New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-18
YEARLY ALL ON BOARD LOST
,,r DRUMMOND CASTLE GOES DOWN
WITH 244 SOULS.

THREE LIVES sAvED-THE STEAMER
,,vrs Upon THE ROCKS OFF BREsT.
FRANCE. AND SINKS IN THREE MIN
1-TEs-A BRITISH CRUISER AT
TEMPTS RESCUE IN VAIN.
,.,son. June 11.-Dispa tches received here to-
-, report that the British steamer Drummond
...,s which sailed from Table Bay, Cape Col
IN MAY 2S. for this port. with 2i7 persons
,..ra has been sunk near Ushant, just out
a. The Road Of Brest, on the coast of France.
- =, the ships company and one passenger
rsnorted 10 have been saved by fishing YES
1.,s believed that the remainder. pa souls.
have perlshed.
nr,mmond Castle carried 143 passengers
crew Of 104 men. Many of the former are
-. - have been engaged in the Transvaal
trouble.
,ouovine dispatch was received this even
= the Castle Steamship Company from the
rr,,,sb Consul at Brest:
rs. Dr,mmond Castle struck the rocks west OF
lie oe oe.iy There was not time take out the
s,. Presen, information is that one person was
savN.,sns savsa 4, Their names not given. Govern
'. usni t't tug Il carrying on search'
a,snatch from Brest says residents OF lie
=, uo,ane state that at midnight on June 16
,sov heard the piercing cries Of persons on
s..rd the Inflated ,steamer, but that the sud
..,ress Of the disaster prevented any aid being
rendered
,..rua the following bulletin received from tie
vghthouse-keeper at Cshant:
~. steamer Drummond Castle was wrecked at
iinjgh, on June Is \ survivor Of the disaster,
nalSS1W nS WerweTk is at Ushant and two others at
aneo ass Wolane six bodies have been recovered in
j,Sing that Of officer GIL: they have been placed
Special house. The ship sank in three minutes.
SEARCH MADE FOR SURVIVORS
Tho United Press correspondent at Brest tele-
s-anhed at 10 o'clock this evening that no POSI-
five knowledge had been obtained up to that
hour regarding the fate of the missing passen-
ys-s and crew Of the sunken steamer, excep;
that as before reported. one survivor was AT
rshant and two others We're at lie de Molene.
and that six bodies had been recovered The
.orresnondent also said that a search Is being
raas by steamers in the vicinity Of the scene
~ the disaster in the hope Of rescuing other
survivors
Incoming vessels which have arrived at Ply
mouth report that upon entering the Channei
on the night Of June 16 they encountered rainy
weather and rough sea, with some wind dow
Ing.
Later Il was rumored that the Drummond
Castle was sunk by collision with another
steamer. This information strengthens the nope
that some Of those on board the Drummond
Castle were picked up by the other steamer or
got away in their own boats.
The Castle stea mship Company at midnight
last night had received no further news regarding
the sinking o. the Drummond Castle.
The first announcement Of the disaster waa
u.de in a dispatch TO the Maritime Prefect OF
gsst from lie Conquet, a fishing village on the
nlnland.
The Daily News" prints the names Of some Of
ne passengers on the Drummond Castle, includ-
hganumber Of residents Of johannesburg, Kim
berly. and Cape Town. who were accompanied by
their wives and children
The News" also publishes report Of an IN
tsryiew had with Sir Donald Currie. NJ T., chalr-
man Of the Castle Steamship Company, in which
Sir Donald declared that he had not the slightest
iea as to the cause Of the disaster. ushant ne
aid was a terrible place. the currents In the VI
cnity Of the island being very strong and run
ming irregularly Captain Pearce Sir Donald ad-
dad had been thirty-three years in the company s
service and was considered frst-rate man.
HEARTRENDING SCENES IN LONDON.
A telegram was received tonight al the Ad-
mralty Once from the commander Of the Brit
sh warship Svbille. which is cruising In the
Bay Of Biscay. confirming the reports previously
received REGARDING the sudGenness Of the found
erng Of the Drummond Castle. The telegram
saws that the Sybille lowered her boats and did
ali that II was possible to do to rescue those on
board the steamer. but so sudden was the col
larse Of the vessel that the efforts Of the cruis-
ers men were vain.
Many friends of persons who were known 70
have been on board the lost steamer especially
ladies remained at the offices Of the steamship
company until late tonight. hoping to learn that
there were other survivors of the disaster ana
that among them would be found their friends The
meagre kilograms received. however only tended
to confirm the worst reports, and many or those
who had been waiting a long time In the nope
obtaining favorable news. finally gave up ana
Departed in grief for their homes. Several per-
sons tainted and many painful scenes were
enacted
Mail adyices from Brest say that the Drum
mond Castle was making the passage for Ply
mouth TO the east Of Ushant Island. when the
accident occurred. A slight haze hung over Cle
wafer. and the steamer crashed upon rock ana
ionhdered In three minutce.
Two torpedo-boats have gone to Join In the
eed'ch FOR any who may have survived the as
sster The weather has been good, but there Is a
maze Tonight. 1t is conjectured that the Drum
mohd Castle lost while trying TO make the
Island
Drf hrfO n
Erw steamer Of 1852 tons register She was S65 feet
sns. 49, feet beam and 3l3 feet depth OF hold She
ccM bu.lt at Glasgow in 1881 and was owned by ID.
Sur'ie q Co. OF London.