Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-03
SAVED FROM DEATH.
rv,lu Sailors Rescued from a
SlIki1g Vessel.
"a pouRGoGSps BRAVE SAILORS.
ihyRpnildly INK Their Lives for
tho trW Of WaWrlJggoi
Nrtk.

NEW YomS, Aug. 8.--rwolyo die
t,ss.oi matlnors, whose thrilling res.
,ps IN mid.occan last Tuesday from a
va,eflogeed and slowly sinking wreck
ARMED n dramatic incident Of La
Boufgogno's voyage from this port TO
Havrt, arrived here Sunday on board
craftsmanship. Their own vessel, the
German bark ETnsi, from Wales for
Now Bunswiok, has gone the way Of
The conquered.
They were rescued during the hight
eia heavy gale anu under olrcum.
stances which severely tried The cour.
go and seama nship OF the rosouefs. It
wa Witnessed by $50 passengers OF the
biz liner, who chung to Keeling taiirail
And needless Of the fearful rolling Of
the ship. and tho storm's spray which
dashed Ia their iaces, watched with
5auchei cheeks tho struggle OF the
ne savers to reach the wreck.
The bark signalled tor assistance and
Captain Lo Rouef ordered the launch
maud. Within moment 10 was over.
turned aud It's crew were thrown strug.
cling into the water. They were
ayrJ with lifo lines and then notify
volunteered second 1ttompt which
Wnt succCssiul.
The small boat having been in q like
manner launched they went In com.
uany 10 the Ernst, but owing 10 the
a.
heater than hundred feet OF her. The
wreck was only 200 yards away but II
took tho boats nearly an hour "
Traverse that distance.
Tnu little boate stood on end at times,
then dung skywafd In boiling crest
and NJ Intervals would disappear for 20
long a time thgt those who watched
them feared they had been twHmpod
outright.
Finally they showed close under the
ltswAri OF tho sinking bark, which
tttmod iuft able 10 keep her drowning
decks above water Ono by one tho
cteW Of the Ernst jumped overheard
aud were picked up by tho life savers
ant taken into the boats, All
but three were rescued this
way, They refused 10 trust them
ingtAytd by the boats, aud after vain
ejaculation and many urgiugs by
no Two French officers the boaia put
back 70 In BOuTgogne, leaving the
three mon behind. Excited passen-
gets ealohod their progress with
pfeathleia Interest and many willing
HAMS were ready TO assiat tho rescued
and ufoucfb on board.
a dozen times thu first boat tried 20
ggi alongside anu as many times Il
was swept away by the big seas. The
steamship had swung iutO the trough
VI the ieA and every wave that awollod
against her railing was nearly flush with
tuutea. Then would follow the wild
wludWafd roll ana n score OF feet OF
htf hvathiug would be hove iut0 view.
Boarding a vessel under these circum.
Stances 10 pefilous undertaking, but
gu0I sesmAnship finally prevailed aud
cue men were taken Un board, ex.
lausIud sud wet anu trembling from
thtir UEeTlions anu tue perils they had
ucal cd.
Lieutenant Notny was washed over
heard again while ttyiug 10 climb a
tca laIueT, but a line was thrown 10
him and Tor the second TINE no was
lives IN Danger IL would mot do TO
tuaudOn tho men who had been lott, on
The bark, Aud alter another effort In
which tue b0atawaln OF the Ernst took
Appointment patt all three were res.
cuud.
Captain II. Ahorns was master OF
leo wrecked bark.
To Captain Lo Bouei no said he had
lllud IN ballast IRON CaTnArvun,
Walgt, 90 June 3l.h, bOunl for Snsd.
lac, n. u. lie met succession OF
gales itum tue start aud fifteen days
out from port sprung dangerous
ltak, The Jumps were kept going
hlght und day aul by strenuous efforts
lhu leak was kept from gaining, On
Tie night VI July 25in, however, the
lumps became onoKuu with sand and
Were Was ton feet OF wafer In tho hold
Nhen la BJurgogDo was sighted. The
eiew u the Erntt was sent 10 Ellie
hlaud nuu will be- turned over ~ tho
afo Of the German consul.