The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-06-04
ALL HANDS LOST.
PARTICULARS OF THE RECENT
SINKING OF THE FRENCH BARK
GEORGE JEANNE.
The City of home In a Dense
Fog ltuns Into the
Bark.
Further Accounts of Indian
Atrocities in New Mexico
Inhuman Outrages.
Reil's Lieutenant, DumOnt Ca p
tured on u. S. Soil and
Ord cred released.

NEW YORK. May 29.-The steamer City of
Rome, of the Anchor Line, reached here yes
| terday, havin on board besides her 1S2 reg
ular passengers, two FIR nch fishermen. the
Only survivors OF the crew of the French fish
ing bark, George Jeanne, which was sunk by
the City of Rome; in Il collision on the banks
on May 2 e
alter 0HS0 she fe was Hs struck, 'eI sunk 0a'hi IN
less than one minute, carrying down with her
r. ID. MurO, of the City of Rome, was too much
broken up by the remembrance of the s;ene
to give any more than a brief sta eInent.
The steamer left Liverpool, May 20. The
teather was fine until Moflday when after a
bright morning dense fog came on. 1t was
SO thick that from the bow of the boat 1t was
dif1icu to see one hundred feet ahead. A
great many ice bergs were passed between 3
and 4 p. m Fifty-eight were counted large
and small. The Captain asserts that her speed
@ was Stacked to half speed, AMI fully realizing
the danger every precaution was taken. Bells
were rulg, the whistle sounded continuously,
At p. m. when the fog was thickest, the for
ward watch saw the sparS and maStS of a bark
away. The barklay at anchor, and, according
to the Captains story, was not ringing its ell,
or keeping lookout. The signals to reverse
the engine were given, but she struck the lit
tie bark and her iron bow cut through the Geo.
Jeanne, with slight resistance, as If she had
been piece ofz8heese.
The people Of>the City os Rome saw few
bare-fOOted Frenehmen in blue fishermen's
Dlouses running frantic lily forward on the
bark. The air was filled with their affighted
cries. The Shrill eXclama ions of horror from
the deck of the steamer and the hoarse sound
ing OF the steamers fog horn, then the bark
Went out of sight. A few Spars foated ON the
sea, and four men could be seen struggling in
the water, Life DuOys were thrown to them,
and, as soon as possible, the steamer was
stopped and back ID to where the
boat had been and TWO boats were lowered:
sunk, two were clinging TO the buoys, and a
third ftoated along the side OF the steamer,
supporting himself by spar. F0urlh Cttcer
Archer Turner rlgged rope around his body
and taking another rope, had himself lowered
to the man. Turner succeeded i'll gettin" d loop
Strong arms pulled him half way up
the side of the beat when
the loop slipped over his head and he fell back
into the water and sank. Ibis man was the
captain of the George Jeanne, Joseph BlOn-
din. In the meantime, Albert and Mare were
gers who landed from the City of Rome at
Castle Garden, declaLed of one accord, that
the steamer was making at least fourteen
knots an hour when the collision occurred
Every one of the George Jeanne's crew exc' pit
Mare, was below. Mare sat near tue stern keep
ing lookout. He heard the whistle of the ty of
home for eight minutes before she appeared.
He rang the bell of the Jeanne, and kept it
up, and was ringing it when the Rome crushed
into her.
Morga "a Steerage passenger, declared that
the Otfic; rs ON the bridge were watching the
pas engerS leaping and jumping. and were
not keeping proper lookout. The official log
OF the steamer states that on Monday the
steamer made 40S mil S.
A memorial was presented to Captain Muro,
slgred by the cabin passengers, prAising his
efforts to save the survivors,