The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-09-30
MONSTERS on 1HE DEEP
Brutal Amateur Sailors Of the
Wrecked Steamer Scotsman
ROBBED 1MpERILED PASSENGERS.

ROBBED IMPERILED PASSENGERS.
One Boat swamped and Fifteenwomsn
Drownsd-Ths Rest OF the Passen-
gers Four Days on the Rocks With
Little Food and Shelter.
Montreal, Que, Sept. 30.-Two hum
bred and fifty scantily clad, baggage
bereft men, women and children were
on board Of the interc0lonial special
which steamed into Bonaventure de-
pot last night. They comprised the
greater number Of those who sailed
from Liverpool on Sept. IA on board
the steamer Scotsman. bound for Mon
treal, who were wrecked on the shsres
Of the Straits Of Belle Isle early on the
morning Of the 21st. Fifteen of the
Scotsman's passengers had persisted,
all suffered cruelty from cold and
privation, and almost the worst hor-
rOr of all, the men who were supposed
to succor and assist these committed
to their care. In the hour of need,
turned on the helpless passengers, and
: with loaded guns and revolyers COM
PEELED them to part with the few val
uables saved.
Captain Ekrimshire and his officers
were exceptions. For the homer of
the British merchant marine, the
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lhoIninS here was = shoGK uhaer-
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ny announcer anu announcer. Inc passen-
gers were asleep IA tnelr pefths' anu
aii were Sw&Aeneu Wy the Snochs.
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OUT me slsnt VI shore PASSENGERS
ran hl.ner anu thither' Dut Captsln
okrlmshire ana MS omcers went
amons tnem, calMlns their iears.
supotnc'ai examination ol tne snip
tolu the captain tnat sne "ouid De
totai wreck anu tnat sne must Do
"osau Aeu q. otiee'
A port hleooat was lowered ana IN
thls many VI tne women anu cnllaren
were placed. Hardly was II clear OF
lhe snip Wneh IL eapslzed' throwing It's
occupants into tne water' inose VINO
perisneo were IN tnls poat. some
were saved. ior inc snip nao listed 70
port ana several women wore "ashea
BACK onto the Geek one woman ciuns
70 rope 1or Two hours Delore oeins
'essuou.
Mean"hiie oissraceiul SCENES were
USING enaetou VI poaiu' rla.oly naa
Ino soss1i euuoh peioie hon iioIn lne
s.ohe hole rusheu INTO Tue CABINS ano'
slll.ms opon talises ana pass WIN
.heif Knives, took an .he Va,uaples
tney couia lay .neir hahas On. several
" .nem nIeu eno'kuns anu trieu u
loIee men 70 teaVo tneir caplnS.
!. 70 o*la tnAt SUNS vi the steerase
passeHserA Jolneu .ne hremeh iii ioot-
lhs inc baggage VI the hrst CLASS pas
sehse's. IN more thah ono instance
slnss were .o,h ironi INC hhsers ol
iaintlhs anu uylhs "omeh' captain
ohIiMshire anu HIS oincers coulu 10
no.mns ssahst the mop;
Wnen norhlns came u was 1ound
tnat .ns ocotsman Jay Close III shore,
clln iqily q thousand rect
nlgh' a second Doati' OF women
anu chiiuren "nlcn oeeh' sent OH
was caliea PACK an the passengers
transhippeu 10 the focKs aiohgsloe ths
SNIP. ION :,
ontll o.av inc olncers ana some OF
Tue crew Oh the scotsman worked I'M
ceasihsly III set.lhg tne passengers
ashore anu wneh uarhhess anu heaVy
los SCI III .hey were sale on 'he rocks'
!ut mere inc new danger OF starVatlon
ship were entirely under water
A quantity of biscuit was carried
on shore, and on this, with a very lit