New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-07
At THE FRENCH LINE OFFICE
SAD SCENES AMONG MOURNING RELA'
TTVES.
WHAT Mr.. rAGuEr ACTING AGENT or THE


Every one connected with the line fell that he
had great personal responsibility in the loss OF
the steamer During the early part Of the day
all who were connected with the office were IN
dazen condition. ard could hardly realize what
had happened. II not until late In the nj
ternoon that rhey had so Gained themselves
that they could answer questions in regard to
the accident.
Mr. Bocandn the general agent in charge OF
tho New York Office. at 40. ) Bowling Green.
sailed for Europe three weeks ago. and his as
sstant Paul Faeuet IS now in charge OF the
Office Mr. Eocande succeeded Mr.. Forget as
agent Of the line some time ago. Mr.. FaSuet as
acting agent va. yer: buoy during the en'Ge
dsy and Il was not until late in the evening
that he would consent 20 see representatives, o.
the press FINALLY. when admission to his pri'
vato Office given % Tribune reporter ~
Fague; consented 30 say few words ahout me
accident. During his conversation ne sho"''
his extreme agitation by crying as he said On
this is terrible. terrible. have had the friehn'
Of The poor people coming here all doY ASKING
Was my wife saved Was MY sister saved
could only answer by showing them the list
-ve had 81 those saved and then NAM ~ them
went awav heart. broken | never want such
terrible experience In MY life When asked as
70 the details Of the accident and any particn'
lars as 10 the loss ~ life. NIr Faguet said
An VIC know IL what received from our
9aen,s a. falitay. Cunard 6. CO They send US
the list Of the saved ana say that II contested II
these in three boats AS far a. We know ABOUT
e.sht,- members o. the crew were saved TIE
cre~ consisted of 232 men all tod Our records
shar. .nat there we're 500 passengers on the
steamer divided as follo"e First cabin. -. sec
ond cabin 1913 ard third cabin, or Storage. Z9'
This is all 70 know about the accident We
have ordered our agents - provide clothing for
those saved and send them 70 New-Iork az once
We expect that some n the passengers VIII
leave Halifax for this city tonight
Nj Fag.iet vas then asked Is It not remark
able that so manv Of the ere" were FsNeh ana 30
many passengers los'''
In reply he said Il think that is because the
passengers were all IN their oAr'hs' While the
crev were On durv As>r was nnarlv ell rho
officers were l:s'
Why was it that the crew did not arouse the
passengers and assist IN saving them Is not
that their first duty" was the next question.
The reply vas | Dc not understand this. 7
suppose tho boat vent down hefor" warning
could be given - the passengers
Mr. Fsgus' in reply 70 other questions said
he would prefer 70 await a complete report of
the accident before answering them
The Office Of the company was kept open all
last night. bur after about q O'Clock yesterday
evening callers were few. Up 10 late hour
the clerks were busy sending kilograms IN an
swer % the agonized inqul les received from OIL
over the country. These kilograms were nearly
all nj one melancholy pattern Regret exceed
inglv that does not appear on the lis'
Of saved French Line Only very few con
tanned the t1ings that those inquired about
were safe.
Resides rho clark. vho dispatched the tole-
grams referred t. and received tho callers. Mr..
Forget remained in his Office until late hour
to him. He performed his difficult task in the
most delicate ana sympathetic manner, break
Ing the news 70 the relatives and friends Of the
drowned as gently as possible
The brother in-iaw and sister Of Oswald hir-
ner who was one Of the second cabin passen-
gers saved called az the office IN the evening
They brought with them teIesram from MI
Nor announcing his escape, but II seemed tnat
this was nor enough 10 satisfy them, as they
asked eagerly whether any coniirmatory news
had been received. When lIr Foguet told them
that II vas true that klrner had been saved
the woman broke into tears or Joy Neither
she nor her husband would give their names
Another caller was young brother from me
establishment of the Christian Schools, at No
ia Cedar-st lie came 70 obtain news Of the
Rev Brother Ambrose. a first catin passenger
He was not a personal friend Of the dead man
Brother John. the director OF the Cedar-st
mission. The latter had received telegram
from Brother Justin. the superior OF the order
at Washington. asking that inquiry be MADE
Brother Ambrose was one Of the directors of
tho order IN California. He was about tAirty
years old lie was starting on two months
vacation.
The brother Of Antonio Caposti. who was one
OF the steerage passengers lost was at the OIL
fee early IN the afternoon, and even when ne
learned for certain that his brother was
drowned. seemed unable to realize that II couid
be so but continued 10 return again and again.
Tie last time was ~ about O'Clock III the
evening. when the poor fellow. VINO can SPEAK
English only imperfectly. brought q companion
with him. who able 10 talk mere huentiy:
But the news WAS the same then as before, ana
Giovanni Capos,i went away for the last Time
shedding bitter tears.
fee told n whole tragedy. One man came IN.
who spoke English fairly well. but was eniireN
unable to make understood The names o. nose
as TO whose fate he was seeking. When asked
IN smell the name he said that he could Rot
read NO sir" he said Il not French or
Italian | Syrian. / know friend OF mine with
whole famr an this ship six people. fatnoI;
vito three children. all with him. I guess all
gone" o 90 ,
dred. twenty frst-st. went into the office OF
the French Line Yesterday afternoon and asked
10 see the list Of saved His paren;s-in-l law.
Nh and Mrs. Ars!n Ratel: and an aunt, Mrs
Aubrey. With her five children were passen-
gnrs on the Inflated vessel The list was fur
nishcd 10 him and he scanned IL carefully. then
broke into tears The entire family had been
lost He left the Office weeping bitterly
4 few moments later Young woman whose
name could not be learned made a similar IN
curry The tears wclled u? in her eyes as shc
nervously fingered the lists. No no. IT cannon
he " che said when she failed to ind tho name
she was looking for He was so YOUNG. 50
brave and handsome | won't believe it Just
then . corrected list was brought out 10y MI.
Faguet and the young woman looked II over
hastily She found the name among the saved.
end she became bysterical from JOY. Thank
Cod she said she hurried from the ofhc".
laughing and crying alternately
An Gid man came lettering in looked around
in a dazed way and asked for the man who
could tell him II his wife and child were saved.
one Of the clerks took his name and investi-
gated the lists. The man was told that name
very like the one he inquired for was included
in tho names Of those who lad been saved
The discrepancies in the lists received and the
passenger lists given out by the company are SO
numerous and Of such a nature that they in