Chattie, T. W. - 1879

 Mrs. T. W. Chattie of Troy died recently.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 20-Nov-1879

Chase, William H. - 1870

 Maj. William H. Chase died in Pensacola, Fla. Jan. 31.
~ South Alabamian dated 12-Feb-1870

Chapman, John D. - 1884

 Hon. John D. Chapman died of pneumonia at his home near Leon, Crenshaw Co., 3/12/1884.  He was born in Georgia 3/25/1827 and was married to Miss Mary Anderson of Georgia.  He later moved to Pike Co., then Covington Co., and finally to Crenshaw.  He was a legislator of Covington Co.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 23-Apr-1884

 

You can visit the memorial page for John D. Chapman.

Chandler, H. B. - 1860

 Mahalia Chandler, about 62, died in Greenville at the residence of her husband, H. B. Chandler, on May 31st.
~ Southern Messenger dated 06 Jun 1860

Chandler, Mahalia - 1860

 Mahalia Chandler, about 62, died in Greenville at the residence of her husband, H. B. Chandler, on May 31st.
~ Southern Messenger dated 06 Jun 1860

Chancellor, Mr. - 1886

 A young man by the name of Chancellor was killed in a storm Saturday.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 24-Nov-1886

Champion, James (Mrs.) - 1875

 Mrs. James Champion, daughter of Felix Hight, late of Pike Co. and now of Gatesville, has died.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 25-Feb-1875

Powers, Mary M. - 2016

 Mary M. Powers, 91, of 136 Toby Road, Kersey, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2016, at Highland View Healthcare in Brockway, after a lengthy illness.

She was born October 17, 1924, in Kersey, daughter of the late Joseph and Antoinette Cesa. She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of Kersey High School, Class of 1942. Along with her husband, she was the former owner of the Kersey Town House and was also an employee of Elco Sintered Alloys.

On July 20, 1946, in Brandy Camp, she married Paul E. Powers, who preceded her in death on July 10, 1981.

Mary is survived by a son, Joseph L. Powers and his significant other, Sharon Reider, of Kersey.

In addition to her husband and parents, Mary was preceded in death by two sons, Paul W. Powers on June 30, 1979 and William Powers, who died during childhood; four sisters, Ester Ginther, Grace Sicheri, Erma Cesa, and Matilda Dipre; and by two brothers, Martin Cesa and Louis Cesa. She was the last member of her immediate family.

Mary was a member of the St. Boniface Church. She enjoyed being outdoors, Bingo, and golf.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated in the St. Boniface Church on Monday, October 3, 2016, at 10:00 AM, with the Rev. Ross Miceli, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the St. Boniface Cemetery.

Visitation is at the St. Boniface Church on Monday from 9:00 AM until the time of Mass.

Memorials, if desired, may be made to the Fox Township Ambulance Association, 432 Main Street, Kersey, PA 15846.

You can visit the memorial page for Mary M Powers.

Kneidel, Urban G. - 2016

 Urban G. Kneidel, 99, a resident of Pinecrest Manor, and formerly of 235 Louis Street, St. Marys, passed away Sunday, September 25, 2016, at Pinecrest Manor.

Urban was born August 20, 1917, in St. Marys, son of the late George and Margaret Herzing Kneidel. He was a lifelong resident of the area and was a graduate of Central Catholic High School, Class of 1935. He was a former employee of the Stackpole Carbon Company, retiring in 1981 after 45 years of service.

On November 5, 1949, in the Sacred Heart Church, he married Josephine Posteraro, who preceded him in death on January 17, 1975.

Urban is survived by a daughter, Linda Weber of Erie; two sons, David Kneidel and Richard Kneidel and his wife Joyce, both of St. Marys; five grandchildren, Matthew (Emily) Kneidel, Elizabeth (Marc) Miles, Kate (Mark) Mordus, Ryan (Christina) Kneidel, and Leah (Shane) Schneider; and four great grandchildren, twins, Avery and Bryson Miles, Nicholas Kneidel, and Louie Mordus.

In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Sister DeSales and Margaret Kneidel; seven brothers, Alfred, Ralph, Gilbert, Charles, Joseph, Frank, and Leo Kneidel; and by a daughter-in-law, Lois Kneidel. He was the last member of his immediate family.

World War II interrupted his work career, and he was trained as a medical technician in Camp Joseph Robinson, Little Rock, AR. After testing, he was sent to Riley General Hospital in Springfield, MO. With addition training, he practiced in Fort Jackson, SC, where he worked in the dental lab at the 57th General Hospital. In the fall of 1943, he was shipped to Bevins, MA, then overseas to do field work in France and ultimately to Belgium where he was stationed in a permanent Army hospital. He continued doing dental work for the Army’s needs in the European Theater until the end of the War. He was honorably discharged from the 14th Hospital Train in 1945.

Urban was a member of the St. Mary’s and Sacred Heart Catholic Churches. He was a life member of the St. Marys Sportsmen’s Club, being director for over 20 years, and was a member of the American Legion. He enjoyed being outdoors and was an avid hunter and fisherman.

There will be no visitation.

Family and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated in the St. Mary’s Church on Saturday, October 1, 2016, at 10:00 AM, with the Rev. Alfred Patterson, OSB, Pastor officiating. Full military rites will be accorded by the St. Marys Servicemen’s Burial Detail. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Memorials, if desired, may be made to a favorite charity.

You can visit the memorial page for Urban G. Kneidel.

Weis, Kevin Gary - 2016

 Kevin G. Weis, 78, of Manhattan, NY, passed away Monday, April 11, 2016, at his residence.

He was born January 21, 1938, in St. Marys, son of the late John and Thelma Wright Weis. He was a graduate of St. Vincent Preparatory High School, the University of Pittsburgh, and Harvard Business School. He retired as Vice President of Finance at Chase Bank. Kevin was a gifted musician, enjoyed the arts, and travelled worldwide.

He is survived by a sister, Mary Fedorko and her husband Fritz of Montoursville, PA; a sister-in-law, Helene Weis of St. Marys; and by numerous nieces and nephews.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, John Alan Weis and Richard, who passed away at birth.

There will be no visitation and committal services will be private.

You can visit the memorial page for Kevin Gary Weis.

Lane, Charlotte - 1822

 Lane  --  Thomas, son of Isaiah and Charlotte, June 23, 1822. [ , 1823, G.R.9.]
G.R.9. — Gravestone Record, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Liberty Street, Rockland
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Isaiah - 1822

 Lane  --  Thomas, son of Isaiah and Charlotte, June 23, 1822. [ , 1823, G.R.9.]
G.R.9. — Gravestone Record, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Liberty Street, Rockland
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Thomas - 1822

Lane  --  Thomas, son of Isaiah and Charlotte, June 23, 1822. [ , 1823, G.R.9.]
G.R.9. — Gravestone Record, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Liberty Street, Rockland
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

You can visit the memorial page for Thomas Lane.

Lane, Rachel - 1820

 Lane  --  Theron, son of Silas and Rachel, Aug. 24, 1820.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Silas - 1820

 Lane  --  Theron, son of Silas and Rachel, Aug. 24, 1820.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Theron - 1820

 Lane  --  Theron, son of Silas and Rachel, Aug. 24, 1820.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Warren, Benjamin (Bennie) - 1898

CLARIDGE BRIEFS.

Mr. Bennie Warren, of this place, was visiting friends in Sewickley, Saturday and Sunday.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 6

Chaffin, Caldonia Esther “Donnie” [Barron] - 1879

Mrs. T. W. Chaffin of Troy has died.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 20-Nov-1879

You can visit the memorial page for Caldonia Esther “Donnie” [Barron] Chaffin.

Cathlen, Sukey - 1843

Caroline Bostic Cathlen, daughter of Bob & Sukey Cathlen, was born in Social Circle in 1843 and died in Weumptka in 1852.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 13-Mar-1895

Cathlen, Robert (Bob) - 1843

Caroline Bostic Cathlen, daughter of Bob & Sukey Cathlen, was born in Social Circle in 1843 and died in Weumptka in 1852.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 13-Mar-1895

Cathlen, Caroline Bostic : 1843-1852

Caroline Bostic Cathlen, daughter of Bob & Sukey Cathlen, was born in Social Circle in 1843 and died in Weumptka in 1852.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 13-Mar-1895

Cates, James Polk - 1891

Mr. J. P. Cates living 3 miles east of Ft. Deposit died last week.  He was a hard-working farmer.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 29-Jul-1891

You can visit the memorial page for James Polk “Jim” Cates.

Tuite, Nellie - 1898

CLARIDGE BRIEFS.

