Daily inter mountain., 1899-02-23

of the waves. Then the butcher OF the
vessel, with a number of seamen, went
into the pen and tried to quiet the beasts
that remained. This failing, as did also
the attempt to force the frenzied animals
overheard, their throats were cut. Before
the maddened animals were dispatched,
however. the butcher had both his legs
broken and one of the seamen was badly
injured.
ANY idea that our troubles We're
over was soon dispeled when it was
found that the vessel was leaking. All the
hatch covering had blown off and before
they could be replaced, four of the seven
holds filled and all had considerable
water in them. The cargo next shifted,
listing the steamer heavily to port. For
72 hours passengers and crew worked like
slaves, throwing cargo overheard TO
tighten the ship, but it was of little avail.
Inch by inch, foot by foot, the snip settled
and as she sunk deeper and deeper the
waves broke freer over her. The waves
carried away eight life boats and with
these went much of the hope from the
hearts of the passengers and crew. AT
o'clock on the morning of the 5th the
order was given to call all hands on deck
to prepare to take to the small boats The
water had flooded the engine room and
four pumps could not keep it down. 1t
was then up to the crate bars, but the
firemen still managed to keep the fires
burning. Each passenger and seaman
was given life preserver and the re-
naming boats were gotten ready and pro-
visioned. Shortly after daylight the three
steamers (the Weehawken, Vittoria and
Koordistan) one after another hove i'll
sight. The WeehaWken was the first
to be of service as she sent two boats
in which 25 women and children were
placed. These were landed safely on
the Weehawken, but after that the
storm increased in violence. One of
our boats was smashed and it became
almost impossible to lower another on
account of the vessel being so far down
on the port side and correspondingly
high on the starboard, where the re-
naming boats We're made fast. Another
attempt was made and one was success
fully gotten into the sea. l and the three
men who We're saved with me jumped
into her to take the oars when by some
unfortunate accident we We're cut loose.
The men on the vessel We're seen after
that to try repeatedly to lower another
boat, but without success"
The second officer stated that through
out the conduct of the crew and passen-
gers was excellent. The women were es-
pecially brave He thinks there is little
likelihood that the Bulgaria weathered
the storm that night, as she was sinking
when he left her. The Koordistan, the
third vessel that saw the distress of the
Bulgaria without being able to be of any
assistance because of the tempestuous
seas arrived in Bremen on the 10Th inst
and reported that the Bulgaria had
foundered. Second Officer Scharges is
reasonably positive that no more We're
rescued from the Inflated vessel after he
left here and it is feared that 1O1 per-
sons went down with her. The Bulgaria
had no accommodations for first-class
passengers and all the passengers on boarC
were in the steerage. They were mostly
Germans from different parts of the
/ United States. She was not a regula,
! liner and had been in the service of the
Hamburg American line about year.