The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-09
Ia BoURGoGNE's CREW DEFENDED.
Aer Halifax Agents EXPLANATION Of tho
Loss OF Ltfo Among the Passenger.

Aer Halifax Agents Explanation Of tho
LOSS OF Life Among tho Passengers.
HALIFAX. N. S.. July S.-GeorRe E. Francklyn,
french Consul and Agent of the Compagnie
ueherale Transatlantique at Halifax, makes
SMS statement concerning the loss Of life among
Ia Bourgogne's passengers:
Win reference to the sad disaster to the
Hrehch steamship La Bourgogne. about which
u papers have recently been filed with har-
owing details, the following facts will explain
why no nrst cabin passengers were saved. The
oromartyshire struck La BourRogne on the
satooard side. her bowsprit coming on board
!us' OF the bridge. crushing No. 1 boat,
'heh; dragging aft, damaged Nos. 3 and 5 boats
Snu broke in the starboard plates, causing the
"aor 10 rush into the boiler hold and engine
.Iom' me whole time from the collision till
M SANK "a must have been less than forty min
Tho All ii we lurser,s watch stopped at 8 80, and
VI" TT2iiislon took place about 10.
asleann nc . passengers below were doubtless all
ESeek the ship had taken a heavy list to star
would h ne saloon passengers coming on deck
On the sGES 5 s . "a sISe,T Witb tSs s Sf The IIst collision skan
Il 8Sstarbo4rd and would naturally have gone on
possti bbTC slde in the port boats. which it was i'm
6gctS iaS E%lmg to the heavy list 70 starboard.
m65r ra@e GU u being gotten into. the water, with
OHitcycrS'ss hess @st passengers IN them, The First
cpplrl Ia - ~ I'm. star DDdTu blue, sue
erV Us%Ia " pushing OF, when the falling funnel
II ssustrul "; No. IL boat, on the starboard side,
ioreeiaggGa 'cl, was seized by some ten or twelve
kentsn sailors among the passengers, who
col ~ Wy 9ne else from. getting in. This boat
fs ~ am dlterward refused to come and assist
Srstt outih Engineer and other Frenehmsn on
~" ~ PICK up drowning people in the water.
mos snt twenty-three French sailors saved
baIISnOoi mem were picked up In the water. The
sLe ~ probably went down with the shin when
Tho LIN WORKING at the boats on the port side.
wonId' bbnl coming up from the engine room aft
selvnts naNe been in a position 70 avail them
nits az ilnrtwoO rthree StaTbOard boats aft and
GIsn NJ n.Il were got into the water, as would
gers W m lhlrd class and second cabin passen-
- nose accommodations were ait.
Astbsm. Deioncle, We know, was on the bridge
the st g. vessel went down. And no doubt, from
Estciba 'oiltht OF the sailors saved, who we're on
o6lcar at me time of the collision, the other
orIHggI , anu the rest Of the sailor were endeay-
doTSS I" Ett the port boats launched and went
starr Mmh the steamer. which finally sunk,
taliIn nmISt. lylng over on the starbOard side,
and uDWh with her most Of the passengers
T'hc rest Of the crew"
tnthr runartyshire, which sent Ia Bour0oOno
ing and I yai hauled up her anchOrst this morn
Do" Was owed from the stream to the dry
held otnll nunter, ms n result Of the survey
and H." TRAY, ordered the vessel TO discharge.
INTO ~, VIII 90 SO at once. She will then 70
some d4ck Tor repairs. The work will take
,0lSaF ~ t1heEs, as all the, plates are torn away
~ Ihe collision bulkhead, and the heSyy
"eWork was twisted like straw.