The New York herald., 1874-12-15
SIXTY LIVES SACRIFICED.
Individual Heroism Amidst the Most
Saddening Scenes.
No, No; Never Mind; Leave Me
Alone
THE SURVIVORS LANDED IN ENGLAND.

screw steamers, which had called at Gibraltar on
her homeward voyage from China, we have new.
OF frghtful catastrophe which occurred during
the recent gales In the Bay OF Btscay.
SIGNALS OF DISTRESS.
The Antenor left Gibraltar early on the mornin M
OF Wednesday, the 25th ult She had the wind anc
weather fair up to Saturday morning, when
strong breeze sprang up, increasing toward night
to full gale. BY this time the nne ship was hal
way across the bay, having bravey encountered
the tremendous seas which every instant threat
ened TO engulf her. Next morning, though the
wind had abated, the sea was running fearfully
high. and, as viewed from the bridge, was
simply appalling. Great waves broke In
succession over her amidships and there
was yet enough wind to drive the vessel, &c
that she went like racing yacht. About eleven
O'Clock on Monday morning o fine large vesse
was sighted. carrying British coors and nying sig
nails OF distress. The Antenor, leaving her course
neared the ship and found that sne asked for as
sistance, Of which she was in urgent need. Every
one OF the Antenor's passengers, coming on deck
watched with the keenest interest ana anxiety
the movements OF the other ship.
THE GOOD WORK OF AN EMIGRANr SHIP
Before proceeding further with the narrative, 1t
IS well TO state here. for the relief OF many among
our readers, that the vessel thus spoken BY the
Antenor had not herself sustained any calamity.
she was the Care Loeb, OF Glasgow an emgrant
ecSs ere Dr. Inc people VINO crowded her
after enduring great sunerings. The captain or
the Care Loeb hailed the Antenor with the dread.
Iui news that large steamer, the La Plata had
gone down the DAY before in the bay. He added
that he wished TO transfer the survivors to the
ter Of course gwen, fourteen persons were lowered
an y! Doat ana were soon received safely on board
THE SURVIVORS.
Wnen tney came on the steamers deck their
pailid, deatnllke, and In some cases, almost de-
lady passengers We're overcome with deeU O emo sae
tion. One or two only OF the rescued persons had
borne the trial without much physical pain, SO far
81 any traces could be dscerned, looking indeed,
nushed and In perfect health. The number, as al
ready mentioned, OF those received on baar0 the
to leave on board the dare Loch. in medical care.
boy who had been reduced TO state OF great
nervous depression. As the boat containing these
fourteen Survivors lett the side or the Care Loch
the emigrants gave them cheer which they are
NO. likely ever TO forget: 50 violent sea was
tine boat had TO wear their cork bolts.
THE TERRIBLE STORY OF THE WRECK AND DEATH.
omar. on arrival Of the fourteen persons on board the
AntenOr n0r captain first saw to their comfort,
and II may truly oe said that the greatest po ,sDe
Kindness was shown them. When they had some
three who had been almost Dereft OF reason ut
was said by their naytng drunk salt. water curing
twenty-thfee hours In an open boat, became the
centre OF an eagerly inquiring group. As was
naturally TO be expected, the accounts OF the dis
asses and more particularly Of Its supposed cause,
Judging 6ef coss ewsgs i a
tnat the La Plata, Captain Dudden. had left
for Rio Grande do Sui; that she had on board $50
miles OF telegraph cable, with apparatus for pick.
Ing up and Dy Ss es%ea ns oa9 Sat wn So aa
Plata was built in shields in 1862,
was ees tons register. with engines Or
has done much service in laying cables. notably
those between Holyhead and Kingston, Villa Real
and Giorsltar. Aeligoand and the Elbe, Constantl-
present occasion sne was chartered py Messrs.
Henley, OF Fenchurch street. and carried crew
Of captain Dudden), three officers. surgeon
seven Stewards, three cooks two
carpenter eleven stokers twenty one seamen and
q lamplighter, besides the professional stafY--
graphing apparatus; six electricians and ten
cable-Iaying hands. There were i've boats on board
other on the after deck. The wind up to Friday
evening was fair. when 1t blew-as one man
described , ls,,a living gale" and, and the ship be.
owing, some OF the survivors declared to the
character Of the machinery on board. The ves-
ponderous graphing apparatus, several tons in
weight, was said to have shifted, splitting the
Another account s is that she carried away her
companion, and the water got down into the aft
cabin, between which and the engine room there
s %nsn me asss nss sas ss
Ns 81 The s sec Of its os os wss e
displace and lit the stoke.plates, and these, 1t
ss % ss RP ns sS Se
sea then came rushing in through TINS broken
tube, adding disastrously 70 the already over.
whelmlng cumulatt0n Of waves that had broken
"No. NO NEVER MIND, LEAVE NE ALONE"
on the bridge, alter q ifuitess ana desperate et
fort to launch tho patent raft attached thereto,
asked before sss snip went
swer OF Captain Dudden was, mo, no; never
mind; leave me alone"
The La Plata ioundered on Ushans. In the Iull
fury OF the southwesterly gale, or rather hurri.
cane, which. from the time Of its outbreak, had
telegraph cable which had been paid out, with the
vain endeavor. BY tightening the ship. to counter
was $50 miles OF the $50 she had In her hold.
sssyfrd q tns L. 4. Plata Captain
pilot, bound to Rio Grande Sol. We arrived of
s TSe ship saen doHn the
Channel, and toward evening the wind began to
fresnen, the ship steamlng about iour knots. The
sea- which carried away the port joiyboat ana
ovsr6card. % a short % Time aiIerward the ssarCoard
creased. On Sunday morning, between eight
0nd nine, the engineer reported the ship
making great quantity OF water. 1t was then
ar agreed to igaten her, and we commenced nm paying
quantity and then let IL 20. BY ten O'Clock the
nres were all out In the stokehole. We then pre-
pared the remaining boats and RATS to leave the
AZ naltpast twelve she foundered, stern nrss,
wito sky persons on board. The only persons who
three others were picked up, making fifteen IN
al. az Before leaving We saw one boat on the port
was capstzed when the ship went down and the
three persons n 1p picked up we're out Of her. the
captain ana doctor remained on the bridge, hav:
both are supposed to nave sunk with the re-
matnder OF the crew wnen the decks blew
clearing away from the wreck, being unable TO
render any assistance through fear OF ssavinR and
tMenty.three hours prOYigloned with only a arnaIl