New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-04-17
MARINE,
Sinking Of the Steamer L'Amevique of
Brest.

Sinking of the Steamer L'Ameyique of
Brest.
LONDON, April l6.-The General Trans
atlantic Company's steamer L'Amerique
sunk ten miles of Brest. All saved excep,
the second officer. This was her third trip
She had seventy five cabin passengers.
Additional dispatches just received state
that the steamship L'Amerique sunk nea,
the island of Ushant of the coast Of Brit.
tany, twenty.six miles west-northwest OF
Brest. The passengers and crew were
rescued by English, Norwegian and Italian
vessels which were in the vicinity. An
Italian vessel arrived at Brest This after
noon with the crew.
InfOrma,ion OF this disaster was no, re-
ceived at LlOyd's, in London, until half.past
three o'clock this afternoon.
The Particulars.
BREsT, April l6--The steamer LAmerique
foundered during storm on the four
teenth. She was abandoned when on the
point of sinking. The italian ship which
saved the largest number of those on board,
and arrived here to-day, brings forty pas
sengers and l48 of the crew. The Norwe-
gian vessel which saved thirty more Of the
passengers has also arrived here.
An English vessel, with the remainder of
the passengers and crew, is expected here
unless she has gone to some port on the
English coast.
The passengers unite in praise of the con.
duct Of Captain Rousseau, of the L'Amer-
ique, who, they say, was cool and brave
throughout, notwithstanding the fearful sea-
Hsw the News was Received in New
York.
New YORK, April l6-The report of the
loss OF the steamer l. Amerique was first re-
ceived in this city this morning in a dis
patch from Brest, signed Causinery.
MI. Causinery was a passenger on the
steamer. The news spread rapidly, and the
fact was announced by bulletins at the |
newspaper offices.
The Office of the agent of the Transatlan- |
tic Company was besieged by crowds, but |
he had no information. There was much |
doubt as to the truth of the report. and not |
until the receipt of the Associated Press dis
patches from London, announcing the dis.
aster, did those who were hoping it was
mere rumOr cease to express their disbelief |
that an accident had happened. The sec.
lost was named Gaillard and was one of
the survivors Of the Vile du Havre.
History Of the Wrecked Steamer.
The steamship L'Amerique, formerly the
Eugene Llmperatrlce, arrived at this port.
on her first voyage, on the the twenty ninth
of last January. She was one of the first |
of the line rebuilt, and was re.
constructed and heightened in the hull
Her dimensions were as follows: length of
deck 4l0 feet; breadth of beam 43 feet
inches; depth of hold SO feet 8 inches:
draft Of water at load line "a feet.
She had four decks, was bark rugged and
# $500 tous burden, builders measurement
while her registered tonnage was $500 tons.
The bottom plating Of L'Amerioue was
even eighths of an inch, which at her sides
Q reduced to three, quarters of an inch, and |
IN every deck there were beam ties or
tringers in such number and character as
0 give the vessel great strength and dura-
'ility..
The accommodations for passengers were
uxuriant. The saloon was wide and high.
he panels being of solid marble. orna,
nented with figures wrought in gold. while {
he ceiling was exquisItely finished in | {
Ihite. with gold beads. Mirrors were on s
very hand and to further adorn the apart. 8
TENT we're grand piano and library
the popular books of the day.
hich was open to the passengers.
Aft and forward of the saloon were the |
ateroOms for first class passengers.
The fixtures were of the most comfortable
.ture, and the fittings ample in every re- '
ect In these rooms of retirement there | G
uld be accommodated ll2 passengers,
He'd first class, and on the deck below
ere could be accommodated Ia second
les passengers. There were six water q
hit bulkheads in the vessel. and the ar- 4
ngements for proper ventilation were OF
. most perfect and improved nature. She Z
ls commanded by Captain Rousseau, and .
d eighty passengers. al
The Amerique was due on the sixteenth, a
q was at the time the calamity took place,
thin few hours sail of her destination fe
is disaster is the third misfortune Of the re
ID within the past ak months. The Vile d
Havre went down last winter; the Eu- m M
y few weeks ago, and now u Amerique
The EarsDe's Passengers Relieved. ~ 81
Aiss number of steersge Passengers of le,
; abandoned eteamship Europe called no