The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-05-30
DOWN TO DEATH.
A Vessel at Sea Cut in Twain
by a Steamer and %
Men Slaughtered.
The Accident Has an Ugly Look
of Neglect by the Officers.
which They Deny.
slugger suIIivan's spouse Not
Single-Gabriel Captured in
Montana, nut Set Free.
The Apache Red Devils still
Raising Hades ana Hair in
New Floods.
THE INsATIATE SEA.
A Great steamer cuts Bnrque In
Twain ana Huris Twcuty-Iwo
Mon InIo ElernIIN.

New York, May 29.- The steamer
City OF Rome, of the Anchor, Line
reached here yesterday having on
board, besides her 1872 regular passen-
gers, two French fishermen, the only
survivors of the French fishing barque
George Jeanne, which was sunk by
the City of Rome in collision on the
banks of New Foundland May %. The
uamcs of the rescued men are Robert
Albert and Frank Alphonse Marie.
The Inflated barque, after she was
struck, sunk in less than one minute,
CARRYING DOWN IwENl Y-FOUR MEN
with her, only two of whom were
saved. Capt. Munro, of the City of
Rome, was too,much broken up by the
remembrance of the scene TO give suy-
thing more than brief statement.
The steamer left Liverpool May
goth, and the weather was fine until
Monday when, after bright morn
ing, dense fog came on and it,was so
thick that from the bow of the boat ii
was difficult to see 100 feet ahead. A
great many
ICEBERGs WERE PASSED,
and between 3 and O'Clock in the
afternoon fifty-eight were counted
The captain asserts that the vessels
pace was Stacked TO half-speed and
fully realizing the danger, every pre-.
caution was taken, the bells were runl
and the whistle sounded continuously
At p. H., when the fog was the
thickcst, the forward watch saw tn,
spars and masts of Il barque appearing
in the mist twenty feet away. tn,
barque lay at anchor aud, according
to the captains story, was not ring
ing its bell or keeping lookout. III,
signals to reverse the engines wer,
given, but the steamer struck the lit
tie barque aud her iron bow Gu
through the George Jeanne with n
slight resistance rs if she had been
piece of cheese. The people on TIN
City of Rome saw few barcioote'
Frenchmon in blue tishermeu's blouse
running frantically forward on thu
barque, and for n moment the air wa
filed with their ailrighted cries, TIL
slrill
EXPLANATIONS OF HORROR
from the deck of the steamer and tn
hoarse sounding of the steamers fog
horn, aud then the barlue went out o
sight. A few spars iioated on the SCI
and four men could be seen strug
Cling in the water. Life broys wer
throw to them and as soon as posi-
bic the steamer was stopped am
backed up to where the barque ha
been, and two boats were lowered
By this time one of the four fishermen
had sunk, two were clinging to buoy
and third iloated alongside of tn
steamer, supporting himself by
spar. Fourth officer, Archie Turne
rugged rope around his body an
taking another rope had himself low
cred to the man. Turner succecde
in getting loop about the Frencl
mans arm aud neck and stong arm
pulled him half way up the side {
the vessel when the loo
slipped over bis head an
he fell back into the water and sen
out of sight This man was JOSEF
Blondin the captain Of the Georl
Jeanne. Meantime, Albei and Mar
were picked up by the boats. =.
The steerage passengers who land'
from the City of Rome at Castle Ga
den declared with one accord tn
the steamer was making at least
knots an hour when the collision {
\ Cured.
Everyone on the George JEAN
except Marie, was below and Marie
near the stern keeping lookout,
saws he heard the whistle of
steamer for eight minutes before 8
appeared and he rang the bell
the Jeanne and kept it up and "
ringing it when the steamer crash
into her.
The lost fishermen were ell marri
Charles Morgan, II Storage PAST
ger, declared that the officers on
- bridge were watching the passeng
= leaping and jumping aud were
keeping proper lookout.
The official log ofthe steamer sta
that on Monday the steamer mi
i0S miles.
A Memorial was presented TO C'
Muro, sign by the cabin passeng
praising his egorts to save the
vivors.