The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-07
FRENCH LINER IA b)UR.
GOGkE GOES DOWN.


Cart. Henderson was considerably reiiev-
- sr snaing that sne was In no danger
a sinking. Oh to the eastward
~ss,ad o. heard the hoarse call o. tAs
.sexner. and ss the fog began to lift ali
sse boats an the ship were launched. Half
.n hour after the collision the mis-; cur
,..s began 10 lift. giving GEAR view for
-n.s-sy and then IL was that those on the
crousa n SHIRE realized the fearful strsig-
rae for lsfe On board the Bourgogne.
The collision had come 81 suddenly and
a. such A tine In the morning that few
,rzsses the crew Ct la BourgogHe were
-, deck. but the shock aroused nearly
.x,ryese and within a fe@ minutes The
seeks were crowded. At frs, is seemed
- II there was some attempt at disc!p-
ire. \ few OF the beats were swung OF
aad SONS OF the passengers allowed 10 get
mo them. but as the steamer began 70
.s,,le and list To port the officers lost con-
.so! Of the crew and a panic snsued-
Passenger and crew fought for the boats
ard life RATS The strong battered
aows the weak. the women and children
hing pushed far away from any hope OF
r.saue. Fists. boat hooks and knives
vere used b. some ot the crew.
na,f an Hours Fight On the Decks.
The officers mere poweriess over their
axn meu. and only four were saved. The
rxht for life OH the decks os the steamer
4x. Het -.
hail an hour she gave ! long iurch to port
and went down. AS the ship sank beneath
me surface the vortex o. the water sucked
down everything on the surface within
certain radius. When the suction ceased.
those still alive saw about 30 bodies coma
on, Of the water with a rush. as If the sea
were giving up the dead after having swai-
loved the ship
But the struggle for NE stiil continued
after the ship went down. Hundreds still
foated about graspng for RATS, boats and
wfeckage In frantic endeavors TO keep
above water. Even then many Of those in
,ae boats showed their brutality by beating
Of those who attempted to climb aboard.
By this time the small boats of the Gro
raartyhire had come up and the work Of
rescue began. The crew OF the snip worked
beroiealy and saved every one who had
managed TO keep above water but even
fAen scores fell away from the boats. RATS
and wreekage. exhausted. and were
drowned Ii was all over In an hour, al
tAagga for some time after great pieces Of
sFseksg@ came shooting up from the bot
:am. marking the spot where the great
iiasr had gore down. But little attempt
vas made IN recover the bodies OF any OF
Ire l-sated passengers and crew. and the
battered hulk at the bottom OF the ocean
wtl pseeably be- their tomb.
In ine Afternoon the steamer Grecian
VAS sighted coming from the westward.
ard fen hours afterwards. the Cromar-
,sshife vas in tow and arrived here this
Morning
thrilling Escape Of Hrs. LaCasss.
oniy man Of the saloon ana cabin passen-
gess who Survived while his wife Is the
oa'y woman of 10 not only OF the first
saloon cabin. but Of the whole ship
she escaped. Mrs. faCasse was aroused
from her berth by her husband. who was
% deck q; the time of the collision, When
NE reached the deck of the listing ship.
she saw the captain Of the steamer on the
bridge and some Of the officers at other
points. endeavoring 10 direct the Efforts