The bee., 1901-01-17
ALL ON BOARD RESCUED
Passengers and Grew of the Strand
ed French Steamer Russie
All Safely Landed.
A LOSe HlsHr OF TERRIBLE SUSPENSE
Faraman Were Unrematting In
Their Efforts st succor, which
Were Finally Crowned with Per.
feet Success.

Faraman, Bouches du Rhonc, Jan
12.---After night of terrible sus-
pcnse, all of the passengers and crew
of the French steamer Russie, from
Oran, Algeria, which stranded neal
here during violent storm, Monday,
have been safely landed.
AS the life line connected from the
shore with the steamer parted again
Thursday afternoon, when night set
in no communication with the strand
cd steamer was possible. Tho last
signalcd message read as follows:
Not "A Scrap of Food Left.
I'VE have not scrap of food left
CONSERVATION prevails on board"
On receipt of this appeal, the fish
crmen made two more pluclSy launch.
es OF their boat, but were benten
back, and as the Russie disappeared
in the darkness those on board APP
parently were trying to launch their
only remaining boat.
The storm Continued Raging.
The storm ragged with renewed fury
during the night and only those who
were compelled to do so stayed on
the shore, part of them huddled be-
meath q tarpnulin, and others seek
ing refuge from the gale in the Far
amon lighthouse.
At n might two floats, with lines
at'ichcd 10 them were launched, but
boa attempts to reach the Russic
were fruitless.
Another FruItIcss Effort.
In the early hours of the morning
torches were lighted at the bow OF
the Russie, and in response to the
signal the fishermen made another eff
fort to reach the wreck. But they
wer again tossed ashore, and the
crew of the life beat, who belong to
the fishing village of Caro-, gath
cred round bonfire made of wreck
age from the steamer, drenchcd to
the skin and with teeth chatteriup
from cold, out not discouraged.
Heroism Finally Rewarded.
Their heroism finally was reward
ed, as, with daybreak, the weather
perceptibly moderated the sea be-
came calmer and the wind, having
shifted from the east ii north, the
CAIRO fishermen at about $3.50 n. m
again put out to sea. The spectators
watched with fast-beating hearts as
the boat disappeared through the
waves. More than once it was thought
she was engulfed, but the small craft
rose in sight again on the crests of
the waves approaching gradually
nearer to the Russie.
Alongside the Wreck.
Then rope was thrown, which the
| fishermen caught, and the life boat
soon afterwards, was alongside. Then,
above the bowling wind, rose cries of
! JOY from those on board the Russie,
which were re-echoed by the crowd
ashore. Another boat, manned by
four men, was then launched and sue
ceeded in reaching the wrecked ves-
sci. A few minutes later tho CAIRO
boat left the Russie's side, heavily
laden. AS she approached the shore
the occupants were seen TO be women
and one baby.
Deiiri0us EnthusIasni.
The enthusiasm was delirious. The
spectators plunged into the sea. Some
of them dragged the life boat ashore
and others lifted the women out of
the boat and carried them in their
arms, through the waves, to dry land.
One woman was clasped in the arms
of her son. who had been waiting on
shore since Monday. She swooned
and had to be transported. on u
stretcher, hastily constructed from
werckuge, and covered with blankets,
to the lighthouse. The other women
collapsed from fatigue, cold and hun
ger. Their haggard fnoes and trem-
bling limbs told of the awful expert
ences they had gone through.
A Lack of Foresight.
Ii was unfortunate that want of
foresight resulted in all the nourish-
ment being kept at the lighthouse,
two miles distant, for the sufferers
had TO walk there, assisted by their
friends. before restorativcs could be
administered to them.
The four-oared boat next arrived
with seven more passengers, and the
life boats then made repeated jour
neys, unfit nn were saved and shel.
tered in the lighthouse
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Death before Darkness.
Chicago, Jan. 12.-Crnzed by the