The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-14
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men. agreed to hn proposal and
gave him twenty Hour for the
purpose, and he Immediately went on board the
Europe ana holsted SAIL There great dim
Guilty in getting her round with her head TO the
eastward however, and sent rocket over her
and gos a hawser ABOARD 50 as to tow
her fosnd. made miscalculaton as
70 the distance she was at, and SHORTLY
after sne came bow upon our stern, knocking
. hole In us, but causing no severe damage. we
found after tins that IL was impossible 10 get her
round in this manner, and gave II up. She after
wards hosred sail ana remained by US some time
longer and finally we left her after seeing that all
was safe on boarc. We had trouble to ind accom-,
smosiatons for
ALL THE PEOPLE,
and / was somewhat AFRAID OF not having foee
enough for so large an increase OF human beings
With the exception OF some discomfort, impossible
10 avoid III snch a case, hcwever, we did very wei
and might have done mech worse.
REpoRTEg-Were you present on deck wren
First Oficer Buck went OF to tire Europe?
Captain THOMAS was
REPoRTER-Did you see any trouble between
Captain Lamare and Mr.. BucSS
Captain Thomas did not. Captain Lemarie
was staneing by with a life preserver rouad his
body, ols he didn't say anything
RRpoRurR-Captan Lemarie makes distinct
etatemenL that YOU In COLLISION with and through
Mr.. Buck, prevented him from leaving your ship.
Captain THOMAS gndignantly)-It isn't possible
he says that
REpoRrER-It fs possible that ne says Buck
when he (Lemare) attempted to get over the side
OF the vessel TO enrera boat, pushed him away by
main force and prevented him doing soy
Captain TH91As--Why this is utterly absurd
The Captain stood by when Buck went on and did
not say a single word OF remonstrance, or desire
TO get on Doard his own vessel 1 heard some
such rumor TINS some three days alterward,
and found yeung Mackenzie was circu-
lating 1t very industriousy, but did not
suppose 1t would have obtained any consisten cy.
never dreamt the captain himself would repeat
such a story; 1t has not particle OF truth in
IL. Had the captain 8sked me to go aboard his
ship | should not have dared to prevent him. He
had a right 10 go, but never asked me anybody
else TO let him exercise 1t. He walked around
for lew hours with the life preserver
around his body and then went down below. We
have said nothing to each other, and did not in
sist in intruclng upon him, as thought he nigh,
think did ic IN mOckery. All OF these men really
appeared to be afraid. The doctor OF the French
vessel during the main portion OF the first day
the Greece walked about the deck
with two life preservers around his body and one
around his neck The sailors and the engineers
refused TO work for US unless we paid them The
steward was the only one who did not insist on
this. understood the French officers advised the
men to take this course, though don't know il te
. certainty.
REPonTER--The Chief Engineer OF the Europe
SAYS that he wanted to go board the Europe
with your Chief Engineer, and that your man said
he would take him. and kept at such a distance
that he could not jump into the boat
Captain THoMAs-This is all nonsense The
French Engineer, Immediately after coming on
board, went to bed, saying he was suffer
ing with rheumatism. and has remained
In bed since He only got up this
morning when we sighted Sandy Hook. He never
then, OF course, could have done what he said.
This Is an entirely new story to me, and is on a
par with the one OF the Captain. don't like TO
speak ABOUT other seamen like this, but must de-
fend myself against serious charges. might ask
why, II these men were so anxious to get back to
their vessel they ever left irs There is no doubt
the Europe was In a condition where she should
not have been lett, as she was
WITHOUT A SOUL
on board all that night, and without her enicers
even having ordered light TO be put on her. Any
vessel coming along would have run straight into
her. and nobody at all OF seeing her the
next morning. liable to DRIFT OF as she was, and
would have done had storm arisen.
REPoRTFR-You think the vessel was not in
danger OF sinking?
Captain THOMAs-Not in the least danger. The
water was only in her three middle compartments,
but her Jour other compartments forward were
entirely dry and were sufficiently dry to have kept
the vessel up Tor any length OF time. When the
water inside reached it's level outside she would
cease failing and would continue to fioat- There
would, no doubt, be little chance Of navigating
her, but with summer weather coming on, think
she may yet be possibly towed into port. The
Egypt tried II, but the weather was too bad.
RECOVERABLE you forbid the passengers or the
Europe bringing their Things on boardY
Captain THoNAs-I did not. The passengers OF
the Europe were threatened by the officers with
being left behind if they took any OF their goods
with them. This accounts for the fact that nobody
has anything / had no objection to the people
having their baggage.
THE CHTEF ENGINEER NJ TIE