The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-28
RESCUED FROM THE SEA
FOUR MORE OF THE STEAMER ST.
NAZAiRE,s CREW SAVED.
Captain, second Mate. Engineer and
Fireman of the Lost Ship Picked
Up by n British Vessel.

LONDON, March 27-It is believed that
Captain Paul Jagueneau, Second Mate NJ
Nicalai, one OF the engineers and one of the
tiremen Of the French line steamer Vile de
St. Nazaire, which was wrecked off Cape
Hatteras on the 7th inst, have been saved.
The British steamer Maroa. Captain
Adams, from Norfolk March II for Ham
burg. while passing the Lizard to-day made
signals which were understood to mean
I'VE have rescued the captain, second
mate engineer and fireman of the Vile de
ST. Nazaire."
The French line steamer Vile de st. Ma
zaire, 5000 tons, sailed from New York on
March for the West Indies. with crew of
seventy, ten passengers and a general car
CO. Nothing was heard from her until
March IL, when the schooner Hilda arrived
at Perth Amboy, n. j., with four men
whom she had taken from longboat No. 3 of
the St. Nazaire at sea. They reported that
the steamer had foundered off Cape Hat
teras on March Z. When they had recov
cred sufficiently to be able to talk they told
a horrible story of death and suffering. On
the first night out a furious storm bat
tered the steamer, which shipped many
seas. The storm increased i'm violence until
on Sunday night the waves smashed the
matches and filled the engine room ana put
out the fires. Without steam the ST. Naz-
aire was absolutely helpless and Captain
Jagueneau ordered that the boats be low
cred and manned. The largest one was re-
served for the passengers, and Mrs. Juan
De Dios Tejada and her four children were
placed in il: then the other six passengers.
Captain Berri and twenty of the crew fol-
lowed. In the haste of embarking the boat
got very little water and provisions. Three
other boats took the remainder OF the crew.
The boats had scarcely got clear of the
steamer, when she rolled in the trough of
the sea- tilted forward and went down. In
the storm the four boats were soon sep
arated. Two of the crew in the big boat
leaped overheard in terror. The remaining
thirty-fve had less than quart of fresh
water and the provisions were ruined by
salt water.
The survivors suffered terribly from cold
Half of them. crazed by hunger. thirst and
exposure, leaped into the sea. One by one
others died. Three of the children perished
bodies of the dead were cast into the sea-
On March H. the seventh day OF the Voy-
age, there were six dead bodies and four
half-dead men and child in the boat. The
living were not strong enough to pitch the
dead overheard. Before noon the child died.
At $50 o'clock the Hilda sighted the drift
ing longboat and sent out a boat to investi-
gate. The four live men were taken on the
Hilda and brought TO New York, where
they recovered. and the fifth, Senor
Tejada, is critically i'll on March q the
tramp steamer Kaiser Wilhelm III. from
Mediterranean ports, arrived at New York
and reported that on March IL she passed
the British tramp steamer YanariVa, from
Newport News for Glasgow, and the Yam
ariva signaled: Il have sixteen: City of St.
that n second boat had been picked up. on
March % the Cromwell steamer Creole
brought to New York the longboat pre-
viously sighted by the Hilda.