Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-29
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A BARQUE RUN DOWN. TWenty-TWo Lives Lost
 at Sea. IA FATAL OVERFLOW IN TEXAS. England Will Not Yield
 Maruchuk. THE SULLIVAN DIVORCE CASE. Much Alarm Felt For The . Kaiser.
TwENFx-rwo LIVES LOST


 By the Sinking of a French Fishing
 Barque at Sea.
 NEW YORK, May 28.-Captain Munro of the Anchor line steamship City of Rome says that the French fishing barque George John, which was run down and sunk by the steam CT on the 25th inst. off the banks was at an- chor and owing to the. dense fog prevailing at the time could not be seen by the lookout on board of the City of Rome. The steamers boats, which were quickly lowered, could only rescue two of the twenty-four persons who had been aboard the barque. The rest either went down with the il1-fated craft or sank after struggling for a brief period with the waves. The steamer remained near the spot for some time until it became absolute ly certain that no more lives could be saved. The following memorial was afterward pre- pared and presented to Captain Munro:
 We the % gndsrsi CT ned passengers on board the the mentable loss of twenty lives desire to express of of sOy your officers and T crew % oaT appreciation of the skill and promptitude with avert the disaster and to life after it's occur renee: Some of us are old voyageurs and have been
  eipline maintained thoughout those few which prevailed, you brought your ship over the doWn o%ered bort and feboats the n stant it was possible to do and used every exer- so rescue lhe three or four men who alone were visible after the wreck went down. Unfortunately the efforts only partially successful, but the and good seamanship which snatched them from watery grave
 This was signed by all the adult male pas sengers, cabin and intermediate. The barque belonged to the port of St. Hebiers, Jersey Channel Islands.
 passenger on the City of Rome says: "There was hardly shock felt on board the steamer when she ran down the barque. We cut through her like pasteboard. There was therefore no occasion for a panic, but we were horror-stricken when we learned what had happened. The steamer could not be stopped until she had gone on should judge quarter of 8 mile, though she had been running slowly on ac count of the dense fog. When she started back she ran as fast as possible. but was where the collision occurred. We could see four or five men clinging to floating fragments of the barque. The weather was very cold and the sea was run ming high. The passengers all leaned over the sides and watched the lifeboats disappear 1n the fog. They were guided by the cr1es for help from the unfortunate men. One of the ifeboats soon returned with two of the shipwrecked men, who were nearly dead from suffocation and ex- haustion. The boat put out again, but suddenly the only remaining member of the bark's crew appeared close to the steamers side clinging to mattress. His sudden ap pearance where all the passengers could see him created intense excitement. A life pre- server was thrown to him, but he was too weak to put it over his shoulders. E'Ill give e100 to anyone who will save that mans life," exclaimed a passenger, an Englishman. The fourth officer slid down a rope which was made fast to the steamers side and = succeeded in fastening 6 line to the drowning man. The sailors began to haul at the rope, but before the man had cleared the water the rope began to slip and he had not strength enough to hold on to it with his hands. In his desperation he caught the rope with his teeth and was raised nearly half way up the steamers side, when he gave way and dropped back into the water. The steamer remained at the scene half an hour longer and proceeded on her way, there being no possibility of anyone's still floating. The ota not op,oc,od of o11