Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-03-19
DIED AS MANIACS.
Further About the Loss Of the
Vile de St. Nazaire.
ADRFT WITH no FOOD Or WATER

Ihirty-Five 6urvfv01s 6uAe1 Terribly.
Men in Their Agony Drink the Sea WsseR
and Dae In Madnes-MothsR sd Eon
Children succumb First = Another
Frightful Disaster Reported-Two ships
Go Down with Over 100 on Beard
New York, March la.-Of the four
survivors OF the French steamship VILE
de st. Nazarie. who were rescued by
the schooner Hilde and brought to this
port, Engineer staub and Dr.. 11aire
have recovered from the effects Of their
terrible experience 70 a. TO be able to
be MP and around the saloons Of the
steamship La Normandie. where they
have been taken to recuperate. Cap
tain Berri is resting at the Hotel Mar
tin. Both Dr.. Marie and Engineer Staub
were very reticent In talking about the
loss Of the ct. Nazarie. Engineer staub
stated that there was no unseemingly
haste In taking the boats. The WON.
en- and children were first sent over
sengers followed.
Drank Salt Water and Died Msd.
Then the officers and crew Of the
doomed vessel took what places re-
mained. Through his physician. Cap
tain Berri said: THE supply Of food and
water on the small boat was exhausted
the first day and then began the awful
struggle in which thirty-one o< the
thirty-five persons in the boat perished.
Mrs. Tegago and her four children were
among the first to succumb. The water
gave out and Q few biscuits remained.
The men were choked in swallowing the
dry stun. and in desperation they drank
salt water. Those who commenced to
drink the brine could not stop. and IN q
few days they became maniaca dying
in convulsions. Others who resisted the
temptation to drink salt water could
not stand the deprivation and died from
hunger Those who remained had not
strength enough to move, and when the
boat was picked UP there were four Of
the dead with the living. did every
thing could to induce the unfortunate
people to keep from drinking salt water
and to set themselves to fight death, but
what I said had little effect"
Il . Fatal Spot I'm tho Ocean.
The Vile de Brest. Of the French
line. which leaves for West Indian ports
today. will sail over the route taken
by the st. Nazaire md will keep q
sharp lookout for the missing boats.
There have been many shipwrecks. near
where the st. Nazaire sank. It is but
q comparatively few years ago since the
Spanish line steamer Viscaya was sunk
on Hatteras by the schooner Cornelius
Hargraves. resulting In the drowning
Of sixty-nine persons. The Evening
Star foundered there IN 1865. and 254
were drowned. The sloop Of war Balm
bridge. in q cyclone in 1863 went down
OF the tempestuous spot. and colored
cook who was picked up q day OF. two
afterwards on q bit Of wreckage told
OF the loss Of every one of his ship
mates. The Central American, bound to
this city from Aspinwall, was wrecked
on the cape on Sept. II. 1857. and $50
persons perished, q total Of $4,000. 600
In gold belonging to returning miners
going down with the vessel
Vessel Valued at $780, 600.
There have been many expeditions
since to find this money. Captain Fouch,
one Of the officials Of the French line,
said that II either Of the other boats
lived through the storm II probably
would be at this time near Chesapeake
bay. The Vile De ST. Naxaire was
valued at $500. 1000. Her cargo was
valued at $4,000 and she carried $25, 900
in gold. Agent Forget said he did not
know whether the cargo was insured
or not.
ANOTHER OCEAN HORROR FEAREn