Misses Mamie and Nellie Tuite of Pittsburgh, were visiting friends here for the past week.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 6

Tuite, Mamie - 1898

CLARIDGE BRIEFS.

Misses Mamie and Nellie Tuite of Pittsburgh, were visiting friends here for the past week.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 6

Cassidy, Tempsey {Temperence?} - 1875

Mrs. Tempsey Cassidy, 70, died in Henry Co. on the 1st.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 11-Mar-1875

Casey, Minnie - 1875

Minnie Casey, 8, died in Braggs Friday week <sic> from pneumonia.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 04-Mar-1875

Cartwright, Eliza - 1896

Mrs. Eliza Cartwright died Sat. when hit by a train.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 27-May-1896

Carter, John - 1898

John Carter of Pine Flat died on Monday last.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 11-Nov-1898

Green, A. C. - 1869

Mrs. Francis Carter, 65 years 8 months, 14 days, died June 14th at the home of her son-in-law, Maj. A. C. Green of Greenville.
~ South Alabamian dated 19-Jun-1869

Carter, Francis (Mrs.) - 1869

Mrs. Francis Carter, 65 years 8 months, 14 days, died June 14th at the home of her son-in-law, Maj. A. C. Green of Greenville.
~ South Alabamian dated 19-Jun-1869

Lane, Rachel - 1811

Lane  --  Susan, daughter of Silas and Rachel, Dec. 7, 1811.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Silas - 1811

Lane  --  Susan, daughter of Silas and Rachel, Dec. 7, 1811.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Susan - 1811

Lane  --  Susan, daughter of Silas and Rachel, Dec. 7, 1811.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Rachel - 1815

Lane  --  Silas, son of Silas and Rachel, Dec. 11, 1815.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Silas - 1815

Lane  --  Silas, son of Silas and Rachel, Dec. 11, 1815.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Hannah - 1784

Lane  --  Silas, son of Daniel Jr. and Hannah, Mar. 4, 1784.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Daniel Jr. - 1784

Lane  --  Silas, son of Daniel Jr. and Hannah, Mar. 4, 1784.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Silas - 1784

Lane  --  Silas, son of Daniel Jr. and Hannah, Mar. 4, 1784.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Louisa - 1845

Lane  --  Sarah Louisa, daughter of Albert and Louisa, Jan. 23, 1845.

~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

You can visit the memorial page for Louisa [Pierce] Lane.

Lane, Albert - 1845

Lane  --  Sarah Louisa, daughter of Albert and Louisa, Jan. 23, 1845.

~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

You can visit the memorial page for Albert Lane.

Lane, Sarah Louisa - 1845

Lane  --  Sarah Louisa, daughter of Albert and Louisa, Jan. 23, 1845.

~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

You can visit the memorial page for Sarah Louisa Lane.

Lane, Sarah - 1847

Lane  --  Sarah Ella, daughter of Richmond J. and Sarah, Dec. 23, 1847.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Richard J. - 1847

Lane  --  Sarah Ella, daughter of Richmond J. and Sarah, Dec. 23, 1847.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Sarah Ella - 1847

Lane  --  Sarah Ella, daughter of Richmond J. and Sarah, Dec. 23, 1847.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Naomi - 1838

Lane  --  Sarah Bell Cordelia, daughter of Silas and Naomi O. R., Nov. 13, 1838.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Silas - 1838

Lane  --  Sarah Bell Cordelia, daughter of Silas and Naomi O. R., Nov. 13, 1838.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Sarah Bell Cordelia - 1838

Lane  --  Sarah Bell Cordelia, daughter of Silas and Naomi O. R., Nov. 13, 1838.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Jackson, Sarah A. [Lane] - 1809

Lane  --  Sarah A., wife of Isaac R. Jackson, Oct. 28, 1809, in Norton. G.R.17.
G.R.17. — Gravestone Record, West Abington Cemetery

~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

You can visit the memorial page for Sarah A [Lane] Jackson.

You can visit the memorial page for Isaac R Jackson.

Lane, Sally - 1818

Lane  --  Sally Pulling, daughter of Charles Jr. and Sally, Apr. 12, 1818.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Charles Jr. - 1818

Lane  --  Sally Pulling, daughter of Charles Jr. and Sally, Apr. 12, 1818.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Sally Pulling - 1818

Lane  --  Sally Pulling, daughter of Charles Jr. and Sally, Apr. 12, 1818.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Stanley, Mary I. [Carrington] - 1875

Mary M. Carrington, relict of C. V. Carrington, Esq., departed this life Nov. 23 at Columbia, SC, aged 52, after a lingering illness.  She was the mother of Mrs. John C. Stanley of Greenville, who only a few months ago was called home to see her father die.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 02-Dec-1875

You can visit the memorial page for Mary I [Carrington] Stanley.

Carrington, Charles Vincent - 1875

Mary M. Carrington, relict of C. V. Carrington, Esq., departed this life Nov. 23 at Columbia, SC, aged 52, after a lingering illness.  She was the mother of Mrs. John C. Stanley of Greenville, who only a few months ago was called home to see her father die.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 02-Dec-1875

You can visit the memorial page for Charles Vincent Carrington.

Carrington, Mary M. [Brenan] - 1875

Mary M. Carrington, relict of C. V. Carrington, Esq., departed this life Nov. 23 at Columbia, SC, aged 52, after a lingering illness. She was the mother of Mrs. John C. Stanley of Greenville, who only a few months ago was called home to see her father die.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 02-Dec-1875

 You can visit the memorial page for Mary M [Brenan] Carrington.

Carrington, Emma B. - 1888

Emma B. Carrington, 24, of Columbia, SC, died in Greenville Nov. 1st.  She was taken to S. C. for burial.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 07-Nov-1888

 You can visit the memorial page for Emma B Carrington.

Carr, Leonora [Westmoreland] - 1891

Mrs. Carr, wife of Dr. G. W. Carr of Ft. Deposit died at home Saturday night.  She was survived by her husband and 2 children.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 22-Jul-1891

 You can visit the memorial page for Leonora [Westmoreland] Carr.

Lane, Ruth - 1817

Lane  --  Ruth Lincoln, daughter of David and Ruth, Dec. 9, 1817.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, David - 1817

Lane  --  Ruth Lincoln, daughter of David and Ruth, Dec. 9, 1817.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Ruth Lincoln - 1817

Lane  --  Ruth Lincoln, daughter of David and Ruth, Dec. 9, 1817.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Lydia - 1756

Lane  --  Ruth, daughter of Daniel and Lydia, June 27, 1756.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Daniel - 1756

Lane  --  Ruth, daughter of Daniel and Lydia, June 27, 1756.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Ruth - 1756

Lane  --  Ruth, daughter of Daniel and Lydia, June 27, 1756.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Carnes, Martha - 1879

Mrs. Martha Carnes, 40, died in Hayneville on the 15th.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 27-Mar-1879

Carmichael, Jesse M. - 1874

Tyler Carmichael, child of Sen. Carmichael of Dale Co., died recently.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 19-Feb-1874

 You can visit the memorial page for Jesse M. Carmichael.

Carmichael, Tyler - 1874

Tyler Carmichael, child of Sen. Carmichael of Dale Co., died recently.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 19-Feb-1874

 You can visit the memorial page for Tyler Carmichael.

Capps, Charles (Mr. & Mrs.) - 1914

Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Capps died last Sat. and was buried at Mt. Olive cemetery.
~ The Living Truth dated 18-Feb-1914

Capps, Infant - 1914

Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Capps died last Sat. and was buried at Mt. Olive cemetery.

~ The Living Truth dated 18-Feb-1914

 You can visit the memorial page for Infant Capps.

Canty, James (Gen.) - 1874

Gen. James Canty died recently at his home in Russell Co.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 09-Jul-1874

Canty, James - 1881

James Canty, 65, an old citizen of Lowndes Co., committed suicide at the resedence of his son near Benton by shooting himself last Sunday.  Recopied from Hayneville Examiner.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 10-Feb-1881

Campbell, William - 1879

William Campbell died Monday, aged 50-60.  He had been a contractor.  He was survived by his wife and children.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 30-Oct-1879

Campbell, C. J. - 1886

Rosa Campbell, 16, died in Bay Minette June 24th at the home of her brother, C. J. Campbell, from consumption.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 03-Feb-1886

Campbell, Rosanna - 1885

Rosa Campbell, 16, died in Bay Minette June 24th at the home of her brother, C. J. Campbell, from consumption.

