The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-30

Es0esose-vBs n xiShs Clothes.
RINOC6KI. Quebec. Sept. 1.-Steamer
Monffort, carrying - passengers Of the
wrecked steamer Scotsman, arrived here.
bringing news that eleven Of the Sccss-
mans passengers were drowned The
wreck occurred ~ Change island eight
days sgo. TIE steamer Montfort took OK
ninety sseerage passengers and forty-nvs
Of the crew. and nfty-six second-class and
stesraSe passengers were left on the H.
land The people who were left on the
.sland are now on shesr way 10 Liverpool.
and the others will arrive at Rsmcoski BY
ths steamer Germanic.
TIE vessel struck at 2:30 O'Clock Sunday
morning last and the people on board since
that time have suffered untold hardships.
The boat struck With such violence THAI
her hsIi cfUnched and shivered from bow
10 stern, and a. there was q heavy ssa
running the officers Immediately ordered
al the boasy out. becsuss IL was feared
that the vessel might slip on the sand
bank and sink The women ana children
~ers packed IN the first ayalIabis boats.
but the sea was - heavy that one of
the beats was swampsd. and II was due
10 that that 80 many women were lost
As soon ss the ship struck the crew In
vadsd the cabins and sacked al the bag
gagA They got drunk and hsia hiOA ear
pivai all night. singing and dancing and
insulting the helpless passenger. While
the e6sc<rs were utterly uns5is 70 re-
strain them
The vrscking steamer Ranger lsft Law.
erpooi TO-DAY to sld the Scotsman. and At
the request Of the local agents here the
admiral In charge al Halifax has Dis
patched . wsrship from Newfoun1iand to
protect the Scotsman and her cargo from
wgeckers
Passssgess Reach Mentveoi.
MONTREAL Sept. 1.-Two hundred and
fifty scantiiy clad. baxxage-bereft men.
women and children were on beard Of an
intsrcoScntAI special which steamed into
Bonayes'sra depot tonight. They COM
posed the greater number os those who
sailed from Liverpool on September Il on
board ,as steamship Scotsman bound for
Montreal. which was wrecked on the shores
Of tbs Straits os Belle Isl. az 2>3o O'Clock on
the morning Of the list
Hobbed BY the sailors.
IT was not Only . tale Of shipwyeck mat
they had 10 tell but ore Of death. Of sif-
seE,ns ard pillsss. for fifteen. n last. Of
the soo.snan's passengers perss,ed. al
suffered cruelty from cold and privaiion.
and almost the worst horror os eli, tss
rnsa wsso were supposed 10 succor ard as
asf those committed 10 their care in the
sengsrs sni. wfth Ioadsf guns and revo.-
vsrs. compelled them to part with the .ex
yaiaab.ss saved-
Capt skrinsh.re and his officers were ex-
oep,ions. For the honor Of the British mer-
chant marine. fa. crime may no, be ss
crib~1 20 fhs men engaged In IL, ba. 20 a
gang Of wharf rats and hs.Fers-on. picked
Up on the decks "a. ixysrps 81 20 replace the
usual crew Of the Scotsman. which to.ned
the s@-n.n's strike On TIE other side.
list Of the Dead
The list q thos who psr1shed - a. fol-
loss; F-r=,-c.ass passengers:
Miss Street. .oa,r.al
Ars Cnfis~. wife % the s.aTr manager
Of ths Sign os tss cross company.
Mrs Roberts ar9 infant
Mrs. SOFT
Mrs Robinson. zite % -. manager of
the Sunlight soap Co. OF TOron.o.
Mr. Rsbinson-
Mr, D.eklns5n wife q former Editor
of she Toronto Giobe.
secon9-elsss paz~ zgsrs.
Mrs. NJ NJ Sect.
Mrs. wafson-
Ms Tasnos.
Mrs Tithgl
Mrs sxes,or.
Mr.. F-fsza wz:sf-e
Nlss r. W.a.erA
I, wfii -. nc'ices saa. al xno p<r:shsA
were women This IL sc-ourte. sS- by she
fact thar fhev we-- occupants of .he .rss
boat ~ssoh ies; sss ss>srn~r sf'ss s>e s,ruck
sni WHICH xAs s~x-p>s before ~ couif ses
csr=r os ,hs ship
New the Accident Happes~A.
Entering ire Straits Q, Belle Is's Oh
thursday eight. ire s;-anar ran fn.o
ssnse fog A. e'eioos "a re rnorn:aS
,As-- ~as . sAscx uns~rn~s,s re keel %
sn- wesx~i. .o;iowe. - H-oth.- ar. ar
cehe- TIE rsz~-rs-v we're ssi~<p n Their
Ssrss zrs y were avaEs-s1 ~ TIE ~ssocss
xr9 ssr-7e<: 90 eeck-
TIE snses bark ~ sox ssu; ov, ire ..ss;
Of ssers superficial -xsrxnaEsos ef tA@
SIP ,os1 Cass sxrnsnsr- sAss Sc ~,z!a
- sse&i ~r-cs ard that SEE msss ee
an4nSo1~d - orcs-
Iass ef the Boat.
A ra-. ffe-sso&, wks iose.@e. ard y fszs
nssny ~ IRE wynser 4ns sssiisen sr-e
pss<ec Harssy ~zs 81 Gear Of the ship
vEsn n eacGse6. thriving ~ eernSaass