New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-17

SINKING OF I,AMRRIQUE NEAR UshANr-rHE SECOND
OFFICER pRowNED-ALL THE PASSENGERS AMI
0"N" ' LONDON Thursday. April 6. 1874
Tho General Transatlantic Company's steamer
.I}Am6rioue, which left New-lOrk on the 4th OF
April for Hayre. sank on the l4th OF April near INC
Island Of Ushant off the coast of Brittany. rs miles
W.N.W. of Brest. Everybody was saved except
stbe second officer. The passengers and crew were
trescued by English Norwegian and Italian vessels,
(which were in the vicinity. An Italian vessel ar
rived at Brest this afternoon with the crew.
Information of this disaster was not received at
Lloyds in London until $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
BREsT Thursday, April 16. 1874
The steamer L Am6rique foundered during violent
tempest on the 14th. She was abandoned when on
she point of sinking. The Italian ship which saved
the largest number of those on board and arrived
Dcre to-day brings 40 passengers and 4S of the crew.
The Norwegian vessel which saved so more OF the
passengers has also arrived here.
The English vessel with the remainder OF the pas
sengers and crew is expected here unless she has
gone to some port on the English coast.
The passengers unite in praise Of the conduct OF
Capt Rousseau of LAm6rique who they say was
cool and brave throughout, notwithstanding fear
Jul sea.
The French steamship LAmerque OF the General
rransatlan Steamship Companys line sailed from
New.York for Brest and Havre on Saturday, April a.
with about go persons on board or these all were
saved except one the second officer Garay, who saved
his life only by swimming when the Vile du Havre
want down. LAm6rique valued at more imam
100000 and was insured for $4,000 IN French and En-
glsh insurance companies. Her cargo was not large,
uor very valuable
The details of the wreck are still wanting but the cir
cumstances attending the reception OF the news in this
~. cpdn
OF the lost steamer and the full manifest OF her cargo
and shippers will be found below The tldings OF the
disaster Travelled rapidly through the city, and
Tell like q thunderbolt on the officers Of the
French line The Vile du Havre, the Europe,
I,Am6rique. all lost. Hardly yet had the
Gull details Of the EurOpcs loss been received. The
manifest which recorded the of ithe last voyage
had not yet reached the office. The consignees of the
EurOpe cargo every day calling at the counter TO
learn the OF their losses The general derange-
mont TO the COmpanys afirs had not yet been over
come Her place on the NewYork and Havre line had
not yet supplied by any other steamer The OFF,
Gers we're only just beginning form definite plans for
the rush Of travel All the affairs OF the Com
pany sl in confusion occssOned by the loss OF
the steamer TOpe IL not strange that the agent
the line IN this city completely over whelmcd by
the tidngs which reached him yesterday.
His private Office at closed and nearly all
applicants were refused admission. Only stockholders
OF tie press were permitted to see Mr. Mckenzie
Reports were contradictory. The first dispatch re-
ceived announced that the steamship had been lost
between Brest and Havre aud that all on board had
been saved. Liter the afternoon there rumor
that all who were on board when the steamship left
Brest had been lost Meantime Mr.. Mackenzie stated
that the arrival Of the at Brest announced
Wednesday was mistake and that she never had
reached that port. The only dispatch received by Mr.
Mackenzie during the day the following:
GEO MACKENZIE. Neto- York LAm6rique disa-
Oiled by hurricane and sunk the l4tn of April, 50
miles from Ushant island p miles from Brest). All
Tine second captain was drowned. Capt. Rousseau and
made courageous efforts, as is unanimously tesu
fled by the passengers GoYErCHE.
The island OF Ushant is nearly due from Brest
and only about 25 miles from the mainland The steamer
on leaving Bres: from Havre, would be compelled to
1t, ana II seems probable that the orig
1nal dispatches were correct, and that the French
steamer had left Brest when she met with disaster.
The trip on which the LAmerique lost was the
second voyOge the reconstructed vessel She arrived
at Now-York on her first voyage since being rebuilt on
Jan. 90 and sailed a few days later for Havre. Her
second voyage out began auspiciOusly on Saturday
afternoon April A. when she sailed command OF the
following officers:
Capt. RousaD, Second Capt. Garay, First Lieut.. Ro-
l,erge Second Lieut. Galiard, Purser Vie, Assistant
Pnrser Durbee Surgeons Fallet and Roosevelt. Chief
Engineer KessOn, Assistants Monee, Wallet, PruOD,
Iessere, aud MeilOur. The numbered about $50,
and the total ships company about 49, and the 80
eengers made complete total OF about go souls on
board.
PASSENGERS.
The complete list of LAm6rique's passengers is as
follows: