Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1897-03-26
THRILLING STORY
Of THE SEA-.
Loss Of the St. Nazaire, of
Hatteras.
ONLY FOUR SURVIVORS
Of a Passenger List OF
Eighty-tvvo.

N4> StN"HI~I IlIS QS Ol. ~ dLdlI
which sailed from New York OF
March 6 for Port An Prince
Haytl, only four are known t.
have survived the disaster whicl
befell the craft about forty-eigh
hours later. These four passec
through an experience such as
has fortunately fallen to the lot
ol few, seeing one after another
OF the 81 others who left the
steamer III the large boat perish
OF exposure to the cold or die Of
hunger, some suffering during
the seven days in which they
drlfted helpIessly, without sail
or compass, pangs that drove.
them to madness before death
came to their relief. Among
The survivors is Senor Tagado. a
San DOMINICAN, who was COM
peeled to witness the death Of
his wife aud four children with>
out being able to alleviate their
sutfer1ngs. What became of the
forty four persons besides those
mentioned can be too well sur>
missed, although there is d re-
mote possibility that one or
more Of the three boats III which
they left the sinking steamer in
the midst Of the fierce March
storm, off the always perilous
Cape Hatteras, has been picked
up by a sailing vessel which has
not yet made a port aud made
known the rescue. The other
known survivors besides Tagado,
are Captain Berri, Mr.. Stauts,
the third engineer and the ships
doctor Marie.
The St. Nazaire was one of
the West Indian fleet of the
French transatlantic Steam
ship Company, and piled be-
tween New York and West In
dian Ports, commanded by Cap
tain Jaqueman. She cleared
from New York for Port De
France on March 9th. On the
following day, according to the
story told by one Of the surviv-
ors, a leak was discovered, but it |
Vas not thought to be sufficient
y serious to warrant a return
% port. BY the middle Of the
second day, however, the leak
lad increased to a dangerous ex
ent, and a portion of the cargo
IN the port side of the vessel
vas damaged by the water which
lad commenced to pour in in
great quantities. A terrible
torn arose on the night of the
econd day and the heavy seas
ogether with the big leak rem
Tered the escape Of the vessel
rom shipwreck an i1npossibil~
ty. Realizing that the ship
vas doomed, the Captain ordered
he four lie boats to be lowered,
nd into them crowded the pass
and crew. The boats
we're soon swept apart by the
Wind and waves. The boat
which was found by the Hilda,
TX days after the sinking of the
teamship, is the only one of the
our that has been heard of.
The Vile De St. Nazaire was
'alued at S3oo,ooo. Her cargo
var valued at $4,000 and she
arried $4,000 in gold. Agent
7argel said he did not know
whether the cargo was insured
II not. Captain Jaqueman was
vidower and two of his daueht-
rs are said to be married and
wing in the South of France.
Engineer Stauts and DR.. Maire
AVE SO far recovered from the
fleets Of their terrible exposure
S to be able to be up and around
he saloons of the steamship
(ormandie, where they have
cen taken to recuperate, Captain
Sarrl is resting easily at the
otel Martin, New York.
Through his physician Cap,
ain Berri said: The supply of
BOD and water on the small
oats was exhausted the first
ay, and then began the awful |
truggle in which 81 out of the
-orc0rc ~, t1,a h@o4