The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1898-07-14


bound from Glasgow to New York.
The captain agreed to take the pas
sengers on board and also agreed TO
tow my ship to Halifax.
WOMEN DRIVEN BACK.
Halifax, July Some Of the
scenes enacted On board La Bour
gonge just after the collision were
terrible to witness. Men fought for
positions in the boats like raving
maniace; women were forced back
from the boats and trampled by
men who made self-preservation the
first object.
On board We're large number OF
the lower class of Italians and other
| foreigners who in their frenzy
stopped at nothing that promised
safety for themselves.
In boat wes. party OF forty
women, but 50 great was the panic
| not Il udIu w as IdlSSI W ooS4SG III
it's launching. The occupants, 80
near saved, were drowned like rats
VIII IN the ship with an awful Kissing
sound went down So desperate
was the situation that an Italian
passenger drew bis knife and made
q thrust at Que who, like himself,
was endeavoring to reach the boats.
Immediately his action was initiated
in every direction Knives were
hourished aud used with effect
Women and children were driven
back to certain death at the point Of
weapons, the owners OF which were
experts in their use.
| According to stories of survivors
women were stabbed like so many
sheep
| HIS ENTIRE FAMILY GONE
The news OF the sinking of the
Bourgogne, first made known in
Kansas City through an extra edi-
tion of the Star at 10 a. N. came as
a crushing blow to Mr.. John Perry
of the firm of Keith & Perry, for on
that i'll fated ship were his wife and
four children. The disaster had
swept away his entire family!
Mr.. Perry was in his Office in the
Keith & Perry building when he
first read the news of the disaster
He remained in his Office only a
few minutes and then went away,
not wishing to meet the scores of
friends that had already begun to
arrive to ask il there could not be
some mistake.
At noon Mr.. Perry decided to go
east, and at l:15 o'clock he left on
the Missouri Pacific railway for New
York, accompanied by Mr.. j G.
Sherwood, auditor of the Central
Coal and Coke company. There
was in the Associated Press dis
patches just one fains-very faint
ray of hope for Mr.. Perry. It WAS
that his boy, Albert. might be alive.
The dispatches told that only one
woman was saved-and her name
was given-but to the stricken faith
err the one slender hope that posi-
bly, one of his loved ones might yet
be safe was sufficient to justify him
in getting nearer the seaboard.
Miss Sadie and Miss Florence
were twins, 20 years of age. They
graduated only last week from the
Sacred Heart convent at Manhattan
vile, \. Y, Miss Florence at the
head of her class and Miss Sadie
ranking third. They had already
attended a convent in Paris and the
present trip was fer three months
simply to finish their education.
Katherine was years and Albert II
years. Florence and Sadie Perry
were born in Joplin and when not
yet out of short dresses were sent
by their parents to the Sacred Heart
convent at st. Louis to begin their
education. They stayed at the con.
vent several years, until the death
Of their eldest brother, John Perry,
ir., at Christian Brothers school at
st, Louis, caused Mrs. Perry to de-
sire strongly to have them near her.
After coming back to Kansas City