The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-03-24
FOUR SURVIVED.
Thirty five People Battsed with Thirst
and Hum

Vile de St. Nazair2. which sailed from
this port on Marca 6 for Port Aux
Prince. Rayii, only foar are known
TO have survived the disaster which
befell the craft about forjy-eignt hours
later. These four passed through an
experiences such as has fortunately
fallen to tbs lot Of lev, seeing one af-
ter another OF the thirty-one others
Who left the stearsr in the large boat
perish of exposure to the cold or die
Of hunger, some suffering during the
seven days ir wHicn taey drifted help
less!y, witnou: sail or compass, pangs
that drove them to madness before
death came 10 their relief. Among the
survivors is Senor Pagado, San Do
mingan, who was compelled to wit
ness me desth Of his wife and four
children without being able to alleVi.
ate their sufffarings. What became OF
the forty.tour persons besides those
mentioned above can be only too well
surmised, although there is remote
possibility that one or more OF the
three boats IN which they left tae
sinking steamer in the midst of herce
March storm, of the always perilous
Cape Hatteras, has been picked up by
sailing vessel which h&s not yet
made 2 port and made known the res.
cue. The other known survivors be-
sides Togado are Captain Berri, Mr..
Stauts. the third engineer and the
ships doctor, Marie.
Tee st. Nazaire was one OF the West
Indian feet OF the French Trans At.
lantic Steamship Company and piled
between this aud West Indian ports,
commanded By CAPTAIN Jacquanan.
She cleared from New York for Port
de Fcance, March 9Th. On the follow
ing day, according to the story told
By one of the Survivors, leak was
discovered, bit it was not thought to
BE- sutfi GENTLY serious to warrant a re-
turn to port. By the middle Of the
second day, however, tae leak had
increased to q dangerous extent and a
portion Of the cargo oa the port side
OF the vasse! was damaged By the Wa
ter which had commenced to Dour IN
IN grea: quantities.
4 terrible Storm arose on the night
OF the second day, aud the heavy seas
together with the big leak, rendered
the escape of the vessel from ship
wreck an impossioiiity. Realizing tha!
the ship was doomed the captain or.
dered the four life boats to be lowered
aud into them crowded the passengers
and crew. TIE boats were soon swept
apart By the wind and waves. The
boat which was found By the Hilda
six days after tae sinking Of the ship
is the only one OF. the four that has
been heard Of.
The Villa de S.. Nazaire was valued
lat $500, 900. Her cargo was valued al
S50,000 and she carried S25,00O N
gold. The agent said he did net know
whether the cargo was insured or not:
Captain jag was WidoTer ana
two of his daughters are said to be
married ecd living n tie south OF
France.
Engineer Ssauts and Dr.. Marie hay;
so far recovered from the effects ot
their terrible exposure as to Be able tc
be up and around the saloons of tht
steamship La Norngndie, to which
they have been taken TO recuperate
Captain Berri is resting easily At the
Hotel Martin.
To his physician, Captain Berri said
"The supply OF food and water on the
small boats was exhausted the frs
day, and then began the awful strUg
gle in which thirty-one out OF tht
thirty-f7e persons in the boat perish
| ed. Mrs. Tagado and her four chill
dren were among the first to succumo
After the water gave out 6 few bis
cuts remained. Many OF the mer
were almost choked in swallo wiag ths
dry stuff. and in desperation they
drank of the salt water. Those wht
commenced to drink the brine coulc
no! stop, and in few days they be
came maniacs and died IN maniaca
icon9ulsions. Osners wao resisted thf
temptatioa to drink the salt wasel
could not stand the deprivation anc
died from hunger. Those wno ranaln
ed had not strength enough to move
aud when the boat was picked VI
there vera four of the dead with tn;
living. I did everything | could tt
induce the unfortunate people to keeI
from drinking the salt water and t
set themselves to fight death, but wha
! T said had little effect.