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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07

KANSAS CITY, July 6.-Among those on
board La Bourgogne was the family of
John Perry of the firm of Keith & Perry,
of this city, and lumber concerns in the
Southwest. They included Mrs. John Per-
ry, two young children and the Misses
Florence and Sadie. With her two young
est children, Mrs. Perry had met the older
daughters, who had just graduated from an
Eastern college, in New York. all proceed
ing to France for summers outing. Mrs.
Perry was the granddaughter of ex-Gov-
ernor MADEIRA, of Ohio. Miss Sadie and
Miss Florence Perry graduated last week
from the Sacred Heart convent at Manhat-
tanville, N. Y, Miss Florence at the head
of her class and Miss Sadie ranking third.
Mr. Perry left for New York Immediately
on the receipt of the news. Mrs. James H.
Durkee, also among the ships passengers,
was an aunt of Jed H. Durkee, of this city,
who manages the j. H: Durkee Coal Com
pany'S interests here. She was supposed to
be travelling with the Perry party. The
Perrys and Durkees are among the oldest
families here. They are well known in the
Southwest.
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on board about two hundred survivors from
among the passengers and crew, reported
to be in all about six hundred Several of
the passengers were on life RATS without
oars, and / called for volunteers from
among my crew and the surviving French
seamen to bring those RATS alongside the
ship Some of the passengers and seamen
from the sunken steamer assisted and
we jettisoned some thirty-six tons of cargo
from our forehold in order to tighten the
ship.
"At about p. m. another steamer hove in
sight. bound westward. We put up our
signals N. c. (want assistance.) Shortly
after steamer bore down toward US. She
proved to be the Grecian, bound from Glas-
gow for New York. The captain of the
Grecian agreed to take the passengers on
board and also agreed to tow my ship to
Halifax. Owing to the condition of my ship
l accepted the offer and proceeded at once
to transship the passengers and get ready
our tow line. AT p. m. we had made
connection and proceeded in tow of the
Grecian toward Halifax, having put sail
over the broken bow to take part of the
strain off the collision bulkhead. There was
at that time fourteen feet of water in the
fore peak
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Nine frnm Rnstnn.

BOSTON, July 6.-The local Office of the
French Line Steamship Company in this
city says that nine passengers on the La
Bourgogne registered from this city. They
We're Miss Minnie Conner, buyer for c. F..
Hovey & Co.; Albert Weiss. music teacher.
Roxbury; Leon Porteau, musician, Rox-
bury; Mrs. Leon Porteau; Nine. Vallade.
mother of Mrs. Porteau; Leon Jasquet, mu-
sician Roxbury: Mrs. Leon Jasquet and in
FAINT son; Nine. Vertarroute. modiste. Bos-
ton; Rev. W. G.. Webster. Providence. The
local officers think it is possible that others
from this city proceeded direct to New York
and engaged for their passage there.
As soon as the news of the disaster be-
came known story started that at least
fifteen members of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra were on board 1t appeared, how
ever, that only three of the players in the
organization were among the passengers.
They were Messrs. Weiss. Porteau and Jas
quet. Mrs. Jasquet was of German eXtrac-
ton and was born in Chicago. Her mother
now lives in New York city. Mrs. Jasquet
was accomplished musician and was
married only eighteen months ago. The
baby, Karl, who was also lost, was nine
months old.
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HALIFAX, N. s., July 6.-But 1913 people
were saved from La Bourgogne of whom
1O6 were officers, sailors, firemen, walters
and others of the ships people. while fifty
seven passengers escaped. The crew was
composed mostly of Frenchmen, Italians
and other foreigners. The passengers saved
were
Second Class-Mr. Albert Cabot, Nine. A.
d. La Case, Antonio Achard, Oswald Kir-
ner, Charles Liebre, jacques Baccarat Otto
Zaiger, Lucien Verland. Patrick McKeown,
Bre Germaine.
Third Class-Nickolas Commeau, Antonio
Stiffano, Susi Combattic, Antonio Bonniche.
Louis WAN, Antonio Yiopoulo, Neglis Mat
kovich Jacob Stok Jose Richeany,. Joseph
Boratio, Eugene Borrali, Eugene Pinocetti,
Christopher Brunin, Antonio Kucko, Ernest
Delmotte, Joseph Roller, Touni Graft, Thos.
Manatestini, Isaac Sarguis, Edouard Geor-
ges, August Boss. Berguin Hyffeler. Cerri
Freed, Henry Adriano Clement Berthorni,
F'rentz Zalori. August Casparino, Charles
Antonio, Carlos Kessel, Matheo Jurish, John
Nicolas, Gustino Biangueo, Dominic Pampa-
nj, Pellegrino Elkoow. Alias Kollil Adoph
Ebrahim John Michel, Rachald Michel,
Baion Milen, Demos Bougado, Anna Grim
auld, Gustave Lucia, Eitonne Hectomivich,
John Kourio.
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WENT DOWN WITH THEIR sHIp.
Omcers of La BOurSOgne AtOned for
the COMardliness nf the Cuo.u

