The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-25
THE SURVIVORS
OFFICER BONE TELLS 4 CHAPTER
 0FTHE BURGOGNE DISASTER.

Is Third in Command of the strathmore
 Which Towed the Cromartyrshiro
 Into Hulifux-The Sen strewn With
 Wrcckage and Dead Bodies Cruelty
 ofMcmbors ofSunkon ships Crew. George D. Bone, the well known mas
 ter printer of this city, had as his guest
 over Saturday and yesterday his
 nephew, David William Bone, who is
 third officer of the Strathnore. This
 boat, it will be well remembered by all
 who read of the Bourgogne disaster,
 was the one which picked up the
 Cromartyshire and lowed her into Hali-
 fax shortly after the collision.
 MT. Bones account of the disaster,
 which entailed the loss of so many
 lives, is indeed thrilling one. He is
 of the opinion that the collision could
 have been averted had the Bour-
 gogne been running at the rate of speed ordered by the law during fog, l mist or snow storm She was, how ever, running full speed or about eight cen knots an hour, while the Cromar- tyshire, which is sailing vessel, was
 making but five.
 The turning of the wind of the sail ing vesesl might have cost a spar, but it would have saved the tremendous loss of life which otherwise resulted. However, sailing vessel had the right of way over 8 steam vessel and was not by law compelled to turn aside, but her captain might have strained point and done so. MT. Bone says that the Strathmore was about ninety miles | north of Sable island when pieces of | wreckage and many floating dead bod | ies were sighted.
 | It was evident thA something terri | ble had happened, for as they drew closer the sea was covered with an im- l mense amount of wrackage and many dead bodies. A signal of distress from the Cromartyshire was answered and upon drawing close it was noticed that | her decks were crowded with those who had escaped from watery grave. A l large number were taken aboard the l Strathmore and the Cromartyshire was l then lowed into Halifax. She was | hauled up alongside of dry dock, where l her cargo of chalk was discharged and | she was later put into dry dock for re- pairs. She was very badly damaged.
 Her jibboom, foretopmast, main royal
 mast had gone by the board, while her
 fo castle was laid bare and one could | ,.1 ,oI, l deck to the waters edge
 Regarding the claims made that | many persons were driven off rafts and
 knocked into the water by the sailors, l Mr. Bone said it was undoubtedly true
 that some of them were treated in this
 manner by the Austrian and Italian | seamen. He was also of the opinion | that many lives could have been saved l if the officers of the Bourgogne had | not lost their heads and got the boats over the side, The ill-fated | steamer was struck in her weakest parts alongside of the engines and boil- | CTS, where there is nothing to offer
 resistance but the shell of the ship. | MT. Bone is a young and intelligent | looking man, having very soldierly bearing and appearance. He has been
 in the service about seven years and | attained his present rank of third off,
 cer unusually early. being now only | twenty-three years of age His father | is manager of the North British Daily Mail of Glasgow and one of it's stock holders. The elder MT. Bone was in
 this city, the guest of George Bone, | about eleven years ago.
 The Strathmore Is now at the Brook | lyn navy yard. where she is taking a cargo and will sail for China and | Japan on August
 One interesting incident has happen
 ed since the ship has been at Brooklyn. l Her whole crew has left and joined the
 army and are presumably now in Cuba. They are mostly Germans and Italians. As MT. Bone said last night: "Give | 'em half barrel of soap and a half | dozen jackets in their bags and they | will go anywhere or do anything. He
 will leave this morning at 8 o'clock for | New York, 1t being necessary for him
 to report at 12 o'clock sharp.