The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-03-19
A STEAMER GOES DOWN
OF the Elghty-two Souls Aboard Only
Four Known to be Saved.
SHE SUNK OF THE CAROLINA COAST
Tho French Limo steamer Nnxntre
FroInNew York 10 tic West InNios
Four Of tho Crew Of one or the
k0nfs Rescued Horrible suffer.
ings ofthe Cnstawayx.

New York, March 1.-THE steamer
,N,nle de ST. Nazaire. belonging 10 the
French line to the West Indies. sailed
from New York on March 6th FOR Port
.Au Prince, Mayagucz, &c, with thirty
seven persons OH board and has not
since been reported. She WIS a bark
rugged screw steamer of 2,Gi0 tons roy
iSler. =
The schooner Hild;L that plies a,onp
me coast between Perth Amboy and
Savannah, came into port last night
bearing with her Il story horrible even
IN tn" ;,nn;lls OF the Atlantic ocean.
FOUR PICKED UP.
SHE carried III her cabin four passen-
gers whom She had picked I'D III q boat
Monday ten miles or shore 1t was
captain Remes. skipper Of the IIildu
who first sighted the boat
AS the schooner drew nearer tho n,,t
line Of human figures we're made o,1t,
anu then Il cry OF mortal distress. At
the prov OF the boat, and apparently in
ciarSe of the party. was an old man
wearing the uniform OF q ships officer
Inc mate presently recognized In the
lace, hollow and sullten with the cold
:Ihu want OF many days. the features or
captain Berri, one of the best known Of
inc commanders of the IIaYre branch
u rhe FRENCH Line and now long trans.
ferred to the West Indian service
one by one the four men were lifted
III. IN the stern OF the craft NTH
man leaned back against the rudder
lines his hands resting against his
pockets his head gently tilted sideways,
anu with IL smile upon his face One
oil the sailors touched him upon the arm
and began to draw him gently forward
when he Slid quickly off the seat and
settled, q soddcn, lfcless heap. in the
bottom OF the boat Three more corpses;
were i'll the boat.
WRECKED OR ABANDONED N
Then the sailors lowed The dreadful
freight back to the IIilun Nothing
could be done but conSgn the dead TO
the sea. Capt, Bcrri and the three men
were carefully looked after and par
many brought back to life and reason.
MI that they could tell was that the
Elile q" ST. NaAurc had somehow been
wrecked or abandoned and that these
tour men were the survivors of those
who had taken 10 the boats
I'm" saved are Berry, inspector OF
Samp'snic Gcnsrale rhans Atiantiuuc:
Marie, ships doctor Stauts, third cnri,
.te!, anu SagTda san Domingon
Amons the lost are D'Andyews, first
lieutenant Hebcrt. second lieutenant:
la Jeun. purser: Nicolay, second can
t:tin, ana Masinvi. chief engineer. Mrs.
Sagoda ana four children starved to
death. The survivors are hardly able
10 give connected story of the In st
twelve days -
THREE BOATS LOST.
The Vile lie ST. Nazaire left this port
Aiarch 9TH for West Indian ports. She
encountered severe weather March 7th
Wnilc off llatteras Tremendous seas
swept over he!'. Tho captain, seeing the
vessel on the point OF laundering. at
TEMPTED 10 launch the boats Boat after
BOAT was dashed into SnlnterS, until
louf OF the eight had been rendered use
less. Ine Passengers ana crew crowded
INTO the remaining boats. In the huss;e
10 itaNr The vessel only one days pro
visions anu water was taken. Only one
Goa; as been heard from and Il IS be-
finred tina: the other three are lost
The iar2est aaboat contained thirty
eight persons. asDawn came and with !,
an clGtr search OF the sea line, but no
boat ." >hip could be seen -Four child
rem and their mother. MIS- Tasado.
We're IN the boat, uNu the children beg
Sed fpi food and water and none was to
pc tad. When the next night driftcd
on and the next day had come and gone
me Dl"ad!ns$ Of the famiShed children
Wefe heANicnde"ins. Another day and
hopeless night ana death appeared on
board. Then was claimed another, ana
yet another victim and the rawlings OF
The MAD We're heard. Some in the 90
ny of their thirst. drank the salt wa ter
10 SuESr Hereof pangS and 10 become
ravinS maniacS, and the sane ones
had TO struggle TO prevent them doing
harm. For six days and nights the
Wretched castaways drftcd HELPLESS
Vanishing ana growing mad with thirst
and then the slow footed rescu. : came
at last. but too late to save any hui ,h..
Tour whose names are given
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