The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-06-04
COLLISION AT SEA.
A Preach Fishtng Vessel sunk--Nssrsy sf
on Beard Loaf.

A Preach Fishfns Vessel sunk--Nsarfy ar
on Beard Lost.
NEW YORK, May S9.-The steamer Cry
Of Rene of the Anchor Line reached here
to-day, having on board. besides her ,s27
regular passengers, two French fishermen,
the emily Survivors of the crew of the French
ashing bark George Jeanne, which was.
sunk by the City of Rome in a collision on
the banks of Newfoundland on May IS.
The names of the rescued men are Herbert
Albert and Frank Alphonse Mare The i'll
faeed 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. ID. Muro, of the City Of
Rome, was too much broken up by the TO
membrance of the scene to give any mere
than brief statement. The steamer left
Liverpool May 20. The weather was hne
until Monday, when, after q bright NOM
ing a dense fog came on 1t was So
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 4:30 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 aRd
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 few barefoOted Frenchmen
IN blue fishermen's blouses running
frantically forward on the bark, the
air was filled with their affrighted
cries, the shrill explanations of
horror from the deck of the steamer and
the hoarse sounding of the steamers fog
horn and then the bark went out Of sight.
A few spars flOated on the sea and four
men could be seen struggling in the water.
Life buoyS were thrown to them, and as
soon as possible the steamer was stopped
and backed to where the bark had been and
two boats were lowered. By this time one
Of the four fishermen had sunk, two were
clinging to buoys and third fOated along
side the steamer supported by a spar
Fourth Officer A. c. Turner rugged a 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 til
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 thai
the steamer was making at least fourteen
knots an hour when the collision occurred.
Every one on the George Jeanne except
Marc was below. Mare sat near the stern
keeping a 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