The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-03-26
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THREE HUNDRED LIVES LOST.
4 BRITISH TRiTyTyG SHIP SUNK OFF
THE ISLE or UIGHT
From Three to Four Hundred Persons -
B""rd-Oniy Two rer.ons Known to Have
Been snved-Stntemcnt OF One Survivor.

Been saved-statement OF One survivor.
Ioxnox March o. IT, ro,do, , n.
provinces yesterday the weather was fine and
bright until. ot about 3.3O p. NJ nm almost uni-
80 " 49, 49, .''' -" "'."''' UNI
versal change ensucd. Short and violent gusts
Of wind. accompanied by snow and dust storms
of n very unusuol choroctcr No hricf as ,bcv
s9,,, ~ 20 VI W 40 my
were sudden followed rapidly from almost op-
posite points of the compass II s supposed
thnt the cnpsizinp md sinting of tho pr,,isb
, ''''' 'uo ,"ps'"'nk "i'u S''h'he .. ,,'c prl'sn
naval training snip Eurydicc of tho Isle OF
Wight in the afternoon was due to the sudden.
., - "I'' "n'.n 9du'li oNer'ooN .he snip' ahn
inc iact mat the entire force fell on the full
spread OF her canvns As the Eurydice was
aloe a., .ka.o . = -. -,
close IN shore dangerous gust would give.
been shortened or % I'll" shIps be So o"roS 60 m os
to improve her posi,ion' added 10 which Il ia
nossie ,hn, ,hc i.nns,ion rhor "" a,on." 10
or other dead weight may have given levernre
10 the forcc Of ,be ,,irJ b, lossnnino hor Ii
nary stability AT p. NJ. when of Dunnusc
and proceeding under full sail. n souall struck
,h, ,,ossat ct,,' .s,'s,., -, ,,5,
mo sLnann o,,e II.,psl@"u Ip 'tiin snnk inmenatev.
EmrvJi". n, ,h. , W "''in ,h & TS &p,ss,ng % %,ng
,, su.rr ut w ,i' ~ w" nlsuSirT rescued
iye lt pr,rsons. includng Lieut.. Francis H. labor
g., l ~ ',ii . W '''i ii,,.'l III NV W"ur. lhrco
vs,nr ar p" ,'4 T4 Hur.i'"n5 oi W." us
i si,in az ~ il,i,rii,r. lirst.ciass poy Il" lol-
IoM1rng Is uddllorn account OF the disaster;
80 ~"
HS,.n HS,oIn IL Hoout Ylo.k IN the afternoon. when
,h,.d inLi,n i, i nuIi Dul'hoa'. I.re Wtrr ,nNnr
oxce,, nunnIrd prtS"hs on ~ 81 whom
Srp, @ uil s'ii niI ,'lcn'r, were, bSileve ,ost.
& was @ ons oI tuh lus, on 'ne shlp' Sapt. hnro
@ wns MI mer me Wilt sue w,ll. uown hter capsiz..
@ i@nS "IlI SUI cti rl'u WIN I'r u urR" numner OF
n lhrn VINO Were cllhglhs 70 her or Were draWn
uuWn uN u. IL t"e @ NoIt'A, a nun mar NE salu.
NesS"l was close by wien the squall came on.
ni.u M nriclVir w VIII W sure 70 w pckel up.
n W. WIS III, ii,ur" tl"n an nour IN tne water pelns
[ , ~, n nhu very many Oh my .onl-
VI @ tnrrI' pu, al i"S' tn're wer. lour cllnyinEto
shi, III n,iu Wns Hp,iHeu 10 hlck mem on. our
III ',.t LTD pp'r'l.u',h tnrse webs hg2' We passu
tns l Llahra county oi cornwall ana most south
peeed to n1chor ot snitanad ason, oncL ana eH
''i1r Th hhlteIThooh; with. r .,,., ..- ,,...,,--
aonne lsIe oi nleht, on wnlcn tne Eurydice
IT, +, ~ TTLo Nv Tnu r"s'aiIc 9 isinhi IN
~, ~ n ,he cV"s, ~ o Iiainpsnlre;
oi Spltnead and ne S2lent; Its extreme length
y twcnIy-thr,e miles, breadth fourteen. Dun
hosI on Whlch ~" SNIP was lost ~ hloity mead.
wi,,h anu Is WEI, hnpMn 70 NlsulIs 70 the lse oi
wight; IL Is situated short distance south Of
shnnklln n y .hlne; ABOUT midway from thnt point
10 10 blnck 1hnE tnlne. inc Juryice whs ,nnl-
anlSsionea nnS % NJ foItsnouth IN fsbrunry. iSl.
hhu w-ht on q practice cruise 10 the west ln-
dies. wnence she had been Tor some days ex-
pr, ptIt'gu i T., lI rortsmou'n ii M A.. A.. r,,.
III II & orli,Nen so ei IN LONDON thht the Eurydlce
were Young men IN training, besides about
niula rs invnllds. tlme-9Nplred men and court
,ha an bna u h"w''eri p,ace
tue nulnp'I on npuIl NJ olD. q, Whom ony Two
are a kh,vwn 10 nave survived though despatch
rom N.nthor snNs that. as nark was seet
.h'urlnE 'owhru bunhose luSt briorethe equa!.
thrre Is some hope entertained that she may
n'tNo r'Sturu olh,Ia. IN consequence OF inc
strong ebo tlde ana north wind at the time. ths
poulrs urr not expected 10 come ashore. All
~ =, IL ls on w. ior pIhyrrh NJ
~ " w twihe oi lhe uisusler But ior the passing OF
W. W fsrh,poner nothlhg Woulu nave neen known
i 1i thr loss; Hs everything was obscured from
ne sitht ol thosc on snore IN consequence OF
,nc uI,nuilg snow, storm, ana IL woulu nave
b th1.snt ,lai ti' ~ sup han gone on 70 spit
i nehi, AZ 3'i o.iloch the espianade az Nentnor