The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-02
DEATH ON THE HIGH SEAS.
BETWEEN TWO OCEAN
STEAMERS.
OVER TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
FULL LIST OF THE DEAD AND Llv.
1NG.
RUMORED DEATH OF WIN NJ
TWEED.
AWFUL DISASTER

VILE do Havre. Tho dispatch says
The ship Trimountain from New York,
arrived al Cardiff early this morning,
with the intelligence Of = dreadful disss-
ter 20 the steanship Vile do Hsvro which
left New York November 10Th for Havre,
in command Of Capt Surmont. At two
o'clock on the morning Of the 23d, the
Vile de Havre came IN collision with
the British ship Locherne, from London
for New York, and sunk shortly after.
Two hundred and twenty-six Of the pass
enpers Of the Vile do Hsvre were lost.
Tho Trimountain saved 81 passengers and
brought them to Cardiff.
The general Office of the Trans-Atlan-
tic Mail Steamship company, So Broad
way, was beseigsd at an early hour this
morning by persons who sought informa'
ton concerning the loss OF the Vile dc
IIavre. Many Of those who called were
plainly suffering from terrible suspense in
regard TO the fate Of friends or near rela.
tions on board. Several persons ttill ig.
norant Of the disaster entered tho Office III
different times and asked in = CHEEKY
manner If the Vile do Havre had reached
port. IN each Of these casos . momen-
tary silence followed, broken only by the
repIy Vi tne CIcrh tuht she Nossei hhu NV
yet arrived. IL no other inquiries were
made. the person left without further In
telligence, for all seemed TO shrink from
communicating We've which might be
like a death blow to tho heArer. Among
those who visited the office for particular,
OF the disaster, was A. Bsnningsr, 20
Broad street, whose wife and daughter
were on the steamer. He had received q
dispatch from his daughter saying she wal
alive and going to Paris. Fannie, hi
wife WAS therefore lost. Mr.. Benninger
who 10 an elderly man, was evidently hal
stunned by the sudden stroke, and hi
grief sX0tsd the sympathy Of stranger
az we'll as friends. The following 10
list OF tho cabin passengers who sailed
on the vessel from this port on the 18Th
inst.
Capt. G. Hunter, Mrs. Hunter MhI
Caroline Hunter, Miss Mary Hunter, Mil
Anna Hunter, Mrs. Hunters maid, Mrs
Lozurc, Mrs. NJ. r. Simons, Mrs. Ben
ninger and daughter, Mrs. Stuke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Montague, Miss Montague, Rev. W
Weis, Emile Cook, A. l.. &. PortnAn
Henry w. Kidd, Mrs. Kidd, Mr.. Antrim,
Is. Carey, Rev. Antonio Carra,co, Prof
G. Pronteer, Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Swif. and
child, Mr.. LouriouI, MIRA. Cramer, Mrs
Edmond CARTS and maid, &. Barrett
Waite, Mr.. Lamotbe, +. l.. Lsdo Mrs. 4
Ferdinand, Master V. Ferdinand, Mrs. &
Plat, Hamilton Murray, Miss Murray
Alfred Barbanson, ii. l.. Squad
rifle, George II Taylor, james Is shop
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mo1ter and two
Bookley, Mss VWags,afY, Mrs. II. Edsia.i;
Miss 4. Edgaa, Mise Caroline Turrsss
Mr. II. q. Spaford, Misc Maggie Spaf
Belknap, Mrs. ID. Goodman and two chill
dren and a nurse, Mr.. and Mrs. Segournsy
A. G.. and w. Scgournry, Miss A. l.
Segournay and nurse, Mr.. and Mrs Thos
Hammond, Frank Hammond, Mrs. Alic.
Hammond, Clonner Hammond, Mr.. anc
Mrs. Johanique, Il. Williams, Judg,
Peekham and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Collie
dorm, y. Ssrrasabri, 4. Hsssie, Miss Mari,
Bonn, Miss Mary Church, Mss Putnam
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dreshs Automi,
Latargue, Antonette LsIres, Louis Lynne
Mr.. and Mrs. Freak, Marionnette Freak
Marionnetts Freak, Jr., Willie Kill,
Marconnette Desire, Choquetts Smith
Lack, M Baptist Bayerssn, Pierce Ballo
Robert Bonaventure, Rev. e Simon, Hyp
palette Waite, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ban
grand, Engine Bangvand, Emili Dsnve,
Henri Ballatt. Sebastien Ballatt, Cha
Burnicaug, Alex. Clavenel.
LATER
A London dispatch dated 8 o'clock thi
evening gives the following sdditiona
particulars Of the catastrophe Of the Vim,
dc Havre. She WAS struck smidship b,
an English vessel, the Locherne, an(
sank in twelve minutes. The LLchern,
got out her three boats and stood by tn
spot all morning, picking up survivor
1t was not until we'll in the forenoon oil
the same day that she fe.l in with the shil
Trimountsin, bound for England, TO who's
deck sho transferred the saved and wen
her way for New York.
STILL LATER.
A still later dispatch says that some I,
the passengers on the vi 10 de Havr,
were known to havo launched three Of he
boats and there is just Q ray of hope tina
they may have escaped wstery graves.
The,ship Locherne was so badly dam
aged by tho collision with the stesme
Vile do Hsvre that the persons rescue,
by her from the wreck, requested TO
put Oh DObTu tHo 4TiuouHthlu.
Later dispatches from Cardiff bring III
following additional particulars OF th
loss OF tho steamship Vile do Hsvre. Sh
WAS struck amidships by the Lochern,
and sunk IN twelve minutes after the co
lision. The Locherne immediatel
launched 3 boats which rendered all sci
vice possible by them, Fifty.three of tn
crew were saved, including the captain
and these go to make up the 81 save'
Among the
PASSENGERS RESCUED
are 10 women. Among the saved are III
following; Capt. Surmount and Ave oths
officers, "a Of tho crew and q passenger
NAMES OF PASSENGERS SAVED.
Sarah Hunter, Annie Hunter, Hele
Mixter, Madeline Mixter, Emile Cool
Rev. N. Weiss, Mrs. II. q. Spoford, Mr.
Bishop Charles Crestrew, Mrs. Breede
Francisco Dado, - Vaile, Il. A. Mitch
oil, Jr., +. Msrcound, Fanny Binenge
Alfred Babaranson, Favier Penquigno
Mr.. Lemon, q. Burnett Waite, G. Edga
Mrs. Marie Buckley, VIM. Swift an
wife, A. Is. McCreeny, Mr.. Cramel
Henry Belknap, --Legrand.
Among the passengers in the Vile
Hsvrs were the following members c
tho
LATE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE
returning " their homes; Rev. Antoni
Catrarco, Of Spain Prof. X. Prsvier, Q
Geneva; Rev. N. Weiss, Emile Cook
and Mr., Lorrisre, Of Paris. Alfred Bar
baronson, Of the Belgium legation q
Washington, WAS also . passenger.
THE SURVIVORS.
A later Lhndon telegram says: Tn