, 1880-01-04
PICKED UP AT SEA.
.,..... more Of The Borussia's Company
Rescued by an Italian Bark
..xr smd Before the Gale for Several Days
in q Lifeboat,
,.,,o frequently Interviewed by
Hnee and Hungry Sharks.
~,n ridines Given of the Fate Of the
Vessel.

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...,,, ni,pa.eh to The Chicago Tribune.
n..~rwoEE, Jan. 3.-The story OF the loss
D. nornssfa, as related by six members OF
OF uo u,ar and five passengers, is thrilling IN
toe s1treme. u Gerrity, the boatswain's mate,
.ues VIC when 1t became evident that the
ea,v 4ss,,sr must go down Capt ROBBERS col
see eaa The crew, and, after warning pas
lecss1 e,s araiust rushing for the boats, ordered
ssns ts-sn lovered. The high sea made the
~ .sst;on ss yery hazardous. The first that
op!df opasad f,e water was Immediately dashed
II IeaS S;aees against the side of the steamer. All
~ ~! p tsoats were damaged, but were repaired
.1sth W csnyas. Mr.. Ge1rity and Quartermaster
= r..e T.esn we're ordered to take charge Of boat
r. -. :. metallic life boat capable Of holding
~. .,svsn neop1e. After stocking her Win
s-.rters. canned meats, and water, they
~ant aboard. Members Of the crew also
1'anned %s over the ships side, and he pushed
~ r. reep her from being 6wamped by over
,aad;nc. ~ The Captain ordered him to
.v a~s;n .come alongside, which was done,
81 49, Freuchman named Duniot Fance
s...,od into the water and was
! ru11rd into the boat. Others jumped in, and
rraTr;tv Standing up in the boat, grasped one
~ +ha french female passengers and en-
Ia.vored to null her off the steamer, to
which she was clnging fairy 1ranuc Win
fear The woman's husband urged her to
lot RI the rail and go into the boat, but amid
hs, vai1iucs and rawlings she apparently re-
r,smhered NJ her three children who were on
+ha steamer, and shrieking out that she would
mt he separated from them she fought the
ho,tswain off and climbed over the rail back
tn the steamers deck. As the boat
was full, Gerrity pulled off and was
soon ,ca some distance away. When he last
raw the steamer her deck appeared to be Gov
ered with water and fast sinking. The pas
sanpe1s we're crowded together amidship,
and the rigging appeared black with specks
of human Life. High above the roar OF the,
storm the despairing shrieks OF the twenty
fva women and children on the steamer could
he distinctly heard. From the unmanageable
manic that existed before the boats pulled off
Geritv Is certain that the scenes of wo and
aeoni1ipc despair among the 100 passengers
m the doomed steamer as she went down
must have been heartrending. The scenes
at the loading Of the other small boats
was the same as with boat No. s.
an intense struggle On the part of the Captain
to maintain order, and on the part of the
crew and passengers to secure the last
chance Of life, while many Of them had near
ties as did the French woman, to keep them
On the steamer to die with those they loved.
The storm In which the Borussla was
wrecked was the seyerest the crew ever ex-
pe1ienced. It began when two days out Of
Corunna, increased In violence, and Dec.
the fireman discovered leak in the COM
pa1tment oetween the midship bu1kheads in
which the boiler and engines were located.
Upon investigation 1t was found that
the water Tas already up to
within three feet of the lower
fires, and rising rapidly. Shortly after noon
the stnkara were compalled to leave the
boiler:1oom, and few minutes later column
Of steam cameup upthrough the stokeholes, and
It became known that the fires had been put
out The vessel cut her steerage way and
swung around into the trough Of the sea. The
passengers were at once pressed into service
at the pumps and at bailing, while the crew
endeavored to get sufficient sail on the vessel
toput her aboutfor the nearest port, Corunna,
$50 miles. On account OF the topsails
having blown away, and the impossib;lity
OF bending new ones to the masts, all efforts
were unsuccessful, and the vessel refused to
mind her helm. All hands then took turns
at the pumps, which were kept steadily in
operation for thirty-six hours, when the
captain ordered the boats lowered, as he saw
shere was no hope.
10 ths VtsttTn Assoctated pr<4s.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Jan. 3.-The italian bark
dlaconlno, which arrived this morning,
Drought the following passengers and crew
ol me lost steamer Borussia, which foun-
defed On the Sd Of last month, who were
picked up at sea $50 miles off the Azores:
fassengers-John S. Sullivan, Owen Nc
cabe, Rossandro Gonzales, Gaetino Salyato,
and Charles Dumtos.
crew-Wllliam Sutherland, second en-
gineer; J. F. Lawson, Bernard Gerotz. Will
lam Fisher, Patrick Sara, and John Calla-
CHAN.
Inc seamen all reported to the British
eonsul for relief. They are in very desti-
lu1e condition. They suffered greatly in the
open boat before being rescued.
oull1san was formerly Of the County Cork,
-. Meland' put for the past thirty years has
n,eo M Ii Kapldes Parish, Louisiana.
accaoe was originally of County Cavan,
ireland, but has belonged the past nine wears
IN New 0rleans. His wife and children stiIl
live in Ireland.
Italy. ''' '''-> ~'''1 ~
a ffenchman is Of the party, but his name
y onSao"a. He embarked at Liverpool.
TIE ENG1SEER's STATEMENT.
nalaefland, second engineer, makes the
1oloWlng statement:
~ 1ne party was in metallic life-boat No. 5.
lucy got into the boat about 5 o'clock on the
e.enlne e Of the I'll OF December. Lorsep.
xa.a xxa.s1e1maste1, and Garrity, boatswain's
saa .se~, TOOK charge alternately In steering
aa 1aa Manae1ng the boat, which was well
s.'. ro'laea with crackers, canned meats, and
,.a.s. ma.st' alter leaving the ship the gale in
<;tss and during the night, which was
b~a ~. aaik, the sea ran very hi lgh, and the
uoes ,rn.s United at the mercy Of the wind and
"a'es' s Ihe following day {Dec. 81 the gale
spnunued. About o'clock in the afternoon
d;o.a : LAX was seen about seven or eight miles
h,saa' ul' crossing the bow Of the boat, and
= were raised on oars and other sig
1a4e 1aaoe TO attract attention, but the bark
passed ~@1~ 0''A0 =
y. "llaorT DISCOVERING THE SIGNALS.
aae ~ oaier SAL was seen that day. When night
h;un sLe On 1t was still blowing fresh, with
s;na ,a 1ea xa from the west, but at midnight the
"lnd had ceased and tha Goa ca1rna5 3ou.,