The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

about me:
There is q little boat at hand. We arc
about to confront it
A ran on deck; 30 did I run, for 1t was q
great curiosity to SEQ tho little boat, Ono mo.
ment all was composed, contemplative; now
nothing was one moment quiet.
ION the deck l looked first to the right Of the
ship. There was nothing. At once ! ran to tho
other side. All! Everybody was there looking.
looking. II was 5000 metres in the distance.
1t was. ahl most beautiful. The sky was
all blue. Clouds, small. like the foece Of the
lamb. were here and there. 1t was light and gay.
The sea too. 1t was blue. Here and there wero
tho small white waves, the foam. Then,
now up, now down, came tho little white
boat. 1t was most beautiful. The perfect
white of the boat and the blue sea.
There wns a mall mast and on 1t
was q sail-so mail 1t was rs II 1t were n hand
kerchief. Above that, at the top. 10 drapeau
blanc, the white flag, l think you say, and then
tho flag OF France. To us all 1t was as
IL they wore u gay party sailing on
the ocean for pleasure. But no. said 1. 1T
cannot DO. The land is too far off. 1t was no
pleasure. 1t must DO an accident
They came over tho sea, and the white boat
was so beautiful. so bright, ono desired to give
applause. But yet there was the fear that there
was an accident, and SO q sadness. Soon wo saw
tho name on the little boat, La Champagne
and the dress OF the officer. the Captain.
Tho crow threw to them q rope ladder. They
came up one after another. I met them first of
all the passengers Of the Rotterdam. To him I
said: La Champagne, 10 she sunk and he said
no. Then the Captain sent for him to 20 to the
Captains cabin. and for q while there was no
more news. But out of the little white boat
they took a chest with wine and crackers and
other food. Sixty bottles of wine they had
| when thav Rtarfad frnpn To Hhap,na--u .-L
twenty were left. So there was little danger of
starvation. When the chest was lifted to the dc ck
OF the Rotterdam tho little white boat IL was
set free. 1t won't away, so white and beautiful.
up and down over the sea, for the sea was agI-
tated but only q little. After awhile we saw It
no more. II was gone. 1t was quite sad to see
1t leave the sight.
The officer with his mon were taken to the
ships doctor, and he cared for them with ex-
IRENE consideration. The officer told ME OF the
accident His Captain said to him: Take the
boat and sail to the south to bring us help. and,
II not help. to tell those in New York to send to
us a tug or something
The Captain Of the Rotterdam and the Off.
Ger agreed that 1t was of no use now to 20 to
AID her. The Rotterdam was far south. La
Champagne was far north. Perhaps already
she was at New York or Halifax.
But the officer said TO me for two
days after they left La Champagne they saw
nothing. Then they saw u great ship in
tho night Rockets they had in abun.
dance. They made display with them, but
the ship, SO they are most certain.
did not see them. Then on Saturday
night again they saw a ship. oh, a very great
ship. 1t was but 200 or 800 metres In the near.
ness OF Its distance. Again they made display,
out the ship, 1t wouldn't stop. From Saturday
10 Thursday they saw no ship. They but
rolled up and down in the wide sea, looking.
looking. always looking on every side. One
great storm they mot, but IL was not to harm
them. The legs Of the poor sailors made them
suffer much. They were swollen. One thing
hope you will suggest most delicately that
the Coinpagnie Transatlantique mako to those
braves a considerable present. For any oblfga.
ton OF the newspapers to me that Is my sum.
cient reward"
PROBABLY NOT LA CHAMPAGNE.
The point at which La Champagne anchored
after the breaking of her shaft seems TO indicate
beyond doubt that the steamship which the oil
carrier Bremerhaven reports having siehted
last Saturday night could not have been tho
disabled French liner. Tho Bremerhayen ar.
rived here on Friday. Her skipper reported
that he had passed tho vessel which he took to
be La Champagne in lat. 49, long. A.. She was
hove to. but displayed no signals calling for
assistance. The usual night lights were shown.
She was then 4so miles to the southeast of st.
Johns. N. F., which was the nearest port.
The men brought in by the Rotterdam say that
the French liner was in lat. AS Of and long.
81 SO when they left her on Feb. 1s. This ia
BAT miles from whore the Bremerhaven reports
having fallen in with her a day later. or
somewhat further than La Champagne could
nave steamed In that length of time under the
weather conditions then prevailing,
The Allan-State liner Manitoban, from Glas.
gov. Is several days overdue at this port. and It
seems likely that she may have been the steam.
ship seen by tho BremeFhaven. Tho Captain
says that he identified the vessel as a French
liner by her red and black funnel. The ships of
the. Allan.statel line have tunnels of the Same
color. barring the addition Of a band of white.
which might easily pass unnotlced in the dark.
ness. The Manitoban has on board the reindeer
which the United States Government Is import.
Ing for the Klondike relief expedition.
464 PERSONS STILL ABOARD HER.
La Champagne had 474 souls aboard. and has
now 464. There are 40 passengers in the first
cabin. SO in the second. and 2O3 In tho steeraRe.
and there were 40 in tho crew. This list con.
tains all the names OF cabin passengers known
AZ tho office:
~Beckman. Mrs. and hIssi Berchem. Mrs, Berehem
Miss Audrani ~BesanGon, Georgesi Birker. Miss; BoIlau.
o'A'' oiiA" hrS'' hohino' "iuseppei Braynor. hisa;
Bresard, Fl Drinkmsn. Miss. Butter. Fritz.
Charley, T.; Christen. hlss Emma; Christsnsen. n
vi chugnet. Mr. chenard; Convert. q. Bonotti.
Dillon. hr. o.; Drume, Mrs. p. l.; Dundas, Mr.. and
Mrs, Duval. Miss.
Erlung'Engert. Mrs. @. Al Euyent. Mrs. =.
Fox. Mr.. Charles L.; Francois, Miss 4.
Gabriel, Mr.. Paul; Gaia. Mr.. Edoardo; Gailand. Mr.
H.; Goemans. Mr.. HI.
HAche. Miss SuEAnne; Hariamb, Mr. Hess NJ
Heither, Herman; Herbert, Rev. Joseph; Hugepboltz
Nj. II. Pr Huntin. Mr. manager Panama Canal So.
cirty.
JArquot, Rev. Paul.
KsutEer, Michael; Kautzer. Mrs, and child; Kaya.
nagh. Mr. kellogg. Miss Nina: Kettcn, Maurice.
chill. A"'' %"- ana
Leu, Miss PhilOmenai Leuenberger. Ernest; LohreI'
-.
Mages. Miss; Meillass0ux, Edward Miller, Mlss J.
Wi horeillen; Mr.; WI MoS,r. Miss; Murphy. Miss,