New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-04-16
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE LOST EUROPE.

from Havre declares that the ship struck On some i
substance on leaving the haroor OF haVre' pu' va" NV
leaky when she left Brest
srArrMENT OF SON OF THE AGENT OF THE FRENCH
The officers OF the Europe. the Transatlantic
,amer recently abandoned at yesterday went ne
fore Tho French Consul and made sworn statements re-
ardng the desertou of their vessel These VIII DC sent
60 France use the Investigation 10 Dc heiu Inc
Consul declined 10 allow the documents to be made
pubc stating that positively forbidden to do so
~ tho laws OF his country
The following statement in reference TO the circum-
attending the desertion of the Europe and re-
piy 90 some Of the statements made by officers OF the
has addressed to the editor of THE TRIBUNE
~ Geo. q. Mackenzie, OF the New-York agent OF
the French Company. Mr.. Mackenzie was passenger
on board the Europe:
80 tAeE EDITOR Of The Tribune.
The papers OF tns morning contain reports OF inter
views with Capt Thomas of the steamer Greece ana
editorial articles given based upon such reporeu
conversations In these publications there are st".o
spents that reflect gravey upon the uuhfuiness u Wv
efcors Of the steamer Europe, and even more oece!
npon my word. For what is said OF mysen 0.'o 80
little NV friends know the value OF my word' anu
have 10 particular concern about other people, D
the sake OF brave honest, and sklIu' seatna"' W. ~
not speak our language, and so cannot ueienu 'no.
selves before public, WISH 10 SCI the n"'VoA 7
rs far as is in my power.
Only ono thing astonishes me in the reported state
onts OF the English ocers-hey forgot TO attribute to
me the heavy weather which caused the loss OF the
Europe II they had given me that credit the statement
would have been just as true as most OF ther
IL is affirmed by the Engsbmen that was in bed ana
asleep when Buck left the Greece with MS saNase
crew Davis the stOrekeeper. says that was IN DIS
room lust before the salvage crew was lowered Cohse
uuently it said could not have known whether the
French captain offered TO enter the boats or not IL 80
happened that the first time entered Mr. Dayiss room
fu0H aVa n
after Mr.. Buck left DR.. BurridGe will
snd second steward The first night
Greece slept in cabin aft, In which were MT Phe-
NIX Mr. Heckseher, and Mr. Kennsb passenger OF the
Greece. beside myself. In the morning, about day
j was awakened by Mr.. Kennish's moving about the
Mr. Pheqxs berth vas empty AS soon S "a ke wen.
about going deck when Mr.. Heckscber woke.
Sad nun nun va come no 70 see what was being done
bumped up and was pulling on has boots when eit t9e
room. / presume he deck in time 10 see Sir
Bucks departure and in that case he Is positive Wit
ness at least left my BED and room In time 10 ne
al the lowering OF the boats That the Engishmen did
deck possible, but the reason was that
they did not ooK IN the rS, @ in he'd Shn fbe
boats lowered is an absolute falsehOOu here
retnrn 10 the snip If the Englishmen had given him the
chance later In the day he bitterly criticised to me
Can't Thomas is reported to have said that when
came on the Greece told him that all on board the
Europe "seemed TO be frightened and were democrat
ICED" and that asked him 10 send crew on board as
ship worth looking after Inc plain facts are
those: Nh. Phenix came TO me- near Lhe superintendent,
and that 1t would be pity If the English ship went
ahat as a relative Of the French Companys agent.
might venture 10 speak to Capt Thomas MI Phenlx
id moi enter as man at the door said the captain
engaged. In minute or so Thomas came Out, and
think Of such splendid ship as the Earope
going down and begged him to DO al 10 his power to
said to some one, Call Mr. Palmer II think
Sba passed between u.s. as Mr. Phenix can cOrrobOrae
he having stood by during the short conversation As
for accusing the Frenchmen OF demoIdhza0n every
cabin passenger that from the moment touched
The Greece IcoHsiiientE Landed the sdmraoe conduct
Mr. Hubbard, the Greece's second officer. speaks OF
me with SAYING that / believed the Europe could be
saved. If had said that, IT would have done no dis
d 70 5 BUSINESS not BEING that Of
sailor Of @ Bu Sd II no. cocs was IN the
smoking- groom. with many Others, when waiter In,
went at once to Mr. Bucks roOm and found him alone
His first words were, "we, what do you think Of the
he meant the chances of saving the Europe said
opinion practically yalueess put proposed 70 get
Phenix the smoking-room or saloon, forget which,
the affair for half an hour before Mr.. Hubbard
ln The drift OF my talk was that the Europe
could save them would become hero for all time; that,
doubtless the risk very great but the glory OF sue
sSi h, he worth while to take the hazard said
mat l would rather ike the idea of going myself espe
r1aiiy as there was good chance of salvage crew
20 save the Europe unsuccessful Bat never once
did express belief that the ship could be taken TO
port my opinion being directly TO the contrary AS the
American passengers all know. constantly argued
against the possibility OF saving our steamer as De-
heved She eoud not be controlled without steam, and
would iii with water before che could drift ashore.
] consider that Capt Lemarie would have been Grim
tnay cruel be had not ordered ms men on the sup
when did for there no certainty that the Europe
would not sink during the night; aud II the enormous
sea had increased out sgAty the Doats eou NOT nave
saved many auy, OF the crew. AS was, IN daylight
Eve boats smashed or nured during the transfer
gone down his ship had been for his duty
q wife and seven young children.
Ihave here only corrected a very few Of the very
many untruts OF the English officers. will here add
opinion that the collision between the Greece and
Europe Friday morning was due to an overdose OF
liquor taken by Capt. Thomas and am by means
only passenger opinion. Mr. Heckscher told
me that MI Hubbard distinctly asserted that the col
lsiOn due 10 the mentioned. and that after
ward he GIubbard) paid no attention TO the bridge"
here now would not have alluded to this matter had
mot Thomas and his people assaIed NE without the least
proyOcaton. GEO. G. MACKENZIE
He1 York, April "a, 1874
THE EURoPE's FIRST MATE
In an interview with NJ. Marchaud the first mate OF
The Europe regard to the statement Of ChefEngineer
Douglass Of the Greece, he denied that Capt Lemare
Rad said vessel had broken in two was sinking fast
and could float only few hours longer. aud added that
Capt Iemarie spent the whole night watching his
vessel from the Of the Greece. The two captains
mad agreed 10 the chief engineers OF both vessels
board the Europe but the English managed that the
boat which convey them on board showed of as
soon as ChiefEngineer Lsroux ready and refused
unnecessary Chief-Engneer LerOux sick at the
sjme and suffering intensely from rheumatism. In
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could have been easily mastered from that point
and the ship thus saved, NJ. Marchaud said
chat several rivets had been drawn out, hole CUT
md free passage made but IN spite OF all these pre-
cautions water flowed in faster than II could be
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