The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-18
A 3STEAME ASHORE
All Attempts at Rescue Have
Failed 30 Far

| Failed SO Far.
A TERRIBLE SUSPENSE
Of tho Lovad Ones of tho Passen.
| gers and Crew. Who Are
| Mais,ngin Great
Arxlety.
| Dispathos from tho villago Of Fara
man, Franco, noar which tho Fronoh
mail steamer Russio, from Oran, Al.
gcria, stranded Monday in violent
storm with SO passengers aud GROW Of
40 on board, say that all forts to rcaoh
tho steamer havo failed, owing to tho
tremendous height Of tho soas which
are running Tho pilot boats and tor.
podO boats which havo attempted tu
reach the steamer have boon unable ia
battle with tho wavos aud havo return.
cd. Tho only hopo scoms to bt in the
stability Of lilo savers to throw line
over tho Kussio as tho wrookcd vessel
ID driven closer to the shore. The foro.
castle and part oi tho forward deck
house arc all Of tho vessel remaining
above wator.
Whom night fall Tuesday cnshroud
cd tho Russio, quito numbc, of tho
Grew and passengers wcro scon olinging
to :hc foro rigging and TO tho rails,
making dcspairing signals for suooor,
which those ashore wcro powerlcss to
afford. The gallo increased in fury all
night long and though fliokering light
was porooivod from timo to timo, ap
rarontly waved by those on board to
attract attention. it vas foarod tho
steamer would oithor break up or dis.
appear in tho shifting sands before
morning. A thousand persons awaited
along tho shore aud tho Gshormon pro
paf5d to launch boat at the first sign
ofttho aba;emont Of tho hurricane.
When day broke it was a great relief
for tho watchers ashore to fod that tho
bow and other parts of tho foropars Of
tho ship wore still above water, though
tho storm had completely vanished A
group Of mon huddlcd on tho stesm J 3
bow renewing their muto appeals for
help. " "
AS tho day wore on moro persons ap
peared on tho dock forming threo
groups, ono at tho bow, another on tho
bridge, and third around tho funnel.
Thus it was soon that most OF the orow
and passengers who, reotifed list
shows number 102, wnro still living.
| 'Nhn RnucSo II rk1,,
ends, with her deok facing soaward and
thYa aoas, which havo carried away her
hAohways, filling tho holds and cabins
e9ilthhs water. lGgory pesee:olo expod iont
WSastrled from tho shoro to save tho
:suS sIers. !. coast guards mon and
fklIiegtaeii manned life bosts gapd made
i'sf aaetfeStsasal stt!eempt g roach
inIIs,sssssssdt pounding Of the eeas a trifls
nearer the shore. Ono life boat got
half way whom it was oapsiz,d aud its
Grew swan. ashore and woro dragged
out Of the water by tho pooplo ashore,
who formed limo with hands ioinod
and wadod breast deep into tho wator IN
in order to soizo them.
| a tug approached as poar as possible
to the wreck and then flow kito to
which life limo was attached in tho
ditection of the Russio, but it failed to
roach tho stranded vossol. Floats W. sro
also sent out from tho beach with lines,
but in no cas-, did thoy succeed in
reaching tho steamer. Rockets wero
fred fruitlossly until tho ammunition Of
the rocket mortars, which was worry
moagro, ran out. Tho tugs which made
repeated efforts to approach tho Russio
wore themselves monaood with disaster
and obliged to rolling iish thoir at.
tompte.
Late in tho afternoon another expo.
dition was asssyed-that of Launching
a raft, with life limo, from tug
laying offthe wrcck. Tho result Of this
attempt to reach tho endangered GROW
end passengers Of tho Rnsaio is not yot
known. Ihose on board of her were
soon to launch floats, but they were all
carried away out to soa by tho ourrcnt.
| Narrowing sooncs were witnessed at
tho Offices Of tho steamship company
hero, outside Of which woro gathered
weeping wives and childrcn and othcr
relatives OF the orow, who mostly hail
from Narcotics. A message posted at
$3.50 p. m. that up to that tims all on
board tho Russie wcro alivo, cvok ID q
pathetic explosion Of Joy.
Shortly attor 2 O'Clock, ducing lull,
the mon on shore suoooodoi in getting
q life limo to tho Russie, but it snapped
as it was being pulled on board. O.hor
similar attempts failed; but moro
hopeful feeling prevails in Wow Of tho
Indications that tho weather is clear
ing: A message from tho Rdssio says:
!. Tho passengers are kept below, but
oil tho Grew arc at thoir posts; and tho
captain aud officers arc lashod to tho
bridge. Tho soamon triod to construct
several RATS, but as thoy noared com.
plotion they were washed away"
The sinking Of the stora in the sand
proves to have boon lucky thing for
those on board, as tho bow Of tho mail
boat is tilted high aboyo all save tho
biggest waves and affords rofugo.
Otherwise it Is believed that all would
have long sinoo perished.
The cruiser Calico and tug with
rocket apparatus loft Toulon to attompt
to rosouo tho passengers, who arc chief
ly colonial funotionaries aud soldiers.
SOME HEROIC WORK.
A message from Faraman Thurday
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