The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-06-05
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NEW YoRK, May s9.-The steamer C1t1
sf Rome Of the Anchor Line reached hse
to-day, having on board besides her lisa
regular passengers, two French fishermen,
the only survivors of the crew of the French
fishing bark George Jeanne. which Vas
sunk by the City of Rome in collision on
the banks of newfoundland on May e5..
The names Of the rescued men no Herbert
Albert and Frank Alphonse Mare. Tie III
fated bark, after she was struck, sank In
less than . minute carrying down with her
twenty-four men, only two Of whom were
saved. Captain r. d. Muro, of the City Of
Rome. was too much broken mp BY the 70
membrane Of the scene TO give any ners
than brief statement. The steamer LETT
Liverpool May 20. The weather was fine
until Monday, when, after q bright Morn-
ing q dense fog came on. 1t was 50.
thick that from the bow of the boat
it was difficult to see one hundred feet
ahead. A great many icebergs were passed.
Between ten and four p. m. fifty-eight were
counted, large and small. The Captain as
serts that the vessels pace was slackened.
to half speed, and, fully realizing the dan
ger, every precaution was taken. Bells
were rung and whistles sounded numer-
ously. At $3.50 when the fog was the
thickest the men forward saw the spars and
maSts of bark appear in the mist barely
twenty feet away. The bark lay at anchor,
and, according to the Captains story, was
not ringing its bell or keeping lookout
The signals to reverse the engines were
given, but she struck the little bark aad
her iron bow cut through the George Jeanne
with as little resistance as If she had been
piece of cheese. The people on the City
of Rome saw a few barefOoted Frenchmen
in blue fishermep's blouses running
frantically forward on the bark, the
air was filled with their affriyhted
cries, the shrill explanations of
horror from the deck of the steamer and
the hosrse sounding of the steamers fog
horn and then the bark went out Of sight
A few spars fioated on the sea and four
men could be seen struggling in the water.
Life buoys were thrown to them, and a.
soon as possible the steamer was stopped
and backed to where the bark had been and
two boats we're lowered. By this time enc
Of the four fishermen had sunk, two were
clinging to buoys and third foated along
side the steamer supported by spar.
Fourth Officer A. C. Turner rugged Q rope
around his body and taking another rope
had himself lowered to the man. Turner
succeeded in getting a loop about the
Frenchman's arm and neck. Strong arms
pulled him half way up the side of th-s
boat when the loop slipped over his head
and he fell back into the water and sank
out of sight This man was the captain Of
the George Jeanne. Joseph Bloudin. In.
the meantime Albert and Marc were picked
up by the boats. The steerage passengers
who landed from the City of Rome at
Castle Garden declared with one accord that
the steamer was making at least fourteeBs
knots an hour when the collision occurred
Every one on the George Jeanne except
Marc was below. Marc sat near the stern
keeping lookout. He heard the whistle
of the Rome for eight minutes before she
appeared. He rang the bell Of the George
Jeanne and kept it UP and was ringing il
when the Rome crashed into her. The lost
men were all married.