~ The Greenville Advocate dated 03-Feb-1886

Campbell, E. - 1884

Infant child of Thomas & E. Campbell died in April, aged 4 months.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 04-Jun-1884

Campbell, Thomas - 1884

Infant child of Thomas & E. Campbell died in April, aged 4 months.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 04-Jun-1884

Campbell, Infant - 1884

Infant child of Thomas & E. Campbell died in April, aged 4 months.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 04-Jun-1884

Campbell, Kelton - 1882

Isabella Campbell, widow of Daniel Campbell, Esq., died Sept. 30th at the residence of her son Kelton Campbell, Esq., in Butler Co.  she was born in Liberty Co., Ga. In 1804 and had been a member of the M. E. Church So. over 40 years.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 19-Oct-1882

Campbell, Daniel - 1882

Isabella Campbell, widow of Daniel Campbell, Esq., died Sept. 30th at the residence of her son Kelton Campbell, Esq., in Butler Co.  she was born in Liberty Co., Ga. In 1804 and had been a member of the M. E. Church So. over 40 years.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 19-Oct-1882

Campbell, Isabella - 1882

Isabella Campbell, widow of Daniel Campbell, Esq., died Sept. 30th at the residence of her son Kelton Campbell, Esq., in Butler Co.  she was born in Liberty Co., Ga. In 1804 and had been a member of the M. E. Church So. over 40 years.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 19-Oct-1882

Campbell, Frank - 1880

Martha Campbell, wife of Frank Campbell, died Saturday the 10th in Greenville.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 23-Dec-1880

Campbell, Martha - 1880

Martha Campbell, wife of Frank Campbell, died Saturday the 10th in Greenville.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 23-Dec-1880

Lane, Emily - 1845

Lane  --  Rufus Andrews, son of Theron and Emily Jane, Aug. 15, 1845.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Theron - 1845

Lane  --  Rufus Andrews, son of Theron and Emily Jane, Aug. 15, 1845.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Rufus Andrews - 1845

Lane  --  Rufus Andrews, son of Theron and Emily Jane, Aug. 15, 1845.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Mary - 1846

Lane  --  Rosina, daughter of David and Mary, May 17, 1846.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, David - 1846

Lane  --  Rosina, daughter of David and Mary, May 17, 1846.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Rosina - 1846

Lane  --  Rosina, daughter of David and Mary, May 17, 1846.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Roina {mother} - 1803

Lane  --  Roina, daughter of Andrews and Roina, Dec. 4, 1803.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Andrews - 1803

Lane  --  Roina, daughter of Andrews and Roina, Dec. 4, 1803.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Lane, Roina {daughter} - 1803

Lane  --  Roina, daughter of Andrews and Roina, Dec. 4, 1803.
~ Vital Records, Abington, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Vol. 1 - Births, 1912

Diethorne, John - 1898

A NARROW ESCAPE
Jeannette Boys Unable to Control a Frightened Horse.

A narrow escape from serious injury to four young boys occurred at Clay avenue and Second street, Wednesday morning.  As car No. 13, Francis Mensch, motorman, and George C. Trout, conductor, was decending <sic> the hill at the McKee Hotel, the horse in the delivery wagon of grocer N. W. Schmitt, of lower Clay avenue, became frightened and ran between the car and a large dray.  The wagon was badly broken, and the boys thrown upon the hard-paved street.  A fortunate breaking of the singletree allowed the horse to escape.  The wagon passed over the foot of the ten year old son of John Diethorne, and the member was cut and {illegible}.  The other occupants escaped with bruised faces.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 6

Schmitt, N. W. - 1898

A NARROW ESCAPE
Jeannette Boys Unable to Control a Frightened Horse.

A narrow escape from serious injury to four young boys occurred at Clay avenue and Second street, Wednesday morning.  As car No. 13, Francis Mensch, motorman, and George C. Trout, conductor, was decending <sic> the hill at the McKee Hotel, the horse in the delivery wagon of grocer N. W. Schmitt, of lower Clay avenue, became frightened and ran between the car and a large dray.  The wagon was badly broken, and the boys thrown upon the hard-paved street.  A fortunate breaking of the singletree allowed the horse to escape.  The wagon passed over the foot of the ten year old son of John Diethorne, and the member was cut and {illegible}.  The other occupants escaped with bruised faces.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 6

Trout, George C. - 1898

A NARROW ESCAPE
Jeannette Boys Unable to Control a Frightened Horse.

A narrow escape from serious injury to four young boys occurred at Clay avenue and Second street, Wednesday morning.  As car No. 13, Francis Mensch, motorman, and George C. Trout, conductor, was decending <sic> the hill at the McKee Hotel, the horse in the delivery wagon of grocer N. W. Schmitt, of lower Clay avenue, became frightened and ran between the car and a large dray.  The wagon was badly broken, and the boys thrown upon the hard-paved street.  A fortunate breaking of the singletree allowed the horse to escape.  The wagon passed over the foot of the ten year old son of John Diethorne, and the member was cut and {illegible}.  The other occupants escaped with bruised faces.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 6

Mensch, Francis - 1898

A NARROW ESCAPE

Jeannette Boys Unable to Control a Frightened Horse.

A narrow escape from serious injury to four young boys occurred at Clay avenue and Second street, Wednesday morning.  As car No. 13, Francis Mensch, motorman, and George C. Trout, conductor, was decending <sic> the hill at the McKee Hotel, the horse in the delivery wagon of grocer N. W. Schmitt, of lower Clay avenue, became frightened and ran between the car and a large dray.  The wagon was badly broken, and the boys thrown upon the hard-paved street.  A fortunate breaking of the singletree allowed the horse to escape.  The wagon passed over the foot of the ten year old son of John Diethorne, and the member was cut and {illegible}.  The other occupants escaped with bruised faces.
~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Column 6

Campbell, C. J. - 1880

Miss Maggie Campbell, formerly of Greenville, died recently at the home of C. J. Campbell near Carpenter's Station, AL.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 23-Dec-1880

Campbell, Margaret "Maggie" - 1880

Miss Maggie Campbell, formerly of Greenville, died recently at the home of C. J. Campbell near Carpenter's Station, AL.
~ The Greenville Advocate dated 23-Dec-1880

Rainey, Brock - 2019

On December 31, 2019, the 130 foot long fishing vessel Scandies Rose capsized in icy, dangerous conditions and sank five miles southeast off Sutwik Island, Alaska.  The Scandies Rose was heading out with a load of crab pots when it developed a heavy list to starboard.  The master of the Scandies Rose desperately sent out a distress call while the six crew attempted to don survival suits.  Two of the crew got their suits on and gone outside the wheelhouse when the fishing vessel lost stability and rolled over.  The crew inside the wheelhouse could not be seen anywhere.  The Scandies Rose had capsized so quickly that five men were trapped underwater in the wheelhouse.

The two men who had escaped, John Lawler and Dean Gribble Jr., tried in vain to hold on to the side of the hull.  Both held on to the scuppers when a large wave washed them away.  They continued to stay near the Scandies Rose as the vessel settled by the stern.  In just a few minutes, only the bow was visible when the vessel’s two life rafts inflated and floated free.  The two survivors were able to climb into one of the liferafts and awaited rescue.  The signal light on their liferaft went dark a short time later making the liferaft less visible.  In 20 foot swells with 40 mph winds and air temperature around 10 degrees, the two men had limited time to be rescued.

The Coast Guard had received the distress call and dispatched helicopters out of Air Station Kodiak to an area near Sutwik Island off the Alaska Peninsula, the last known location.  A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter along with a HC-130 Hercules airplane were dispatched to search for survivors.  The Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene and found a lit liferaft in the water.  An inspection found it was empty, but the helicopter lights could be spotted by the two men in their liferaft roughly five hours after the Scandies Rose sank..  A short time later the helicopter arrived over the unlit liferaft with the survivors.  The Coast Guard was able to hoist the two men to safety.  Both survivors were suffering from hypothermia.

The Coast Guard continued to search the area for 20-hours in search of the missing five crew from the Scandies Rose.  Four helicopters and two aircraft were assisted by the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon searching a 300 square mile area for twenty hours before the search was suspended.  Reports state authorities have launched an investigation into this incident.

The five men lost at sea with the Scandies Rose were: Captain Gary Cobban Jr.; his son, David Cobban; Seth Rosseau-Gano; Arthur Ganacias; and Brock Rainey.

 You can visit the memorial page for Brock Rainey.

F/V Scandise Rose

Ganacias, Arthur - 2019

On December 31, 2019, the 130 foot long fishing vessel Scandies Rose capsized in icy, dangerous conditions and sank five miles southeast off Sutwik Island, Alaska.  The Scandies Rose was heading out with a load of crab pots when it developed a heavy list to starboard.  The master of the Scandies Rose desperately sent out a distress call while the six crew attempted to don survival suits.  Two of the crew got their suits on and gone outside the wheelhouse when the fishing vessel lost stability and rolled over.  The crew inside the wheelhouse could not be seen anywhere.  The Scandies Rose had capsized so quickly that five men were trapped underwater in the wheelhouse.

