The evening times., 1898-07-07
Ia B0URGOGhE DISASTER
Latest Information Places the
Death Total at 5SS.
SURVIVORS LEAVING HALIFAX
Many Passengers Have Had Money
Going to Their HOmes-The
Crew Departs for New York-Ad-
diticnal Details.

Halifax, n. s., July THE latest and
| best information obtainable from all
| sources at this time places the total num-
ber of lost of the steamship La Bour-
| gogne at 5SS There were 533 passengers
| on the doomed ship, of whom 206 were in
| cabins and 327 in the steerage. The to-
tai number on board, including the crew,
was 757. Eleven of the cabin passengers
were saved and 1876 lost. Forty-eight Of
the steerage passengers were saved and
279 lost. One hundred and ten of the Of
ficers and crew were saved and ia lost.
Many of the passengers left for their
homes this morning, money having been
| telegraphed them. A few started last
night by train for Boston. Many are at
second-rate hotels and lodging-houses
temporarily. Those who have no friends
and no money will be cared for by the
consuls of the countries to which they
belong until they can be sent to their des-
| tinations.
The crew OF the Bourgogne left last
| night by the steamer Halifax for Bos.
| ton. 1t is supposed they will be sent to
| New York where the offices of the COM
pany are.
Following is the account of the disas-
| ter written by Capt Henderson, in the
| log of the Cromartyshire:
ION July 4, at 5 a m, dense fog; posi-
ton of ship. sixty miles south of Sable
Island: ship by wind on the port tack.
| heading about NNW.. though under re-
duced canvas going about four or five
n,,r hain.y
kept going regularly every minute.
AT that time we heard a steamers
whistle on our weather side or port
beam, which seemed to be nearing very
fast. We blew born ana were answered
| by steamers whistle. wnen all of sud-
den she loomed through the fog on our
| port bow and crashed into us. going at
terrific speed.
Our foretop mast and maintopgallant
mast came down. bringing with it yards
| and everything attached. l Immediately
ordered the boats out and went to exam
inc the damage. l found That our bows
were completely cut off and the plates
twisted into every conceivable shape.
The other ship disappeared through
the fog. However our ship was floating
on her collision bulkhead, so there SEEM
ed no immediate danger of her sinking.
We set to work Immediately 10 clear the
ana ALSO 10 snip
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, ana We answer
ed with our foghorn. The steamer then
threw up a rocket and fired a shot. We
also threw w some rockets and fired
several shots, but We neither saw nor
| heard anything more of the steamer.
ahn l.g0 he
| 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 on board
| the survivors from among the passengers
and crew. reported to be In all about 600.
Several of the passengers were on life
| RATS without oars, and l called for vol
| unteers from among my crew and the
surviving French seamen to bring those
RATS alongside of the ship. Some of the
| passengers and seamen from the sunken
steamer assisted us, and we jettisoned
some thirty tons of cargo from our fore
| hold in order to tighten the ship.
| ''At about p. m. another steamer hove
| in sight bound westward. We put up
| our signals. N. c. twant assistance)
| Shortly after the steamer bore down
| toward us. She proved to be the Gre
| clan. bound from Glasgow TO New York.
| The captain of the Grecian agreed to
| take the passengers on board. and also
agreed TO tow my ship to Halifax. Ow-
| ing to the condition of my ship, ac-
| cepted the offer. and we proceeded at
| once 10 thansship the passengers and get
ready our tow-line.
AT C p. m. we had made a connec
ton. and proceeded in tow of the Gre
clan 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 foot of water
in the forepeak.''