New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-28
RECEIPT OF THE NEWS HERE.
roo LATE TO STOP MORE THAN ONE OF
THE RELIEF VESSELS.
-,,xrrrroS OF THE Bravo BOATS CREW THAT
WENT OUT TO LOOK FOR HELP|UNs-
woRrHs oAII.ANTRY AND COOL
NEss-THE CALL FOR VOL
uNTEERs ON THE DIS
ABLED STEAMER

ABLED STEAMER
o.,ore news came 70 the agents OF the French
,,,s in this city that the steamer La Champagne
-, Rad heen reported by her third officer George
-.o-,b m be living at anchor about one hun
g., ana fifty miles off the banks OF Newfound-
-. nth q broken ehaft, had been towed into the
,arhor OF Halifax by the Warren Line steamer
pnnan elaborate preparations had been mace 70
,sscue the ship from her perslous situation Inc
steamship Massapequa- OF the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Ys,s sailed at 10 o'clock yesterday morning from
,,,s nor, bound for Rotterdam. She had ORDERS 10
- .o- La Champagne at the point where enc
- ,a.. bv the third officer and his nine men, VINO
az. ont IN a small boat 70 look Tor help. ine Was
saneoua was 10 sail yesterday morning lot No'tei
Am a, anv rate and. not finding La Cnampaene,
shs will infer that help arrived De'oio s ' $3.50
will proceed her course
~, po.a,aa the New-York agent Of the French
,Ins had furthermore telegraphed to Halifax or
daring the steamer Propatria, OF the ffehCn Inc
N sail TO the help OF the crippled snip anu s"7
xoul5 have put out last night had La Champashe
"a. heen lowed in 10 Halifax in the afternoon. Inc
.rsckinr tug Lunenbvrg lef: Halifax. according 70
80 a. o'clock Yesterday morning TO search for
,,s shin and from Lousburg Cape Breton, the
,nsan-eoinc tug Newfoundland put out for the same
nurpose News Of the arrival OF La champagne was
received TOO late stop OF the rescuers except
ing the Propatria
The Roman. which towed La Champagne into the
Line She belongs TO the British and North Attain
tic Steam Navigation Company and plies between
Boston and Liverpool She left Liverpool for Boe-
Ton on January Is, and as the Boston TRANSATLANTIC
ships follow course much TO the north Of the ships
that come into New-York. she happened upon the
Frenchman as she lay at anchor waiting for assist
ance The Warren Liners sometimes carry passen-
gers but they are designed especially for freight
Her owners will unquesuonaby receive a large
amount for salvage. In similar case the owners
o, the rescuing got the sum OF $4,000 for
the services of their vessel.
THE SUFFERING BOATS CREW.
Mr. Trayvouz, the passenger agent Of the French
Line. al the pier Of the company early in the
morning and he consulted there with Mr.. Bocande.
He then went over 20 where the steamship Rotter-
dam. Of the Holland-Amerca Line, had locked at
her pier in Hoboken. and had talk with the
boats OF La Champagne which the Rotter-
dam had rescued and brought into port. He found
the nine members OF the crew still suffering Sc
verely from the effects of the exposure but all Of
them were IN good spirits and well enough to bear
removal. Mr.. Trayvouz then engaged carriages
and had eight OF the crew removed 10 the French
Benevolent Societys Hospital, at No 800 West
Thirty-fourth-st These the seamen-Fran-
co.'s Marie Michel. Rene Niarum Lachez. Jean
Louis Tangy. Ange Cruerer. Adolph Corner. Ivy
Curdan. Jean Baptste Guerest and Ivy de Magut
Before leaving the Rotterdam the rescued sailors
al expressed their. gratitude for the kind treat
which they had received from Captain Bon
jer. Dr. Wheat and all the officers and crew and in
fact from everybody on board of the Dutch steam
chip
George Unsworth the gallant third offcer Of La
Champagne. who commanded the small boat con-
tanning the volunteer crew, which had left the
vessel to seek assistance for her, and julien Cam
ard, the boatswains- mate. not taken to the
hospital. but TO the French Line steamship pier at
Morton-st- and the North River They were quar-
tered on the company's steamship La Bretagne
Ny. Trayvoux said that the seamen who were
taken 10 the hospital for treatment would remain
there a week Their frost-bitten hands and feet
would speedily heal. he thought.
OF the seamen who were taken to the hospital
the three who suffered most from their six days
exposure in the open boat were FRANCOIS Marie
Michel Acolph Zorzer and Ange Creurer. and of
these Creurer is in the worst condition All Of
them were doing well yesterday, however. although
many suffered considerable pain from the effects
o. the frost. DR.. Oscar Lesser Of the French Hos
pal said that he thought they would all be out in
two weeks unless gangrene cellultis should set
IN Rene Lachez suffered less injury than any
others Of the who were taken 10 The hospital
Ivy curdan is the youngest Of the number. He is
only twenty-five years DID, and this his first
voyage 4 seaman.
OFFICER UNSwORTH PRAISED
AL Of the seamen speak In the highest terms Of
'ae conduct OF George Unsworth, the third officer.
mo hey unite in saying that but for his encour-
~seneat and heroic example they would have given
W The fight and probably persisted before the Rot
'e!aan picked them up. Ange Creurer was able
70 give reporter some details OF his experience.
"'ter the excitement among the passengers had
oeen ouieted." he said. and the next morning
complete examination had been made OF the injury.
we captain had AL the crew forward and told
,nein that he desired TO send some Of them for
heip In q small boat. He said that he would not
asa anybody TO go because some OF them mad
FAMILIES they ought 20 think OF. but he hoped that
'nere would BE volunteers When he had finished
Speaking there was a silence for moment. Then
We stepped forward. Third Lieutenant CnswoIih
mao already volunteered 10 go. and that same noon
we Put of. The passengers were all cheering
eho the ladies waving their handkerchiefs.
cfsurer could not tell much about what hap
pened during the frs: few days he was adrift in