The two men who had escaped, John Lawler and Dean Gribble Jr., tried in vain to hold on to the side of the hull.  Both held on to the scuppers when a large wave washed them away.  They continued to stay near the Scandies Rose as the vessel settled by the stern.  In just a few minutes, only the bow was visible when the vessel’s two life rafts inflated and floated free.  The two survivors were able to climb into one of the liferafts and awaited rescue.  The signal light on their liferaft went dark a short time later making the liferaft less visible.  In 20 foot swells with 40 mph winds and air temperature around 10 degrees, the two men had limited time to be rescued.

The Coast Guard had received the distress call and dispatched helicopters out of Air Station Kodiak to an area near Sutwik Island off the Alaska Peninsula, the last known location.  A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter along with a HC-130 Hercules airplane were dispatched to search for survivors.  The Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene and found a lit liferaft in the water.  An inspection found it was empty, but the helicopter lights could be spotted by the two men in their liferaft roughly five hours after the Scandies Rose sank..  A short time later the helicopter arrived over the unlit liferaft with the survivors.  The Coast Guard was able to hoist the two men to safety.  Both survivors were suffering from hypothermia.

The Coast Guard continued to search the area for 20-hours in search of the missing five crew from the Scandies Rose.  Four helicopters and two aircraft were assisted by the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon searching a 300 square mile area for twenty hours before the search was suspended.  Reports state authorities have launched an investigation into this incident.

The five men lost at sea with the Scandies Rose were: Captain Gary Cobban Jr.; his son, David Cobban; Seth Rosseau-Gano; Arthur Ganacias; and Brock Rainey.

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 You can visit the memorial page for Arthur Ganacias.

F/V Scandise Rose

Rosseau-Gano, Seth - 2019

On December 31, 2019, the 130 foot long fishing vessel Scandies Rose capsized in icy, dangerous conditions and sank five miles southeast off Sutwik Island, Alaska.  The Scandies Rose was heading out with a load of crab pots when it developed a heavy list to starboard.  The master of the Scandies Rose desperately sent out a distress call while the six crew attempted to don survival suits.  Two of the crew got their suits on and gone outside the wheelhouse when the fishing vessel lost stability and rolled over.  The crew inside the wheelhouse could not be seen anywhere.  The Scandies Rose had capsized so quickly that five men were trapped underwater in the wheelhouse.

The two men who had escaped, John Lawler and Dean Gribble Jr., tried in vain to hold on to the side of the hull.  Both held on to the scuppers when a large wave washed them away.  They continued to stay near the Scandies Rose as the vessel settled by the stern.  In just a few minutes, only the bow was visible when the vessel’s two life rafts inflated and floated free.  The two survivors were able to climb into one of the liferafts and awaited rescue.  The signal light on their liferaft went dark a short time later making the liferaft less visible.  In 20 foot swells with 40 mph winds and air temperature around 10 degrees, the two men had limited time to be rescued.

The Coast Guard had received the distress call and dispatched helicopters out of Air Station Kodiak to an area near Sutwik Island off the Alaska Peninsula, the last known location.  A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter along with a HC-130 Hercules airplane were dispatched to search for survivors.  The Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene and found a lit liferaft in the water.  An inspection found it was empty, but the helicopter lights could be spotted by the two men in their liferaft roughly five hours after the Scandies Rose sank..  A short time later the helicopter arrived over the unlit liferaft with the survivors.  The Coast Guard was able to hoist the two men to safety.  Both survivors were suffering from hypothermia.

The Coast Guard continued to search the area for 20-hours in search of the missing five crew from the Scandies Rose.  Four helicopters and two aircraft were assisted by the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon searching a 300 square mile area for twenty hours before the search was suspended.  Reports state authorities have launched an investigation into this incident.

The five men lost at sea with the Scandies Rose were: Captain Gary Cobban Jr.; his son, David Cobban; Seth Rosseau-Gano; Arthur Ganacias; and Brock Rainey.

 You can visit the memorial page for Seth Rosseau-Gano.

F/V Scandise Rose

Cobban, David - 2019

On December 31, 2019, the 130 foot long fishing vessel Scandies Rose capsized in icy, dangerous conditions and sank five miles southeast off Sutwik Island, Alaska.  The Scandies Rose was heading out with a load of crab pots when it developed a heavy list to starboard.  The master of the Scandies Rose desperately sent out a distress call while the six crew attempted to don survival suits.  Two of the crew got their suits on and gone outside the wheelhouse when the fishing vessel lost stability and rolled over.  The crew inside the wheelhouse could not be seen anywhere.  The Scandies Rose had capsized so quickly that five men were trapped underwater in the wheelhouse.

The two men who had escaped, John Lawler and Dean Gribble Jr., tried in vain to hold on to the side of the hull.  Both held on to the scuppers when a large wave washed them away.  They continued to stay near the Scandies Rose as the vessel settled by the stern.  In just a few minutes, only the bow was visible when the vessel’s two life rafts inflated and floated free.  The two survivors were able to climb into one of the liferafts and awaited rescue.  The signal light on their liferaft went dark a short time later making the liferaft less visible.  In 20 foot swells with 40 mph winds and air temperature around 10 degrees, the two men had limited time to be rescued.

The Coast Guard had received the distress call and dispatched helicopters out of Air Station Kodiak to an area near Sutwik Island off the Alaska Peninsula, the last known location.  A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter along with a HC-130 Hercules airplane were dispatched to search for survivors.  The Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene and found a lit liferaft in the water.  An inspection found it was empty, but the helicopter lights could be spotted by the two men in their liferaft roughly five hours after the Scandies Rose sank..  A short time later the helicopter arrived over the unlit liferaft with the survivors.  The Coast Guard was able to hoist the two men to safety.  Both survivors were suffering from hypothermia.

The Coast Guard continued to search the area for 20-hours in search of the missing five crew from the Scandies Rose.  Four helicopters and two aircraft were assisted by the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon searching a 300 square mile area for twenty hours before the search was suspended.  Reports state authorities have launched an investigation into this incident.

The five men lost at sea with the Scandies Rose were: Captain Gary Cobban Jr.; his son, David Cobban; Seth Rosseau-Gano; Arthur Ganacias; and Brock Rainey.

 You can visit the memorial page for David Cobban.

F/V Scandise Rose

Cobban, Gary Jr. - 2019

On December 31, 2019, the 130 foot long fishing vessel Scandies Rose capsized in icy, dangerous conditions and sank five miles southeast off Sutwik Island, Alaska.  The Scandies Rose was heading out with a load of crab pots when it developed a heavy list to starboard.  The master of the Scandies Rose desperately sent out a distress call while the six crew attempted to don survival suits.  Two of the crew got their suits on and gone outside the wheelhouse when the fishing vessel lost stability and rolled over.  The crew inside the wheelhouse could not be seen anywhere.  The Scandies Rose had capsized so quickly that five men were trapped underwater in the wheelhouse.

The two men who had escaped, John Lawler and Dean Gribble Jr., tried in vain to hold on to the side of the hull.  Both held on to the scuppers when a large wave washed them away.  They continued to stay near the Scandies Rose as the vessel settled by the stern.  In just a few minutes, only the bow was visible when the vessel’s two life rafts inflated and floated free.  The two survivors were able to climb into one of the liferafts and awaited rescue.  The signal light on their liferaft went dark a short time later making the liferaft less visible.  In 20 foot swells with 40 mph winds and air temperature around 10 degrees, the two men had limited time to be rescued.

The Coast Guard had received the distress call and dispatched helicopters out of Air Station Kodiak to an area near Sutwik Island off the Alaska Peninsula, the last known location.  A MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter along with a HC-130 Hercules airplane were dispatched to search for survivors.  The Jayhawk helicopter arrived on scene and found a lit liferaft in the water.  An inspection found it was empty, but the helicopter lights could be spotted by the two men in their liferaft roughly five hours after the Scandies Rose sank..  A short time later the helicopter arrived over the unlit liferaft with the survivors.  The Coast Guard was able to hoist the two men to safety.  Both survivors were suffering from hypothermia.

The Coast Guard continued to search the area for 20-hours in search of the missing five crew from the Scandies Rose.  Four helicopters and two aircraft were assisted by the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon searching a 300 square mile area for twenty hours before the search was suspended.  Reports state authorities have launched an investigation into this incident.

The five men lost at sea with the Scandies Rose were: Captain Gary Cobban Jr.; his son, David Cobban; Seth Rosseau-Gano; Arthur Ganacias; and Brock Rainey.

