Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-22
TWO AMERlCA
WOMEN AMONG
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THOSE MISSING
French Steamer Seine"
Crashed Into The "Egypt'
During Dense Fog; Ship
Goes Down In 20 Minute, !:
Many Passenger. jump
When Crash Comes.

caALeQ Press. Mrs. NJ. L. Sihsey 3.
and Miss ". M. Boyer, American
missionaries on the way to India
were said today by r. r. Bevan,
tne only other American pas.
sengezs, to have been drowned IN
tho wreck Of British steamship
Egypt, which was sunk or the
Island OF Ual1Ant SATURDAY niEht
~ q collision with the French
steamer Seine. Nearly 100 otl1er
passengers lost their lives In the
disaster. - J
NO MORE BODIES FOUND. :,
Tugs and small war craft have
Deen searching the scene Of the
wreck ever since the collfainan.
but no other bodies in .adition =
those picked up soon afteewnEa
were found. II ~
CARRIED GOLD. '.st ..3 y
The ships omcers did MT ey.n
save the vessels papefA 1t =
not questioned by most of tho sur-
vlvofs, however, that many Of tho
800 odd persons aboard WerO
thrown into the sea or jumped
from the sinking ship when they
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the lew life boats thAt wore luw.
cred. 4ss5
Operator Dro,vncA
Chief Wireless Operator Harick
went down with the ship, kendinx. nut
calls for help until the boats went IN 2
DER. His steadfastnessWN ~ r spread f1iiS
news of the disaster among the vessels
IN that vicinity, several Or twttcls
reached. the scene within short time
put too late, SO TAR as is. known, to find
anyone living. The smail boats sent
from Brest In response TO the S. o. s.
cails brought in only a score Of dead.
passengers said the ropes at the
end of one of the lofeboats broke as
1t: was being lowered after the COLI
sion, dumping all those in it Tito the
sea- Then the ropes at the other end
broke. the lifeboats falling on those
VINO had counted upon it for escape.
Several Of the Egypt's officers when
they saw It was impossible to launch
more of>the boats, cut the ropes. of
those that had not been launched, in
the hope the craft would right them
selves "a the sea and be Of some serv-
ice to those struggling in the water.
me ships pointer. named Genner.
gave his life to save woman, SURVIVE
ors say. Genner who left q wife and
child at Dover, put on q life belt after
the collision and was about to jump
into the sea when he saw a woma n
running up and down the bridge beg
ging for help. Genner put his life belt
about her and said:
Madame. I do not know how to
swim but take it anyway
Genner was drowned.
Brest, May e2.-(By the Associated
Press. Ninety eight persons x are
missing and 24e were saved of those
who were on board the British steam
ship Egypt when it was sunk or the
island of Ushant Saturday night by
collision with the French steamer
Seine, according to the latest figures.
Among those missing are two Am
erlcan women. Mrs. N. L. Sibley and
Miss V. M. Boyer. whose addresses
are unknown here. 1t is possible
that some of the ,misadne may have
Iracon, in addition to those brought
here by the Seine. The Cap Iraoon
was nine miles from the scene and
replied to the distress signals with
the assurance that she was speeding
to the spot.
Down in 20 Minutes.
According to the Egypt's .purser,
the ship floated only about 20 min
utes after her plates were crushed IN
was not moving at the time Of tho
accident. lying to on account Of the
dense fog, and sounded her siren
continuously. . f9fs
Suddenly there came the warning
shrek Of the siren on the Seine, anA
the latter loomed up out Of the for
and darkness and struck the Egypk
amidships. K no !
Terrible Confusion. n
With the crash there came ter
rible confusion on the stricken ves-
sci. Four or Ave boats werS all that
could be lowered because OF the list
Of the vessel. and many persons
jumped overheard fearing to be
drawn down with the Egypt. There
was no one on board when the vessel
took her final plunge, It is believed.
The purser estimated that Is pas
sengers. 80 white oflcers and 50 Las
cars of the crew were mis6nE.
Mrs. Sbley and Miss Boyer were
missionaries on their way to India.
Wrecked In Fog. ls3s q, s3 81
The collision occurred during 4
dense fog within q miles Of the aAr-
men lighthouse The dinner e gonk
was about to be sounded on board
the EgyRt. Many passengsrs s and
[most Of, the crew were on deck. ms
sea: otherB jumped. 25sS
The Seine, hadly damAae afs1Hked
Brest Sunday with - rescued "a
gers, more than two hundred 4 0f the
crew. and the bodies OF 1S dsaA. - Ihe
captain of the Eakpt = - a.sn'cng ~
when tAe collis.en ecearfs s