The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-02
Additional Statements Concerning the Steam
slips Europe and Amerique.
OFFICER BUCKS STATEMENT.
Difficulty and Danger Of ReScuing Cap
tain L.marie'S Company.
The Accident to the Amerique Described
by Baron Barber.
WRECK OF THE EUROPE.

Chief Onicer Buck, late OF the steamship Greece,
made yesterday the following ofncial report to Mr..
Hurst agent OF the National Line, concerning the
loss OF the Europe and the OF her passengers
Considering the many contradictory statements
which have appeared In the newspapers, the OH.
cial report, written by brave and honest seaman,
will form an important chapter in the history OF
the great disaster. The following is Mr.. Bucks
sta9ement:-
0e ss o me bridge s ss TO
There y steamer 10 the southwark, going the same
s s oas d an e ne
an s w se ss h her hsy
na % .s @ u
three &" @ sYSdas
four s1. oclSes before could %sss Out 70 Insss.s
had
dc q once came on deck when we found that she had
W. imms bore up and across her stern
msda.sy SGT our sr.est boats cleared away and safely
sias Snfsss;
ha s as s s sSs sn * @
what h was the Mater with his vessel when he
you
as quickly Is possible we made .a Al possible speed to
my boat. made four trips to and FRO In safety with
ID na
~ mat @
French boats astern Of me was entirely crushed IN but
Ss snS Sa s
then Captain Lemarie and all his officers, the Captain
Upon getting aboard greece consulted together
WITH Mr.
tSqd ensnes4 chief
also wanted tho chic engineer Of the Europe but was
sds that Vas eompesa q shove % whoas Sn low
pull TIC
sea however, got on board Al right We went lmme:
asS. and sso sounded her cargo GO compare
ments and found there no more water
We returned On Board he Greece nS od Captain
Thomas what state she was ia He then determined to
stay BY her all night and Ct halpas tour next morning
Eur sS%p'%Rs Sv ~a
ss 70 % " sS
reported and after some little time spent In consultation
make s semDs 10 Mr. o
e g. WIZ S Dr. and
on the 5 all right ana
sa bent but though there was strong northwest wind
Day hsn Win v %n
o no Sa s %
throwing everything aback, but still without the de-
line Win rocRs aaa
Intending to tow the ESsOpes bow round but the line
doing this that the Greece unfortunately stove in the
further time spent near the Europe, Captain Thomas
sS s ;S Sn b.s
bis voyage,
then got every to work to try and reduce waite
in engine but after some time spent at this and
the cargo Compartments. hoping we might be abe to
me- FREE and by this % keep as ess
bound east but paid no attention
nope her win @
would answer her helm though she was creeping
@ e 1s scn 9, od
bodily asS ssou. suited % M
and settling
mere ws d On Saturday
at hsif-pass two O'Clock steamer reported 70 the
! been ssS : 4s sqg s.
s.: sssss1 tsG south asnssd asking s. TAKEN il
our e Of her
and asked him e take her in tow and let have more
board the Egypt my men were using every endcayor to
s e out Sat e % W. ws1s
II and sws sa %n ~ s water sssm that though
wo
onS made On the n ds
to assist in getting the passed. When they
well made fast the Egypt went slowly ahead but after
towing little while both hawsers parted, when Cap
tain Grogan sgnalled us
TO QUIT THE VESSEL
fast possible, and, there now about twenty
feet water engine room and and Gig ut feet
six inches In forward compartments, caused as sup
pose the bulkhead strainng and her pumps were
adequate for the Of Keeping the water under,
there was nothing now left but comply with
Captain Grogans signal and abandon her, which was
when she Immediately proceeded on her course to
chief ofacer Steamship Erypt late CHIEF 0n,cer
Steamship Greece.