The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-17

Wreck Of The Steamer L'Amcrlquc. .

wreck or the Steamer L'AmcEiquc
NEW York, April 1e.-There Is q ro
port here that The French Trans.Atlantl
Co.'S steamer, L!Ameriquc, which arrive
st Brest Tuesday, from this port, founder
cd while en-route from Brest to Havre
Il Is further stated that all the passenger
were saved, but that the second office
was lost. Agents Of the line here stat
that they have no information Of sue
disaster.
NEW YORK, April 16.-A dispatcI
dated Havre, says: The steame
L'Amerique Of the French Trans.AtlsntI
Line, running between this port and New
York, was wrecked of the French cons
on the l4th inst. All tho passengers an,
crew were saved, with the single excep
ton Of the second officer. T
NEW York, April 1G.-The news Of tn,
loss Of the LAmerique was first streceivct
here by q dispatch from q passenee
named Conslnerie and dated Brest this A
NJ and the announcement of the loss wa
promptly posted on tho newspaper bulle
tins and printed in extras, and In a shor
time the office Of the French Trans.At
lantic Company was thronged with repor
tiers, asking the particulars, and will
friends Of the line who came to offer sym
psthy al this third disaster within sil
months. Mr.. Mckenzie, agent for the
line would not see any one until he hat
received the news Of the loss Of thC
LAmeriquc from France. The L'Amer
ique was somewhat smaller than the NJ
iated Vile du Hsvre, but Of similar build
She was a new vessel built last year al
New Castle on.Tyne. She carried on hel
last trip about eighty passengers.
LONDON, April 1850 p. M.-Ad-
diional dispatches just received state thai
the steamer L'Amerique sunk near the
Island Of Ushal, oil the coast of Brittany
twenty miles from Brest. The passcn-
gers and crew were rescued by English
Norwegian and Italian vessels. The
Italian vessel arrived at BTest this after
noon with the crew. Intormatlon Of the
disaster was not received at Lloyds, Lon.
don, until $3.50 this afternoon.
NEW YORK, April 1G.-Fom private
dispatches the following particulars OF the
loss OF The LAmerique have been OBJ
tanned: Sho touched at Brest on tho 14!h
inst, and proceeded for Havre. When
midway between these two ports she
struck upon the Island Of Queissant. At
the Office OF the General Transatlantic
Company no special information Of the
loss OF the vessel had been received at 1P.
N. Although dispatches from both Brest
and Havre have been received this morn.
ing, not even rumor Of her loss has been
sent TO them. The L'Amerique was not
new vessel. She was formerly the
Eugene LImperatrice, and was one Of
tho first steamers of the line built. She
was reconstructed and heightened in the
hull by Leslie & Co., OF Hebburn, New
Castle, on the Tyne. and her improved
machinery was from the works
Maudsley's Sons & Field, Of London.
lBREsT, April 10 The steamer L'Amer.
ique toundered during the violent tempest
on the 14lh inst. She was abandoned
when on the point Of sinking. The Ital-
ian ship which saved the largest number
Of those on board and arrived here to.
day brings 40 passengers and 149 of the
crew. The Norwegian vessel which
saved 80 more Of the passengers also ar
rived here. The English vessel with the
remainder Of the passengers and crew is
expected here, though she may have gone
TO some port on the English Coast. The
passengers unite In praise OF the conduct
o! Capt Rousseau Of the L'Amerique, who
they say was cool throughout.
NEW YORK, April 10,-Mr. Mckenzie,
agent of the Trans Atlantic Steamship
Company, has received dispatch from
the manager Of the line, confirming the
loss ol the LAmerique. The courageous
efforts OF Capt. Rausseau and crew are
unanimously testified to by the passen.
gers. ~
The dimensions OF the L'Ameriquc
were length on deck1 10 feet, breadth Of
beam 4S feet Q inches, depth of hold 80
feet 9 inches, draught water at lead line
"a feet She had four decks and was
bark rigged, and Is 4,500 tons burden,
builders measurement, while her register.
cd tonnage was 1880 tons.