Barbour County index., 1898-07-13
AFEARFUL DISASTER
Six Hundred Lives Lost in An
Ocean Collision
THE STEAMER La BOURCOYNE SUNK
she C0lllded With the British Steamer
CrOmartyshire I'm q Dense Fog
Only One Woman Saved
Passenger List.

partly dfSmaSted. She was in cOlliS-
ion with the French steamer La
Bourgoyne off Cable island. The lat
ter sank with 600 people. Two hun
dred were saved.
New York, July e.-La Bourgoyne
sailed from New York July 2 for
Havre. A large Aumber of her pas
sengers were Americans.
Halifax, July 6.-Onay one woman is
among the saved. The only officers
saved were the purSer and ,nree en-
gineers.
Thirty men belonging to the crew
were also picked.
The balance OF the 200 saved are
passengers.
New York. July e.-The steamer La
Bourgoyne belonged TO the Campaigne
general transatlantic company, bet
ter known as the French line. She
was of 2,907 tons burden and first
class passenger ship in every respect.
She CARRIED a crew of 220 men, and
had aboard COS passengers when she
left this port, Saturday.
OF the passengers, 85 were in the
first cabin. 125 in the second cabin
and 295 in the steerage.
Sable island off the Nova Scotian
coast, where the wreck occurred. j.
. ver1tabfe ship grave yard. Many
wrecks and collisions have occurred
near its fogbound shores, and mari
uers always breath easier when they
get by it.
La Bourgoyne WAS commanded by
Captain L'Once, an experienced navi-
gator.
The following is the passenger (first
cabin) hist of La Bourgoyne. The
French line does not register the ad-
dresses Of its passengers:
Mrs. M. Arrouet, the Rev. Brother
Ambrose, f. A Angel, Antoine Ach-
ard, Mrs. Antoine Achard, Miss Marie
Aohard. Antoine Achard, Giuseppe
Alpi. Master Giovanni Alpi, Mrs. L.
Bromberg, the Rev. Leon Bauman,
Miss Binss. Mr.. Gaspard Behr, Mrs.
Bourneville, Mrs. G. Bourquin, Mrs. J.
N. Bronx. Ferdinand Brochard, Mrs.
Ferdinand Brochard and Child, Miss
Leonie Bochard. Paul Broyer, Mrs.
Paul Broyer. Miss Barcelo, Miss Rose
CasazDa. Louis Casazza, Giacomo Cas-
azza. Mrs Juliette CicoIt w. V. lark,
Mrs. w. V. Clark. Mrs. J. B. Oofeman
and maid, Mrs. III. S. Coumley, Gus
tave Cure, Mrs Gustave Cure, J. NJ.
Chahu'te, Pierre Collin, G. Carbrai,
Louigi Cuneo. Miss Common, A. Cabiat,
Mrs. +. C.. Cook. Mrs Joseph II.
Durkee. Mrs. J. f. Dillon, Mrs Dillon
Oliver and maid. Mrs. Ernest Del
motte, Sylvan Dumont, Mrs. DumonIt,
Mrs. Bose, NJ. Sedavis and valet, ID.
Scott Evans, Miss w. Evans. Miss B.
Evans, Miss l.. Evans, Mr. Frank A.
Fiston, Mrs. Frank a. F'iston, Miss
Marie Fiston. Master Frank Fiston,
the Rev. Cypren Floriscone. Giovanni
Fellini. Adolph Graf. A. GIandvilliers,
Mr.. Gini. Mrs. Josephine German, AL
bert Gaidot. George Greisha Der, Mr.
Gabriel, Master Gabriel. Edward Hal
prom, Mrs. 4. Mummel and two chill
dren, Mrs. James j. IIaggerty, Mr..
Anton Hetlnick. r. Hyman, Mrs. r.
Hyman and child. Miss Frances Hess,
Mrs. s. Huntze:nann. Miss Ha rriet NJ.
lover, Leon Jacquet. Mrs. Leon JAG
quet and child. Miss c. Jamssen, All
nSee Jofocat. Richard Jacobs, Mrs.
Richard Jacobs and child. the Rev. A.
Kessler, DIR. S. Hoppe. Mrs S. Hoppe,
Henry Kraemer. Mrs J. Kiehl, Os-
wo1d Kirner. Legonitleo de Kerdlaniel,
Mrs. H. IT. Knowles. Mrs. Gertrude
Knowles, Mrs Henry NJ. Kidd. DR.. L.
E. Uvingood. \ ID. Eacasse, L. Lab
ret, Miss Uahret. Miss Logas. Mrs.
Pauline Langley, Miss A. Dangly,
Miss NJ. Laurent, Mr.. Laurenoona,
Miss Detourncau Miss Letourneau,
Miss Bertha Mohl. the Rev. Berna rdin
Merlin, Miss f Mcfarland. Patrick
McKeown. Miss Mosse Regis Men
nier, Paul Merlin. Miss Emma Nader,
Mrs. James Marshall. Miss NORM,
Mrs Osgood and child. Mrs. John
Perry, Miss Sadie Perry. Mss FLOR
ence Perry. Mss Natherinc Perry, A.
Perry, Miss Suzanne Pcrrier, Leon
Ponteau, Mrs. Leon Ponteau, the
Very Rev. Il l.. Pcrsicr. Miss Mary
Pmcy, Mrs. 4 PovoIni. Miss Anna
Poncin. Lorenzo Polci. Enrico Polcri,
Master Polcri. Miss Edith Patton, Mr..
Antony Pollock Mrs. .Antony Pollock.
Miss Plante, Mrs. Ffnrson. f. II. Run
dell, Mrs. +. II. RrEtfcll. Miss Evelyn
Reeves. Mr. Paul Risal. Mrs. J. Rous-
sci. Miss Caroline Ritter. Jean Rome
aysol, Mr.. Robleai. \. Schultz, Mrs. A.
Schultz and nhid. Miss Garcia
Schultz, Miss Mildred Schultz. Louis
Sidebro. Miss Therese Sommer, p. J.
Sosa, j. A. Sosa. +. p. Steel, G. Steel,
C. Tacot. Mrs. c. Tacot. John Taiten-
ger, Mr.. L. Teraand. Mrs. Vallado,
Miss Van Cauteren. f. A. Van Oau-
teren. Jerome Vacher, Miss D. Valette,
Mr.. Vassal. Mrs. p. Vassal, Ralph
Leon Williams. the Rev. w. G. Web
ster. A. Weiss, Mr.. f. III. Wurtz and
two children. III. F.. Weissig, Mrs.
Wright. Mrs. Whitney, child and
maid.
Kansas City people lost their lives
in the great sea disaster. Mrs. John
Perry, Miss Sadie Perry, Miss Flor
ence Perry, Miss Ka therine Perry and
Albert Perry, wife and children Of
john Perry, of the keTth & Perry
Coal Co., sailed ON the Bourgogne
According TO the report, but one
~---- ---e c-ye1 v.h;rh 'r~.,bl r,,eo n
that all, or all but one OF the female
members of Air. Perryis family were