 You can visit the memorial page for Captain Gary Cobban Jr.

F/V Scandise Rose

Durkee, Joseph H. (Mrs.) - 1898

On 4 July 1898 shortly before five in the morning La Bourgogne collided with the British sailing ship Cromartyshire about 60 nautical miles (69 mi; 110 km) south of Sable Island near Nova Scotia during a dense fog.  The ship was apparently traveling at full speed despite visibility later estimated at approximately 20 yards.

Captain Oscar Henderson of Cromartyshire was sailing sounding his fog horn and heard a ship's whistle but was unable to determine its direction.  His ship collided with La Bourgogne about midships on the starboard side while most passengers were asleep in their compartments.  The liner's compartments adjacent to the collision point filled immediately, starboard side lifeboats were damaged and the ship took a sharp list to starboard making launching of port side lifeboats difficult.

As the ship started to list and the stern went under, an undisciplined rush for lifeboats began.  La Bourgogne sank just over half an hour after the collision.  The Cromartyshire survived the collision, but her crew mistook the La Bourgogne's whistle and signal rockets for an offer of assistance, and they did not realize what was happening until the whistle fell silent.  Around 5:30 am, the fog thinned out, and the crew of the Cromartyshire spotted and began rescuing survivors from La Bourgogne.

At the time, La Bourgogne was carrying 506 passengers and 220 crew, of whom 549 were lost.  Of the 173 survivors, fewer than 70 were passengers, with only one woman rescued out of approximately 300 on board.  All children perished.  Almost all first class passengers died in the disaster, with survivors largely limited to steerage passengers and sailors.  According to survivor accounts, the ship's officers remained at their posts after the collision, with all officers except for the purser failing to survive.

Following the disaster sensational reports circulated that the crew had refused to aid passengers in the water, to the point of stabbing them or hitting them with oars.  Surviving crew members required police protection upon their arrival in New York and the French government covered the tragedy up.

**  Status: Drowned  **
Country of Origin: unknown
Occupation: unknown

Wife of Joseph H. Durkee who was a broker from Broadway, New York.

You can visit the memorial page for Mrs. Joseph H. Durkee.

553 LIVES LOST.

Many Sank to Death With the La Bourgogne.

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MURDER AND VIOLENCE

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Three Jeannette People Among This Steamer are Among Those Who are Lost

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But One Woman Saved Out of 163.

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A telegram was received here, Wednesday forenoon, which told of the sinking of the French Liner, steamship, La Bourgogne, off the coast of Halifax.  As soon as the information was received, a Dispatch reporter interviewed our steamship agents and the result of his investigations was, that he learned that Mr. Arthur Materne, of Fifth street, had sold tickets to Mr. Joseph Azelvandre, of West Jeannette, and an aged gentleman named John Remillieux and a boy aged 11 years named John Premier, who had been visiting relatives during the past year and who was on his way to his parents in France.

The steamer sailed from New York June 27 and these three from Jeannette were passengers.  Numerous telegrams sent by friends of the unfortunate passengers, to authorities in New York, whose only answer was, that the names mentioned were not found on the list of survivors.  From these answers, it is reasonably certain that all Jeannette people on board the ill fated vessel perished.

Joseph Azelvandre was a brother of our townsman, John B. Azelvandre, and was one of the best known foreigners in Jeannette.  He was forty years old and single.  He was well-to do as far as this world’s goods go, his wealth being estimated at from $20,000 to $25,000..

Emannel and Erneste Delmot, of Arnold, also took passage on the ill fated steamer and in all probability, lost their lives.

Halifax, July 7.—A member of the ship’s crew on La Bourgogne gives this list:
Ship’s crew, 233
Third-class passengers, 295
Second-class passengers, 123
First-class passengers, 75
Total number of souls on board, 716
Passengers saved, 53
Ship’s crew saved, 110
Drowned, 553
News of the great ocean disaster reached here yesterday morning, when that ship Cromartyshire, with her bow badly stoved and partly dismasted, was towed into port.  She was picked up all battered by the Allan liner [S. S.] Grecian and towed in.

When off Cape Sable the Cromartyshire collided with the French line passenger La Bourgogne and sank her.

Only one woman is among the saved.  The only officers saved were the purser and three engineers.  Thirty men belonging to the crew were also picked up.  The balance of the saved are passengers.

The collision occurred at 4 o’clock on the morning of July 4.  A heavy fog prevailed and the crash came almost without warning.  Most of the passengers were in their staterooms.

So quickly did the vessel founder that a number of these did not even have time to reach the deck and died in their staterooms.  The woman saved was Mrs. A. Lacarse.  She was picked up by her husband and placed on a life raft.  She clung to the raft until picked up.

Captain Deloncie? {text is hard to read} stood on the bridge of his ship as she went down.  He refused to leave the vessel and perished.  The captain of the Cromartyshire said: “When my ship was 60 miles off South Sable island, she was on the port tack, heading west to northwest under reduced canvas, going four or five knots an hour.  The foghorn was kept continually blowing.  Shortly after 4 a. m. I heard a steamer’s whistle on our weather bow, which seemed to be nearing us very fast.”

“I blew our horn and was answered by the steamer’s whistle.  Suddenly a steamer loomed up through the fog on our port bow and crashed into us, going at a terrific speed.  Our foremast and main top gallant mast was carried away.  I immediately ordered the boats out and went to inspect the damage and found that our bow has been completely cut off and the plates twisted into every conceivable shape.”

The Cromartyshire was kept afloat by her collision bulkheads.

La Bourgogne disappeared in the fog after the crash and the Cromartyshire’s port anchor was shipped.  Afterward, the survivors were picked up.

The scene was terrible, with hundreds of lives hanging in the balance.  The people swam and floated about the surface of the water, looking for chances to save themselves.

There were three priests on board the ship, and as she was sinking they want about the vessel giving absolution to the Catholics on board.

As the ship sank a vortex was created which sucked down everything on the surface within a wide radius.  When the suction had ceased about 200 bodies came to the surface in a rush.

The work of rescue was commenced without a moment’s delay.  At 5:30 o’clock the fog lifted and then two boats were seen approaching the Cromartyshire full of men.  Men could also be seen in all directions clinging to the wreckage.  These were picked up by the Cromartyshire as fast as possible.

Nearly all the first-class passengers were lost, those saved being mostly from the steerage and sailors.

Later the steamer Grecian came along and after some of the passengers were tra?shipped {hard to read text}, proceeded to tow the Cromartyshire to Halifax.

The scenes enacted on board the La Bourgogne just after the collision were terrible to witness.  Men fought for positions on the boats like raving maniacs, women were forced back and trampled on by the human beasts.

On board were a large number of Italians and other foreigners, who cared little for human life.  These fiends stopped at nothing, in one boat was a party of 40 women, but so great was the panic that not a hand was raised to assist in her launching.  The occupants so near salvation were drowned like rats.

So desperate was the situation that an Italian passenger drew his knife and made a thrust at one who, like himself, was endeavoring to reach the boats.  Immediately the action was imitated in every direction.  Knives were xxxxx {text broken up} with deadly effect.  Women and children were driven back to an inevitable death at the points of weapons, the owners of which were experts in their use.  According to the stories of some of the survivors women were stabbed like so many sheep.

The scene on the waters was even worse.  Many of those who were struggling in the water attempted to drag themselves into the boats and on rafts.  These were rudely pushed back into a watery grave.  It was a time in which compassion was not to be found.  Here knives and other weapons did their work.

Nearly all the first class passengers were lost.

Most of the saved were members of the ship’s crew and steerage passengers.

Pittsburg, July 7.—Elgin A. Angell, an attorney of Cleveland, O., a son of C. D. Angell, the extensive oil operator of this city, is reported among the passengers lost.

Michael Horn of Duquesne, it is believed was a passenger on the ill-fated steamer La Bourgogne.  Mr. Horn purchased a ticket from Roth, Teitelbaum and Co. of McKeesport a week ago last Saturday and went to New York, from which city he is thought to have sailed on the La Bourgogne last Saturday.

It is feared that two young Pittsburg girls, Marie and Bertha Flueckinger, aged about 23 years and employed by the family of James Oliver at Shields station, were on the French liner La Bourgogne, which was lost at sea yesterday.

Rev. Father John Williams who was reported on the ill-fated vessel, was recently pastor of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church at Emsworth, Pa.  Father Williams is 44 years old. He is the head of the Order of Holy Childhood of the United States.  For a number of years, he was connected with the faculty of the Holy Ghost college.  For a time he was also pastor of the Catholic church in Sharpsburg.
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~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Columns 3 & 4.


