The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-07
TERRIBLE
MID-OCEAu
DISASTER.
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up out OF the water with rush. as If
the sea were giving mp the dead after
having swallowed the ship. But the
struggle for life still continued after the
ship went down. Hundreds foated about
gracping for RATS. boats and wreckage
in frantic eudeavor 20 keep above water.
Even then many of those i'm the boats. II
the stories told are TO be believed, show
ed their brutality by beating on many OF
those who attempted 10 climb aboard.
THE RESCUE BEGUN.
BY this time the small boats of the Cro-
martyshire had come IN and the work
OF rescue began. The crew Of the ship
worked heroicaliy and saved everyone
who had managed TO keep above wa,er'
hut even then scores fell away from
boats. RATS and wreckage. exhausted
and were drowned 1t was all over In an
hour. although for some time after great
pieces OF wreckage came shooting up
from the bottom, marking the spot where
the ship had gone down. But little at
tempt was made TO recover any of the
bodies OF the Inflated passengers or the
crew. and the battered hulk at the bot
tom of the sea will be their tomb.
story Of the two cabin passengers who
survive:
ONLY CABIN PASSENG ERS ALIVE
Strangely enough Mr.. La Casse is the
only man Of the saloon and cabin pas
sengers who survives. while his wife IS
the only woman OF 200 not only Of the
first saloon cabin. but of the whole ship
who escaped. Mrs La Case was reused
from her berth by her husband. who was
on deck AZ the time Of the collision. He
threw about her the first articles Of
clothing she could secure and she reach
81 the deck Of the listing steamship 10
md herself 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
others points endeavoring to direct the
efforts OF the crew TO launch the boats.
There was little response 20 the orders
OF the officers. The crew seemed para
lyzed.
Matters were quiet and there was no
manic al first Golden moments were
slipping aw ay and the decks were be
coming more and more crowded with
frightened people emerging from cabins
and companionways.
MADNESS REIGNED.
The steamer was listing and settling
aud then Wild fear seized on the thTong
and the people lost their reason and real
~ went mad.
Mr.. IaCasee was separated from her
husband In the scramble and the steam
or listed so badly she SID down the de-
cliyity Of the deck and into the water.
She had taken the precaution at her
husbands direction 10 put on life belt
before leaving her state-room and short
~ after being thrown into the sea was
seized by the arm and drawn upon the
Mfe raft. Her savior was her husband.
THE STEAMER WENT DOWN.
A moment later the Inflated steamer
disappeared, and a whirlpool encircled
the spot where the noble craft had been.
Everybody around the vortex was drawn
into II. The water rushed around. faster
and faster. and re unfortunates disap-
pesred IN twos ana threes Mrs IaCasse
haf been on The ef~e ~ he nnsl.'rorn
but somethirr striking her, threw her
outside the dangerous whirlpool. and the
next she knew she wac on life raft.
A boat containing forty omen was cap