New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-24
STING THE FRENCH LINE.
HUSBAND OF A WOMAN LOST ON LA
RouRGoGNE ASKS 10000 DAMAGES
c.er Gam tn RE PIONEER IN SEVERAL.
REsPrcrs-oYHER SUITS WHICH MAY De-
ppo,cur-rHE ALLEGATIONS MADE.

RrsPpr-rs-oYHER SUITS WHICH MAY DE-
BRouoHr-THB ALLEGATIONS MADE
A anti that will in all probability attract vice
spread attention in this country In France H-,u -
England has been begun In this city oy hu'''" ~!
roond OF No. 22i West Sxteenth-st' through ms
counsel Kenneson Grain & AlDng. agdInS' '''o
Compagn,e Generate DEMONSTRATIONS. Aoee nv
,,onS q dressnaker and the wife Of the p!a'h'In
was one O, the passengers who went GOWN "'''
the Inflated La Bourgogne on July 4 Ias'' an -
husband acting as her administrator, IS SUMS ''
French Line 10 recover the sum OF S'o''V N"'''eN
This suit IS only one Of large numoci '''a. I''''
he brought in case the first Is succ@ssiu" he'ne
.on Grain g. Aliing are attorneys for several more
o,ain,ins and the summonses and complaints haFe
already been served in the Raymond sun anu III ''
suits OF Henry wuer,z and Henry Mayer Oo'h o
this city for the deaths OF Emile Nue.E ~"
Charles Mayer respectively. Each OF tne i''i''','N
asks $50 90 damages and II Is fair to esuu'a'e 'ne
,o,e, amour, Of damages asked by the suits in
vb,,b Kenneson. Grain Alling are engaged rs NJ
torr.eys az not less than s@Oooo
Asa C. All,nc one member Of the firm. has JUST
returned from abroad. whore he has been u-N'''H
the dispositions OF persons who were passengers o
La Boureogne when she went down Mr' -Ni''.ls
ha. also been engaged in investigating me apph-
cation Of the French law such a case as mat Of
La Rourgoene When T. c. T. cram lo'i"e'i
CITY Chamberlain and a member o. the hilu -
Kenneson Grain & AlliHg was seen yes'erua! u! Il
reporter,
dent that his client would secure damages against
thu Compagne Generate Transatlantique. Inc
case involves questions OF the proper appcauon o'
the French law the decision OF when VIII A'u"C'
general interest" said Mr.. Grain IL also l''oiVes
interesting phases OF the management OF ocean
steamships and questions regarding the extent OF
the responsibility Of the owners OF such vessels
the settlement of which is bound 10 excite close
attention from the bars Of France England ana the
United States. In several respects II Is pioneer
case and will bring UP points that nave never oe
fore been brought up in just the same way
The summons and complaint have peen server
upon the defendant. and the answer Is returnanie
an October G. The suit was begun in the supreme
Court OF New-York. but has been transferred 10
the Circuit Court
The complaint of the plaintiff is long legal docu-
ment which recites in detail the points in which
the steamship company is alleged TO nave oeei'
crtminaly careless and culpable Several OF the al
legations are OF unusual interest 1t Is aneseu 'hd'
the death of Adele Raymond was caused D! '"o
wrongful acts. neglects and defaults o. ms ue
PENDANT II Is alleged that La Bourgogne hsd nov
been surveyed at the Port OF New-York since 1851
that her bulkheads were not adequate III hWn0e'
or Of the rort best adapted for in time OF DAN
ger. that she had not enough lfeboats ana me- me,
rats. pumps. fog whistles and liie.Presepn ,,her
that the passengers received no instructions, III,
orally or ny printed notice, as to the use u "na'
Nfe-preservers there were ,,. osco
One allegation upon when me conpa a ~" noinned
cally dwels is that la Boursogns was m%y nv
with what is called 'bnat-daNit appai is,.-oi;
means Of which hfeboat may be safely Lowered etd
in twenty-five seconds. This apparaius Is G
In detail According 10 the paintn' II - oPora,ea
by levers and two three men can easily Ihal'ase
st. The apparatus Is the Invention OF - o. + u'
Voc OF Rotterdam. Holland IT,, oAsa,co n,
Especial stress is laid upon the aIiegHd. orS
solid steel bukheads without doors. Wnich, accoru-
ing 10 the complaint, obviates the heceSsi.3 VI
closing bulkheads in time OF emergency anu 80 or
ment and which Will float snip allh0usin IN. pnT 10, ~
even more OF the compartments are hi'eu WIN
water. ,, .,,o.,or =, tina
l. h doc
IA Roureogne Captain Deloncle, was suiiefII..S
from meia nchoa. and that the CoihpasnIc ne'i ~,
rale Transatlaniique knew MN 20 De the recent
death Of a SON. According to the cofhpIal,a, No.,
tain Deloncle subject 10 deipsions ano1s sec
and that he had written and had puonsheo various
articles descriptive OF such decisions. -.
II Is further alleged that me crew anu nUD1bers
an incoupetent and careless. The complaint re-
cites the collision that took place IN me iOTe5
harbor of NeW-York in February, lsS DeI"eGn ia
Pourgosne and the Ailsa. II. moreover, alleges
mai tne French Line culpable IN not instruct
ing I'D captains TO follow the araSnaPpant;e
sesamshin conpa mics IN 1921. and argues that had
la Rourgogne been following the prescribed Iane
Eieh and dangerous speed while running IN a ios
bank in violation OF the french tode Is aisV o.
ieEed as we'll the fastening or eDoass aiS ne ne
rafts so that they could not be ioosened win SUI
eciasSt sneed 10 save life. The plaintiff goes on 20
ai,ege that La BourgOgne maintained hlgh rate
Of speed for half an hGur arr'r Sa chance Of res
cue the passengers would have had at the hahos OF
the Cronartyshre. ,,, ..orx.,, ac.s
regiocts and faults" Of the Compagnie Generale
Trsnsaflantiaue the plaintiff argues that the com
PAM is responsible for the death OF ms "ire Auee
Reymond and asks damages In SUOn -. .ou,o
NJ Gain said Yesterday that when the case came
M fo- trial his client would produce witnesses wh.
were passengers La Bonrgogne ri the ''nie VI