The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-30
lLL-FATED ST. NAZAIRE.
SIXTEEN StA'ItU.S LANDED IN
GLdSGOW SUNDAY.
Thir,eeu Other. pe.,.neu-,.x Went Crazy
from Thirst and Jumped Overheard.
Mysterious Sinking of the Ship.

| GLASGOW. March 2J.-Sixteen survi-
vors of the Preach steamer Vile dc st.
| Nazaire, which foundered off Cape Hat
teras during the great storm of March
5th, were brought In yesterday by the
British steamer Yanariva, which left
Newport News. March 10Th. The names
of the saved are:
Pierre N.colai, second captain.
German Glraud, second engineer.
l Prosper Lorenzetti ,hird engineer.
Canxte Ludon, Ferancind Luuon Leo
pold Pauplrd Pierre Brauac, aud Jo-
seph ChandIere. seamen.
Charles Mdtean. trimmer.
LOUIS MadeleiI t. Eugene Salvere. Dan
Eel Cachelu. Francois CieOdore, Frederic,
and samuel DalIIla. iiremen.
Nicolas Armand Saunanell. second-class
passenger, dentist from Cuba.
The YansriVI picked up the men of
Cape Hattsras. in latitude 3L-2 north and
longitude q ~ west. 1910 A. NJ, on
March l9th Captain Weston, OF the YAM
sriNa, states that In the boat there were
originally lwenty-nlne persons, and OF
this number, thirteen had died during
the previous night or early that morn
ms.
THOSE WHO DIED.
The thirteen who di;d were named re-
spectively Picard. Caioni. Miron. Faus-
tin. Ernest. Butin. A1olphe. Valendroff
COrnelle. Huguenen, 13uza. Marius, and
Duponie.
Captain Weston. who is n doctor says
he scarcely expected the passenger and
one seaman 10 recover. They had to be
lptsfst ont NJ fne bp4t Their feet were
much swollen.
The twenty-nine who occupied the
boat had no water when they left the ST.
Nazaire and only one small box of bis
cult. They suffered greatly from thirst
and had been drinking sea water.
This brought on I'm several cases mad
ness, which caused about half 4 dozen
to jump overheard Some Of those rcs-
cued were affected by their suffering
and one was crazy. Captain Weston did
not think them out of danger for several
days after their rescue.
The captains story Is that the Vile de
So. Nazaire left New York on the 6th OF
March for Port Au Prince. She sprung
aleak two days later and foundered lo5
miles south q New York. The crew.
numbering seventy and eleven passengers.
left the vessel in four boats. thirty-seven
est being six. and the youngest two
months. The other boat, the one picked
up. contained twenty-nne. while the other
two contained seven and eight men res
pectivey The boat rescued lost sight or
the others the same night, but the even
ing folio wing saw the two lashed together.
Nobody was I'm them. but a schooner was
under sail not far away. Night coming
on they lost sight Of the schooner ana
the next morning nothing was in view.
When the Yanariva rescued the boat an
officer was put at the masthead and the
vessel stood south. searching tor others.
but nothing being seen. the vessel went
on her way.
THE RESCUED MEN RETICENT.
Only one Of the rescued men could
speak English. but several tried inonec-
tually to make themselves understood
when spoken to in French. When asked
as TO the way i'm which their vessel sprung
aleak they absolutely declined To speak.
When asked about the mission OF the YES
sci cr what the passengers and crew were
going to Port Au Prince for they walked
away. They speak eloouently Of their
treatment by Captain Weston.
The seamen are all Cubans or French
extraction and cOlored. The officers res
cued are white and natives of Marsciiles.
In telling the story Of the wreck Sec
ond Captain Nuolai said that on March
9th the vessel sprung aleak. violent
hurricane blew that night and during the
following day. On the morning OF the SIN
the vessel had sunk so low in the water
that it was necessary TO take TO the boats
although the storm was still at its height
The Vile de ST. Nazaire had compile
mcnt Of eight life boats The rrst four
launched were dashed against the side OF
the vessel and pounded TO pieces. The
other four got clear but soon parted COM