Ocers Oh La BOurSOgne AtOned for
the COwardliness of the Crew.
NEW YORK, July 6-La Bourgogne was
pulIt IN 1886 at La Seyne. She was a four
masted ship-rigged screw steamer of 3e5
tons gross register and 5000 horse power
she was 4945 feet long, had 522 feet beam
and was 34.6 feet deep.\ She was built Of
steel and iron, had twelve water-tight COM
partments and carried water ballast. The
officers of La Bourgogne were: Deloncles
commander; Dupont (Fr), second captain;
Pichard, first officer; Delinge, second off,
Ger; Rempler, third officer: Dalido, chief
engineer; Brissac (Ch.) second engineer:
Gautier, third engineer; Laisne, fourth en-
glneer. Durand, purSer; Scol assistant
purser; Dr.. Delpeche, surgeon. Captain
Deloncles, who went down with the ship.
was about forty years old. He had been in
command of La Bourgogne less than six
months, prior TO which time he was captain
of La Normandie.
The officials of the company here say
that the large percentage of crew saved
is explained by the fact that they were on
deck, while the passengers were below The
officers saved from the Bourgogne are:
Engineer Edouarde LuiSne Engineer Emile
Lebouch, Electrician Andre Depres Purser
Ernest Tools. The officials were of the i'm
preston that the Bourgogne carried thirty
officers in all, but of this they were not
positive.
Mr.. Faguet said the Bourgogne was val
ued at $1.750,000 and was of 1850 tons dis
placement. She carried, with other cargo,
chinery. No definite information could be
given about the insurance on the cargo
The British ship Cromartyshire, Captain
Henderson, sailed from Dunkirk on June 8
for Philadelphia She is full rugged three
masted ship of 1862 tons register. She was
built at Glasgow in 1879 and is owned by
w. Law & Co.. of that city. She is 24S 8
feet long, has 1878 feet beam and is 22S feet
deep.
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WeII-Known Cbicncoan..

CHICAGO, July 6.-Following is the list
of the cabin passengers from Chicago: Mr.
e. r. Rundell and wife, Mrs Edwin S. Os-
good, Master Ed Osgood Mrs. James
Marshall, Mrs. L. G. Cook, Miss Frances
Hess, Mrs. H. H. Knowles, Miss Gertrude
Knowles, Miss Harriet NJ. Tower, Miss F1oy
Reeves, Mrs. p. A. Wright and E. H. Wurtz
Mr.. Rundell was vice president of the Chi
cago Economist. In the party with Mr.. and
Mrs. Rundell were Mrs. Edwin S. Osgood
and son, aged eleven years Mrs. Osgood
was the wife of Mr.. E. S. Osgood, of the
firm of Osgocd & Co., engravers in the
Womans Temple. Accompanying this par
ty were also Miss Harriet NJ Tower, as
sistant principal of the Garfield School,
also Miss Floy Reeves and Miss Hess, of
the Louis Institute. Mr. Rundell Miss
Reeves, Miss Tower and Miss Hess went
as delegates to the worlds Sunday school
convention, now in session in London.
Mrs. James Marshall was the wife of
Trust Company. She was going TO Paris.
Mrs. E. c. Cook, who accompanied Mrs.
Marshall, was the wife of h. G. Cook, of
the City Lumber Company.
E. H. WurtZ was q sculptor. He re-
ceived a medal at the worlds fair for his
work. He had been connected with the Chi
cago Art Institute for several years. Re
Gently he has been in Omaha, where some
of his work is exhibition at the Trans
mississippi Exposition.
w. A. Wright was foreign buyer for Man
del Brothers. He was recently promoted
from domestic to foreign buyer and this
was his first trip abroad.
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WHY FRANCE GRUMBLES.
She Is Jealous of England, and Wants
Us for Her Naval Friend.

