Evening star., 1897-03-18
WRECK OF THE ST. NAZAlRE
Agent Forget says the Vessel Was Perfectly
Seaworthy.
Caring for the Survivors I'm New York
Storm Of Extraordinary
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NEW YORK, March 1S.-Agent Forget of
the French Transatlantic Line would say
but little today of the wreck of the steamer
Vile de St Nazaire off Hatteras He
seemed much depressed over the catas-
trophe He was very emphatic in his dec
iaration that the Vile St. Nazaire. while an
old boat, was perfectly seaworthy. She had
been inspected, he added. not long ago and
was then shown to be sound.
Il have the greatest sympathy o man can
feel. said Mr.. Forget for the relatives of
those who went down i'm the wreck. Par
uculariy do l feel sorry for Senor Tegado
whose wife and four children are among
the lost.
From what 1 hear. the crew of the St
Nazaire acted no other parts than noble
ones during the trying time. Capt. Jacenau
was an old and faithful employe of this
company. On many occasions he has
shown his bravery.
The storm must have been of extra
ordinary intensity to have wrecked the life
boats in the manner il did"
Mr.. Forget could not tell when he would
he able to make a formal statement as to
the loss of the steamship. Statements
would first have to be taken from the four
survivors. These would bc attached TO the
statement of the agent and forwarded to
the French consul. He. in turn, would
forward his finding TO the home govern
ment.
Capt. Berri. Senior Tagado, Mr. Stauts
the third engineer, and the ships doctor
Marie. are the only ones surviving. They
We're brought TO Perth Amboy. y. j.. yes
terday, by the schooner Hilda. which had
picked them up. on March Il, as they were
drifting about at sea. with the dead bodies
of four of their fellow passengers, in one
of the small boats of the lost vessel. The
survivors We're almost dead from starva-
ton and exposure. and were too weak 10
relieve the small boat of the weight of the
four corpses.
The four rescued men were brought to
1;.. III d. 1, ,1,,,- H..
Idlewild last night. Captain Berri was
taken to the Hotel Martin. Two of the
others were put on board the French lire
steamship La Normandie at her pier In
this city, and the fourth was taken to the
house Of friend. Captain Berri is being
attended by DIR. l.. DE Plesse, who enter
tains some doubt as to the patients re-
covery, and who declares that the ship
wrecked man must have endured most
terrible hardships.
The Hilda passed in at Sandy Hook at
$40 o'clock yesterday afternoon and pro-
ceeded on her way to Perth Amboy in tow
of the tug Iilewid. reaching that place
about go o'clock. No word OF the wreck
of the Vile de st. Nazaire was given out
at Perth Amboy.
The tug Idiewild. having left the Hilda 4:
her dock. brought the survivors OF thc
wreck to the pier of the CompaSnie Trans
atantique Generate at the foot of Mor"n
street, in this city, a run of about twenty
miles, reaching there about O'Clock IN The
evening. The II ews was at once telephoned
to Mr.. Forget. agent of the French line
steamers, and he made such disposition as
he could for the comfort of the sufferers.
The facts of the disaster were KEEP II cn
the public for several hours. and only be
came known toward midnight. Mr. Forge
has preserved the utmost rcticence on lhe
subject.
Following is a list Of passengers and crew
on the St. NaZaire:
Passengers-A. Eumo!s. l.. Dumois. resi-
dence 1l9 East 51th street New York, Gss
tination. San Domingo. Ramon Jimirez,
:fa6 Washington avenue. brooklyn; Gestina-
tion. NayaGuez. Juan De Di"s T-rado
tsavedl. wife and four children: address rot
krown: destination, San Domingo. y. y.
Sanorell. address unknown: destination,
Port Au Prince. Inspector General a. Be-
ri French line tsaveD
oificers-Pdul Jaguneau, captain; -----
Nicolai. second captain, - DE Andreia,
first lieutenant; Suffren Hubert, second
lieutenant: PHILIPPE Mariani. chief engineer
Germain GiraUd. second engineer; Marians
Laurensetti. third engineer; Pierre Sante,
fourth engineer (savedD; Charles lie Juene.
commissaire - Marie, doctor saved; q.
Picard. Quartermaster.
OF the seventy-one officers and crew
twenty-five were white and the others West
Indians