The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-07-09
TERRIBLE SCENES.
Men Fight Like AIanincs Women
ana Children Forced hack.

ana Chlldrcn Forced BACK.
Halifax, N. g., July 2. - Some Of the
scenes enacted on board La Bour.
gogne just after the collision were ter,
rible to witness. Meh fought for posi-.
tions in the boats like raving maniaes,
Women were forced back from the
boats and trampled VI Wen who made
self-prescrvation the9r first object,
On board were largSn ltmber Of howe,
classes of Italians aN ather foreign.
ers, who, In their fftnay, stopped ut
nothing that promiss4 safety to them,
selves. In boat Visa party Of ~
women, but SO grcat1fes the panic not
q hand was raised Is assist in its
launching. Tho ocGlpants, so near
saved, We're drowneaAflike rats whom
the ship with I'm awful kissing sound
went down. ST
Knives Used.
So desperate was Che situation that
IN Italian passenger drew his knife
and made direct at ONO who, like him.
self, was cndeavoripg to reach tho
boatr. misunderstanding action was
initiated In every dAkstion, knives
were fourished and used with effect.
Women and children svcrc driven back
to inevitable death iat the point Of
weapons, the owneri of which were
experts in their usd,5, According to
stories of survivors, women were
stabbed like so many sheep.
Tho log OF the Cromartyshire. signed
by Capt. II anderson, is as follows:
story OF Steamers Log.
ON July I. at 3 q. NJ. dense fog, position
OF ship 60 miles south of Sable island. shin
py vino on the port tack heading about
west northwest. though under reduced
canvas, going about four or i've knots per
hour. Our fog horn was being kent going
regularly every minute. At that time hear
a steamers whistle on our weather side,
on port beam, which seemed to be nearing
very fast. We blew horn and were an.
ewered by steamer's whistle, whom ali Of
q sudden she doomed through the for on
our port bow and crashed Into us. going
at terrific speed. Our foretopmast and
Utah :, nopga.,an. mast came down. bringing
Immediately ordered tho boats out and
went to examine tho damage. / found
mat our own bows were completely cut
OF and The plates were twisted. Other
snip disappeared through tho fog,
Flonted on Collision Bulkhcad.
However. our ship was floating ON her
SAaaoAo'a Ou1hlodut 30 Sner6 seemed
immediate danger of her sinking, We
set 10 work Immediately 10 clear tho
Wreckage and also ship our starboard
anchor which was hanging over tho star
board bow and In danger of punching holes
IN the DOW. We heard Il steamer blowing
nor whistle on coming back and we an
ewered with our fog horn. Tho steamer
tnen threw up rocket and fired q shot
we also threw up some rockets and fired
several shots, but we neither saw nor
aearo anything more OF the steamer.
Survivors Taken Aboard.
Shortly after, or about $3.50. the fog Mt
60 somewhat and We saw two boats pulling
towards US with tho French nag flying. We
ysignaled them to come alongslde, and
found that the steamer was tho LIN Bour.
Gogne. from New York for IIavro, and thut
she nsd gone down Welaid all day. and re.
ce!Ved on board about two hundred sur
vivors from amongst the passengers and
crew, reported to he In all about six hum
ored. Several Of tho Passengers were on
the Ito RATS without ours. and culled for
volunteers from among my crew und the
surviving French seapen 10 bring those
rafta alongside tho ship. Some Of tho
passengers and seamen from the sunken
steamer assisted US, and we jettisoned
some SO tons OF cargo from our forehold
IN order to Tighten the" ship.
signal for Assistnnce.
"At eight p. m. another steamer hove
In sight, bound westward. We put up our
signals N. c.. (want SssBtance)
Shortly after steamer bore down toward
US. She proved 10 bolthe Grecian. bound
from Glasgow to Now York. The captain
agreed to take tho passengers on board,
and also agreed to tow my ship to Halifax.
Owing to tho condition Of my ship / &C.
cepted the offer and proceeded at once TO
trans-ship the passengers and get ready
our tow line. At skip. NJ. va had made
Z connection and proceeded In tow OF the
Grecian toward Halifkx, having put sail
over the broken bow. to take part Of tho
strain Of the collision bulkhead. There
was at that time II feet OF water In the
forepeak,"
Captains VITO. story.
was on board tho Cromartyshire with her
two children. She tells thrilling story OF
the terrible experience. The weather was