Every attention was shown
| to the survivors by Captain Urquhart of the
Trmountain, which ship reached Cardiff Roads
on Sunday night, Nov. &c. The rescued per-
sons were landed and Hospitality received at
the hotels of the city.
The saved include twenty-three frst-class
passengers one second class. three third class,
| six officers, and ffty-fOur of the crew. Two
of the survivors remained on the Locn Earn,
having been severely injured. The French
authorities will inquire into the cause of and
responsibility for the collision.
THE PURsER's NARRATIVE.
| The statement of the purser confirms the
| foregoing. He adds as follows: The steamer
was struck on the starbOard side the main
mast and rigging were carried away. The
| long-boat was not crushed on deck but after
being lowered, the mizzen-mast falling upon
it aud killing nearly all its occupants. The
mainmast fell after the mzzen, topping over
on deck and killing many persons. In few
minutes the ship began to sink amidst great
disorder and frantic terror. The scene was
awful beyond all description. The air was rent
with shrieks; but some were heard saying
calmly, GAS we must die, let US die nobly."
The water rushed into the hold with incred-
ible velocity undressed myself, and with a
toward the Loeb Earn, then half mile dis
tant. As left, l heard the ship cracking,
and, looking back, saw her 60 down with one
| plunge forward. For a moment the shrieks
were terrible; then all was silent; 1t was the
| silence of death.
The CAPTAIN remained on the bridge of the
Vile du RayTe during the whole and went
down with the ship; he was picked up an
in rIFn
rescued were saved in a similar manner, ex-
cept the First Lieutenant, whom the Captain
sent to the Loeb Earn to see if she was in
sinking condition, or if she were able to re-
ceive the passengers of the Vile du Havre.
/ swan half an hour and finally reached the
Loeb Earn, but missed the ropes thrown to
me. I remained in the water for another
quarter of an hour, but was eventually res
cued by the Loeb Earn.
Among the passengers on the deck of the
Vile du Havre was a French gentleman OF
remarkable GOODNESS aud presence of mind.
He comforted many by his words. priest
asked, "Are you Roman Catholic y Yes"
was the answer. Repent, then" said the
priest, "and forgive your sins" With these
last words the priest sank in the waves; the
penitent was saved.
The boats crossed and recrossed the scene
of the disaster, searching for survivors, until
| 10 a. m. All further efforts were then aban-
dOned az hopeless. The survivors remained
on the Loeb Earn until p. m, when they
were transferred to the Trimountain.
CAPT. URoUHART's NARRATIVE.
On Saturday morning, Nov. %, being in
latitude 40 81, longitude So 80, we sighted
ho,p ,r-;fb cpr,t
and sails flying We hove to, and saw signals
of distress flung out Coming nearer, the ship
proved to be the Loeb Earn, eight days out
of London for NewYork. Coming alongside,
| the Captain asked me to receive the survivors
of the Vile du Havre, which had been sunk
by the Loeb Earn at 2 o'clock that morning.
After consultation, it was deemed advisable
to transfer all the rescued people but one
French clergyman, who had become deranged
another of the party was left to take care Of
him. The survivors were crowded into the small
cabin in pltiable state. They were heart
broken, ill-clad and destitute; but, amidst their
grief, they expressed their gratitude to the
captain and crew of the Loeb Earn for saving
them from a watery death.
/ supplied them with al the cething which
could possibly be spared on my ship, and with
other requisites. Nevertheless, some were
almost naked, and others were badly injured
by fragments of the wreck coming IN violent
| contact with them.
After receiving all on board the Trimoun-
tain decided to cruise about the scene OF
the wreck The search was continued until
nearly dark that night but we saw only two
casks floating and the search was finally re-
| linouished, and we proceeded on our voyage
10 Bristol. / intended to land at Queenstown,