The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-04-15
THE LOST STEAMER.
A SPLENDID SHIP.

The New York World, Of the 9th inst, has
the following description of the steamer
Europe, recently abandoned at sea in a
sinking condition:
Like the last vessel lost by the Compagnie
Generate Transatlantique, the Europe was
originally side wheel steamer. She was
an iron Clyde-built ste mer, and was
launched in 1864. Immediately after she
was placed on the line running to this port,
and with the exception of the period in
which she was changed from side-wheel
steamer to screw has been engaged in the
carrying trade between this port and Havre
During the greater part OF the time she was
under the command OF Captain LIE Marie,
her first officer at the time of the disaster
In the spring of last year she was cut in two
at Glasgow ship-yard, heightened, and the
necessary changes made in her machinery
to fit her for a screw. When She left the
dry dock in last July she was steamer OF
1900 tons burden, 426 feet long, and with "A
feet breadth of beam. In point of spars and
rig the Europe was a three-masted, Dark
rugged vessel
Like the Vile du Havre, which this steam
er resembled in many respects, she was built
with flush hurricane deck, running from
stem to stern, and broken only by the state
rooms of some of the officers. The saloon
was amidships and ran across the vessel 1t
was paneled in Italian marble, and uphOls
tered in dark crimson velvet. Aft OF the sa-
loon was the ladi, s cabin-a little gem of
dainty furnishing. The smOking-room was
placed forward of the saloon. The state
rooms of the first-cass cabin passengers were
under the grand saloon, the third class be-
ing accommodated in the bow of the vessel.
The vessel carried no steerage. In construc-
ton and appointments the ship was built
after the latest models. The bridge COM
muncated with the helm and the engine
room by electricity, and the berths We're
provided with electrical bells. The cost of
the ship is placed at 81 600 About half
of this sum was insured in French and Eng
lish companies, the remainder OF the risk
having been assumed by the company, which
has for some time done portion of its own
underwriting. After the construction OF
the construction of the Europe her first trip
to this port was in September, reaching
here the 10th of the month. She brought
out as passengers at the time the Salvlnl
troupe.
In December, on her third trip, she was
the first vessel of the French line to leave
Havre after the Vile du Havre disaster, and
brought the earliest French version of the
wreck. Like her Inflated sister-ship, it was
on her sixth trip that the Europe left port
for the last time She sailed from Havre
March 9th, with four hundred persons on
board, passengers and crew, and a valuable
cargo of French merchandise-silks, wine,
sardines, etc.-valued at not less than ST.,
900, 900. As usual at this season Of the year,
a large quantity of extra fine goods for the
spring trade formed part of the cargo, and
largely increased it's value. The loss of the
cargo falls exclusively on the owners and
underwriters, the company mourning no re-
sponsiblity. The Europe carried crew
much larger than the average complement
of merchant steamer and her officers all
held commissions in the French naval re-
serve and had seen service in the French
navy as we'll Captain re Marie was an off
Ger second in experience only to Captain