Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-03-26

Ou tIl0 snip. CdDLaln duf0 WAS
near me when she went down
after capsizing, and she carried
with her large number of men
clinging to her or drawn into the
vortex. A man near me said, "a
vessel was close by when the squall
came on and therefore we will be
sure to he picked up" 1 was more
than an hour in the water, being a
first-rate swimmer. Very many of
my comrades cried to me for help.
tried to assist two or three,
but at last there were four
clipging to me, and 1 was Obliged
to kick them off. Our ship left
Bermuda three weeks ago. We
passed Lizard, the most southern
point of Great Britain, yesterday,
and expected to anchor at Split
head about five o'clock in the eve-
ming.
The Admiral commanding at
Portsmouth has sent steamers to
search in the vicinity of the
accident, bat no further report of
particulars has been received. 1t
is believed that the Eurydice had
about 32O officers and seamen of
which 270 were young men in train
ing, besides about twenty officers
aud men taken on board at Bermu-
da as invalids. Dunnose, off which
the ship was lost, is a hilIy head.
land and well known to visitors to
the Isle of Wight. The Eurydice
was commissioned at Portsmouth
in Feb. 1877, and went on practice
cruise to the West Indies whence
she had been for some
days expected at Portsmouth
Lloyds place the number on
board at 3l5. Only two are known
to be saved although a telegram
from Ventnor states that a bark
was seen bearing towards Dunnose
just before the squall. There
is some hope that she may have
rescued others. In consequence Of
a strong ebb tide and north wind at
the time, the bodies are not ex-
pected to come ashore. All hands
were mastering on deck for pray.
ers at the time Of the disaster,
and, but for a passing schooner,
nothing would have been known
of the disaster, as everything on
the sea was hidden from those on
shore by a blinding snow storm,
and it would have been thought
that the ship had gone on to Spit
head. AT 2:30 the esplanade at
Ventnor was crowded with visitors
admlring the Eurydice, which was
carrying every available stitch
of canvas. She sailed SO
close to shore that from the pier
head the cordage of the rigging was
visible. Suddenly the sky became
overcast and the snow and sleet de-
scended, quickly driving the prom
enaders under cover and hiding the
vessel from view. When the storm
lifted, only the schooner Emma,
then lowering her boats, could be
seen. + etcher, the second survi-
vor, states that he was below,
when, hearing a noise on
deck, he rushed up and found the
vessel on her side in sinking con-
dition. He had been in the water
scarcely Il minute when the vessel
lurched forward and sank, drawing
him down such II distance that he
gave himself up for lost, but his
life buoy drew him to the surface.
The vessel lies with her masts visi-
BILE two miles off Luciombe,
Chinese Point, where q ravine
runs down to the sea
and through which the wind blows
with such force that only close
reefed vessel can land.
Boats went out last night to
search for bodies, but none were
found. Several gunboatsare to-day
cruising in the neighborhood. An
effort will be made to raise the yes
sci. The Eruydice had nearly 400
persons on board.
The On,y Iispo Of Peace.
LONDON, March %. - a st. Peters
burg correspondent says the only
hope of peace is in speedy assem-
bling of the Congress. That hope is
fast fading. In Russia the war
feeling is intense. The Turks are
blockading tie village of Mount
Actium. Greece threatens to res.
cue the starving inhsbitants, which
will surely cause war.
Has Come 10 u Point of IIOn0r.
LONDON, March 25.-The contro.
versy between Engla nd and Russia
is approaching that dangerous stage
where the point of honor more and
more engages attention.
The Gear MAX es COncessions.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 25.-
This Gear makes his assent to the
concessions asked by Turkey, de-
pendent upon conditions believed
to include the Russo-Turkish alli-