The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-18
a STEAM ER ASHORE
All Attempts at Rescue Aavo
Failed 80 Far
a TERRIBLE SUSPENSE
Of tho Lovad Ones Of tho Passen
gers and Crew. Who Are
Waiting in Great
Anxiety.

fN'h'oty.
Dispathcs from tho vilago Of Fara
man, Franco, noar which tho Fronoh
mail steamer Russio, from Oran, AL.
gcria, stranded Monday in violent
storm with so passengers aud crow Of
10 on board, say that all forts to reach
the steamer havo failed, owing to the
tremendous hoight Of tho soas which
are running. Tho pilot boats and tor.
podo boats which havo attempted to
reach tho steamer have boon unable ia
battle with tho waves aud havo return.
cd. Tho only hopo scoms TO Be in the
stability of lie savers to throw limo
over tho Russio as tho wrecked vessel
is drivon closer to tho shore. The foro.
castle and part Of tho forward deck
house arc all Of tho vessel remaining
above wator,
Whom night fall Tuesday cnshroud
cd tho Russio, quito o number Of tho
Grew and passengers wcro acon olinging
to no forc rigging and to the rails,
making. dcspsiring signals for suooor,
which those ashore wcro poworlcss to
afford. Tho gallo increased in fury all
night long and though hokeriug light
was porooivod from timo to time, ap
Iarontiy waved By those on board to
attract attention, it vas foared tho
steamer would oithor break up or dis
appear in tho shifting sands before
morning. A thousand persons awaited
along tho shoro aud tho fishermen pro
parad to launoh q boat at the first sign
OF tho aba.omont Of tho hurricane.
When day broke it was a great rolief
for tho watchers ashore to fiod that tho
bow and other parts Of the forepart of
tho ship woro still above water, though
tho stern had completely vanished A
group Of mon huddlcd on tho stoam "a
bow renewing their muto appeals for
help. -
as the day woro on moro persons ap
pearod on tho dock forming thrco
groups, ono at tho bow, anothor on the
bridge, and third around tho funnel,
thus it was seen that most Of tho orow
and passcnge.s who, a rcotiGcd list
ahowa number 1O2, wcro still living.
z Tho Russie lies partly on hor beam
ends, with her deck facing seaward and
thsaeas, which have carried away her
'hsfohways, filling tho holds and cabins
Withwater. Every possible expod iont
;ygs3 tried from tho shore to savo the
Sat1t y, arefs: y he coast guards mon and
:if f9arhae nSnlanned life boats and ;5made
igF saotfeotusI en PTS s lto3 sgaadh;
Sth, = 4 ;;tl1or whio III was Bniftod 20 siis
iniJ3ssssssaat pounding Of tho seas q tia,
nearor tho shore. One life boat got
half way when it was oapsizod aud its
Grew swan. ashore and wore dragged
out of the water by tho pooplo ashore,
who formed limo with hands ioinod
and wadod breast dcop into tho wator in
in ordor to seize them.
A tug approached as poar as possible
to the wreck and then flow kite to
which q life line was attached in the
direction Of tho Russic, but it failed to
roach tho stranded vessel. Floats sro
also sent out fcom tho beach with lines,
but in no oass did thoy succeed in
reaching tho steamer Rockets wero
fred fruitlossly until tho ammunition Of
tho rocket mortars, which was yory
moagro, ran out. Tho tugs which mado
repeated efforts to approach tho Russio
wero themselves mcnaoed with disaster
and obliged to rolling iish thoir at.
lompts.
Late in tho afternoon another expo.
dition was assayod-that of launching
a raft, with life limo, from tug
laying offthe wrcck. Tho result OF this
attempt to reach the endangered orow
and passengers Of tho Rus 5io is not yet
known. Those on board Of hor wore
soon to launch floats, but they wcro all
carried away out to soa by tho current.
Narrowing sooncs wero witnessed at
the offices of tho steamship company
hero, outside Of which woro gathered
weeping wives and ohildron and other
relatives Of the Grew, who mostly hail
from Marsoillos. A message posted at
3.3O p. m. that up to that tins all on
board tho Russio were alivo, cvok ID
pathotio explosion OF Joy.
Shortly aftor2 O'Clock, ducing lull,
tho mon on shore suocoodoi in gottlng
lifo line to tho Russio, but it snappod
as it Was boing pulled on board. O.hor
similar attempts failod; but moro
hopeful feoling prevails in Wow of tho
Indications that tho weather is oloar
ing. A message from tho Russio says:
Tho passengers are kept below, but
oil the orow aro at their p>sts; and tho
captain and officers arc lashod to the
bridge. The soamen tried to construct
several RATS, but as thoy nearod oom-
plotion they wero washed away"
Tho sinking Of the stern in the sand
proves to have boon aluoky thing for
those on board, as tho bow Of the mail.
boat is tilted high above all aavo tho
biggest waves and affords refuge.
Otherwise it Is believed that all would
have long Binoo porished.
The cruiser Calico and tug with
rocket apparatus loft Toulon to attompt
to rcscuo tho passengers, who arc chiof.
~ colonial funotionaries aud soldiers.
SOME HEROIC WORK.
A mosBago from Faraman Thurday
morning report that in spite of tho
heavy aea still running life boat suo.
ooedod in reaching tho Fronch steamer
tussio, from Oran, which stranded on
Monday on tho coast, near tho village
OF Faraman, during violont storm. at
8 A. NJ, and attachad limo to hor, by
which food oan bo furnished to tho pas.
sengors and orew, who had all boon
ooopod In tho forcoastlo sinoo Monday
ovoning, whom tho vossol stranded, and
wore famishing.
There arc sangilino- hopos that tho
roscuo Of tho endangered persons 10
possible, now that Communication with
the Russio Is established. Tho life limo