The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-07-09

henderson called the attention of her hus-
band to the sounGi.g Of the whistle, and
minute later the mate. who was ON watch,
also detected the sound. 1t came nearer,
ard Mrs. Henderson stood near the cabin,
IN order TO rescue her children should
disaster occur.
A Fearful Crash.
Suddenly the huge hull Of an ocean
steamer doomed up in the mist going about
II knots an hour Almost Immediately
there was a fearful crash and Mrs. Hem
derson rushed below ard found her chill
dren awakened by the shock. She dressed
the little ones as quickly as possible and
removed them 10 the deck, expecting to see
her own ship 80 down any minute. Capt.
Henderson,. as suon as the collision oc-
CURED, ordered the boats TO be lowered ard
the damage to be ascerlared. AS 1t was
found that the Crctn arlyshire was in no
immediate danger. the Bcitlsher put about.
The vessel with which they had coll!ded
was at that time unknown. A few minutes
la .er her whistle was heard aud several
rockets were sent up.
Awful situation Realized.
Capt. Henderson replied in like manner.
thinking the steamer was Offering assist
ance, blu; in few minutes all was quiet.
and these On loAtd began TO realize the uw-
full results of the collision.
AT t;S0 the fog li!ied ard two boats were
seen al9roaGh!ns with only men on board.
Later the weather cleared still more and
men were to be seen In every direction
CliAsiMg TO wreekase ard floating or life
RATS. 1t was a terrible scene. No pen can
picture the appalling sight revealed 10 the
onlookers when the curtain Of mist arose.
No Effort to Save Women.
The work OF rescue was commenced
without q moments delay, and over 200
persons We're picked up and taken on
board the ship Mrs. Henderson, who had
ample opportunity OF interviewing those
who were rescued. expressed her belief
from what she heard that there had been
no effort TO save the women. There We're
many foreigners on board who fought
for places in the boats. 1t was fully ten
minutes TO q quarter OF an hour before
the Bourgogne went down. and during that
time there was ample opportunity offered
to rescue al least some of the women and
children. AS II was. only one woman. Mrs.
La Case. was saved. She has been on board
ever since. She Is the wife of a. D. La
Case. teacher OF languages. OF Plain
field. N. ].
Only Ono Woman Saved.
The crew OF the Cromartyshiro COM
nent freely upon the fact that only one
woman was saved out Of 800 Nearly all Of
the first-cluss passengers were lost. those
saved being steerage and sailors. La
Casso and his wife were In the water
eight hours clinging to u raft before they
were picked UP by boat from the
Cromartyshire. They lost everything but
what they stand In. including money and
valuahles. One passenger was going home
to France With his two children. his wife
having died a month previously. He was
saved but his two babies went down with
the chip.
stood Brnvcly by Their Posts.
Mrs. La Casse says the officers bravely
stayed by their posts, going down with
the ship. The only officer saved was tho
purser. He went down. but being n strong
swimmer, managed to save himself When
the ship struck they were Off Cape Sable
The passengers. with the sole exception OF
Prof. LIE Case. We're below decks. With
out warning came the terrible shock.
Rushed to save His Wire.
La Case rushed In haste to his state.
room on the saloon deck and got his wife
out OF bed and partly dressed. They hast.
ened on deck. only TO be pre- clpltated into
the water They were not long In The wa
ter. however. when they found partly
submerged raft upon which La Case lifted
his unconscious wife and clung to 1t him-
self. Some Of the boats. La Case says.
capsized and all on board were drowned
The struggles, swishing water and terri
Bile screams of the drowning made the
situation an awe-inspiring one, never to
be forgotten. Ono man on the La Bour-
gogne when she sank went out Of his mind
and jumped TO watery grave.
Wcsterners ON La BOurxoxnc
Chicago July 1.-The following is the list
of the cabin passengers from Chicago: Mr.
L. R. Rundell and wife, Mrs. Edwin 8.
Osgood. Master Ed Osgood. Mrs. James
Marshall. Mrs Z. &. Cook. Miss Frances
Hess. Mrs. H. II. Knowles. Miss Gertrude
Knowles, Miss Harriet NJ. Tower. Miss
Eloy Reeves, Mr.. P. A. Wright.
St. Louis. July 7.-Inquiry at the local
offices Of the French Transatlantic Steam
ship company revealed the fact that only
few passengers on the Inflated La Bour-
gogne had shipped from here. The names
of the only two are Anton Donelli and c.
d. Angelica 1t is probable that others
from this city are on board having shipped
from the New York office.
Ann Arbor. Mich. July lit has been
definitely ascertained that Prof. Il. l.. Wal
ter sailed on La BourgoEne. Prof Wal
ter occupied tho chair OF romantic Ian
guages In tho University OF Michigan
Cleveland. O.. July 7.-Alnong the PAS
sengers of La Bourgogne were two from
Cleveland-Prof. f. J.. Walter and MIR. A.
e. Angel.
Topeka. Kan. July Mrs. J. e. Dillon
and Mrs. Dillon Oliver, of New York. re-
disaster. are the mother and sister OF HI
ram p Dillon, a prominent railroad at
torney here and receiver of the Manhattan.
Alma Burlington railroad.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 7-Among those
on La Bourgogne were the entire family
Of John Perry, Of the firm of Keith a. Per-
ry, of this city. one Of the biggest coal and
lumber concerns in the southwest. They
included Mrs. John Ferry. Katherine, aged
6 years: Misses Florence and Sadie. twins,
aged about 20 years, and A. Perry. aged
II years. Mrs. Perry, with her two young
est children, had met the older daughters.
who had just graduated from an eastern
college. in New York, all proceeding to
France. for a summer outing
No ether passengers are listed from this
city.
Mrs. Joseph II. Durkce. also among tho
ships passengers. was an aunt Of Jed II.
Durkee, Of this city. who manages the
J. II. Durkee Coal company's interests
here. She was supposed to be travelling
with the Perry party. The Perry Durkec
families are emong the oldest here. and
move In the leading circles In Kansas City
and are we'll known In the southwest.
St. Paul. MINI, July 7.-Among the pas
sengers on la Bourgogne. lost off Cape
Sable. were Mrs. Heloise LeEas, widow Of
this city. and her daughter, Mrs. ]. M.
Bronx.
Denver, Col, July LA Bourgogne car
rled one passenger from Denver. woman
Miss Marie Picoc.
Tho Pope Detected.
London, July IA special dispatch
from Rome says the pope is profoundly
detected Mt the fresh disaster to Spain.
The dispatch adds that several cardi
nails strongly urge his holiness to make
another attempt to arrange peace be-