Shipwreck GPS Coordinates are approximately:
Latitude: 42° 55' 41.4012" N
Longitude: -59° 55' 0.5016" W
 

SS La Bourgogne 1885-1898

Dumont, Sylvain (Mr.) - 1898

On 4 July 1898 shortly before five in the morning La Bourgogne collided with the British sailing ship Cromartyshire about 60 nautical miles (69 mi; 110 km) south of Sable Island near Nova Scotia during a dense fog.  The ship was apparently traveling at full speed despite visibility later estimated at approximately 20 yards.

Captain Oscar Henderson of Cromartyshire was sailing sounding his fog horn and heard a ship's whistle but was unable to determine its direction.  His ship collided with La Bourgogne about midships on the starboard side while most passengers were asleep in their compartments.  The liner's compartments adjacent to the collision point filled immediately, starboard side lifeboats were damaged and the ship took a sharp list to starboard making launching of port side lifeboats difficult.

As the ship started to list and the stern went under, an undisciplined rush for lifeboats began.  La Bourgogne sank just over half an hour after the collision.  The Cromartyshire survived the collision, but her crew mistook the La Bourgogne's whistle and signal rockets for an offer of assistance, and they did not realize what was happening until the whistle fell silent.  Around 5:30 am, the fog thinned out, and the crew of the Cromartyshire spotted and began rescuing survivors from La Bourgogne.

At the time, La Bourgogne was carrying 506 passengers and 220 crew, of whom 549 were lost.  Of the 173 survivors, fewer than 70 were passengers, with only one woman rescued out of approximately 300 on board.  All children perished.  Almost all first class passengers died in the disaster, with survivors largely limited to steerage passengers and sailors.  According to survivor accounts, the ship's officers remained at their posts after the collision, with all officers except for the purser failing to survive.

Following the disaster sensational reports circulated that the crew had refused to aid passengers in the water, to the point of stabbing them or hitting them with oars.  Surviving crew members required police protection upon their arrival in New York and the French government covered the tragedy up.

**  Status: Drowned  **
Country of Origin: unknown
Occupation: unknown
You can visit the memorial page for Mr. Sylvain Dumont.

553 LIVES LOST.

Many Sank to Death With the La Bourgogne.

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MURDER AND VIOLENCE

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Three Jeannette People Among This Steamer are Among Those Who are Lost

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But One Woman Saved Out of 163.

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A telegram was received here, Wednesday forenoon, which told of the sinking of the French Liner, steamship, La Bourgogne, off the coast of Halifax.  As soon as the information was received, a Dispatch reporter interviewed our steamship agents and the result of his investigations was, that he learned that Mr. Arthur Materne, of Fifth street, had sold tickets to Mr. Joseph Azelvandre, of West Jeannette, and an aged gentleman named John Remillieux and a boy aged 11 years named John Premier, who had been visiting relatives during the past year and who was on his way to his parents in France.

The steamer sailed from New York June 27 and these three from Jeannette were passengers.  Numerous telegrams sent by friends of the unfortunate passengers, to authorities in New York, whose only answer was, that the names mentioned were not found on the list of survivors.  From these answers, it is reasonably certain that all Jeannette people on board the ill fated vessel perished.

Joseph Azelvandre was a brother of our townsman, John B. Azelvandre, and was one of the best known foreigners in Jeannette.  He was forty years old and single.  He was well-to do as far as this world’s goods go, his wealth being estimated at from $20,000 to $25,000..

Emannel and Erneste Delmot, of Arnold, also took passage on the ill fated steamer and in all probability, lost their lives.

Halifax, July 7.—A member of the ship’s crew on La Bourgogne gives this list:
Ship’s crew, 233
Third-class passengers, 295
Second-class passengers, 123
First-class passengers, 75
Total number of souls on board, 716
Passengers saved, 53
Ship’s crew saved, 110
Drowned, 553
News of the great ocean disaster reached here yesterday morning, when that ship Cromartyshire, with her bow badly stoved and partly dismasted, was towed into port.  She was picked up all battered by the Allan liner [S. S.] Grecian and towed in.

When off Cape Sable the Cromartyshire collided with the French line passenger La Bourgogne and sank her.

Only one woman is among the saved.  The only officers saved were the purser and three engineers.  Thirty men belonging to the crew were also picked up.  The balance of the saved are passengers.

The collision occurred at 4 o’clock on the morning of July 4.  A heavy fog prevailed and the crash came almost without warning.  Most of the passengers were in their staterooms.

So quickly did the vessel founder that a number of these did not even have time to reach the deck and died in their staterooms.  The woman saved was Mrs. A. Lacarse.  She was picked up by her husband and placed on a life raft.  She clung to the raft until picked up.

Captain Deloncie? {text is hard to read} stood on the bridge of his ship as she went down.  He refused to leave the vessel and perished.  The captain of the Cromartyshire said: “When my ship was 60 miles off South Sable island, she was on the port tack, heading west to northwest under reduced canvas, going four or five knots an hour.  The foghorn was kept continually blowing.  Shortly after 4 a. m. I heard a steamer’s whistle on our weather bow, which seemed to be nearing us very fast.”

“I blew our horn and was answered by the steamer’s whistle.  Suddenly a steamer loomed up through the fog on our port bow and crashed into us, going at a terrific speed.  Our foremast and main top gallant mast was carried away.  I immediately ordered the boats out and went to inspect the damage and found that our bow has been completely cut off and the plates twisted into every conceivable shape.”

The Cromartyshire was kept afloat by her collision bulkheads.

La Bourgogne disappeared in the fog after the crash and the Cromartyshire’s port anchor was shipped.  Afterward, the survivors were picked up.

The scene was terrible, with hundreds of lives hanging in the balance.  The people swam and floated about the surface of the water, looking for chances to save themselves.

There were three priests on board the ship, and as she was sinking they want about the vessel giving absolution to the Catholics on board.

As the ship sank a vortex was created which sucked down everything on the surface within a wide radius.  When the suction had ceased about 200 bodies came to the surface in a rush.

The work of rescue was commenced without a moment’s delay.  At 5:30 o’clock the fog lifted and then two boats were seen approaching the Cromartyshire full of men.  Men could also be seen in all directions clinging to the wreckage.  These were picked up by the Cromartyshire as fast as possible.

Nearly all the first-class passengers were lost, those saved being mostly from the steerage and sailors.

Later the steamer Grecian came along and after some of the passengers were tra?shipped {hard to read text}, proceeded to tow the Cromartyshire to Halifax.

The scenes enacted on board the La Bourgogne just after the collision were terrible to witness.  Men fought for positions on the boats like raving maniacs, women were forced back and trampled on by the human beasts.

On board were a large number of Italians and other foreigners, who cared little for human life.  These fiends stopped at nothing, in one boat was a party of 40 women, but so great was the panic that not a hand was raised to assist in her launching.  The occupants so near salvation were drowned like rats.

So desperate was the situation that an Italian passenger drew his knife and made a thrust at one who, like himself, was endeavoring to reach the boats.  Immediately the action was imitated in every direction.  Knives were xxxxx {text broken up} with deadly effect.  Women and children were driven back to an inevitable death at the points of weapons, the owners of which were experts in their use.  According to the stories of some of the survivors women were stabbed like so many sheep.

The scene on the waters was even worse.  Many of those who were struggling in the water attempted to drag themselves into the boats and on rafts.  These were rudely pushed back into a watery grave.  It was a time in which compassion was not to be found.  Here knives and other weapons did their work.

Nearly all the first class passengers were lost.

Most of the saved were members of the ship’s crew and steerage passengers.

Pittsburg, July 7.—Elgin A. Angell, an attorney of Cleveland, O., a son of C. D. Angell, the extensive oil operator of this city, is reported among the passengers lost.

Michael Horn of Duquesne, it is believed was a passenger on the ill-fated steamer La Bourgogne.  Mr. Horn purchased a ticket from Roth, Teitelbaum and Co. of McKeesport a week ago last Saturday and went to New York, from which city he is thought to have sailed on the La Bourgogne last Saturday.

It is feared that two young Pittsburg girls, Marie and Bertha Flueckinger, aged about 23 years and employed by the family of James Oliver at Shields station, were on the French liner La Bourgogne, which was lost at sea yesterday.

Rev. Father John Williams who was reported on the ill-fated vessel, was recently pastor of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church at Emsworth, Pa.  Father Williams is 44 years old. He is the head of the Order of Holy Childhood of the United States.  For a number of years, he was connected with the faculty of the Holy Ghost college.  For a time he was also pastor of the Catholic church in Sharpsburg.
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~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Columns 3 & 4.


