Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-07-07
KEELING, W. VA, THURSDAY, JULY Z, 1898

Lechero, Joseph Pierounc, Julian
Pierounc, Yves Easel, Mario Main
guy, Jules Baille, Jean Blouin,,
Pierre LIE Garden, Jean Malgom,
Francis Gaulet, Yves Larcher.
Pierre Veisin.
Passengers, second class:
bert, Gaidot, Mr. and Mrs. La Case,
Antoine Acard, Oswald
Charles Liobre, Jacques Baccarat,
Otto Zaiser, Lucien Verland, Pat
rick McKeown, B. German.
Third class-Comeau, Antonio Mic
elias, S. Stiffano, Antoine Com
batobic, WAN Bomohy, Antoine
Louis, Neglis Yeopoulo, Jacob NAL
kevich, Joseph Stok, Joseph Rich
ang, Borrato --, Eugene Bur-
rail-, Eenecette, Christopher Bur-
rail- Penecette, Christopher Brumus,
Antoine Zucke, Louis Delpante,
Antoine Russ, Ernest Delmott,
Joseph Rellier, Tenni Graft,
Thomas Mavatesini, Isaac Tarquis,
Eduard Georges, August BosJ,
Borguin, Fred Hyff1er, Henry Car
levate, Gustino Nicolas, Dominica
Branquo, Pegrune Pampani, Kali
lalil Elkon, Adoplh Alter, NIGEL
Ebrahims, Michael John Miller
Corr, Borthoneri Adrino, Frantz
Klonek, August Satoris, Gaspariso
-, Charles Antonio, Charles
Kassel, Zurich Matheo, Michellini
-, John Rachid, Denies Herch,
Eugene Burial, Foune Lucia,
Hootomich, John Kourr,
According to the foregoing list
there were 165 persons saved, of
whom 100 were officers, sailors, fire
men, walters and others ships peO-
pie, while SO passengers escaped.
Some of the scenes that ensued
on board La Daurgogne just after
the collision were terrible to wit
ness. Men fought for positions in
the boats like raving maniacs, wo-
men were forced back from the
boats and trampled by men who
made self-preServatiOn their first
object.
On board were a large number of
the lower class of Italians and
other foreigners, who in their
frenzy stopped at nothing that
promised safety for themselves.
In a boat was party OF forty wo-
men, but so great was the panic
that not a hand was raised to assist
in it's launching The occupants,
so near saved, were drowned like
rats when the ship with an awful
kissing sound went down. So
desperate was the situation that
an Italian passenger drew his knife
and made direct for one who, like
himself, was endeavoring to reach
the boats. Immediately his action
was initiated in every direction.
Knives were f1ourished and used
with effect. Women and children
were driven back to inevitable
death at the point Of weapons, the
owners of which were experts in
their use. According to stories OF
survivors, women were stabbed
like so many sheep.
The scene on the water was
even worse. Many Of the unfor-
Inmates who were struggling in the
water attempted to drag themselves
into boats or on RATS. These
were pushed back into watery
grave. Here, too, knives were used
freely. Not all of the dead met
death by drowning, Christopher
Zrunons saw a sailor belonging to
the Bourgogne strike a passenger
over the head with bar, killing
him. The body dropped into the
water. The passengers grabbed the
boat in which the sailor was and
attempted to get on board. There
were TIA passengers on board and
1853 were saved. With the excep-
ton of two passengers. Prof. La
Case and his wife, all the passen-
gers of the BourgOgne are aboard
the steamer Grecian at the Cunard
wharf. The crew are also on
board that steamer. The Grecian
is expected to sail for New York
this evening. All the crew are col
lected by themselves in the forward
part of the deck and the anything
but pleasant looking. The officer
Of the gangway looked at them
with a scowl, and said if he had
his way they would all have been
hanged to the yardarm long ago.
The correspondent interviewed
nearly all the passengers who could
speak English. One passenger said
the officers and crew of La Bour-
gogne neglected the passengers en-
tirely.
The second officer was the only
man of the crew who did anything
to help the terrified and helpless
passengers. He cut loose all the
boats he could and in fact all the
boats that were launched were
launched by the brave second Off
Ger. He was last seen standing on
the deck with his hand on the rig
ging going resignedly to certain
death.
Christopher Brunini, a passenger,
was thrown into the water and
swan for two hours before he found
a boat. He chung to this as his
last hope After some time anoth-
er man got hold of the same boat
and together they managed to right
il Under the seats they found the
dead bodies of four men and three
women who had evidently been
drowned by the capsizing of the
boat Brunini said the crew were
cruel in their conduct toward the
passengers. He was unable to get
in the steamers boats when he
came on deck, being showed away
by the sailors. He saw many OF
his friends being prevented from
getting into the boats by the sail