The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-10
THE B0URG0GNE WRECK,
The Crew Say Everything Possible was
Done for Shin and Passengers.

Done for ship ana passengers
BOSTON, MASS, July AL Of the
survivors Of the Inflated Bourgogne have
arrived IN this city from Halifax. where
they landed. OF this number l62 came by
the steamer Halifax end the other two.
MIR. and Mrs. Lacasse. Of Plainteld, y.
j.. arrived about the same time by train.
The Survivors were met at the wharf
by the representatives Of the steamship
line and after breakfast served on the
boat, special cars carried the passengers
and crew 20 the Park square station,
where the majority took the forenoon
train 10 New York a few stayed over
Until the afternoon, but all had left the
city by night.
During the voyage from Halifax TO
Boston the indignation among the pas
sengers over their experiences seemed TO
be growing, and there was much talk OF
lodging complaints with the proper OIL
cials but no complaints was made here
The survivors agree that the Bourgogne
struck the Cromartyshire glancing blow
that could not be provided against by
water-tight doors. The shock was not
great. Therefore II is believed that many
OF the passengers never awoke.
One of the crew, a steward who spoke
English well. declined TO give his name.
IS he said IL would be bad for him when
ne got back. He said he was in bed ct the
time of the accident. The shock awaken
ed him and he ran up to the spar deck
70 his boat There are twenty-five men
appointed 10 each boat. but there were
only seven or eight at his, which was
the second mates, No. Z. The second
mate was az his post and the boat was
Immediately got ready There were
about nifty passengers in this boat. in
GLIDING a lot of women. As the Bour-
gogne was sinking the boat caught and
upset. throwing everyone into the water
He came up IN a minute. He was saved
two minutes afterwards by raft There
were lots Of women and children scream
ing for help around. but he turned his
head away, as he did not Ike to see
these things.
Messrs. Zeiser and Keramer second
class passengers, state that Victor Gend-
rot and another sailor of the Boursogne
deserve great praise for their bravery
in saving some passengers. They called
FOR volunteers 10 90 from the Cromar-
tyshire. and were the means OF saving
many who otherwise would have perish
ed They were the only sailors who did
anything 10 help the passengers
Yoss. a fireman of The Bourgogne, said:
when the ship began TO list the chief
engineer and myself came on deck. /
saw the captain on the bridge. The OH
GERS seemed TO be cool, and when they
found out the real danger OF the ship
they worked wei.
The captain from the bridge made
speech to the passengers. He told them
10 he calm. and he would sec that all
were saved. He stood on the bridge
until the last moment.
"As a member OF the crew / wish to
say we did everything possible 10 save
the lives Of the passengers. No one can
realize the panic which ensues when an
accident like the one we unfortunately
me, with happens. The passengers block
ed the way OF the men. 1t was impossi-
bic 10 get al the boats unless one beat
his way through the solid mass OF hu-
manity. Some Of the passengers grabbed
hold OF us and implored us on their
knees 70 save them. We told them that
we would do our best. We only had a
brief time in which TO work II was un-
derstood that we would run for Sable
Island.
The Dominican fathers tried to calm
the excited people az best they could and
they gave them their blessing and con-
ditional absolution before the ship keeled
over"
The assistant purser. Ernest Scol stat
ed that the crew acted well and in good
order The only act Of violence he saw
was committed by an Austrian. This
man. the purser declares. jumped into
llie-boat and threatened TO kill anybody
who venturcd 10 follow.