Shipwreck GPS Coordinates are approximately:
Latitude: 42° 55' 41.4012" N
Longitude: -59° 55' 0.5016" W
 

SS La Bourgogne 1885-1898

Dumont, Sylvain (Mrs.) - 1898

On 4 July 1898 shortly before five in the morning La Bourgogne collided with the British sailing ship Cromartyshire about 60 nautical miles (69 mi; 110 km) south of Sable Island near Nova Scotia during a dense fog.  The ship was apparently traveling at full speed despite visibility later estimated at approximately 20 yards.

Captain Oscar Henderson of Cromartyshire was sailing sounding his fog horn and heard a ship's whistle but was unable to determine its direction.  His ship collided with La Bourgogne about midships on the starboard side while most passengers were asleep in their compartments.  The liner's compartments adjacent to the collision point filled immediately, starboard side lifeboats were damaged and the ship took a sharp list to starboard making launching of port side lifeboats difficult.

As the ship started to list and the stern went under, an undisciplined rush for lifeboats began.  La Bourgogne sank just over half an hour after the collision.  The Cromartyshire survived the collision, but her crew mistook the La Bourgogne's whistle and signal rockets for an offer of assistance, and they did not realize what was happening until the whistle fell silent.  Around 5:30 am, the fog thinned out, and the crew of the Cromartyshire spotted and began rescuing survivors from La Bourgogne.

At the time, La Bourgogne was carrying 506 passengers and 220 crew, of whom 549 were lost.  Of the 173 survivors, fewer than 70 were passengers, with only one woman rescued out of approximately 300 on board.  All children perished.  Almost all first class passengers died in the disaster, with survivors largely limited to steerage passengers and sailors.  According to survivor accounts, the ship's officers remained at their posts after the collision, with all officers except for the purser failing to survive.

Following the disaster sensational reports circulated that the crew had refused to aid passengers in the water, to the point of stabbing them or hitting them with oars.  Surviving crew members required police protection upon their arrival in New York and the French government covered the tragedy up.

**  Status: Drowned  **
Country of Origin: unknown
Occupation: unknown
You can visit the memorial page for Mrs. Sylvain Dumont.

553 LIVES LOST.

Many Sank to Death With the La Bourgogne.

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MURDER AND VIOLENCE

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Three Jeannette People Among This Steamer are Among Those Who are Lost

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But One Woman Saved Out of 163.

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A telegram was received here, Wednesday forenoon, which told of the sinking of the French Liner, steamship, La Bourgogne, off the coast of Halifax.  As soon as the information was received, a Dispatch reporter interviewed our steamship agents and the result of his investigations was, that he learned that Mr. Arthur Materne, of Fifth street, had sold tickets to Mr. Joseph Azelvandre, of West Jeannette, and an aged gentleman named John Remillieux and a boy aged 11 years named John Premier, who had been visiting relatives during the past year and who was on his way to his parents in France.

The steamer sailed from New York June 27 and these three from Jeannette were passengers.  Numerous telegrams sent by friends of the unfortunate passengers, to authorities in New York, whose only answer was, that the names mentioned were not found on the list of survivors.  From these answers, it is reasonably certain that all Jeannette people on board the ill fated vessel perished.

Joseph Azelvandre was a brother of our townsman, John B. Azelvandre, and was one of the best known foreigners in Jeannette.  He was forty years old and single.  He was well-to do as far as this world’s goods go, his wealth being estimated at from $20,000 to $25,000..

Emannel and Erneste Delmot, of Arnold, also took passage on the ill fated steamer and in all probability, lost their lives.

Halifax, July 7.—A member of the ship’s crew on La Bourgogne gives this list:
Ship’s crew, 233
Third-class passengers, 295
Second-class passengers, 123
First-class passengers, 75
Total number of souls on board, 716
Passengers saved, 53
Ship’s crew saved, 110
Drowned, 553
News of the great ocean disaster reached here yesterday morning, when that ship Cromartyshire, with her bow badly stoved and partly dismasted, was towed into port.  She was picked up all battered by the Allan liner [S. S.] Grecian and towed in.

When off Cape Sable the Cromartyshire collided with the French line passenger La Bourgogne and sank her.

Only one woman is among the saved.  The only officers saved were the purser and three engineers.  Thirty men belonging to the crew were also picked up.  The balance of the saved are passengers.

The collision occurred at 4 o’clock on the morning of July 4.  A heavy fog prevailed and the crash came almost without warning.  Most of the passengers were in their staterooms.

So quickly did the vessel founder that a number of these did not even have time to reach the deck and died in their staterooms.  The woman saved was Mrs. A. Lacarse.  She was picked up by her husband and placed on a life raft.  She clung to the raft until picked up.

Captain Deloncie? {text is hard to read} stood on the bridge of his ship as she went down.  He refused to leave the vessel and perished.  The captain of the Cromartyshire said: “When my ship was 60 miles off South Sable island, she was on the port tack, heading west to northwest under reduced canvas, going four or five knots an hour.  The foghorn was kept continually blowing.  Shortly after 4 a. m. I heard a steamer’s whistle on our weather bow, which seemed to be nearing us very fast.”

“I blew our horn and was answered by the steamer’s whistle.  Suddenly a steamer loomed up through the fog on our port bow and crashed into us, going at a terrific speed.  Our foremast and main top gallant mast was carried away.  I immediately ordered the boats out and went to inspect the damage and found that our bow has been completely cut off and the plates twisted into every conceivable shape.”

The Cromartyshire was kept afloat by her collision bulkheads.

La Bourgogne disappeared in the fog after the crash and the Cromartyshire’s port anchor was shipped.  Afterward, the survivors were picked up.

The scene was terrible, with hundreds of lives hanging in the balance.  The people swam and floated about the surface of the water, looking for chances to save themselves.

There were three priests on board the ship, and as she was sinking they want about the vessel giving absolution to the Catholics on board.

As the ship sank a vortex was created which sucked down everything on the surface within a wide radius.  When the suction had ceased about 200 bodies came to the surface in a rush.

The work of rescue was commenced without a moment’s delay.  At 5:30 o’clock the fog lifted and then two boats were seen approaching the Cromartyshire full of men.  Men could also be seen in all directions clinging to the wreckage.  These were picked up by the Cromartyshire as fast as possible.

Nearly all the first-class passengers were lost, those saved being mostly from the steerage and sailors.

Later the steamer Grecian came along and after some of the passengers were tra?shipped {hard to read text}, proceeded to tow the Cromartyshire to Halifax.

The scenes enacted on board the La Bourgogne just after the collision were terrible to witness.  Men fought for positions on the boats like raving maniacs, women were forced back and trampled on by the human beasts.

On board were a large number of Italians and other foreigners, who cared little for human life.  These fiends stopped at nothing, in one boat was a party of 40 women, but so great was the panic that not a hand was raised to assist in her launching.  The occupants so near salvation were drowned like rats.

So desperate was the situation that an Italian passenger drew his knife and made a thrust at one who, like himself, was endeavoring to reach the boats.  Immediately the action was imitated in every direction.  Knives were xxxxx {text broken up} with deadly effect.  Women and children were driven back to an inevitable death at the points of weapons, the owners of which were experts in their use.  According to the stories of some of the survivors women were stabbed like so many sheep.

The scene on the waters was even worse.  Many of those who were struggling in the water attempted to drag themselves into the boats and on rafts.  These were rudely pushed back into a watery grave.  It was a time in which compassion was not to be found.  Here knives and other weapons did their work.

Nearly all the first class passengers were lost.

Most of the saved were members of the ship’s crew and steerage passengers.

Pittsburg, July 7.—Elgin A. Angell, an attorney of Cleveland, O., a son of C. D. Angell, the extensive oil operator of this city, is reported among the passengers lost.

Michael Horn of Duquesne, it is believed was a passenger on the ill-fated steamer La Bourgogne.  Mr. Horn purchased a ticket from Roth, Teitelbaum and Co. of McKeesport a week ago last Saturday and went to New York, from which city he is thought to have sailed on the La Bourgogne last Saturday.

It is feared that two young Pittsburg girls, Marie and Bertha Flueckinger, aged about 23 years and employed by the family of James Oliver at Shields station, were on the French liner La Bourgogne, which was lost at sea yesterday.

Rev. Father John Williams who was reported on the ill-fated vessel, was recently pastor of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church at Emsworth, Pa.  Father Williams is 44 years old. He is the head of the Order of Holy Childhood of the United States.  For a number of years, he was connected with the faculty of the Holy Ghost college.  For a time he was also pastor of the Catholic church in Sharpsburg.
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~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Columns 3 & 4.