NEW YORK, July 6.-Prof. et-AIaury.
the distinguished French scholar and
Protestant theologian, son of General
Maury, who won high honors under NapoI-
con Bonaparte, arrived here to-day on the
transatlantic liner Majestic Prof Maury
VIII deliver series of lectures at the
Chautauqua summer school and at the Chi
cago University and expects to return in
september to the Protestant University al
Paris where for many years he has dIled
the church history chair. Prof Maury Wis
lted the United States for the first time
In 1893 as the French delegate to the con
gress or religions, and on his return IN
Paris published a book on the Parliarnent
OF Religions. Prof Maury spoke very fully
upon the French sentiment as to the Span
lsh-American war. He denied that an anti
american feeling prevailed among the peo-
pie of the French republic.
France" said he, has declared her neu-
trality and will adhere strictly to that
declaration. OF course, there are parties in
France, each member of which looks at an
affair in a different light. The Roman
Catholic party and Monarchists certainly
sympathize with Spain because religion and
royalty are strong ties. The Republicans
"
the United States. The French newspapers
had strong leaning toward the American
side of the question now being settled by
the war. 1t was at first thought by the
French people that the differences between
the United States and Spain could have
been settled by arbitration and the shedding
Of blood prevented. But they considered
things to be intolerable in Cuba and that
the interference of the Americans would
certainly result in improvement in the con-
dition of the Cubans. They are anxious for
the liberation of the people of the Antilles
from Spanish rule, but were opposed to the
annexation of Cuba. President McKinleys
declaration that the United States was not
going to war for territorial extension but
simply to fight for humanity's cause, set
the latter fear at rest, and France to-day
wishes victory TO crown American efforts
These are not alone my views. but were
publicly expressed by Bartholdi. the famous
sculptor, on last Decoration day, when he
placed wreath upon the grave of Lafay-
cite in the presence of the assembled thou
sands The French people consider that
England, In seeking an alliance with the
United States, wants to continue her DOM
ination over the seas. She realizes that
America is destined to be a great naval
power and thinks that an alliance would
be very good match. The United States
have no more disinterested yet faithful
friend than France. Both countries have
the same form of government and are pur-
suing the same IDEAS"
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Omces Of the Steamship Company Be-

Omces Of the Steamship Company Be-
sieged by Anxious People.
PARIS, July 6.--The news of the disaster
to La Bourgogne only became known here
this afternoon, and it spread with lightning
rapidity through the capital. The Offices
of the French Transatlantic Steamship
Company were soon besieged by anxious in
quirers, but the company's officials had lit
tie to communicate beyond the number Of
those who have persisted. The immensely
of the calamity has spread the greatest
gloom in Paris, and the names of the
survivors are awaited with the greatest
anxiety. Special editions of the newspapers
giving details, are selling like wildfire. An
enormous crowd is in front of the Offices of
the steamship company beseeching news.
The Offices will be open all night
Midnight-The police are controlling the
large crowds besieging the offices of the
steamship company, still without news as
to the passengers who were saved. The
company has only received dispatch de-
scribing the collision and number of saved.
President Faure sent the following tele-
gram to the company: i am grievously
distressed over the terrible news, and ! feel
very keenly the disaster that has plunged
so many French and American families into
mourning"
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MRS. LACAssE's ESCAPE.
The Only Woman Survivor Tells of
Her Terrible Experience.

HALIFAX, July 6.--Strangely enough, Mr.
Lacasse Is the only man of the saloon and
cabin passengers who survives, while his
wife is the only woman of two hundred, not
only of the first saloon cabin, but of the
whole ship who escaped. Mrs. Lacasse was
reused from her berth by her husband, who
was on deck at the time of the collision.
She threw about her the first articles of
clothing she could secure and reached the
deck of the listing steamship to find her.
self one of many frantic and half-dressed
people who congregated about the boats.
She saw the captain of the steamer on the
bridge and some OF the officers at other
points. endeavoring to direct the efforts of
the crew to launch the boats. There was
little response to the orders of the officers.
The crew seemed Daralyzed. Matters were
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-07
725 PEOPLE ABOARD.
First Cabin Passengers S5, Second
125, Third 295, Crew 22O.

