The New York herald., 1878-03-26
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RETURNING HOME.
The Eurydice commissioned at Portsmouth In
FEBRUARY, ls77 and went practice cruise to the
West Indies. whence she had been for some days ex-
pected at Portsmouth. She had smart crew. whose
NUMBER IS variously stated at IRON two hundred 10
over three hundred At our O'Clock In the afternoon
when vi Dunnoso and proceeding under full SAIL
squali struck the vessel She capsized and sank I'M
mediatcly.
NAMES OF SURVIVORS.
The schooner Emma, which was passing the Fury
dice at the time OF the disaster rescued five persons
including Lieutenant Francis h. Tabor alter they had
been an hour In the Three OF these died. 30
the only Survivors OF the disaster are Benjamin Cud-
diord, able seaman. and sydney Fletcher first class
boy.
STATEMENT or crDDiFoRD.
The following Is Cuddiiord's statement
"rhe ship capszsd in a squall and snow storm about
four O'Clock in the afternoon when I've miles from
Dunnose. There over three hundred persons on
board, all of whom except myself and Fletcher, were,
believe, lost was one of the last on the ship.
Captain Hare when she went down after
capsizng and she carried with ner n large number OF
men who were clinging to her were drawn down In
the vortex. A man sa,d:-"A vessel was
close by whom the squail came on and therefore wo
will surely be picked up was more than an hour
IN the water, being first rate swimmer, and very
many Of my conn ades cried to me for help. tried
10 assist two three, but at last there weIo four
cnging TO me and was obliged TO KICK hel. oil.
Our ship lett Bermuda three weeks ago. We passed
tho Lizard County Of Cornwall anu most southern
point Of Great Briain) yesterday and expected to
anchor at spnhead about five O'Clock in the aGer-
noon"
STATEMENT OF FLETCHER.
Fletcher states that he below when he heard
noso deck. Rushing up he found the vessel on her
side, In . sinking condition. Ho seized life buoy
ana jumped overheard. lie had been In the water
scarcely minute when the vessel urcned forward and
sank, drawing him down such distance that he gave
himself up Tor lost, but the life buoy drew him TO the
surface
HOW MANY WERE LOST?
1t is believed that the Eurydice had about 1926 officers
and seamen, OF which 27o were young men In training,
besides about twenty officers and men taken on board
at Bermuda as invalids. tme-expired men and court
martalled prisoners Lloyds, however, place the num-
Der board at 315, Of which only TWO are known 10
have survived, though telegram from ventnor states
that, as bark was seen bearing toward Dunnose just
before the squal there Is some hopo entertained that
she may have rescued others.
MORE THAN THKER HUNDRED
In consequence OF tho strong ebb tide and north
wind the time the bodies not expected to como
ashore. All hands we're mastering on dock for pray
ers at the timo OF the disaster. Portsmouth telo
gram says:-'It is feared that, with the men en-
barxed at Bermuda and probably IRON Admiral Keys
squadron North American and West Indics), tho
Eurydce had yearly four hundred persons on board"
The Admiral commanding at Portsmouth sent steam
to search In the vicinity OF the accident, but
bodies found.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT.
An official list issued by the Admiralty shows that
the Eurydice's officers and crew numbered 20s mcn
Seven. however, wcre possibly lett at Barbados In
prison. ALI tho accounts agree that there also
from tweuty TO thirty passengers (oflcers nvalids,
men whose time had expired. &C., on board.
PASSING vENTNoR
Had the schooner been passing ut the time 1t s
probable that the disaster would have renamed
known for several days, rs the view seaward was
totally obscured from the people on shore by the
binding snow storm prevailing at the time.
1t would have been thought that tho ship
had gone on to Sp,thead At hafpast three
O'Clock tho csplanade at ventnor was crowded with
visitors admiripg tho Eurydice, which was carrying
every available stitch OF Sho sailed close
10 the shore that from the pier cad the cordago Of
the rigging was visible Suddenly the SKY became
overcast and snow ana sleot descended quickly,
driving the promenaders to cover and hiding The
vessel from view When tho storm lifted only the
schooner Emma lowering her boats could be seen.
MAsTs ABOVE WATER.
Tho vessel lies. with her masts visible, two miles
OF Luccombe Chine Point where ravino comes
down 10 the and through which the wind blows
with Q force against which ve sses cannot stand
less close rteed Boats went out last night to search
for bodies but mono were found. Several gunboats
are to-day cruising In the neignborhood. An effort
will be made to raise the vessel
CARRYING SAIL.
A telegram from Cowes says-"There is doubt
mud her lower and upper studding sails set.''
THE SCENE OF THE DISASTER.
The Isle OF Wight of which the Eurydice sank Is
q picturesque and romantic island In the English
Channel, of the coast OF Hampshire separated
from the mainland by the roadstend OF Spihead and
the Solent. Its extreme length Is twenty three
miles, breadth fourteen. Newport Is the chici town,
ana the other places Of importance Cowes
Rydo and vcntnor, tho latter being u celebrated
Eurydice was engulicd The coast thero Is indented
by several estuarics and bays Osborne House, tho
marine villa of Queen Victoria, Is near East Cowes
on the north shore Carisbrook Castle with its his
torical recollccions OF the fourteenth century Is at
Newport Tennyson, the poet laureate, livos near
Frcshwater, little village. Southampton and Ports
mouth in Hampshire and within plain sight OF the
Isle OF Wight In times OF war the Solent mostly
tho anchorage OF the British fleet