The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-14
Arrival Of the Passengers and Crew
Of the Europe.

NEW YoRK, April 13.-The steame,
Greece from Liverpool March 25th, will
28cabin and 524 steerage passengers, anC
~ cabin and 1S2 steersge passengers O.
the steamer Europe, arrived this evening
She reports that on April I'd in lat. 4S
deg. 81 min, long. 80 deg. 80 min, she
sighted large steamer 10 the southwark
bound west. At o'clck P. N. she came
quite near showing signals of distress
We hove down and found her to be the
French steamer Europe, from HAyre fol
New York, In a sinking condition and
wishing US to send over boats and assist
In getting of her passengers and crew.
We Immediately lowered Nos. @ and
boats, and sent them away in charge Of
Mr.. Buck, chief officer, and Mr.. Hub.
bard, second officer, and with the
assistance Of the French boats saved
al on board, consisting Of 81 cabin
and 1872 steerage passengers and 1GO Of a
crew, without any serious accident, al
though there vast a mountainous sea and
both steamers were rolling very heavily.
They also succeeded in saving the mails.
At p. NJ. Capt. Jewarie came on board
with his officers and reported that his
ship had sprung leak in the engine
room and he did not consider it safe to
proceed in her. At G;30 p. NJ. Buck, the
chief officer, and Douglas, chief engineer
OF the Greece, went on board the Europe
and examined her, and on their return
reported that there were about seven
feet oil water in the engine room and that
they could not discover any water in any
other part Of the ship. The Greece lay
by the Europe all night, and at five
O'Clock next morning Buck and Douglas
again went on board the Europe for o fur.
ther examination, and reported that there
was about eight feet Of water in the en-
gine room, and that although they sound.
ed all other compartments, could not dis
cover any more water, and gave their
opinion that the ship could be easily saw.
ed and taken to port. Buck, the chief
officer, and Webber, the fourth officer,
Immediately volunteered TO take charge
oi the ship and DIR. Mcguire and 90 men
went on board the Europe in two Of the
Greece's boats. The Greece stood BY I'm.
I'll 10 N TO sec II she could render anv
further assistance, and after seeing sail
made on the Europe, left her in latitude
4I5S, long. 040, with her head pointing
southeast and a strong westerly breeze
blowing.
OF. Reade, q passenger on the Europe,
states that the leak occurred on the last
voyage. The ship was then put into the
dry dock in the hsrbor and she msde n lit.
tie water. The day after she left Brest
she made little more, and on the second
Of April water got into the ships cabin:
About 1880 A. NJ. on the Cd Of April they
sighted the Greece. The passengers then
had the first alarm that the ship was
sinking, and at 1880 o'clock they
were all told to save themselves,
and everY'person on board was removed
TO the Greece, and nothing whatever was
allowed TO be transferred from the Eu-
rope, not even hand bags. The Europe's
boats were scarcely launched before those
from the Greece were alongside. There
were eight boats Of the Europe land three
Of the Greece. The ladies were first re.
moved, and they were not even allowed
to carry the necessary baggage. The
French Captain, Lamarie, really believed
the ship in danger Of sinking, and that
there was no time 10 save valuable lug.
gage. This gentleman says the leak oc.
Cured in the central compartments un.
der the machinery as tho captain stated.
Three boats were swamped before the
labor was finished by the captain and
crew Of the Greece 10 make the captain
and crew OF the Europe comfortable,