The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-07-07
SINKING OF
BOURGOGNE
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the surface and ut once looked for the
boat with his boys. They were no.
where to be seen and he mourns them
as lost. lie noated for "A long time
till a boat came along. He tried to
get in but was assailed with oars and
boat hooks. Mr.. I.iebra showed the
correspondent his arms and body. His
arms are black and blue and his body
is terribly bruised from the blows he
received. After this boat went off he
was in the water eight hours.
MURDER OF AN AMERICAN.
Patrick McKeown is an intelligent
young Irishman from Wilmington, Del.
He is Justly indignant al the brutal
crew. He is on his way to Paris to
turn out leather for a firm there. He
was more fortunate than most of his
fellow passengers and got on a raft
when the Bourgognc was sinking. One
or the worst sights he said he ever
saw was the murder of an American
with whom he had become acquainted
on board the steamer. This man whose
name he cannot recall. was from Phil
adelphia, where he has wife and
family. The Philadelphian was trying
TO get on a raft not far distant from
the one McKeown was on. A French
sailor seized half an oar and beat him
three times over the forehead. The
murdered man was on his way to Paris
to see sister. From Paris he intend
ed to go to Ireland to see his father
and mother.
Charles Duttweiler. a German could
not speak English very well. but your
correspondent managed by an inter-
prefer to get his history. He said he
got in a boat which was tied fast to
the ship and stayed in it until he saw
ii was certain death to remain any
longer He jumped. but was carried
down in the whirlpool made by the
sinking steamer. He was in the water
half an hour when a boat came within
reach and he attempted to enter it. but
the wretches in it showed him off with
boat hooks. His left eye is badly cut
by the jabs he received. He saw wo-
men showed away from boats with oars
and boat hooks when clinging for dear
life to the life-lines of the RATS and
life boats. He also says the crew as.
saulted many passengers with any i'm
plement that came handy and, if nc
instrument was to be had, punched the
with their fists. One of the most i'm
portant witnesses viii be John Burgo,
who got into a boat with his aged
mother before the ship sank. The sail
ors in the boat held him and threw his
poor old mother into the wafer to meet
a watery grave The sailors threw him
out five times, beat him with oars and
showed him under the boat. He was
In l,nN tnts ,iyr hrf Ia,
saved by boat from the Crommarty-
shire.
WANTON SLAUGHTER.
Charles Liebra, who lost his two chill
dren, also said that he saw five wo-
men who We're evidently exhausted
clinging to the lifeline of boat The
French sailors maliciously, as the wo-
men were in no ones way. cut the lines
and the women sank. never to rise
again. When your correspondent was
+ interviewing passengers he accosted
an intelligent-looking Frenchman
When asked if he could speak English
he replied No"
Noff1er, the Swiss, with a grin. ther
Informed your correspondent that this
was one of the crew. a waiter. He wa.
questioned further and il was seen thai
he spoke English perfectly, but did no
wish to give any information. The mex
person accosted was a young sailor o
the Bourgogne. He wrote his name ol
the back of a scrap of steerage pas
senger's ticket Rolleri Giuseppe. Ht
seemed anxious 10 give information
But the waiter before mentioned sale
to him IN French not to talk 10 YOU
correspondent Your correspondent saiC
in English pointing to the waiter
Never mind him, bad" At this tn,
waiter gave himself away IN his IN
English" by saying You are bad your
self" and pulled the sailor away. jab
bering in French to him.
STORIES OF CRUELTY.
Gustav Cromaux. French passen
ger, heard the shock in his berth, anC
rushed from the deck. He corroboratet
ments about the crew They did no
attempt to cut any boats loose excep
those which they needed themselves
lie saw women showed away from
boats with oars and not only bein;
sh h)ved away but~NNovcd deep into tn
water.
The officers of the Grecian say tn
passengers aud sailors presented "a sor
ry spectacle when they were taken ol
hoard from the ''rpmarIyshirr rhe
We're dripping wet and hau terrible ex
prcssions of countenance. not havin
eater Tor nrarly tWcuty-fnur hours