New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-09-13
ARRIVAL OF The AMERIQUE.
STORY OF THE ST. GERMANS MIsHAP.
THE PASSENGERS MET BY A CROWD OF EXCITED
FRIENDS.

STORY OF THE ST. GERMANS MlslAr'
THE PASSENGERS MET BY CROWD OF EAclihD
FRIENDS.
The steamship Amerique, OF the French Line. ar ar
rived at her dock YESTERDAY precisely at p nl va
the pier large and excited crown "a @ he
who were in a tremor of mpatlence as soon as .no
steamer came alongside the head OF me pied'
There was little delay as the strong noou ude pie
vented The Am6rique from enierg ene nreoared for
north side OF the pier, which bad oeen prepieu III
her aud she had to be backed into the s3uth unch.
As II dawned upon the people present tnat tnelo
was slight change in the programme theI9 was d
nffnl chorus of Mon Dieub from feminine throats
and one excitable lady burStinto tears ne cause vi
this teyershness and nervousness was that inc pas
on the Anerqne had oeen II
Ger since they started from France. Inc passengers
had taken berths originally on the 81. German, a
steamer Of the same company on SATURDAY huEusS
% and on the same night had b. en- rudeIy aWakeu
frn" their sleep Inv a collision with the WoOdburn,
an English steamer from Madras that had put lhto
he port of Lisbon on account OF oelhe ulsa oISu
and was being towed home py po"T rrom
Dover A TRIBUNE reporter boarded the Ame-
ri0ne and and learned the following particularsirom
Madame A. ROch, of this city
When went 10 bed the night was most beauti-
fui the sea like glass and the stars shining Drlghty
awok a little before o'clock and remained w.
ing quietly listening to the Spiashlng Oh luz wa'oi
when was startled bv loud whistle and an a.
most simultaneous shock. threw on some cIotn-
Ing hurriedlv IN the dark and went on deck. where
| found several gentlemen passengers who looked
troubled ana uneasy. Close in thu rear OF the ST.
GermaIn We're the lights Of another vessel, and
learned from of the stewards that tins was
steamer which we had cut down, AMI
winch had sunk almost instantly All OF
MS who were on deck went back 10 dress completely
and to be in readiness for whatever might happen;
Tor we thought or own vess i must have sus aimed
some injury. No order or advice from the officers
of he Aiu6rque came 10 me personally. ana we
who were first up went around ana ADVISED tne
Others to dress and come on deck. myself called
up two Sisters OF he Poor who were my nelghoois;
and we all took parcels aud travelling bags ana
went on deck. Ii seemed 10 us That the steamer
WAS much lower than before, aud some Thought
that she was sinking. But there was no panic, as
was reported in French and Eng sn papers, among
the passengers, which 1t was CT lmed paraliZ'd Tue
efforts of the captan and officers On the contrary.
every one was subdued anG quiet, ana an W"ilei
for instructions from the officers win forIltude ana
in silence The boats apparently could not ne
lowered and the ropes that supported them
we're cut but fortunately the ting, that had picked
up all of the crew OF the lost vessel that cou'n ne
found now came alongside ami planks were thrown
to her from our vessel, over which we passed.
Many of not liking to he ma>srd upon mat Ittlc
Jug, which had hardly room for the Rescued men OF
the suukeu steamer, begged permission OF Cap'alh
Bnnueau To remain on the 81. German, when EVIL
IDENTIFY was not going to sink. But he refused,
except in one instance, aud the 46l passengers were
transferred with great rapid Y. A. we steamed
across the bows OF the 81. Ger main we couli see
distinctly by the light f dawn the great yawnlng
gaps on DOtn sides. We were iaken 10 INiuoHIh.
v here q health boat met us. ana we were NJ hIst
alarmed by he threat that as the crew OF the W "Ou-
burn came from cholera port we should nave 10 ne
uudrantned. There were many WlO were Only
,lf-cotned and nervous, aud who began To cry
bitterly but the authorities rclcnted
and we were permitted 10 land. |
did not sec during the lime of our trial. whllo we
were waiting for toe boats or for The tug. any OF
fcers OF the vessel who consOed or choerej the
passrngers But there were ecceSa sues on board
who did 80 notably the Ab"e iiatteu. VINO Is the
priest Of the Brooklyn House of the Little sisters
of the Poor. There were eight of these young
adles board, OF various na'lonanueS, destined
for the houses OF Newly ork aud Brooklyn, and
endeared them o every one. Few OF them were
more than eighteen years Of age. Captain de Ia
Perlere was most helpful and KIND. and 80 were
Messrs. LabrIou Ee Rocher and Leon Levy"
Other passengers with whom the reporter con-
yersed sp Ike much mere faVOraby OF the officers "1
the St G-rmaIn. The elgnt young ladies' men
toned by 1adanr ROch. were CONSPICUOUS IN tn
deck by their BrguIne costume. Iney We're re-
ceryed by deputaton oil SIX sisters thte rom Tue
BROOKLYN aud three from the New-York house.
here were also four ecclesiasucs connected Win
the Order of ST. SupIcr-Father FOntcnault ana
Father Andre of the Baltimore house, aud Fathers
received on the pier by Father Nicolas. of ~.
MlcnAePs, and Father Many, " II. ouipice OF NON
Lreal. There also thirty SISTERS belonging To
an Alsatiar house. who are gong 10 Texas anu
apparently had 10 aft atlOns here, Tor there was
no one waiting Tor them Among the pas myers
was Isaac Bell whose story of tne collision "a all
res pscts cOrreSpOnded with that OF Madame kOch.
The scrEe the pier was animated whlle inc
Custom House officials were examining the Dag
gaze Many of thOse whose friends had arrived wcte
80 nervous that they could not keep sun. One
woman walking her husband up aud down u"
pier and holding on 10 him by both arms. talking
rapidly all the while mutual friend came up anu
SAID: well. see you've got john all right
Yes" sh- replied. " and next time 90 with MIN
that's positive. II he's got 10 Oe drowned, I've got
to be drowned with him.