Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-04-14
NEW YORK.
The Late Disaster at Sea.
Statement of Officers and Pas
Sengers.
A Question of Veracity
Between the French and Eng
IiSh Commanders.
A Question of yeracity
Rescued I'm Mid.Oeesn.


THE steamship Greece, with the rescued
passengers and crew of the steamship Eu-
rope, is just signaled from Sandy Hook.
ELATER.-The steamer Greece, from Liv-
eTpool March %, with 2S cabin and 524
steerase passengers, and 81 cabin and 1S2
steerage passengers of the steamer Europe,
arrived this evening. She reports April 2,
in LAT. 1921, lon. 30.03, at II A. NJ, she
sighted a large steamer to the southwark,
bound west. At 4 p. NJ, she came quite
near, showing signals OF distress. We
bore down and found her to be the French
steamer Europe, from Hayre for New York,
in a sinking condition, and wishing us to
send our boats and assist in taking Off her
passengers and crew. We Immediately
lowered two boats and sent them away in
charge of Mr.. Buck, first officer, and Hub
bard, second officer, and withthe assistance
Of the French boats saved all ON board,
consisting Of 81 cabin, 1S2 steerage paSsen-
gers and 100 of the crew, without any Sc
sious accident, although there was a noun
famous sea, and both steamers were rolling
very heavily. At 8 p. NJ, Capt Lemaire
came on board with his officers, and re-
ported that his ship had sprung a leak in
the engine room and that he did not con-
slider it safe to proceed in her. At $50 p.
NJ, Mr.. Buck, chief officer and Douglas,
chief engineer Of the Greece, went on board
the Europe and examined her, and on their
return reported that there was about seven
feet water in the engine room and that they
could not discover any water in any other
part Of the ship. The Greece lay by the
Europe all night, and at 8 o'clock next
morning, Mr.. Buck and Douglas again
went on board the Europe for further ex-
animation, and upon their return reported
that there was about eight feet wSter in the
engine room, and that although they
sounded all other compartments, they could
not discern any more water, and gave their
opinion that the ship could be easily saved
and taken to a port. Mr.. Buck, chief Of
ficer, and Mr.. Webber, fourth officer, imme-
diately volunteered to take charge of the
ship, and DR.. McGuire and twenty-five
men went on board of the Europe in two of
the Greece's boats. The Greece stood by
until II NJ. to see if she could render any
further assistance, and, after seeing sail
made on the Europe, left her in latitude
Al degrees, So minutes, longitude 80 de-
grees, 40 minutes, with her heading point
ing southeast and strong western wind
blowing.
Passengers' Statements.
ST. T. Reade, passenger on the Eu-
rope, states that the leak occurred on
the last voyage. The ship was then put In
the dry dock in harbOr, and she made a
little water. The day affer she left Brest
she made little more. On the I'd Of April,
water got into the ships cabin; about 1880
A. NJ. on April they sighted the Greece;
the passengers then had the first alarm that
the ship was sinking and at 1880 they were
told TO save themselves. Every person on
board was removed to the Greece, and
nothing whatever allowed to be transferred
from the Europe, not even hand
baggage. The Europe's boats were
scarcely launched before those from the
Greece were alongside. There were eight
boats of the Europe and three of the Greece.
The ladies were first removed, and they
were not allowed to carry even necessary
luggage. The French Captain Lamarie
really believed the ship in danger Of sink
ING. and that there was no time TO save
valuable luggage. This gentleman says
the leak occurred in the central compart-
ments, under the machinery, as the Captain
stated. Three boats were swamped before
the labor was finished, but no lives lost.
Every thing was done by the captain and
crew of the Greece to make the captain,
crew, and passengers of the Europe COM
Portable.
Mr.. LLOYD Phenix, one of the passen-
gers of the Europe, says the fullest disci-
pline was preserved on board. There was
no cause for any panic No one knew that
ANYTHING was wrong until the signal OF
distress was hung out. | asked the Purser
what was the matter, and he shrugged his
shoulders and made me no answer. L saw
water rolling from side to side in the en-
gine hatch. and ] saw boats lowered. We
understand that the leak occurred in That
part of the ship which was heightened and
that the main engine pump was choked up
and under six feet of water. When we
lett the ship was rolling, which put the