125, Third 295, Crew 22O.
NEW YORK, July Enquiries at the
French line office concerning the number of
people on board La Bourgogne showed
that there We're but eighty-five first cabin
passengers. The remainder of the list, it
was explained was made up of second cabin
passengers and was not quite complete. No
record is obtainable of the remainder of the
second-clasS people nor of the third class
This makes the total number of persons on
board, according to best information obtain
able. 725 divided as follows: Eighty-five
first cabin. 125 second, 295 third and 22O
crew.
In answer to query addressed to Hall
fax to-day the following private dispatch
was received in this city: Mr. and Mrs
Anlnony Pollock not among the saved No
capln saved The cablegram evidently
meant mat no first cabin passengers were
saved. Inc Associated Press list of those
rescued includes number of second-class
passengers.
1T was announced at the French line office
this afternoon that the surviving passen-
gers have been given the choice hv the Hall
lax agent or the company of returning to
New York either by rail or water. Those
VINO Mno oeslre may sail on Saturday on La
The total value of La Bourgogne,s CARGO
was 81, Sal. The following mail matter was
on the steamer: 1,770 registered letters 66
Epags OF letters, 1O1 bags of printed matter
from New York city a small ouantitv Of
foreign mails for France from Chill Ecuo-
u 9eo' Japan, Mexico, Venezuela and Curacao
d0v money orders for Italy, amounting to
sS,.oi; % money orders for Switzerland,
amounting to $545; 103 money orders for
france amounting to $1,645, and a small
NUMBER OF letters from different nartc of
'ie country outside of New York city.
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SCENES OF GREAT HORROR.
Another Account of the Wreck and
Mad Struggle That Followed.

HALIFAX, N. S. July 6-In one of the
thick fogs which at this time of the year
hang like pail over the Grand Banks and
Sable island, in the North Atlantic oc-
Cured, on the early morning of July H. one
of the most appalling ocean disasters in the
annals of transatlantic commerce, and, in
fact, in the history of steam sailing of the
world. Without moments warning, al
most, the great French liner La Bourgogne,
with 725 souls on board, was run down by
the iron sailing ship Cromartyshire and
sank within half an hour, carrying with her
70 the ocean bottom over five hundred of
her passengers and crew, while the balance,
who were not drawn down by the fearful
suction. struggled and fought for life until
one hundred and sixty-three were at length
rescued~by the crew of the Cromartyshire.
which ship survived the collision.
The story of the fearful disaster from the
few officers and members of the crew who
We're saved is yet TO be told. but if the
words of the passengers who were dragged
aboard the Cromartyshire ard later brought
into this port by the steamer Grecian are
to be believed the last few minutes on board
the Bourgogne witnessed some Of the most
terrible scenes Of horror and cruelty
that have blotted the history of a civilized
race. Instead of the heroic discipline which
has so often been one bright feature of such
fought like demons for the few lifeboats
md RATS, battering the helpless passengers
away from their only means of salvation,
with the result that the strong overcame
the weak and the list of 1853 saved contains
the name of but one woman. The disaster
occurred at 5 o'clock in the morning of
Monday. July 4. about sixty miles south of
Sable island. which lies nearly one hundred
miles off this port
OFF HER COURSE.
The Bourgogne had left New York bounc
for Havre on the previous Saturday, while
the Cromartyshire was on her way over
from Glasgow with a crew of twenty-one
men. Although the steamers all have a
defined course the Bourgogne was, by all
accounts, forty miles or more to the north
OF these lanes. The fog was very dense,
the Cromartyshire was sailing along with
reduced canvas and blowing the fog horn.
Suddenly out of the fog rushed a great
steamer and in a moment there was a fear
eul crash. the iron Prov Of the ship plung-
ing into the port side of the steamer just
under the bridge. The shock was terrific
and tore a tremendous hole in the steamer
while the entire bow of the ship was de-
molished. The steamer plunged on into the
fog again, her whistle crying for help and
her rockets signaling her distress
The Cromartvshire was rounded to and
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No NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Aboard.

News of the sinking of La Bourgogne
reached the A. Metzger Company. agents
for the French line in this city, yesterday
morning. The message did not say any In
annapolis people were on the steamer and
after the books of the Metzger Company
We're examined 1t was stated positively no
Indianapolis people were on the vessel. Sew
eral indianapolis people are on the other
slde, but there is nothing to indicate any
gogne.
ALBERT e. Metzger said of La Bour-
gogne that she was one of the best passen-
ger steamers afioat. She was one of a fleet
consisting of La Touraine La Bourgogne,
La Bretagne, La Champagne, La Gascogne
and La Norma ndie.
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An Unfortunate steamer.

NEW YORK, July Ella Bourgogne had
had many mishaps since she was built at
Toulon, France. in 1856. In 1880 La Bour-
gogne almost met the same fate that over
took her last Monday morning. The French
liner had left Havre on Jan. and at mid
night was off the Scilly islands. 1t was
then blowing a hurricane when suddenly
the British steamer Torridon, bound for
Glasgow, headed directly across her bow.
The Frenchman crashed into the steamer,
striking her stern, carrying away her prop
eller, and otherwise damaging her. She es-
capped with slight injuries, and the English
vessel was able to proceed to the nearest
port.
In February. 1896, La Bourgogne collided
with the steamer Ailsa in the Narrows of
New York harbor. of Fort Wadsworth. The
Ailsa sank before she could be run aground.
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LOG OF THE cRoMARTYsHIRE.
Story of the Disaster as Set Down in
the Record of the Damaged ship.

