Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-07
passengers saved from La BourgOgne

Second Class-Mr. Albert Gaidot. Nine.
a. ID. LaCasse. Antonio Achard. Oswald
Kirner Charles Liebre. Jacques Bacca-
rat, otto ZaIger. LucIen verland, Patrick
McKeowan, and Bre Germain.
| Third Class-Nicolas Commeau, Arto-
nio stlffano. susi combattic Antoine Bo-
Mich. Louis WAN, Antene Yeohouie, Neg
lis Matkovlch. Jacob stoka. Joseph Rich
many. Joseph Borrato. Eugene Borrall.
Eugene Pinectt. Christophe Brunin An
terne Kocko, Ernest Deimotte. Joseph
Roller. Touni Graff, Thomas Manates-
tint. Isaac Sarguis. Edouard Georges.
| August Boss, Berguln Hyfreler, Cerri
| Freed. Henry Adriano, Clement Bertho-
neri. Frantz Satorio. August Gasparino.
| Charles Antonio, Carlos Kessel Matheo
| Jurish. John Nicolas, Gustino Bianguo,
| Deminlco Pampanl, PelIegrlno Elkoow
alias Koll. Adolphee Brahim. John
| Michel, Rachald Michel, Baion Milen,
Demos Bougado, Anna Grlmauld. Gus
| tave I.uci, Eionnet Hectomivich, and John
| kourio.
STORY OF THE LACASSES.
HALIFAX, July G-Strange!y enough
| Mr.. LaCasse is the only man Of the sa-
loon and cabin passengers who survives,
| while his wife Is the only woman Of 200
not only of the frst-saloon cabin, but Of
| the whole ship, who escaped. Mrs. La
Casse was reused from her berth by her
| husband who was on deck at the time OF
| the collision. He threw about her the
| first articles OF clothing he could secure.
| and she reached the deck OF the listing
steamship to find herself one of many
frantic and haIfdressed people who con-
gregated about the boats.
She saw the captain of the steamer on
| the bridge, and some of the officers at
other points, endeavoring to direct the
efforts OF the crew to launch the boats.
There was little response 20 the orders OF
the officers. The crew seemed paralyzed.
Matters were quiet, and there was no
panic at first. Golden moments were slip
ping away, and the decks were becoming
more and more crowded with frightened
people, emerging from cabins and com
panionways.
PEOPLE GO MAD.
The steamer was listing and settling,
and then a wild fear seized on the throng,
and the people lost their reason and really
went mad.
Mrs. LaCasse was separated from her
husband in the scramble. and the steamer
listed so badly that she slid down the
declivlty Of the deck and into the water.
She had taken the precaution, at her
husbands direction, to put on a life-belt
before leaving her state-room, and shortly
after being thrown into the sea was
seized by the arm and drawn upon the
life-raft. Her saver was her husband.
A moment later the Inflated steamer
disappeared, and a whirlpool encircled the
spot where the noble craft had been.
Everybody around the vortex was drawn
into it, The water rushed around, faster
and faster, and the unfortunate disappear
ed in twos and threes. Mrs. LaCasse had
been on the edge of the maelstrom, but
something, striking her, threw her outside
the dangerous whirlpool. and the next she
knew she was on the life-raft.
WOMEN UNAIDED.
A boat containing forty women was cap
sized, and all went down in the whlrl-
pool. There was not one man in this
boat. and 1t was left fast to the dav,s.
Some of the women were trying 10 cut
the ropes when ths steamer careened
deeper and capslzed the boat.
Mrs. LaCasse says that n moment after
the steamer was engulfed men. women,
eli nf ~
whirlpool, and the sight OF the faces and
arms. and the sound of the shrieks were
SO terrible that she will remember them
10 her dying day.
FIRsT-CABIN PASSENGERS.
NEW YORK, July 6.--The following Is
the first-cabin passenger list Of la Bour-
gogne. sunk in collision on July 4th. The
French Line does not register the ad-
dresses of it's passengers:
Mrs NJ A. Arrout. Rev. z. Amroise. p.
A. Angle, Antern Achard Mrs. Achard.
Miss Marie Achard, Giuseppe Alpi, Master
Givanni Alpi, Mrs. l.. Bromberg, Rev.
Leon Baumann, Miss Blnss, Mr.. Gaspard
Behr. Mrs. Bonneville. Mrs. c. Bourquin,
Mrs. ]. ~ Bronx, Fernand Brochard.
Mrs. Fernand Brochard and child, Miss
I.eonie Brochard, Paul Broyer. Mrs. Paul
Brover. Miss Barcelo. Miss Rose Casazza,
Iouis Casazza. Giacoma Casazza Mrs.
Juliette Cicot. W. " Clark, Mrs. w. V.
Clark. Mrs. ]. y. Coleman and maid.
Mrs. II. s. Crumley. Gustavc Cure Mrs.
Gustave Cure, ]. NJ. Chanut, Pierre co..
lin r. carbrai Luigi Cuneo' Miss common.
A. Cabiat. Mrs Z. c. Cook, Mrs. Jospeh
TT. Durkee, Mrs J. F. Dillon. Mrs. Dillon
Oliver and maid. Mrs. Ernest Del
motto, Sylvan Dumont. Mrs. Dubosc.
& +. Davis and valet. ID. Scott Evans.
Miss NJ Evans. Miss b. Evans. Miss l..
Evans. Frank A. Fiston. Mrs. Frank A.
Fi-.on. Miss Marie Fiston. Master Frank
Fiston. Rev Cyprien Floriscone. Giovan-
nj Fellini. Adolph Graf. \. Grandviliers,
Mr.. Gini. Mrs. Josephine German. Albert
Gaidot. Jorge Greshaber. Mr.. Gabriel.
Master Gabriel, Edward Halpron, Mrs.
Humpnol and two children. Mrs.
James j. Haggerty, Mr.. Anton Hednick,
r. Hyman. Mrs. r. LYMAN and child.
Miss Frances Hess. Mrs. 5. Huntzmann.
Miss Harriet NJ. lover. Leon Jacquet.
sI-e Tlor Iacqrof and chiid Miss 6.
Jansen, Aimee Jolocat, Richard Jacobs.
Mrs. Richard Jacobs and child Rev. A.
Kessler. DR.. S. Hoppe. Mrs. s. Hoppe,
Henry Kraemer Mrs. j. Kiehl. Oswold
Kirner l.. F.. Goniedo de Kerdaniel. Mrs.
IT VI ErowIes. 49, C"-'rrFe r'r~rv'os.