New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-28


was right. and even then l was amused to hear
what they prayed for. About half Of them prayed
that they might be rescued and the other nan
prayed that they might sink and go to the bottom
OF the sea. They had suffered so much that they
wanted to die. The third officer. Unsworth. saved
the lives of all OF II II had not been Tor MIN
we should all have stopped trying to keep warm
and live. Sometimes he cheered us up and urged
us 10 help bail out the boat and get warm Wheh
we paid no attention to that he swore terrioiy at
us and called us names. but all the time ne kept
awake and on the watch He is a great man.
The other seamen agreed with Creurer. ano from
time to time added a word or two 70 ms story
THE GALLANT THIRD OFFICER.
George Unsworth the third cffcer. who appears
TO have conducted himself like a hero. Is the MS,
officer Of La Touraine. La Touraine Is laid UP ior
repairs in Havre. and Unsworth was sailing on La
Champagne In place OF the third omcer' VINO Is a''
He is short OF stature and slight OF build. has blue
eyes and a yellow beard. He looks more like an
American than a Frenchman. and he is native
of Buenos Ayres where he was born about twenty
five years ago. This is not the first time he has dis
t!nguished himself by his conduct at sea- About
two years ago when he the third officer OF La
ourg0sHe aSo Il On ons tbat ship the German bark
Ernst sighted at sea In a SINKING cohuI 5
teered 10 command a boat which the captain OF La
Bourgogne was TO send TO the rescue OF lhe sns
accomplished in five hours at the imminent rlsk OF
the lives OF the men who accomplished IL IN rev
ignition OF his gallantry the German = Emperor nss
decorated the gallant Unsworth with the iron cross.
When he was seen aboard La Bretagn rr wf aDa
Was asked for some little account Of his history.
Mr. Unsworh replied II am not nOv ems bridge
when La Champagne met her s6 9]arS atterward
heavy shock ne SAID ana mn 81 once sent
the quartermaster to the engine-room "hele ~, ~
hs brdge and six Seconds after the had
broken. the engines were stopped: II ,mey d Md
not been quickly stopped the engne-room "ouiu
have been torn 10 pieces
DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE-ROOM
The ouartermaster returned. saying that the
enetne-roon was full OF steam and the engineers
were too busy 10 talk TO him. He said that tne
room looked as If II had been all knocked 10 pieces
Investigation showed that the accident was IN inc
stern tube which is about fifteen feet long Inc
nsx, morning ne tried TO start the engines again.
but 1t was at evident that the injury was 700
serious At o'clock conference OF the omcers
was held and It was decided TO send boat LOT
help. volunteered 10 take comname % nariicuIarlv
as speak English well. We set out at noon noon;
can POT0 hUHh haed e apd Ss to me to
eide whether should seek TO land or try 10 nan az
Watches Of three men each at me bow Sne
at the stern and one to keep 6alling; a JIded
the watches between but got hardly Toyd any by
sleep / would just doze off bit wnen . woulu t ns
ay eaTf y wave that washed overheard The
men suffered terribly from the coo and sad
been in Greenland, so that they SUFFERED less THAN
Mr Ellsworth said that he had prepared forma!
and accurate report Of the whole matter; but thst
s tne 81 10 the French Consul NJ Bocande the
ssent NJ the line said that this report would De
gwen a b out was a9rf in the boat and nearly as
possible he gave II from memory IL reaos ior 'He
o FEBRUARY pan i-Lsht wind heavy swell; everybody
sleHt ildu from north. cold,
young men suffered most rr,o,v
February so-Full gale; north vino; LEY, eyeryoooy
sFesruafy 2i-Wind northeast: set both lateen
sails: running south on dead recKon,ns 'oo a1ried
away: suspect that we are not in the steamship
track; wind moderate and shifting to west nor'h-
FEBRUARY 22-wind strong from the east; light
seaF eb nsan a noonWeather Clear took rst OBJ
servations; latitude. AZ degrees 80 minutes longi-
tude "a degrees ~ minutes men took on their boots
and found feet and legs frozen.
February 24-High seas; took observations at
noon latitude 40 degrees minutes; longitude 80
degrees IS minutes; half an hour later sighted the
Rotterdam"
TOLD HIS RECKONING FIRST
Captain BonJer Of the Rotterdam says that almost
the first words Mr.. Unsworth said when he came
on deck TO tell him the reckoning he had
made. His action was quite as II La Champagne's
small boat had rescued the Rotterdam. instead Of
The observations taken by Unsworth show that
La Champagne left eighty miles southeast OF
Cape Race, and that the small boat was picked up
275 miles west southwest of that point The boat
drfted south 225 miles and then west by north 4O
miles so that she had covered 465 miles in all when
the Rotterdam took of her crew. La Champagne
was about five hundred miles from Halifax when
she was taken in tow by the Roman.
The news that the Roman had towed the French
man into port came to the French Line pier yes
terGay afternoon after O'Clock by telegraph.
The dispatch contained only five words. NJ. Bocande
at once telegraphed instructions TO send the cabin
passengers TO this city at once by rail, and re-
ceived an answer about o'clock saying that the
instructions had been obeyed. and that the cabin
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Boston in about thirty-six hours. They will proba-
bly, not get into this city until Tomorrow
The officers of the French Line in Bowling Green
not open yesterday, but there were many
inquirers at the pier and many dispatches were
sent over the country in the afternoon telling
friends and relatives o, the passengers aboard that
the ship had been brought safely into port
NJ Bocande. in speaking OF the bravery OF La
Champagnes volunteer crew yesterday said:
speaking, not the agent or the line. but
man ] have the greatest admiration for the
who left the ship in small boat to look for help
They were acting under no compulsion, but when
the captain Of La Champagne asked for volunteers
they stepped forward like soldiers There %
chances out OF 100 that nobody would ever theA
alive again They sailors of the world. and the
line is proud Of them.
ELECTRIC POWER FOR MANY TOWNS.
THE HoUsAToNIc RIVER.
Waterbury Conn. Feb q (SpeciaD-A syndicate
Of New-York capitalists has formed scheme for
obtaining control OF the water power Of the Housa-
tonic River and using II to drive immense
electric plant two miles above Shelton with which