Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-10-05
LIKE LA BOURGOGNE
OF ILL. FATED
SCOTSMAN pll.AGED.
FIFTEEN LOST IN RESCUE
Wharf Rats" Picked Up at Liverpool
Hold C9 Helpless Passengers at
Points OF RevolverS A Horrible
Tale OF Death. Suffering aud Rob
hery-l.ist OF the Lost.

Montreal, Sept S0.~4rwo hundred
and nifty scantily clad, baggage berett
men, women and children were ON
board of the mteNolonial special which
steamed into Bopaventure depot last
night, They comprised good num-
Der OF those who sailed frOsn Liverpool
Seps, Ii on board the steamship Scots
man, bound for Montreal, which was
wrecked on the shores of the straits OF
Belle Isle at o'clock on the morning
OF the Slst, 1t was not only tale of
Shipwrcck they had to tell but one OF
death, suffering and ptllage. Fifteen
at leasS OF the Scotsman's passengers
Iqerished; all suffered cruelty from cold
and privatton and, almost worst hor-
ror OF all, men who were supposed to
sucCor and assist those committed
to their care, in the hour OF
need turned ON the helpless passengers
and at the point OF loaded guns and re-
rolvers, compelled them to part with
the few yaluablos they saved. Captain
SkrimShirc and his officers were cNcep-
tons The crime may be asorihed to n
gang OF wharf rats, hangers-on picked
up ON the docks at Liverpool, to re-
place the usual crew OF the Scotsman
which Joined the seamens strike on
the other side. Those who persisted
were; First class passengers, Miss
Street, Montreal; Mrs. Childs, wife OF
the stage manager Of the Sign OF the
Cross" company; Mrs. Roberts and In
FAINT; Mrs Scott, Mrs. Robinson, wife
Of manager OF the Sunlight Soap CO. OF
Toronto; Mrs, Robinson; Mrs, Diekin-
son, wife OF the former editor OF the
Toronto Globe.
Second class passengers: Mre. A.
NJ, Scott, Mrs. Watson, Mrs. Talbot.
Mrs. Tuthill, Mrs, SHELTON, Mrs, Eliza
Watkins. Miss Il, Weavers. 1t will be
noticed that all who persisted were
women. This Is accounted for by the
fact that they were the occupants of
the boat which left the steamer after
she struck and which was swampod be-
fore ii could gCs clear of the ship. On
VIZ. ! illk Wv SllHilE vi ilNlN iNi'
Thursday night u dense fog blankoted
down ON the vessel and made naviga-
ton. n matter Of great caution ut all
times In the straits, precarious un-
Grriaklng. The speed OF che ship was
reduced she felt her way In AT 2
O'Clock there was shock underneath
the keel of the vessel fol-
| lowed by another and another,
! Passengers ran hlther and thither
but Captain Skrmshire and his OIL
GERS went among them. calming their
fears. A superficial examination Of the
ship told the captain that she would be
total wreck and must be abandoned
at once. The port life boat was low
cred and In this many women and
children were placed Hardly was 1t
clear Of the ship when 1t capsi2ei,
throwing It's occupants into the water,
Those who persisted were In this boat.
Some were saved, for the ship had list
ed to port and several women were
washed back onto the deck. One wo-
man clung to a rope for two hours be-
fore being rescued Hardly had the
vessel struck before the men from the
stokeholc rushed into the cabins. and
Sitting open valises and bags with
their knives, took all the yaluablca
they could lay their handle on. Several
OF them fired shotguns and tried to
force men to leave their cabins. II
Is said some steerage joined the ilremen
IN looting the baggage of the first
class passengers. Captain SkT'ipshire
and his officers could do nothing
against the mob When morning came
1t was found the Scotsman was lying
close In shore alongside elf fully n
thousand feet high. The officers and
some Of the crew worked INCREASINGLY
getting passengers ashore. When
darkness and a heavy fog set In, they
were safe on the rocks. But here a
new danger Of starvation faced them.
A quantity OF biscuit was carried on
shore. and on this with very little
corned beef and wild berries over
200 people existed for four days. Some
natural springs were found. but despite
this the bad conditions Of the water
brought on much sickness. II was not
till the 2Gth that the Montfort came
along and was signalled by the Belle
Isle Light where a number OF passen-
gers had walked from the wreck.
DISASTROUS FIRE AT OCONTO.