Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-07-07


Tbs A Han line steamer Grscian came
up the harhor this morning with the
ship Oromarfyshirs in tow
The CromartyHhirs 10 said to have
been 10 collision of Sable Island with
ths French line steamer La Bourgogne.
La BourRogne 10 said to have been
sunk and many lives lost.
II il reported hare that 600 passen-
gers on La Bourgogne were Lost.
THE EVIL TipINes CONFIRMED.
Halifax, N. S., July 6. The Allan
line steamer Grecisn is entering the
harbor with the ship Cromartyshire In
tow. On July ath at 8 a., m, 60 miles
south OF Sable Island the Cromarty-
shire oollided with the French liner
La Bourgogns. The latter sank. Six
hundred passengers and crew were
drowned. Two hundred including one
woman were saved.
La Bourgogne was from New York
Tor Havrs.
coLLIDED IN A DENSE FOG.
La Bourgogns, which left New York
on Saturday last for Huvre, sunk after
. collision with the British ship Cronl-
artyshirs, in denss fog, 20 miles
south OF Sable Island.
. The collision occurred at 5 o'clock
On the morning OF July 4th.
Only 200 persons were saved out Of
Me 300 aboard La Burgogue.
THE sHIF's OFFICERS DROWNED.
The Allan Line stsamer Grecian,
Capt. Nunau, which sailed from Glas-
gov on June Gath for New York, arrived
here to-day towing the British ship
Cromsrtyshire. which bad been In col
lision with la Bourgogne. She reports
shat the latter sank almost immsdi-
ately.
Tie passengers and crew saved num-
bsr 200 persons in all. OF this num-
Der ITO of the saved were passengers
and the other 30 rescued were members
OF the crew of the French steamer.
Only one woman was saved.
N A of the officers OF the La Bourgogns
N were drowned, with the exception of the
y purser and three engineers.
DbhShiFItoN or The bIEAMEh.
N New York, July Ella Bourgogps
4 was built in 1886 at La Ssyns. She
H wasa four matt ship-rigRed steamer OF
"a 1896 tons gross register and OF 5000
" horse power. She was 494. 5 feet long,
bad $40 feet beam and was 3D.. 6 feet
tleep. She WIS built Of atsel and iron,
nud had 10 water-tisht compartments
and carried water ballast.
MI The officers Of La Bourgogne we're
M Deloncle, commander; du Pout, second
n captain; Pichard, frat officer; Delinge,
"A second officer; Rempler, third officer
NJ .nalidu, chief engineer; Brissao, second
engineer; Gautier, third engineer
" Laisne, fourth engineer; Durand, pur-
ser; Seol, assistant purser; DR.. Del
pech, surgeon.
DISASTER IN DETAIL
Halifax, N. s., July G. The British
iron ship Cromartyshire was towed 10
here this morning by the Allan liner
GreciHn, with her bow torn away by a
collision, go miles south Of Sable Island,
with the French steamer La Bourgogne,
n which lattsr vessel went down 10 min
& utes later.
" OF the 800 passengers and crew on
n board La Bourgogne, only 200 we're
asved. One woman was saved by her
husband. Tbs captain and other oliiosrs
NJ went DOWN with the snip.
n The Cromarty laid to aud picked
up the 200 passengers aud asamen who
\ were rescued, transporting them to the
Grecian which came along shortly after
awards.
AS TOLD By THE SHIPS LOG.
l|| The log Of the Cromartyshire, signed
~ Capt. Henderson, is as follows,
Son July 4th at 5 Y. M, dense fog,
= psition Of ship 60 miles south of Sable
and. ship by wind on the port tacl,
&ading abnut WIN. w., though under
fsqNcsd canvas, going about four OF
ays Knots per hour. Our fog horn was
teinS kept going regularly evsry min
yQts At that time heard steamer
hiatle on our wsather side OF pori
6fn, which seemed to he nearing very
VA. We blew horn and vera answered
Syj ~ Manners whistle, when all Of sud
gfn ehe doomed through the fog on oul
EEt9ft bow and crashed into ur, going a,
MN4 fsrFl{1n spse,l. Our fore topmast and
j0jnfpp gallHutmast came down, bring
{th II yards and everything at.
V.GJ&fh43 l Immediately ordered the
not and went to examine the
found that our bows were
ny cut off and that the rlatss
wan isted into every conceivable
shNr4 he other ship disappeared
thfous6 Ne fog.
However, our ship was floating on
het collision bulkhead, gu there seemed
&6 Immediate danger of her sinking.
n ret to work Immediately to clear the
|I4okase ana also to shin our starhoard
Mi which was hanging over the
M(3F &rd bow and in danger of punch
elSs In tie bow. We heard a
blowing her whistle on coming
1'19d We answered with our fog
X The steamer then threw up a
41d fred shot We also tnrsw
|focksts aud fired several shots
tither saw nor heard anything
Ie steamer.
m after, or about 8. 80 o'clock,
fog lifted somewhat and we
BATS pulling towards us With