The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-16
All Attempts at Rsscus Have
Failed SO Far
TERRisLE SUSPENSE
Of the Lcvsd Ones Of the Passen.
gers and Crew, Who Are
Waiting in Great
Anxiety.

mail steamer Ru5sie, from Ocan, al.
geria, stranded Monday in a violent
storm with 80 passengers and crew of
40 on board, say that al Efforts to reach
the steamer have failed, osing to the
tremendous height of the seas which
are running. The pilot boats aud tor
pedo boats which have attempted to
reach the steamer have been unable to
battle with the waves and have return.
ed. The only hope seems to bs in the
stab .iity Of life savers to throw line
over the Russie as the wrecked vessel
is driven closer to the shore The fore
castle and part Of the forward deck
house are all of the vessel remaining
above water
When night fall Tuesday cnshroud
ed the Russie, quite a number Of the
Gre and passengers were seen olinging
to fore rigging and to the rails,
making despsi.ing signals for sucoor,
which those ashore were po9erless TO
afford. The gale increased in fury all
night long and tn ough a;ckeriag light
was perceived from tine to time, ap
parently waved By those on board to
attract attention, it vas feared the
steamer would either break up or dis
appear in the shifting sands before
morning. A thousand persons awaited
along the shore and the fishermen pre-.
pared to launch boat at the first sisu
of the abatement of the hurricane.
When day broke it was a great relief
for the watchers ashore to 6od tina. the
bow and other parts Of the forepars of
the ship were still above water, though
the stern had completely vanished A
group of men hudlled on the stesm rs
bow renewing their mute appeals for
help.
As the day wore on more persons ap
peared on the deck forming three
groups, one at the bow, another on the
bridge, and third around the funnel
Thus it was seen that most Of the crew
and passengos who, a rectl6ed list
shows numoec 102, were still living.
The Russie lies partly on her beam
ends, with her deck faoiug seward aud
the seas, which have carried aEay her
hatchways, filling the holes and cabins
with water Every poss BILE expecient
wa. tried from the shore to save the
sufferers. The coast guards men and
fishermen manned life boats and made
several ireffeotusl attempts to reach
the steamer Rhlch was shifted BY the
incesssnt pounding Of the seas tlias
oearer the shore. O1e life boat got
half way when it was cap,ized and its
crew swan ashore and were dragged
out Of the water By the people ashore,
who formed line with hands joined
aud waded breast deep into the water in
in order 10 seize them.
A tug approached as pear as possible
70 the wreck and then few a kite to
which a lie iius was attached in the
direction Of the Russie, but it failed to
reach the stranded vessel. Floa.s were
also sent out from the beach with !iues,
but in no casa did they succeed in
reaching the steamer. Rockets were
fred frpitless'y until the ammunition Of
the rocket mortsrs, which was very
meagre, ran out. The tugs which made
repeated efforts to approach the Russie
were themselves menaced with disaster
and obliged to relineuish their at
tempts.
Late in the afternoon another e1pe
dition was asssyed-that Of launching
a raft, with a lie line, from tug
laying ofthe wreck. The resuls of this
attempt to reach the endangered crew
and passengers OF the Rus;ie IS not yet
knovn. Those on board of her We're
seen to launch floats, but they were all
carried away out to sea oy the current
Narrowing scenes were witnessed at
the Offices of the steamship company
here, outside Of which were gathered
weeping wives and children aud other
relatives Of the crew, who mostly hail
from Marseilles. a message posted at
$50 N. that up to that TINA all on
board the Russie were alive, evoked
pathetic explosion Of Joy.
Shortly alter 2 O'Clock, during lu!l,
the men on shore succeeded in getting
life line to the Russie, but it mapped
as it was being pulled on board. O-ner
similar attempts failed; but more
hop5ful feeling prevails IN view OF the
indications that the weather is clear
ing. A message from the Russie says:
''Ths passengers are kept below, but
all the crew are at their posts; anu the
captain and officers are lashei to the
bridge. The seanen tried to construct
several rats, but as they neared cou-
pie ion they we're washed away.
The sinking of the stern in the sand
proves to have been lucky thing for
those on board, as the boz of the mail
boat is tilted high above all save the
biggest waves aud affords refuge.
Otherwise it is believed that all would
have long since perished.
The cruiser Galilee and tug with
rocket apparatus left Touloo to attempt
to rescue the passengers, who are caief'
II colonial functionsries and soldiers
SOME HEROIC WORK.
A message from Farsmau Thurday
morning report that in spite of the
heavy sea sill running life boat SUI,
cseded in reaching the French steamer
Rassie, from Oran, which STRANDED on
Monday on the coast, near the village
Of Farsuan, during a violent storm, at
8 \. NJ, and attachad line to her, BY
which food can be furnished to the pas
sengers and crew, who had all beer
cooped in the forecastle since Monday
evening, when the vessel stranded, and
we're famishlng.
There are sanguine hopes that the
rescue Of the endangered persons is
possible, now that communication with
the Russie is established The life line
s,ill holds good, despite the tremendous
seas running, butt has not yet Keen
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