The New York herald., 1874-04-10

Waiting for tho Greece and the Rescued
Grow OF the EuroPe-Arrangement for
| the Reception OF the Passengers.

Waiting for the Greece and the Rescued
Grow OF the Ecurope-Arrangemcnts for
the Reception of the Passengers.
The excitement concerning the loss OF the Gen.
eral Transatlantic Steamship Company's steamer
Europe somewhat cooled down yesterday owing
to there being no further details OF Importance
with regard TO the disaster or course, at the
hotels, in downtown circles, and, in iact among
all classes generally, the subject still formed
prominent topic OF discussion. while an endless
variety Of opinions were given, according to the
knowledge OF those discussing the question in nau-
tcal matters and the construction OF steamships.
These opinions naturally were based upon the
merest conjecture, for In the present instance
no basis at all has been, up to this moment fur
nlshed for anything like reasonable Judgment in
regard 10 the cause OF the disaster. The general
impression, however, appears TO be- from the
meagre details already Published, tnat the Europe
must have met with extraordinarily severe weather,
causing her to strain and open her plates in some
exceptional manner. 1t Is thought just possible
that the damage may have been brought about by
the racing OF her screw in the heavy seaway,
causing some OF the rivets in her plates give
way and thus allowing leakage to occur-small
at FIRST but increasing each hour until the FOUNDER
ing OF the vessel in spite OF all attempts to stop
the leak on the part OF those on board. Mr.. Mac
kenzle, the agent OF the line in TINS city,
what inclined 10 ADOPT tlS view OIL the occurrence;
but he, like q number oil others. says IL would be
utterly absurd, under existing circumstances,
to advance anything like decided
% be Set at al rest on the arr arrival al Of ~ the ne
Greece, with the rescued passengers and crew on
board. when the minutest details OF the unortu-
nate occurrence can be obtained. MI. Mackenzie
received no dispatches from the bureau III PARIS
during yesterday, and Is inclihed TO account ior
the lact OF no information being obtainaole from
the salvage crew belonging to the Greece, who
were taken OF Jne Europe by the steamship Egypt,
by the suppostlon OF their not having boarued the
Europe previous 10 the taking on OF The passengers
and crew OF that ship consequently tnay may nave
remained IN ignorance oil the causes leauing to the
abandonment OF the ship by Captain Lemarie. He
also states 1t s his opinion that Mr. Buck the first
OIncer Of the Greece, when he saw the Europe cast
Off AS derelct, must have thought that his "tlde
was at the Hood, and the chances were that he
might be led on to lamen and wealth az WELL II he
only embraced the opportunity then presented by
taking even such desperate hazard as
twenty other volunteers as desperate as
himself, TO keep the vessel afioat until
port could be reached. That 1t was desperate
chance was proven by the TACT that but a short
time, two days (D after boarding the Europe he
was obliged to fly signal OF distress and ask to be
taken on by the Egypt, which providentally passed
the spot at the time when the Europe could have
been kept afoar possibly but lew hours longer at
most.
MIR. Mackenzie further states that he Is inclined
to believe that the greater proportion OF the pas
sengers' baggage, as well as the ships papers,
chrunometers &c have been saved. lie also ex-
poets TO hear that the vauables usually brought
in the strong room In the shape OF silverware,
on In tile Greece. Mr.. Mackenzie, on the arrival
OF the Greece, will ut once see to the LANDING OF
the EurOpe'S passengers ana VIII DO all III MS
power to render them as comfortable as possible.
Arrangements have already been made Tor the
boarding OF che crew, probably $50 Ill number,
until they can be returned to france.