The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-30
The Survivors Tell Story of Death
Hardships and PiIIage.
THE VESSELS CREW ROBBERS.
Forced Them After the Vessel Strand
ed TO Give Up Their Naiuables at '
the MuzzIes OF Guns - Steerage
Passengers Joined Them
i'm Thicr Work of
Pillage.

MONTREAL. QUE. sept. 1.-TWO hun
dred and fifty scandly clad. baggage-be-
ret men. women and children were on
board OF an Inter-Colonial special which
steamed into Bonaventure dipot tonight.
They comprised the greater n.nler OF
those who sailed from Liverpool on Sep
tenber 18th on board the steamship Scots
man. bound for Montreal which was
wrecked on the shores OF the Straits OF
Belle Island at 2.so on the morning Of the
DIST.
II was not only a tale Of shipwreck that
they had to tell, but one Of death. OF suf-
ferlne and pillsge. for ifteen at least Of
the Scotsmans passengers perished; All
suffered cruelty from cold and Dfivation
and. almost the worst horror Of all the
men who were supposSi TO succor and as
sist those committed 10 their care, IN the
hour OF need turned on the helpless pas
sengers and with loaded guns and reyol-
vers compelled them 10 part with the few
valuahles saved.
Captain Skirmshire and his officers were
exceptions For the honor OF the British
merchant marine the crime may not be
ascrihed % the men engaged in II, Dut 10
a gang Of wharf rats and hangers-on, pick
ed up on the docks at Liverpool 10 replace
the usual crew Of the Scotsman, which
Joined the 'seamen's strike on the other
side.
THE DEAD.
The list o. those who perished Is as fol-
lows:
First class passengers: Miss Street,
Montreal: Mrs Childs. wife Of the stage
manager Of the Sign Of the Cross Com
pany: Mrs Roberts and infant, Mrs. Scott,
Mrs Robinson. wife Of the manager Of the
Sunlight Soap Company, Of Toronto, Mrs.
Dickinson, wife OF former editor Of the
Toronto Globe Second class p3sseRgers:
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Scott. (Occurs twice.; Mrs.
Watson, Mrs Talbot. Mrs Tuthil, Mrs.
SHELTON. Mrs. Aliza Watkins, Mrs. B.
Weayers.
II will be noticed that all who persisted
were women. this IS accounted for by
the fact that they were occupants Of the
first boat which left the steamer after
she struck. and which was swamped
before ii could get clear Of the ship.
The Scotsman sailed from Liverro9l
September 18th. The passage 20 the the
Straits Of Belle Isle was fair one. though
the green crew i'm the stoke hole lessend
the speed Of the ship so that when she
rached Belle Isle she was about a day s
run behind her usual average
Entering the Straits Of Belle Isle on
thursday night. a dense fog Dlanketed
down on the vessel and made navigation.
a matter Of great caution al all times
4 the Straits. a precarious undertaking.
The speed Of the ship was reduced and
she felt her way in.
THE CRASH.
At 2 o'clock there was a shock under
meath the vessel followed by another and
another. The passengers, who we're
asleep. were awakened by the shocks.
On deck the thick bank Of fog shut out
the sight OF the shore Passengers ran
hither and thither. but Captain Skirm-
snire and his officers went among them
calming their fears A superficial exom-
inatlon OF the ship showed the captain
that she would be a total wreck and
must be abandoned az once.
A port life-boat was lowered. and In
this many of the women and children
were placed Hardly was II clear Of the
ship whom IL capsized. throwing its oCcu-
pants into the water. Those Who 'crish-
ed were in this boat Some 'vere saved.
for the ship listed 10 port. and several
women were washed back on deck. One
woman clung 10 o rope for two hours
before being rescued.
Meanwhile. disgraceful scenes were be-
ing enacted on board. Hardly had the
vessel struck before men from the stoke
hole rushed into the cabins, and Sitting
open valises and bags with their knives.
took all the valuables they could lay
their hands on Several Of them fired
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