The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-07
Told by the Log of the Cr0marty-
shire, With Which La Bour-
gOgne C0llided.
Nearly Eight Hundred Souls on
Board, Over Three-fourths of
Whom Perished.
Only One Woman Among the
Saved--No Cabin Passengers
Rescued.

HALIFAX, N. s., July From tn.
list made up of the survivors of the
steamer La Bourgogne, sunk in COLI
sion with the Cromatyshire, 60 mile.
off Sable island, 1875 persons were
saved, of whom lO6 were officers, sail
ors. firemen and other ships people,
leaving but SO passengers who escaped.
A majority Of these were steerage and
second cabin passengers, very few OF
Of the first cabin passengers being
among those picked up by the Croma.
tyshire. According to the revised esti-
mates of the steamship people there
were Us first cabin passengers on board,
125 second cabin, 295 third cabin, and
222 of the crew. making total of 727
souls on board. ....
Some Ter. BILE Scenes.
Some of the scenes enacted on hoard
La Bourgogne just after the Collision
were terrible to witness. Men fought
for positions i'll the boats like raving
maniacs; women were forced back
from the boats and trampled by men
who made self preservation their first
object. On board were large num-
her of the lower class of Italians and
other foreigners, who, in their frenzy,
stopped at nothing that promised
safety for themselves. In boat was a
party of 80 women, but SO great was
the panic not hand was raised to as
sist In its launching The occupants,
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 at one who, like himself,
was endeavoring to reach the boats.
immediately his action was imirated
I'm every direction. Knives were -four
ished and used with effect. According
80 stories Of survivors women were
stabbed like so many sheep
Log of the Cromartyshire.
The log of the Cromarty shire, signed
by Captain Henderson, is as follows:
''On July 4th, at 5 a. M, dense fog,
position of ship, 90 miles south OF Sable
island, ship by wind on port tack,
heading about w. N. w., though under
reduced canvas, going about four or
i've knots per hour Our fog horn was
being kept going regularly every min.
nte. AT that time heard steamers /
whistle on our weather side or port |
hoo xuhi nh Cd to,
fast. We blew horn and were answ ered |
by steamers whistle, when all of a |
sudden she doomed through the fog on
our port bow and crashed into us,
going at a terrific speed. Our FORE
topmast and main topgallant mast
came down, bringing with it yards
and everything attached. imme.
diately ordered the boats out and
went to examine the damage, found
that our bows were completely cut off,
and the plates were twisted. Other
ship disappeared through the fog.
However, our ship was floating ON her
collision bulkhead, SO there seemed no
danger of her sinking, We
SET to work Immediately to clear the
wreckage and also ship our starboard
4
Brarboard bow and in danger of punch
Ing holes in tine bow. We heard a
eteamer blowing her whistle on coming
back and we answered with our fog
horn. The steamer then threw up a
rocket and fired shot. We also threw
mp some rockets and fired several shots
but we neither saw nor heard any.
thing. Shortly afser, or about $3.50. tne
log lifted somewhat and we saw two
boats pulling towards MS with French
dag hyng. We sigua ed them to come
alongside aud found that the steamer
was La BourgOgne, from New York Tor
Tor Havre, and that she had gone
Town. We worked all day and re.
,e.v,d on board about 300 survivors y
rom among passengers and crew, re-. 9
poried TO 10 ia all about 6OJ. Several 9
were on lire RATS without :
,ars aud called for volunteers from 7
lm0ng my crew, and the surviving .
srencn seamen, TO bring those rats
.longside the ship. Some Of the pas :
ongers and seamen, from the sunken 2
teAmer assisted Us aud we jsttisoned }.
ONE S6 tons of cargo from our fore
lold IN order to tighten the shin. !.
Abont s p. m. another steamer hove in :
-ght. bound westward. We put mn !.
ar signals IN. O." (want assistauce). :,
shortly after steamer bore downa : !,