Omaha daily bee., 1896-03-01

laundering jounce on the port bow that
sent all things sAivering and dancing below
There was akcattering then to get on jeck
Every man tried to get up the companlonway
at the same time. A big steamship vas
looming up over the side. But we had no
time to waste IL was plain to see the Ailsa
could not last long.
The waterapoared in the gap made by the
French ship as it does through a canalway
when the gates are open. The Ailsa quickly
listed over and all, this time the crew and
the passengers We're. preparing to leave the
ship and go aboard the numerous tugs that
were putting and blowing In the narrovs
Thank HEAVIER all we're taken of safely"
FRENCHMRN NEVER STOPPED.
A. l.. 2, CNatHty passenger who was en-
route TO Jamaioa when seen at the Astor
house, said when off Quarantine we ran
into a dense fcg and came to anchor OF
Fort Hamilton. We rang bells and gave
warnings at intervals. Suddenly there was
terrific crash and the ship trembled. We
he'd been run into by one Of the French liners
We found that six to ten feet Of our bow
had been cut of below the waterline On
account Of the alright compartments, we did
not sink at once. tug, the Harold, lying
on Fert Hamilton. started to come to our
rescue. Tel minutes after the collision the
Aiisa began to founder. We all took to the
rigging, The women acted admirably There
was no screaming. but they were nearly
frightened to death. Six of the crew took
the lifeboat and went ashore at Fort Ham
ilton.
0ne woman and one gentleman jump d ove--
board and were rescued. The tug Harold
played about US, twenty-five yards distant.
not daring to come nearer for fear of the
suction. In thres minutes more the Ailsa
was under water. Then The Harold came
alongside, and all, with the exception of three
were taken safely aboard and landed at the
battery. The remaining three were rescued
by another tug. The captain and officers of
the Alias were as kind as possible to all on
board. After running into us. the French
liner backed of and disappeared in the fog.
She sounded no warning and we knew nothing
of her presence until she struck u.s.
The Ailsa was an iron vessel of 1900 tons,
and was the crack steamer OF the line.
The. Press says the steamship La Bour-
gonne was so badly hurt in the collision that
1t had to lay oft Fort Wadsworth. and late
last night 1t was reported as getting ready
to return to this city for repairs.
The Bourgogne will return to her dock
weather permitting, this Sunday morning.
This word was received by those in charge
nd the French line deck last night. 1t was
said there that 1t was not known why the
vessel returned. but doubtless Captain Puio-
rot thought it best to return because of the
collision. 1t was also stated that the Bour-
gogne was not damaged in the slightest.
THIRD ONE RUN DOWN.
BROOKLYN, Feb. 29.-Hardly had the
s'caher aHsa disappeared from view III the
waters Of the Narrows when two other
steamers came in collision hardly three-quar-
ters of mile from the scene Ct the first
accident. The George w. Clyde of the Clyde
steamship line was run into by the Guyan-
dotte of the Old Dominion line fleet and
had to be run ashore in order to prevent it
from sinking The ship was beached on the
Fort Hamilton shore. in the Narorws The
accident occurred ab,ut 5 o'clock. thick
fog prevailed at the time. The Guyandotte
tore hole fifteen wide in the Clyde's side.
Three tugbcats happened to be in the vicn-
ity and all Of them at once made to the
scene. They tied fast to the disabled vessel
and backed 1t into shore. They were helped
by the steamers engines, and the speed of the
vessel was SO great as 1t approached the
shore that it was jammed in for quite dis
tance 1t is now resting on sandy bottom
in less than fifteen feet of water No at
tempt will be made to float it until morn
ing. hr.. ....