Story of the Disaster as Set Down in
the Record of the Damaged Ship.
HALIFAX, n. s., July 6.--The log of the
Cromartyshire, signed by Captain Hender-
son, is as follows
ION July at a. m, dense fog; position
of ship, sixty miles south of Sable island :
ship by wind the port tack heading
about with northwest, though under re-
duced canvas going about four or five knots
per hour Our fog horn was kept going
regularly at every minute and at that time
heard a steamers whistle on our weather
side or port bow, which seemed to be near
ing very fast. We blew horn and were
answered by steamers whistle, when all
of a sudden she loomed through the fog on
our port bow and crashed into u.s. going
at terrific speed. Our fore mast and main
top gallant mast came down, bringing down
with it everything attached. l Immediately
ordered the boats out and went to examine
the damage. l found that our bow was
completely cut off and that the plates were
twisted into every conceivable shape. The
other ship disappeared through the fog
However, our ship was floating on her col
lision bulkhead. so there seemed no i'm
mediate danger of her sinking. We set to
work Immediately to clear the wreckage
and also ship our starboard anchor. which
was hanging over the starboard bow and
in danger of punching holes in the bow. We
heard a steamer blowing her whistle on
coming back and we answered with our fog
horn The steamer then threw up rocket
and fired shot. We also threw up some
rockets and fired several shots. but we
neither saw nor heard anything
Shortly after. or about $50. the fog lifted
somewhat and we saw two boats pulling
toward us with the French flag flying. We
signaled them to come alongside and found
that the steamer was La Bourgogne, from
New York, for Havre. and that she had
gone down. We laid TO all day and received
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T. NJ Chanut, Miss Florence Perry.
Pierre Collin, Miss Katherine Per-
G. Carbrai, ry
I.ouigi Cuneo. A. Perry,
Miss Connor Miss Sussane Perry,
A. Cabiat. Leon Ponteau.
Mrs E. c. Cook Mrs. Leon Ponteau
Mrs Joseph H. Dur Very Rev. p. L. Pen
kee, sier,
Mrs Dillon Oliver Miss Mary Poncy,
and maid, Mrs. G.. Povolni.
The following are names additional TO
those furnished by the company and whose
names do not appear on the printed list.
They embrace first and second class passen-
gers, many of whom took passage on the
deck: H. j. Wind, A. La Coste Mr.. Diaz,
Mr. Seaballa, Mr.. Cariellas. S. Madrid, Mr..
Jose del Campo, Mr.. Grouin. F. Gonzales,
Mrs. Villeminst, Mrs. Picnon. Miss n. Picot,
Mr.. Gauthier. Mr.. C. II. Liebre and two
children. Mr.. j. Haggaerty. Mrs. S. A.
Bordes and child, Misses Pafcello (three),
T. Strauss. Mrs. Strauss. Miss M. Strauss,
Miss w. Strauss, Miss Cauchen Mrs. Wal
lace ]. Spiles, D. Wyman, Mrs. Wyman,
Master Wyman.
Ernest Dolmotte, Sylvan Dumont and
Emil Legros, who were in the printed list
as passengers. were not aboard the steam
ship.
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SAFELY LANDED In cuba.
Gen. Emilio Nunez's Expedition Put
Ashore at Punta Caney.

NEW YORK, July ga special to the
World from Washington says: The Cuban
legation has been advised of the safe arrival
in Cuba of the second expedition of Cuban
volunteers from the United States under
command of General Nunez. The expedition
left the coast of Florida on the steamer
Florida June %, and landed at Punta Caney
on the 30th. On board the transport be-
sides the $50 Cuban volunteers, chiefly from
Florida and New York, were two dynamite
guns, 1900 Springfield rifles and a large
quantity of ammunition.
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les and has had pictures on exhibition in all
OF the large exhibits of the United States
titled Winter Evening at Lawnfield.
painted for the family of James A. Garfield
and placed in the reception room of the Gar
field monument at Cleveland. A little less
than four weeks ago Mr.. Evans was in
Richmond on visit TO his sister. Mrs.
Harry Jones. When here he told several OF
July to work on painting to be placed on
the ceiling of a Cleveland residence Inc
dispatches state that Mr.. Evans's three
daughters were with him. AS he had but
two daughters, il is presumed that his wife
was also member of the party. On his last
visit here Mr.. Evans made a display or some
of his work