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to this as his last hope. After some time
another man got hold OF The same boat. and
they managed 10 right IT. Under the seats
they found the deaf bodies Of four men
and three women. WHO had evtdentiy been
drowned by the capsizing o. the boat
conduct toward the passengers He vas
unable to get into the steamers boat when
he came on deck. being showed away by
the sailors He sar many % his friends
being prevented from getting into the boats
By the sailors He lost everything but
what ne stood in
Mehleni Seeond;. an Italian s.eerage
pessenger, IS among the saved. When he
got on deck he found raft with FIVE men
on IT, The raft. however. was tied and
chained fast 10 the deck. and TO sailors
near 10 let IL loose. None Of the five men
had knives. The ship sank rapidly, and
they were all thrown into the water He
was In the water twenty minutes and
alone. the other five sinking before his
Rescue. He came across a boat into which
he tried TO crawl. He eventually sue
ceeded. but not unit! after a desperate
fight with the crew. He was battered
and showed out Of the boat with hooks.
KNIVES Ised Everywhere.
Many OF the unfor,unates who were
struggling In the water attempted 70 drag
themselves into the boats or on RATS
These were pushed back into watery
grave Here, too. knives were used freely
Not all OF the dead met death by drown
ing.
Christopher BrunOn saw n sailor
Belonging TO the In .3ourgOgne
strike y passenger over the head
with . har and XIII him. The
body dropped into the water. The
passenger grabbed the boat In
which the sailor was and at
tempted TO get on board.
There were ia persons on board ard Iss
We're saved
With the exception Of two passengers,
Prof. LaCasse ana his wife. all the pas
senGers of La Bonrgogne are aboard the
steamer Grecian. at the Cunard wharf
The crew is also on board tina, boi,. The
Grecian is expected 10 sail for New York
this evening. All the crew are collected
In the forward part OF the deck. and are
anything but pleasant looking. Tho officer
Of the gangway looked a; them with a
scowl. and said If he had his way they
would all have been hanged 10 the yard
arm long ago.
Women siauK htered Merciles.iy.
Some OF the scenes enacted on La Bour-
gogne just after the collision were terrible
to witness. Men fought for positions on
the boats like raying manIacs. Women
were forced back from the boats and
;rampled on by men, who made self
preservation their first object.
Among them were u large mum.
ber Of the lower class of Italians
and foreigners. who In their fren.
~ stopped at nothing that prom
taed safety for themselves. In a
boat WAS . party OF forty women,
but 50 great was the panic that
not n hand was raised TO assist in
Its launching. The occupants. so
nearly saved. were drowned ike
rats. when the ship. with an aw-
ful kissing sound. went down. So
desperate was the situation that
an Italian passenger drew his
knife and made direct at one who.
like himself. was endeavoring to
reach the boats. Immediately his
action was initiated In every d.
rectiOn. Knives were nOurfshed
and used with effect. Women and
children were driven back to
cath mt the point ~ weapons,
the owners of which were experts
In their use. According to stories
of the survivors,, women were
stabbed IKE many sheep.
August PIyrgi was eager 10 give an &C
count CT his experience. He was IN the
water about half an hour and attempted
10 get into a boat. lie was seized when
he tried to get himself in and out of the
water. Again he tried 10 enter the
boat. bui the savages who manned 4, were
determined to keep him cut He managed
at last TO ge' In and stay.
His Mother Thrown Overheard.
Chneing 10 the life line OF boat
he saw his mother. and. as II his trials
were not enough. he was forced 10 watch
a man shove her into the ocean with AZ
oar. She never rose. He said the man
was saved and Was almost sure he could
recognize him.
Fred Nifsfer, "A Swiss was the most iovial
and contented of all The unfortunate pas
sengers, He lost all his money ana
clothes. with the exception o. a pair Of
pants and a shirt. bu: re laughed now ana
passionate eArnestGezs. Nsfhr GOT into
a ifeooat with some others and remained
there until he reached the water. when
he thought Il was sine 10 leave. Meme
81 The sailors even attempted TO le, the