The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-02-23

f, awning deck and creating havoc and
disorder all over the ship. One hundred
horses stabbed on the upper forward
deck staInpeded and in their fright
made g. wild dash, trampIfng each other
to death. After about 20 had been thus
| killed or drowned in the wash of the
waves, the butcher Of the vessel, with
a. number of seamen, went into the pen
and tried to quiet the beasts that re-
manned. This failing, as did also the
attempt to force the frenzied animals
| overheard, their Threats were cut. Be
fore the animals were dispatched, how
ever, the butcher had both his legs
broken and one Of the seamen was bad
| ly injured.
1T was soon found that the vessel
was leaking. All the hatch coverings
had been blown off and four of the
seven holds had filled and all had con-
siderable water in them. The cargo
next shifted, listing the steamer
heavily to port. Tie carcasses of the
| dead horses washed aport, adding to
the heavy list.
Then for r. hours passengers and
crew worked like slaves, throwing car
go overheard to tighten Ship but it was
of little avail. Inch by inch, foot by
foot, the ship settled, and as she sank
deeper, the waves washed with greater
force over her. One wave carried away
eight of the life boats. At four O'Clock
in the morning of the 5th the orderAwas
given to call all hands on deck TO pre-
pare to take to small boats The water
] had flooded the engine room and four
pumps could not keep it down. 1t was
then up to the CRATE bars, but the fire.
men still managed to keep the fires
| burning.
| Each passenger and seaman was
given a life preserver, and the remain
| Ing boats were got ready and provision
ed. Shortly after daylight the steamers
| Weehawken, Vittoria and Koordistan
one after another hove in sight. The
| WeehaWken sent a boat and in this
the 20 women and children We're placed
Ihese were safely placed on board the
| WeehaWken, but after that the storm
| increased in violence. One of our boats
was smashed and it became almost i'm
| possible to lower another on account
of the vessels being so far down on the
| port side, and correspondingly high on
the starboard, where the remaining
poats were made fast. Another attempt
| was made and one, was successfully
got into the sea. I and the three men
who We're saved with me jumped into
her to take the oars, and by somet1n-
| fortunate accident were cut loose, The
men on the vessel were seen after that
10 Try repeatedly to lower another boat
without success"
The second officer stated that through
out all. the conduct of the crew and pas
sengers was excellent. The women
We're especially brave. He thought there
was little likelihood that the Bulgaria
weathered the storm that night. as she
/ was sinking when he left her. The
koordistan, which was not able to as
slsL tEe bulgaria, because Of the tenn
pestuous seas, arrived in Bremen on the
lstn INST, and reported that the Bull
garia had foundered
second Officer Scharges is reasonably
positive that none We're rescued from
the Inflated vessel after he left her
ana 1t is feared that 101 persons went
ooWn with her. The Bulgaria had no
accommodations for first class pas-
sensers, and all the passengers were in
the stserage. They were mostly Ger
mans from different parts of the United
otates. She was not a regular liner,
ana mad been in service of the Hamburg
American line about year.