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The Abandonment OF the Europe

The Abandonment or the Europe.
The arrival IN New York Of the steam
er Greece, with the passengers and ere"
of the French steamer Europe, abandoned
at sea April 8 has enabled a detailed &C
count Of the disaster to be obtained. The
Earope, it seems, sprung a leak, through
which the sea began coming IN alarmingy'
on the lst of. April, while the ship was Ia
boring in a heavy sea. The captain says
that when leaving Harve on the 10Th OF
March, the vessel scraped something along
her whole length, but the pumps easily
kept her free of superfuous water until
the lst of April. At 8 o'clock in the at
ternoon of that day water gained rapidly
on the pumps. at IL O'Clock it had reached
the floor of the fre-roon, and finally the
f res we're put out by it. The next day
the steamer Greece was sighted and sig
mails of distress made. At four O'Clock in
the afternoon the Greece came within
hailing distance, aud all the passengers
aud the Grew of the Europe were trans
ferred to her. The Greece lay by until
the next day, when her first officer with
n volunteer crew went on board the En-
rope. taking possession of her as a prize
and attempting to take her into a Enrop-
can port. 1t will be remembered that
the loss of the Europe was first reported
last week, this salvage crew having aba1,
doned her on The 4th of April, the day
after they took possession, and gone on
board the Egypt, which took them to Eng
land.
The circumstances Of the abandonment
Of the vessel are in dispute between thu
captains Of the Europe and the Greece
Capt. LeMaric of the Europe says that at
ter the passengers had been removed al
officer from the Greece came on boarc
saying that Capt. Thomas wished him tt
come on board the Greece to confer will
= him, and stating that my vessel 9Th
Furope) would be watched until morning
and promising formally before my officer
to put me back on board my vessel if moth
ing happened during the night to proven
my returning" On the strength OF thl
agreement he did abandon his ship, an
q he says that upon reaching the Greece
- vessel convention was had in the pres
ence Of his officers. by which it was stipt
lated that he should be put aboard h
own ship in the morning if she was afloa
:, and it should then be determined whetht
or not to abandon her. But the ne'
, morning when he proposed to enter Il
boat going to bis vessel, he was ru1cl
=, thrust back from The gangway, aud.
>pite of protests and appeals and earne
efforts to visit his vessel. he was preventt
from doing so, while a crew was transfe
red to her from tho Grecue to attempt
bring her into port.
y On the other hand, the Capt. of Il
Greece stoutly denies this whole story, al
declares that the officers Of the Euro
D. voluntarily abandoned her, not leaving
II much as a light to MITIGATE her place
10 the night and warn off other vessels, al
III Furthermore that they indicated no wi
'e to 90 back TO her in the morning. TIL
l. appeared to be thoroughly frightened, a
% glad enough to be safe. The Europe "
y valued at more than a million oil dolla'
IL and therefore there was great induccme
~ to take possession of her as a prize If the
III remained the slightest prospect of gcttl
IT. her to port. If the Frenchmau's story
d. credited, he officers Of the Greece VIC
guilty of extraordinary sharp practice, I
er that he Is jus,ifable for leaving his ST
tie and transferring his entire crew, becau
nd he was cordially invited to do SO, "
r. hardly be admitted by seamen. 1t clea'
appears that she was in no immedl;
danger of sinking. The water was IN oil
sir two or three, some reports say III bal OF
on Of he, compartments, and it is said II
to they might have filled to the sea le'
IN. without sinking her. No one seems
re- have doubted that she would ioat
l morning, The report of the officers "
,c- examined her at night and in the morn
BE- indicates that the water did not gain mu
fty Notwithstanding that the pumps v ere 10
vii When she was finally abandoned by
salvage crew there was eighteen feet
of water in her. She may yet be dlscove'
in- aAoat and towed into port in calmer "
H. Their.
Loss Of another Steamer and
considerable Loss Of Life.
o' A private letter from Valparaiso C
- firms the news of the loss Of the steal
''u g Tooua." Capt. Hyde took all posi-