The sun., 1894-05-07

ried them under his arms. The sight Of the
water below struck terror 70 ths, heart q on.
ssS:r enc S' SoS oS S'aSs oSs
WAR down alone. and show Jour brother
ing ceased. and although The '1H Ittis lie char chap
coSsdh 6is ssss g;S and held hs sts tshIy
cabin passengers psited him on the head and
spS what the lad Vas ors sO " them ss6
gave him q cookie: The brother hung his
head head but frightened uD when he got half the
There were several elderly. italian women.
selSHs sa9S & with 9sisht e9loEs whE when s ths,
STEP Iiysiyf cried the deskhands of the
both hs hands, apd, with shrleE oisgony. hall
,s%sed snd hall sls doTa The lsSdS.r S iSsr
every saint 10 the calendar bI name ior their
vel. from TsHtg rS. wSs.
bad Sssn decdsd 70 sspS % 4'i TIE ftesS Az lie,
any Of them from, setting lost at night. when
all on board the ship would be occupied trying
s:i HSt q eS nsS & 'ss
with one sailor IN each boat to steer. they
NS:S .Ss & G pssa Sss the Ts. s. s: & Ss sS
through ths water, The men IN them had %
the leader IN . nautical game Of snap the whip
be snapped off. The passengers on the Rosa
rroared with laughter at the amazing sight but
ths men en- In The, shs ooats sIeepting those n shs
steady. did not laugh. The police boat Patrol.
Which had come up the bay behind the RSsn:
offer was accepted by the captain OF the Rosa
n jifiy and with heartfelt thanks. and the
:sSldeSsSle sSlsrity Isllsysd 2. this bpyds1; ,s
Po q &. KssS s ys That sIs % %sds % n the buoy. %
and ths course Seipg north By east enc, % eighth
northeast The buoy was not seen. but. when
ssos ss he ordered that course ~ e expectipS % nsas
70 hear the bell on Fort Lafayette. The bell at
RHS SS. SS.' Island w-s Ii. heard ssa
end q ,So soverpn .nt aoes 4 % For. Ham Hs%lltSss
ter%sstsr stssred the course he dirsete1 aud
Il; Inc az eass sGso sSa
the steamer, struck the shore. about quarter
sss % Ts S:sS SSs SSc. nh5s ha Sssss .shsS snd
slssn = tSs. time tho ship would not not have have
Al the time La Champagne struck. besides
the pilot and Capt. Laurent Chief Ofi1cer
Jagueneau, Second OGlcer Daure. and Third
Officer Rotte were on the bridge It was re-
ported that one OF the officers had said that he
had questioned the pilots directions. and the
pilot had replied that he was all right. Tho
pilot denies this. and the Captain, when asked
II tho report was true. said he would rather
be excused from speaking on the subject
Capt, Laurent said that his ship had suffered
no injury to her bottom. She Is on shelving
bank OF mud and sand. and only about ono
and one-half times he- own length out OF deep
water.
water ballast and the removal OF passengers
and crew would tighten the steam ship nearly
q foot. still. at high tide last night, which was
q foot higher than the morning high tide. the
three tugs which had hold Of her could not
pull her on Two lighters we're alongside. aud
her cargo This work Will be continued to-
day. and thoy expect TO get her on at high tide
tonight, -
placed q couple OF heavy anchors several hun
dred feet astern Of In Champagne. to which
tackle will he rigged with Wow to heaVing
her OF when the tide rises again.
Six tugs will be at the work to-day-ths
Eyarts. Barrett, Goodwin. Hustler. Flint. and
Chairman.