The record-union., 1897-03-19

the wreck to-day. He seemed distressed
ever the catastrophe. He was very
emphatic in his declaration that the
steamship St. Nazaire, while an old
beat, was perfectly seaworthy.
The Hilda passed in at Sandy Hook
at $3.50 o'clock yesterday, and proceed
ed on her way to Perth Amboy in tow
Of the tug Idlewild, reaching that place
about $50. No word of the wreck was
given out at Perth Amboy. The tug
Idlewild having left the Hilda at her
dock brought the survivors to the pier
of the Compagnie Trans-atlantique
Generate, at the foot of Morton street,
in this city, in a run of about twenty
miles, and reached there about S in the
evening. The news was at once tele-
graphed to Mr. Forget, and he made
such disposition as he could for the
comfort of the sufferers. The fact of
the disaster was kept from the public
for some time, and only became known
on toward midnight. Mr. Forget has
preserved the utmost reticence on the
subject.
Il have the greatest sympathy man
can feel" said Mr.. Forget, for the rel
atives of those who went down in the
wreck. From what I hear, the crew of
the st. Nazairre acted nobly during the
trying time. Captain Jacenau was an
old and faithful employee of this COM
pany. On many occasions he has shown
his bravery. The storm must have been
CT extraordinary intensity to have
wrecked the lifeboats in the manner
it did"
Mr.. Forget could not tell when he
would be able to make a formal state
ment as to the loss of the steamship.
Statements would first have to be taken
from the four survivors. These would
have to be attached to the statement of
the agent, and forwarded to the French
Consul. He, in turn, would return his
findings to the home Government.
Engineer Staub and DR.. Mario have
somewhat recovered from the effects
of their terrible, experience, and are
able to be up and around the saloons of
the steamer La Normandie, where they
have been to recuperate Captain Berri
is at the Hotel Martin. Both engineers
were very reticent in talking about the
loss of the Nazairre. They claim it was
not true the occupants of the frail bark
lad been without food They still had
up by the Hilda, both admitting, how
ever, that they suffered torments from
lack of water
Engineer Staub said there was no I'M
seemly haste in taking to the boats.
The women and children We're first sent
overheard, and the passengers followed
Then the officers and crew took what
places remained.
Through his physician Captain Berri
said: THE supply Of food on the small
boat was exhausted the first day, and
then began the awful struggle in
which thirty-one of the thirty-five per-
sons in the boat persisted Mrs. Tegage
and her four children were the first to
succumb. The water gave out, and
only a few biscuits remained. The men
were choked in swallowing the dry
stuff, and in desperation they drank
salt water. Those who commenced to
drink the brine could not sleep, and in
a few days they became maniacs, and
died in commissions. Others who re-
sisted the temptation to drink salt
water could not resist the privations,
and died of hunger. Those who re-
NAMED had not strength enough to
move, and when the boat was picked
up there We're four of the dead with
the living. l did everything I could to
induce the unfortunate people to keep
from drinking salt water and to set
themselves to fight death, but what
said had little effect. The Villa de
Brezl, of the French line of steamers,
which leaves for the West India ports
tomorrow, will sail over the route
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sharp lookout for the missing boats
There have been shipwrecks near
where the Nazairre went down. It was
but a few years since theSpanish steam
err Viscaya was sunk off Hatteras by
the schooner Cornelius Hargraves, re-
sulting in the drowning of sixty-nine
persons. The Evening Star foundered
there in 1866, and 254 We're drowned
The sloop-of-war Bainbridge in a cy-
clone in 1863, went down off the tenn
pestuous spot, and a colored cook who
was picked up day or two after on a
bit of wreckage told Of the loss of
everyone of his shipmates. The Cen
trail American, bound to this city from
Aspinwall, was wrecked off the cape on
September p, 1857, and $50 persons
persisted, a total of $1,000, 600 in gold
belonging to returning miners going
down with the vessel.
There have been many expeditions
to find the money.
The Nazairre was valued at $500, 900
Her cargo was valued at 10000 and
she carried $4,000 in gold. Agent
Forget said he did not know whether
the cargo was insured or not.