The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-15
THE STEAMER EUROPE.
CONFLICTING STATEMENTS.

SVNFLlVTlNG STATEMENTS.
NEW York, April 14.-The statement
made by persons on board the steamer
Europe and Greece conflict yery much
None doubt that Of Capt, LemSrie tha
he believed the ship In o sinking copdi
uon, or speak otherwise than in The
highest terms Of the discipline exercised
on board the Europe when her condition
was made known TO the passepgers
But Capt. Lemarie makes statements In
regard 10 the officers OF the Greece which
are emphsLically denied. On the other
hand the statement Is made BY the Chief
engineer OF the Greece that al the time
he boarded the Europe alter her abandon.
ment her fires were not put out by water,
but that had the crew remained at their
posts no difficulty would have been ex-
perienced In keeping the water under and
safely continuing the voyage.
Capt. Lemarie, Of the Europe, has pub.
lished a letter In which he says the second
officer Of the English vessel, in MAKING
MS last trip, came on board and begged
me strongly, on the part Of Capt. Thomas,
oil the Greece, TO go on board his vesseI
and confer with him, stating that nv YES.
sci would be watched till morning ,promis.
ing formally before my officers 10 nut me
back on board oil my vessel If nothing
happened during the night to prevent nv
returning. On reaching the Greece I saw
the Captain, and II was decided 10 ascer-
tain for certain the gravity oEthe leakage
A boat should be sent with my second Of.
hcer and chief engineer of The Greece,
Who would make thorough examination
They came back reporting seven feet Of
water everywhere. Afterwards I made
win Capt. Thomas verbal convention.
that two Of my officers heard perfectly, by
which | should 90 back to my chin at Clav.
break TO examine the progress of the
leakage, transship some provisions and
baggage and afterwards adopt formal
determination by an assembled council.
abandon the Europe If necessary or at.
tempt TO bring her under sail to the near.
est port If 1t were possible. In the morn.
ing when the boat was got ready to be
sent OF expected to embark, but was
rebufed in brutal manner. The chief en-.
glneer OF the Greece came back declaring
water had gained two feet. Later an
other boat commanded by the first off,
Ger oi the Greece left TO take possession
Of my steamer as a derelect vessel, and in
so doing violated all laws of honor and
honest dealing. A second boat was Sent
out with a like result, and l had the
same kind Of reception. l appealed TO
Capt. Thomas. who was surrounded by
some OF his officers, and told him | pro.
lested against his act, and said it was
piece OF bad faith. BE replied the first
officer OF the Greece was going to take
my steamer to England. Isolemnly pro.
tested. | was helpless and without
power, and was prisoner with all nv
officers and men. l had therefore but a
last resource left me 10 prevent mutiny,
which evaporation had driven nv
crew to the verge Of. To avoid
this inevitable collision and certain
6loodshCd, suffered humiliation. But
say boldly in my defence, that l acted
with q view to saving the lives Of the hu.
man beings entrusted to my care, and
that IN this acted without other motive
and with all the consciousness of the rlpht
oil an honest man. l add in Justice, that
with the exception of the before men
toned outrage, myself, crew and off,
GERS were treated with urbanity on board
the Greece. ---"'- -
Chief Engineer lie Raux makes in sub.
stance the same statement as the Can
tain, and says he was q witness 10 the
promise made Capt. Lemarie that he
should be allowed TO return 10 his vessel
the next day, and TO the violent manner
IN which he was pushed back when at
tempting TO visit his ship. He also saws
that he himself was preuented from enter.
ing another boat 10 get on board the En-. |
rope 10 examine the condition Of affairs.
de thinks the proceedings q conspiracy to |
prevent the crew Of the Europe from get. |
ing back TO her. The New Y YOrk agent of |
the line was passing on the Europe, saws
he heard the Chief Engineer Of t6e
Greece say when pushing back, "Capt, |
Lemaire, you have no business here. | |
will take that ship and don't interfere " |
Capt. Thomas, Of the Greece, pronounces
Lnese stories Of Capt. Lemaire and his
Chiet Engineer absurd and without |
particle OF truth. In the transfer of the
passengers, N. Vaisin, bound for New
Orleans, was badly bruised and bis wife
has almost lost her reason. AS MIR, Reed
was about TO descend 10 the boat from
the Europe, he threw into the boat va. |
lice containing a number Of useful ana
valuable articles. Asailor threw the va.
lice into the sea, saying no baggage |
could be taken; the bag was found |
in the state room. 1t must have been
picked up by following boat. Curious. |
ly enough among the things Of value was
a watch which belonged to Miss Hunter,
who was saved from the Vile Du Hayre
The watch had been injured by water
and had been left in Paris for repairs
Mr. Reed was bringing it TO America,
when 1t was the second time wrecked |
and rescued. The collision between The |
two vessels occurred when they were
about TO part, Itseems that while the
Greece was endeavoring to pass, o hsw.
ser on board the Europe to tow her head
of before the wind, the Europe forged
ahead and struck the stern Of the Greece,
cutting a hole in the half round, down 10
the main deck. The damage ia verv CO.