Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-01-17
SAVED FROM THE RUSSIE
Those on Board the Stranded Steamer
Taken Ashore Safely.
GRAND WORK OF THE RESCUERS
Launched Their Boat In Spite
of Raging Seas.
NOT SCRAP OF FOOD ON THESTEAMER

Faramap, Bouches du RhoDe, France,
Jan. 1l.-After a night OF terrible sus
pense, all of the passengers and crew
of the French steamer Russie,. from
4 Gran, Algeria, which stranded near.
mere during a violent storm, Monday,
have been safely landed.
Il As the lifeline connected from the
N shore with the steamer parted again
Ayesterday afternoon, when night set IN
;xo Communication with the stranded
ai}Neamer was possible. Inc last sig
naNled messages read as follows: i.,.
Awe have not scrap OF food lett.
~ Asterpation prevails on board.
oonr receipt of this appeal the fisher.
Made two more pucky Launches OF
ts LEI ,lSSpats but we're beaten back. and
LII H. tARussie disappeared ia the DARK
90 ."o Ase on board we're apparently
ness aolaunch their only remaining
.ryipg NJ ~. ~ storm ragged with renewed
fury durham the night So.
y. 1ht two floats with lines AZ
.,nhod ~ fAhem, we're launched, but
both attemptsk to reach the huss'e were
frqltless' M hours of the morning
torches were ligEA "l,o as sn ~ the signal
Russie, and IN ANeslo anothar' al nrt Ia
the fishermen ms\S', ,hav wars aonin
reach the wreck. NM rev of the life.
fused ashore and tNesbs t;sbing village
boat, who belong to sFS,ronnd a bonfire
of CAIRO, gathered aSsS NM the steamer.
made Of wiecksge froNv.s,d v;th THAR
drenched to the skin NNco,d INIT not
teeth chattering from ANar, w az finally
discouraged. Their herofA Syb,eak. tie
rewarded as, with da.XNtad. the sea
weather perceptibiy modern Ia having
shifted from east to northN Nao 4. m. !,
again put to sea. @RSth fast
The spectators watched wNefsnaareo
beating hearts as the boat disatN hfSnce 4
through the waves. More than eAtuSt the
was thought she was engulfed, biNed, I'M
small craft rose in light again ON \hec
crests of the seas and approach \ =
gradually nearer to the Russie. N 6s
Then rope was thrown. which I'm Y
fishermen caught, and the lifebost SOON
afterwards was alongside. Then, aboveN
the bowling wind, rose cries of Joy M
from those on board the Russie, which
were re-echoed by the crowd ashore.
Another boat, manned by four men,
was then launched and succeeded in
reaching the wrecked vessel.
A few minutes later the Caro- boat
left the Russie's side, heavily laden.
AS Sn6 dpprOuCneu tnb hnOre, bn5 uccu-
ants we're seen 70 he three women and
one baby. The enthusiasm was deliri-
GUS. The spectators plunged into the
sea some of them dragged the lifeboat
ashore. and others lifted the women
ou. Of the boat and carried them 10
their arms, through the Waves TO dry
land. One woman was oasped in the
arms of her son, who had been waiting
on shore since Monday. She swooned
and had to be transported on
stretcher. hastily constructed from
wreckage and covered With blankets,
TO the lighthouse. The other women
collapsed from fatigue, cold and hunger.
Their haggard faces and trembling
limbs told OF the. awful experiences
they had gone through.
1t was unfortunate that want of fore
sight resulted in all the nourishment
being kept at the lighthouse. two miles
distant, for the sufferers had to walk
there, assisted by their friends, before
restoratives could be administered to
them.
The four cared boat next arrived
with seven more passengers, and the
lifeboats then made repeated journeys
until all were saved and sheltered in
the lighthouse.