Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-14
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
THE LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP
EUROPE.
Graphtc Accounts


Europe give the whole number of souls on the
Europe AZ Si4. The freight list amounted 20
1000 tons, the French goods including 5000
baskets OF wine. The Europe left Brest on
Saturday, the 2Sh ultimo, and As she pro
| crossed the wind, which WAS blowing lutte hard
when she departed, ineressed in violence, and
fury of the storm was terrible, and sleep was
cut Of the question. Up TO this time the dom
key engine had been kept In continuous mo.
ton. To few unconcerned inquiries as 20 the
cause tor the constant working of the donkey
the answer was made that ashes were being
raised. At noon Thursday, when il was calcu.
lated the Europe was 900 miles from Bre<t, A
steamer OF the National line was in sight aud
everything appeared TO be going well, the pas
sengers being scattered around the vessel kill
ing time as they best could. About { D. m. q
gun was fired. Everybody asked his neighbOr
what IL meant, but none suspected the truth
Soon after another gun was fired by the Europe
and then il became evident there was trouble
Of some kind on the Europe. The crew were
already at work clearing away the boats, die
tress signals were at the main peak, and the
grave faces of the officers were uDmistaksble
indications of the seriousness of the situation.
Gradually IL was rumored that a large amount
OF water had entered the steamers hold; that
the Europe was
IN SINKING CONDITION.
The officers when questioned were reticent,
but concealment was DO longer possible nor
necessary. TWAS a critical moment when the
ruth became manifest to the passengers. They
behaved well and very quietly went below ana
put on life preserves. The ladies behaved
lips. The national steamer, which proved to
be the Greece, approached rapidly aud stopped
about nth Of mile distant Both steamers
lay in the trough of the sea rolling heavily, but
boats were lowered from both vessels and the
work of disembar kstion commenced, the women
ana children being first taken Off. few per-
sons were ducked unceremoniously, and one or
two were pretty badly scared by the immersion
There were, however,
SEVERAL NARROW ESCAPES
from being crushed TO death beneath the steam.
sid uIS ANS Ru
Of any kind was saved, and much valuable
Jewelry OF the passengers was lost little GER
man girl was left behind by its mother, but the
wee thing was found by a male passenger and
taken OF together with a pet bull dog. The
officers Of the Europe behaved well, intellI-
gently, and coOlly. Arrived on deck Of the
Greece the rescued were greeted with lavish
welcomes from her officers and passengers, aud
everything for comfort was done. Captain l.e-
mare came on IN the last boat, bringing the
sumed two hours from i:30 ID $50 y. m. Mr..
Buck then went on the Europe, but as il was
too dark TO make a complete Investigation he
returned to the Greece until morning. The
Greece laid by all night while the Europe with
out a human person on board, rocked to and fro
at the mercy OF the waves. Early in the morn
ing MIR. Buck again went on board, and con-
Guiding to save the vessel, left the Greece with
his volunteer crew in two of the lstter's boats,
all of the Europe's boats having been sllo wed
to drift away after saving the passengers the
previous day.
COLLISION.
After he got on board he found il impossible
to turn the Europe about, and the Greece I'M
dertook to tow the Europe into position. While
attempting to get hawser TO the Europe, the
latter seemed TO feel the wind more strongly
than before, and came forging down with her
bow pointed straight for the Greece's stern,
and in minute cut fair into the Gree ce's stern
like knife entering cheese. The steamers
soon got clear. Examination showed thu the
only damage was a hole four feet wide aud
sever feet high in a projecting part OF the
| stern, some distance above the water line. This
was soon repaired sufficiently 10 prevent any
disagreeable consequence. As to
THE CAUSE OF The LEAKAGE,
the writer says he can't speak authOrativaly
On her last voyage from New York to Havre
the Europe encountered very severe weather,
and was doubtless badly strained. At Havre
she was put in a dry dock, and her condition on
leaving Hayre was apparently good. Coming
out Of Havre she bumped on the bar, but 80
slightly that few people on board knew of the
touch. do not think that that shock did any
injury 10 the steamer. That the steamer wa
to the officers when they were two days ont.
Still at that time there was rothing dangerous
TO be Eeen, and assuTedly nothing TO warrant
Capt. Lemarie i'll turning back. The water
first began to make in the fire room. On Tues
day and Wednesday the increase of water was
rot alarming. The tremendous weather of
"Wednesday night had most unlayorsble ef-
| feet. at between and O'Clock on Thursday
morning the chief engineer informed the cap
| tain that the water was coming IN so fast that
the pumps were scarcely able 70 keep it from
| in the morning that the Europe's peril became
apparent. The water then began to gain much
more rapidly than before. Capt. Lemsrie and
his chief engineer resolved TO continue their
efforts for few hours, and if by that time thew
should not be successful in
FIGHTING THB WATERS.
| it was decided that they would do their u most
TO keep the vessel adost until laud or another
| ship should be reached. Then the Greece hove
! in sight, and Captain Lemsrne knew that he
| should at least save his passengers. With as
nf hat eha as H..
himself justified in continuing his efforts 70 de-
| feat the water. The sluices from the fire room
| compartment into the engine room were opened
| TO keep the water below the level OF the dres,
but the apertures were insufficient, as the water
| was more than a foot higher in the fire room
| than in the engine room. Later in the day an
| order was given TO open sluices into the fore
| and aft compartments, as the Greece OH
| reported 10 water in those compartments.
| Captain Lemarne supposed that the water ran
across the ships bankers choked the sluiees and
| prevented the water from passing out OF the
lire rooms into other compartments.
THY CAPTAINS STATEMENT.
Captain Lemarne in his statement says "I
left Havre on the 26th of March; about 500
| metres outside the jetty; my vessel going a.
| full rate of speed; scraped its bottom along its
tnli length; put the pumps . working lnme-
1 good order; arrived at Brest the next day; We
| remained at anchor for "a hours, after which we
continued on our way TO New York; We had
4 scarcely started before bad weather began, and
We made but little headwsy, comparatively
| speaking; the pumps worked well, but on the
| LIST of April the sea became excessively heavy,
4 and the water iu the hold began to increase;
1 though the pumps still worked well, the water
gained on US a little, and about O'Clock ii
| began to gain more rapidly, and soon reached
TO a level with the floor OF the engine room; at
IL O'Clock work in tire room became very diff
| cult and dangerous; communication Of valves
| of engines were then opened, vet the
| water still Kept on rising; finally, little
| by little, our fires were put out;
The officers did their utmost, but their efforts
/ were in vain, for the water kept on gaining sill
the time. From O'Clock in the evening until
| the next morning the vessel labored considera-
| bly,. On the I'D, just about midnight, our stu
| alton became critical, and the water still sppa-
| reptly rising. In doubt as 20 what result our
| efforts would be if continued, and DESTROYS OF
i placing my passengers beyond danger, 1 had
signals made to The steamer which had for
| nearly two hours been within our sight, and was
going in parallel direction TO own, In order
| to attract her attention 30 us and speak her. IL
| was the Greece, Of Liverpool. As soon as she
| was within hsi'tng distance, about io'clock in
| the evening, began to disembark my I,assen-
4 gers. Several times, meanwhile, entered the
engine-room, and every time found the water
\ was gaining. Our nres, also found,
| were nearly extiDguished, and az last the
engines stopped Of their own accord.