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

THE TERRIBLE DISASTER.
a DEADLY COILIsION-sINKING OF THE STEAMER
VILE DU HAvRE BY THE SHIP LOCH EARN
ONLY EIGHTY-sEvEN PERSONS sAvED-ARIsIvAL
OF THE RESCUED.
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATcHl
LONDON Monday. Dec. !, 1879
The ship Trimountain, from New-YOrk, ar
rived at Cardiff at an early hour this morn
ing bringing intelligence of dreadful dlsas-
ter to the steamship Vile du Havre, which
left New-YoIk Nov 10 for Havre under com
mand of Capt. SuTmOnt AT o'clock on the
morning of the 23d of November the Vile du
Havre came into collision with the ship Loeb
Earn, from London for New-YOrk, and sunk
shortly afterward. Two hundred and twenty
six of the persons on the steamship lost their
lives. The TrimOuntain rescued 81 of her pas
sengers and crew and brought them to Cardiff
Later dispatches from Cardiff bring the fol-
lowing 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 it was possible
for them to do. Fifty-three of the crew were
saved. Including the captain Among the
passengers rescued were ten women.
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 requested 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 Queens
town, at which port she WAS due about the
Goth ult., notwithstanding her disabled con-
dikon. Nothing has yet been heard Of her.
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE CALAMITY.
TIE COLLISION IN MID-OCEAN-IHE SHIP IN CHARGE
OF THE SECOND OFFICER-THE LoCH EARN CUTS
THE VILE DU HAvRE TO THE WATERS EDGE
CONVERSATIONS OF THE PAssENGKRs-oNLYAFEw
sNATCHED FROM A wATERY GRAvE-MANY KILLED
BY FALLING sPARs-sUFFERINGs OF THE sURvI-
voRs-THE REsCUE-ARRIvAL AT cARDHF-THE
LOCH EARN SPOKEN AT SEA.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO The TRIBUEE.l
LONDON, Dec. 1-6 p. m.-The surviving
passengers of the steamship Vile du Havre,
report that the ship was cut down in mid
ocean Saturday morning, Nov. %, by the sail
ing ship Loeb Earn from Glasgow. The news
reached Cardiff, Wales, to-day by the ship
Trimountain, which brought twenty seven pas
sengers, six officers and ffty-four Of the crew
OF the Inflated steamer.
The Vile du Hayre sailed from Newly ork
Nov. 10, and after passing FIVE days through
thick fog, struck clear weather on the Goth,
The next day was windy, and heavy sea
was on, but the night of the 21st was bright
and starlight The Captain went below at
midnight, leaving the Second Officer in charge.
Two hours later--that is to say at o'clock on
the morning of the 22d--the collision occurred.
With a terrific blOY; the Loeb Earn struck the
Vile du Havre amidships
Men, women, and children, seized with
terror, rushed on deck in their night
clothing and all was confusion. The
Loeb Earns bow had cut assure in the
deck of the Vile du Havre twelve feet in
depth; and the iron plating of her side was
crushed in for distance of thirty feet.
The collision took place in latitude Az 21' 1;
longitude So 81. There was heavy sea
running, but not muchIwind at the time.
Most of the passengers were too terrified to
try to save themselves. Many prayed and
many laid down with the calmness of utter
despair. Some, hearing the water pouring
into the ship, never quilted their statero0ms (;
whole families thus went down together. The
means OF escape were crippled by two boats
being crushed by the mainmast and mizzen-
mast, both OF which fell over FIVE minutes
after the collision, killing and manning many
persons.
Two boats were launched, the whale boat
being under command of the First Lieutenant,
and the Captains gig was manned by seven
sailors. The Loeb Earn, after getting clear,
sailed mile, then hove to and sent four
boats to the wreck, which SINK in twelve
minutes after the collision. The whale boat
of the Vile du Havre saved its load of pas
sengers, who were put on board the Loeb
Earn. The boat thea returned TO the wreck
and saved a second load, including the Cap
tain, who remained by the Vile du Havre
until she sank.
The boats found the passengers and crew
floating on the waves, holding to planks,
buoys, spars and whatever could be seized as
the wreck went down. Many had thus pre-
pared themselves from the first. Many OF the
women saved were floating in the water Tor