The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-30
TEN WOMEN Persisted.
LITEs LOST IN THE WRECK or TIE
SCOTSMAN At BELLE ISLE

QUEBEC. Sent 20.-The first authentic news
OF the wreck Of the Dominion Line Steamship
Scotsman was obtained this morning when tho
passengers who were picked up by the Elder
Dempster steamship Montfort arrived at Ri
mouski on their way to Montreal. When they
told the story OF the wreck and their subse-
Quent experiences until they we're rescued of
the coast Of Belle Isle by the steamship Mont
fort IL was learned that ten lives had been lost
at least and that the passengers endured great
hardships.
The Scotsman. which left Liverpool on Sept.
IA bound for Montreal. went on the rocks in a
dense fog on the southeast coast OF Change
Islands. eight miles southeast OF Belle Isle
lighthouse. at 2:4O A. NJ on Friday Sept %.
The passengers were all below in their cabins
at the time. and they were awakened suddenly
from sleep by the sound OF the foghorn. fol-
lowed a few minutes later 10y a crash as tho
ship went on the rocks. The passengers
rushed on deck In their night clothing
to find the ship the rocks The
night was pitch dark. There was n
high wind which amounted almost to
gale and the sea was running high. Capt.
Senkler. who was on tho Scotsman's bridge.
feared that the vessel would topple over and
sink. with all on board. at gave orders
TO have the boats lowered and issued peremp-
tory instructions that the women should be
attended to first. He and his chief officers dis
played great GOODNESS ard the calmness of the
passengers under the circumstances was
remarkable. There was no panic and very
little confusion.
Five boats were launched and the women
were lowered into them. The launching OF tho
first boat resulted in the loss OF at least ten
lives. and II il believed that several more per-
sons perished. The boat. which was loaded
with women and children. sank almost as soon
as 1t touched the water md the next moment
its thirty occupants were stru ggling for their
lives. Some of the sailors who were in charge
OF the other boats behaved with galantry, and
succeeded in rcscuinG number OF the passen-
gers. The passengers who were drowned by
the sinking OF the boat 50 far as can be as
ecrtaned were as follows:
SALOON pAssExGER,.
Yrs. ROBINSON and Miss RonrNsoS. wife and
cr1 a1 Ms Of as Chi @
sgn Of the Gross c2Wp,ni,; communion .,
II :. Duncan, = wealthy M"E;rta lady.
SECOND CApTS PAs~ENGERs.
Yrs. pICkINsoN OF windsor, Ont. wife of former
editor of the Toronto Gob' who was returning from
Mrs. /. wEhvTRs; Of London, England. was on her
Mns, TALD3r. 4 London EnsIenh ,.u
Mas. WATKINS. Gland.
Miss HARRsUS.
1t is supposed that the sinking OF the boat
was caused by one OF the lug holes being
open similar fsHeF'i mshnp S U on 2 rous S1S' the
NE 81 H.Fs S the E D %sr.
for the moSt tart Nomen and they were tossed .
kind. The majority o. them were scantiIy clad
and suffered om IT, n pos Cleared
little and the vessel still holding ast, the cap
TIN WAS Snnd Sa, '2 9n SaS t when H s
vessel had run formed rart, Of the high
number OF the male passengers wer" lowered
by means OF ladders to n L. 'ge ~ rocks They
made their way to shots sa LEY Mh.n III"
hauled on board by means Of ropes AMI then
lowered to the ledge in baskets and by rope
Shore. but I" their i' Troubles had mad only begun
It was necessary 70 got beyond reach .nIn
heish q 200 feet to reach place Of safety on
q plateau above. 1t WAS not so bad for tn"
with bare feet and i, hardy any clothing thing but
the situation the frcmen and lower grade Of
sailors. who were new men taken on at Liver
pool owing to the strike, behaved III an afro.
on ON the " rocks than they started to loot the
stole everything they could 10y their hands on.
SsSSr D "nS so "t' we're Te the
peals OF the women who asked for provisions
dpSp tsss oatbs White re Women we're almost
perishinG with cold on the barren plateau these
men roam.d over the rocks drinking and sing
The 800 passengers passed all Friday and
Friday night on the nateau a couple Of hun
dred feet above where the, vessel was wrecked.
The night was beautiful moonlight night
Of III, fae rsse sang hvmns and Father
Langmore Church Of Engand clergyman
o "a party sent out by the captain to hunt for
the Lighthouse returned eHry on noS SatSrI2s
MICA distant aH SRt journey to was
bly, difficult. During SATURDAY. sunday ana
distance between the rocks md the lighthouse
At the oItsde it was only heen mle S, n", wa &c
os ssrs sf. ana oet ,Rroush .wsmr. and
places which had never been trodden by the
For four days from early or. Friday morning
nt Monday 6ss q h Sns o
from the brooks to drink. The wom"n; though
: CA se
house when many OF them tainted from IN 81, eK
ss Ths By Is. %sss Rsspa ho' r
Coulton. and his sister Who: although tn ver'
steamer Montfort Was senaied from III.
AZ, and al s .hs them
Rimousfi' i'll expected that ths passenger,
who were lett behind gill be picked up by tn
vssss Wien i /. feared vii :. total Loss
correspondent al, Rimopski; on the arrival o
ieil OF their experiences. Prot. Kipqtman o
on Thursday Sent IA The ship had not beer
long cut when 1T tsa hefyy Ea
vas made. For a couple OF the fol
lowing "e days we we had Comparatively I'm,
Esnther, but the sea Sontin1n lri n h,Gh
nearing Belle isle the ship could not get he
proper bearings. On the night OF The wreck
, got out OF her course and was too far north;
could not sleep soundly and shortly before 4
N / was reused by the blowing OF the ship
whistle. The next minute there was terrif
Srash. o,r.od
q number OF passengers Assem- led. The shi
was on tho rocks and had tilted over TO a
orders the crew were already launchin
the boats The hrst boat was swamnc
almost as soon as launched, and NUN
Der. OF the occupants we're drowned MO- o.