The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-19

biscuits remained. The men were chok-
ing in swallowing the dry stiff, and in
desperation they drank salt water. Those
VINO commenced TO drink the brine could
not stop, and in few days they became
maniacs and died in commissions. 9th
ers who resisted the temptation to drink
salt water could not stand the privations
and died from hunger. Those who re-
manned had not strength enough to
move, and when the boat was picked up
there were four of the dead with the
living 1 did everything I could TO in
duce the unfortunate people from drink
ing salt water, and to set themselves to
fight death, but what ] said had little
effect"
The VILE de Brest, OF the French Line
OF steamers, which leaves for West In
dian ports tomorrow, will sail over the
route taken by the St. Nazaire, and WILL
keep a sharp outlook for the missing
boats.
Thcre have been many shipwrecks
near where the ST. Nazaire went down.
It is but comparatively a few years ago
since the Spanish line steamer Viscaya
was sunk off Hatteras by the chooner
Cornelius Hargreaves, resulting in the
drowning of siXty-nine persons. The
Evening Star foandered there in 1856
End 254 were drowned. The sloop Of war
cambridge. in a cyclone in 1868, went
down off the tempestuous spot, and a
colored cock who was picked up day
or two afterwards on a 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
of the Cape on September u, 1897, and
$50 persons persisted, a total of 100000
il gold belonging TO returning miners
going down with the vessel There have
been many expeditions since TO find this
money.
Captain Fouch, one of the officials of
the French line, said today that if either
of the other boats lived through the
near Chesapeake Bay.
The Vile De St. Nazaire was valued at
$500, 900 Her cargo was valued at $500
600, and she carried s25, 900 in gold Agent
Forget said he did not know whether
the cargo was insured or not.
SINKING OF THE RIALTO.
New York, March 1S.-The Allan State
Line steamer Carthagenian, which ar
rived this morning from Glasgow, res
cued the crew of the Wilson line steam
er Rialto. which took fire and was aban-
doned March in latitude 21.35 and long
itude 224. The Rialto was bound from
Newcastle for this port, loaded with
general cargo, including a large quantity
of chemicals. She left port on February
u and experienced strong westerly gales,
gradually increasing in violence until on
March 8, veritable hurricane was
blowing At o'clock on that morning |
a terrible explosion in the forehold blew |
the hatch covers into the air. killed one |
seaman and injured the chief mate. |
Dense columns of thick yellow smoke |
poured out of the open hatch. and the |
odor parvaded the ship. The |
crew stretched the hose and started the |
pumps. Meanwhile the ship was wal |
lowing in the mountainous seas and &C. |
burying herself. Lifeboats |
we're smashed by the seas and the crew |
worked with desperate energy, bat the |
ire gained Roadway steadily until . |
o'clock in the afternoon. The Cartha-
senian was sighted and in reply did not 1
relax their efforts to suhdue the fire.
but for forty hours the Allan liner stood |
oy and when the weather moderated
enough to make It possible for a lifeboa:
10 live, Captain France of the Carthage
lian, ordered his boats manned and the
Antire crew were taken off. Captain
Rippeth said that when he abandoned
he Rialto the plate seams were gaping
md there were fifteen feet of water IN
ne main hold and that her sinking was
,nly a matter Of a few hours. The Ri
,lto was built in 1878 al Hull. She was
10 feet long and 1879 tons burden. She
vas owned by Thomas & Sons company
md her agents here were Sanders &
-ons