The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-04

NEW YORK, Aug. S.-Twelve dis
tressed mariners, whose thrilling res
cue in mid ocean last Tuesday from a.
waterlog5ed and slowly sinking wreck
formed dramatic incident of La
Bourgogne's voyage to this port from
HaVre, arrived here Sunday on board
that steamship. Their own vessel. the
/ German bark Ernst, from Wales for
New Brunswick has gone the way OF
the orm-conquered.
They were rescued during the height
OF a heavy gale and under circum-
stances which severely tried the cour-
age and seamanship Of the rescuers. 1t
was Witnessed by 500 passengers CT the
big liner, who chung to Keeling tafrail
and needless to the fearful rolling Of
the ship, and the storm spray wnicn
dashed in their faces, watched with
blanched cheeks the struggle for life
savers 10 reach the wreck
The bark signalled for assistance and
Captain lie Bouef ordered the launch
lowered with Lieutenant Notay III COM
mand. Within q moment it was over
tuurned and it's crew were thrown
STRUGGLING, INTO THE WATER.
They were saved with life lines and
then molly volunteered a second at
tempt which was successful.
The small boat having been in like
manner launched they went in COM
pany to the Ernst, but owing 10 the
high seas it was impossible to get
nearer than a hundred feet from her
The wreck was only 200 yards away,
but it took the boars nearly AN hour
to traverse the distance.
The LITTLE boat was stood on end at
! times, then flung skyward on a boil
ing crest and at intervals would dis
appear for SO long a time thai. these
who. watched them feared they had
been swamped outright.
Finally they showed close under the
leward Of the sinking bark, which
seemed just able to keep her drowning
decks above water. One by one the
crew of the Ernst jumped overheard
and were picked up by the life savers
and taken into the boats. All but
three were rescued this way. They
refused to thrust themselves to The
sea on the chance of being saved by
the boats, and after vain eXpoStula-
ton and many urgings by the two
French officers the boats put back to
La Bourgogne.
LEAVING THE THREE MEN BE-
HIND.
Excited passengers watched their pro-
gress wish breathless interest and
many willing hands were ready to as
sisIt the rescued and rescuers on
board.
a dozen times the first boat tried
to get alongside and as many times it
was swept away by the big seas. The
steamship had swung into the trough
of the sea and every wave that swell
ed against her railing brought
her nearly flush with the sea,
Then would follow the wild
windward roll Boarding YES
sci under these circumstances is a
perilous undertaking, but good sea-
nanship finally prevailed and the men
were taken on board, exhausted and
wet and trembling from their exer-
tons and the perils they had escaped.
Lieutenant Notay was
WASHED OVERHEARD AGAIN
while trying to climb a sea ladder but
a line was thrown 20 him and for the
second time he IVES rescued. But there
were still three lives in danger. 1t would
not do to abandon the men who had
been left on the bark and after another
effort in which the boatswain of the
Ernst took a prominent part all three
were rescued.
Captain p. Ahrens was master of the
wrecked bark.
To Captain LIE Bouef he said he had
sailed in ballast from Carnarvon,
Wales, on June go bound for Shed
lac, N B. He met a succession of
gales from the start and fifteen days
out from port
SPRUNG A DANGEROUS LEAK.
The pumps were kept going night and
day and by strenuous efforts the leak
was kept from gaining, on the night
of July &c, however. the pumps became
choked with sand and there was ten
feet of water in the hold when La
Bourgogne was sighted The crew of
The Ernst was sent to Ellis island and
will be turned over to the care of the
German consul.
Abandoned Mt Sea.
MANILA, Philippine Islands, Aug