Daily inter mountain., 1899-02-23
WRECK OF The
BULGARIA
Over One Hundred People Sup
p)Sed to be Dead.
WAS'AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE
The Second Mate Tells of the Great
Bravery of the Crew and
of the Passengers.

Baltimore, Feb 22-The British steam
day from Hull, via Hampton Roads, and
four of the crew from the missing Ham
burg American liner Bulgaria. The res
cued mariners are: Second Mate G.
Scharge, Quartermaster Carl Ludtke,
John Schultz and Seaman William
Starke. These were picked up by the Wit
tolla from an open boat from the Bull
gara three and a half hours after they
had been cast adrift in latitude 40 north,
longitude Il west. These, with the %
women and children who were picked up
by the steamer Weehawken and landed
in Ponta del Gada, Azores, a week ago,
are all that have been heard of the crew
OF SO men man and 4lpassengels which
the Bulgaria had on board when she sail
ed from New York for Bremen Jan. 2S.
Capt Wetherell said that he sighted
the Bulgaria in a disabled condition at
a. M, Feb. 5, HaSs lying and the Wee
haWken standing by and communicating
with her. There was a heavy sea on and
the vessel drifted away from the G'isa bled
craft, but he again located her. He saw
to lower boat and just as four of them
got INTO it 1t broke loose from the steam
CT ana drfted away. The four men made
an eflcrt to row back to the Bulgaria, but
could not reach her en- account of the
hlSh seas. Ine NlttorIa was preparing to
lower boat to so to the assistance OF
those on the Bulgaria when the four men
came alongside. After considerable Gif-
ticulty they We're taken aboard
IN ha 1o
Bulgaria. accompanied by SIX OF the
crew Of the NittOria, manned the boat
just vacated and started for the sinking
steamer. They were scarcely away
from the side OF the Nittora, however, be-
fore another gale began ana the brave
fellows, hot beng able to reach the Bul-
galla, found it lnIpOsSl bic to retu1n to the
Nittoria until several hours had passed.
Capt. Wetherull would not abandon hops
OF DelnS OF assis tance to those on board
the Inflated vessel and remained in signt
OF her until nlghttalI, when a perfect hur-
llCane arose and carried the waiting snip
mlI,s away. In the mo. hIng the Bulgaria
was not TO be seen and the EIttGrIa pro-
ceeded on her journey. The story OF the
experience of the Bulgaria as told by Sec
ond officer Scharse IS a thrining one.
'On ttD. |, at about p. m, hurri-
cane of such severe nature was en-
|
make any he9dWay. At a. m, the fol-
lowing day we Were forced to heave to
The flying bridges, both fore and aft
were carried away and saamen and pas
sengers We're afraid to venture on deck
for fear of being swept into the sea
About I a. m., the spring in the ruddar
which is used to break the strain of heavy
seas, collapsed and soon afterward tbs
entire steering gear was washed away
The steamer then fell in the trough anC
was left at the mercy of the wind ant
waves. Sea after sea swept over u.s." CON
tlnued Scharge, smashing in the doors
of the cabin and deck houses, flooding tht
main deck, washing in the awning decl
and creating havoc all over the ship. Tt
make matters worse 100 horses that Wer,
stabbed on the upper forward deck STAN
peded, and in their wild fright made
wild dash, trampling each other to death
! This state of affairs lasted until all bu
20 had been killed or drowned in the wasl