The New York herald., 1879-12-25
WRECK OF THE BORUSsIA.
PAssENGERs ARE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
THE THIRD orFIcER-FIvE MORE SURVIVORS
ARRIVE AT LIVERPOOL
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LONDON, Dec "a, 1879.
The owners of the steamer Borussia allege
that they believe that tho vessel is still af0at,
as she is built with water tight compartments,
and that she is still in the track of American
vessels; they also allege that they are hopeful
concerning the crew and passengers. The third
officers boat was the last to leave the ship.
Among the other boats was a large boat
containing twenty Spaniards, and the mates
boat containing thirteen persons; these
when last seen-prcsumably by the third
officers boat-were doing well. The third
officer made an unsuccessful attempt to tow
another boat containing two men. The crew
Of the steamer, when the boats left, were build
ing rafts. The wind was then blowing
gallo. Later advices by telegraph from Liver
pool represent that nothing really new concern
ing the disaster can be obtained. It is asserted
ut the Office Of the agents that the captain did
his duty manfully.
STORY OF THE THIRD OFFICER.
In his statement the third officer of the BO-
russia says that after the large boat, containing
twenty Spaniards, and the mates boat, contain
ing thirteen persons, had left tho Borussia
lifeboat, containing two of the stewards of the
steamer got adrift. He was sent after this
boat by the captain and took charge of it, TAX
ing his own boat in which five men were left,
in tow; but the boat was swamped and all
on board were drowned. The third Off
Ger endeavorcd to again reach the Bo-
russia, which was fast sinking, but was
unable to make head against the wind.
He was ultimately compelled to abandon the
attempt and run before the wind. At the time
this occurred there were still three boats with
the Borussia. The agents ut Liverpool of the
lost steamer Borussia state that there were one
cabin and sixty-four steerage passengers from
Liverpool for New Orleans and eighty steerage
passengers from Corunna for Havana. A
steamtug which has just arrived at Liverpool
reports that she spoke an inward bound bark
with five more survivors of the steamer Borus-
sin disaster on board. The name of the bark
was not obtained by the tug. She was spoken
off the Saltee Islands.
ADRIFr FOR FIVE DAYS.
Later in the day the bark Fuda arrived at
Liverpool with Ave Spaniards who were saved
from the Borussia. Owing to their inability to
speak English 1t is difficult to get from them
connected narrative of the terrible hardships
they have undergone. Their boat before it
left the Borussia, contained, besides the
Spaniards, the mate and three women but no
sooner was the boat lowered than it was partly
stove by knocking against the steamer. The
mate and the women accordingly returned to the
wreck, but the Spaniards partly stanched the
hole in the boat with some clothes, and their
rope breaking they were cast off from the
steamer. They had some provisions, but none
of them knew anything of scamanship. For
five days and six nights they were tossed about,
suffering terribly, when they were observed by
the German bark Fulda, in latitude 33 deg. 10
min. north, longitude 25 deg. 45 min. west.
They know nothing of the fate of the Borussia.
The latter was conveying to Texas sixty.fve
farmers and their families from the counties of
Lancashire, Yorkshire and Durham and fcw
from Scotland and Ireland.
AN OFFICIAL INQUIRY.
The Board Of Trade has ordered an inquiry
into the loss of the Borussia. The date of be-
ginning the inquiry has not yet been
fixed The Times despatch from Liverpool
says the captain of the Fulda reports that on
the 7th inst he picked up boat, in which
were five Spaniards. The rescued men slept
unintcrruptedly for sixty-cight hours. Upon
being questioned they stated that they had
joined the Borussia Mt Corunna They also
stated that the captain of the Borussia gave the
order to lower the boats. They report that they
stopped the hole in their boat with o pair of
oilslin trousers.