The New York herald., 1873-12-03
THR LOST STEAMER.
Herald Special Reports from
London and Paris.
Further Particulars Of the Sinking
Of the Vile du Nayre.
DISTRACTION AND NO DISCIPLINE.
Why the Loeb Earn Delayed The
Preparations for Rescue.
THE VORTEX or DEATH
Brother Torn from Sister, Daughter from
Father, Friend from Friend, as
the Ship Went Down.
A Woman's Prayers That Sounded
Like Inspiration
"If We Must Go Down Let
Us Go Bravely"
WOMANS HEROISM In SUFFERING.
Half Clad, but Courage Filled---
Landed i'm q State Of
fscni-Nudity.
Half Clad, but Courage Filled---
Landed i'm State OF
Seni-Nudity.
Courses Of the ColIidng Ships...Ths Weather
Clear. with Starlight.
CAPTAIN SURMONT'S STATEMENT
HE Lays the BsaKme Upon the Lost
Officer im Charge.
TeLEGHAMS 70 the NEW yOas HERALD,

The following special dispatches from the
HERArip correspondents in the British and
French capitals have been received, giving
further particulars Of the shocking disaster,
pn the morning Of the 22d ult., to the lost
steamer belonging to the French General
transatlantic Steamship Company:
LONDON, Dec. 2, 1873
Eleven survivors OF the loss Of the French
steamer Vile du Havre have departed hence
and will arrive III Psris tonight. The rail-
way company kindly provided special saloon
rar for their passage
LONDON HOSPITALITY.
Dnring their short stay in London every
body We'd in comforting the survivors. Marks
Of aIectionate sympathy were evinced even
by the storekeepers, who refused to accept pay
pient for goods ordered. These offers were
with difficulty resisted
FUNDS AND COMFORTS PROVIDED.
The agents Of the company provided funds,
while Morgan Brown and others offered home
and comforts to the unfortunates
MONEY FROM TIE WRECK.
All this was unnecessary, several Of the sur
viving gentlemen having saved a sufiiciency
from the sinking ship. Mr. James Bishop
had 1890 in Bank Of England notes, and also
-, l, t,,a1a,
injured.
THE TIME OF THE DISASTER.
1t is a remarkable fact that this gentleman
and others had seemingly ample time to dress
completely. Mr.. Bishops watch stopped at
twenty y-eight minutes past two Mr.. Cramer $
watch stopped at half-past two exactly. This
leads to the supposition Of the loss Of much
valuable time in lowering of boats, owing to
the utter absence of discipline.
CONFUSION, INSTEAD OF DISCIPLINE
After the collision no orders were given.
Tho officers were distracted. Each person
helped himself This fact is undisputed -
TIE longboat contained no first-class passen-
gers. The sailors and coal boys rushed and
took possession Of the boats, all rascues being
effected subsequently.
WHY MORE WERE NOT RESCUED.
The Scotch ship Loeb Earn was prevented
from making immediate preparation for res
cue, owing to the ignorance on board whether
the Vile du Havre had sustained serious or
slight damage. This may probably be ac-
counted for by the inability to communicate
intelligence between the French-speaking and
English-spealSing officers OF either ship. As n
consequence the boats were not lowered until
The Inflated steamer had gone down
NO LFE-PREsERyERs IN PLACE..
On board the Vile dn Havre no life-pre-
servers could be found in their proper places
One gentleman among the rescued searched
four cabins for these articles in vain.
KILLED IN THE COLLISION.
1t has been ascertained that the occupants
Of three or four cabins amidships werc prob
ably killed when the prov Of the Loch Earn
crushed in the plates Of the steamer.
HALF AN HOUR TO AN nouB IN THE WATER.
The greater number Of those rescued had
4 been floating from half an hour to On hour.
wncoMEE TO ALL ON DoARp.
Tho Captain Of the Loeb Earp had little