Shipwreck GPS Coordinates are approximately:
Latitude: 42° 55' 41.4012" N
Longitude: -59° 55' 0.5016" W
 

SS La Bourgogne 1885-1898

Dubose, Mr. - 1898

On 4 July 1898 shortly before five in the morning La Bourgogne collided with the British sailing ship Cromartyshire about 60 nautical miles (69 mi; 110 km) south of Sable Island near Nova Scotia during a dense fog.  The ship was apparently traveling at full speed despite visibility later estimated at approximately 20 yards.

Captain Oscar Henderson of Cromartyshire was sailing sounding his fog horn and heard a ship's whistle but was unable to determine its direction.  His ship collided with La Bourgogne about midships on the starboard side while most passengers were asleep in their compartments.  The liner's compartments adjacent to the collision point filled immediately, starboard side lifeboats were damaged and the ship took a sharp list to starboard making launching of port side lifeboats difficult.

As the ship started to list and the stern went under, an undisciplined rush for lifeboats began.  La Bourgogne sank just over half an hour after the collision.  The Cromartyshire survived the collision, but her crew mistook the La Bourgogne's whistle and signal rockets for an offer of assistance, and they did not realize what was happening until the whistle fell silent.  Around 5:30 am, the fog thinned out, and the crew of the Cromartyshire spotted and began rescuing survivors from La Bourgogne.

At the time, La Bourgogne was carrying 506 passengers and 220 crew, of whom 549 were lost.  Of the 173 survivors, fewer than 70 were passengers, with only one woman rescued out of approximately 300 on board.  All children perished.  Almost all first class passengers died in the disaster, with survivors largely limited to steerage passengers and sailors.  According to survivor accounts, the ship's officers remained at their posts after the collision, with all officers except for the purser failing to survive.

Following the disaster sensational reports circulated that the crew had refused to aid passengers in the water, to the point of stabbing them or hitting them with oars.  Surviving crew members required police protection upon their arrival in New York and the French government covered the tragedy up.

**  Status: Drowned  **
Country of Origin: unknown
Occupation: unknown
You can visit the memorial page for Mr. Dubose.

553 LIVES LOST.

Many Sank to Death With the La Bourgogne.

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MURDER AND VIOLENCE

-----

Three Jeannette People Among This Steamer are Among Those Who are Lost

-----

But One Woman Saved Out of 163.

-----

A telegram was received here, Wednesday forenoon, which told of the sinking of the French Liner, steamship, La Bourgogne, off the coast of Halifax.  As soon as the information was received, a Dispatch reporter interviewed our steamship agents and the result of his investigations was, that he learned that Mr. Arthur Materne, of Fifth street, had sold tickets to Mr. Joseph Azelvandre, of West Jeannette, and an aged gentleman named John Remillieux and a boy aged 11 years named John Premier, who had been visiting relatives during the past year and who was on his way to his parents in France.

The steamer sailed from New York June 27 and these three from Jeannette were passengers.  Numerous telegrams sent by friends of the unfortunate passengers, to authorities in New York, whose only answer was, that the names mentioned were not found on the list of survivors.  From these answers, it is reasonably certain that all Jeannette people on board the ill fated vessel perished.

Joseph Azelvandre was a brother of our townsman, John B. Azelvandre, and was one of the best known foreigners in Jeannette.  He was forty years old and single.  He was well-to do as far as this world’s goods go, his wealth being estimated at from $20,000 to $25,000..

Emannel and Erneste Delmot, of Arnold, also took passage on the ill fated steamer and in all probability, lost their lives.

Halifax, July 7.—A member of the ship’s crew on La Bourgogne gives this list:
Ship’s crew, 233
Third-class passengers, 295
Second-class passengers, 123
First-class passengers, 75
Total number of souls on board, 716
Passengers saved, 53
Ship’s crew saved, 110
Drowned, 553
News of the great ocean disaster reached here yesterday morning, when that ship Cromartyshire, with her bow badly stoved and partly dismasted, was towed into port.  She was picked up all battered by the Allan liner [S. S.] Grecian and towed in.

When off Cape Sable the Cromartyshire collided with the French line passenger La Bourgogne and sank her.

Only one woman is among the saved.  The only officers saved were the purser and three engineers.  Thirty men belonging to the crew were also picked up.  The balance of the saved are passengers.

The collision occurred at 4 o’clock on the morning of July 4.  A heavy fog prevailed and the crash came almost without warning.  Most of the passengers were in their staterooms.

So quickly did the vessel founder that a number of these did not even have time to reach the deck and died in their staterooms.  The woman saved was Mrs. A. Lacarse.  She was picked up by her husband and placed on a life raft.  She clung to the raft until picked up.

Captain Deloncie? {text is hard to read} stood on the bridge of his ship as she went down.  He refused to leave the vessel and perished.  The captain of the Cromartyshire said: “When my ship was 60 miles off South Sable island, she was on the port tack, heading west to northwest under reduced canvas, going four or five knots an hour.  The foghorn was kept continually blowing.  Shortly after 4 a. m. I heard a steamer’s whistle on our weather bow, which seemed to be nearing us very fast.”

“I blew our horn and was answered by the steamer’s whistle.  Suddenly a steamer loomed up through the fog on our port bow and crashed into us, going at a terrific speed.  Our foremast and main top gallant mast was carried away.  I immediately ordered the boats out and went to inspect the damage and found that our bow has been completely cut off and the plates twisted into every conceivable shape.”

The Cromartyshire was kept afloat by her collision bulkheads.

La Bourgogne disappeared in the fog after the crash and the Cromartyshire’s port anchor was shipped.  Afterward, the survivors were picked up.

The scene was terrible, with hundreds of lives hanging in the balance.  The people swam and floated about the surface of the water, looking for chances to save themselves.

There were three priests on board the ship, and as she was sinking they want about the vessel giving absolution to the Catholics on board.

As the ship sank a vortex was created which sucked down everything on the surface within a wide radius.  When the suction had ceased about 200 bodies came to the surface in a rush.

The work of rescue was commenced without a moment’s delay.  At 5:30 o’clock the fog lifted and then two boats were seen approaching the Cromartyshire full of men.  Men could also be seen in all directions clinging to the wreckage.  These were picked up by the Cromartyshire as fast as possible.

Nearly all the first-class passengers were lost, those saved being mostly from the steerage and sailors.

Later the steamer Grecian came along and after some of the passengers were tra?shipped {hard to read text}, proceeded to tow the Cromartyshire to Halifax.

The scenes enacted on board the La Bourgogne just after the collision were terrible to witness.  Men fought for positions on the boats like raving maniacs, women were forced back and trampled on by the human beasts.

On board were a large number of Italians and other foreigners, who cared little for human life.  These fiends stopped at nothing, in one boat was a party of 40 women, but so great was the panic that not a hand was raised to assist in her launching.  The occupants so near salvation were drowned like rats.

So desperate was the situation that an Italian passenger drew his knife and made a thrust at one who, like himself, was endeavoring to reach the boats.  Immediately the action was imitated in every direction.  Knives were xxxxx {text broken up} with deadly effect.  Women and children were driven back to an inevitable death at the points of weapons, the owners of which were experts in their use.  According to the stories of some of the survivors women were stabbed like so many sheep.

The scene on the waters was even worse.  Many of those who were struggling in the water attempted to drag themselves into the boats and on rafts.  These were rudely pushed back into a watery grave.  It was a time in which compassion was not to be found.  Here knives and other weapons did their work.

Nearly all the first class passengers were lost.

Most of the saved were members of the ship’s crew and steerage passengers.

Pittsburg, July 7.—Elgin A. Angell, an attorney of Cleveland, O., a son of C. D. Angell, the extensive oil operator of this city, is reported among the passengers lost.

Michael Horn of Duquesne, it is believed was a passenger on the ill-fated steamer La Bourgogne.  Mr. Horn purchased a ticket from Roth, Teitelbaum and Co. of McKeesport a week ago last Saturday and went to New York, from which city he is thought to have sailed on the La Bourgogne last Saturday.

It is feared that two young Pittsburg girls, Marie and Bertha Flueckinger, aged about 23 years and employed by the family of James Oliver at Shields station, were on the French liner La Bourgogne, which was lost at sea yesterday.

Rev. Father John Williams who was reported on the ill-fated vessel, was recently pastor of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church at Emsworth, Pa.  Father Williams is 44 years old. He is the head of the Order of Holy Childhood of the United States.  For a number of years, he was connected with the faculty of the Holy Ghost college.  For a time he was also pastor of the Catholic church in Sharpsburg.
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~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Columns 3 & 4.


Shipwreck GPS Coordinates are approximately:
Latitude: 42° 55' 41.4012" N
Longitude: -59° 55' 0.5016" W
 

SS La Bourgogne 1885-1898

Dinsse, Miss - 1898

On 4 July 1898 shortly before five in the morning La Bourgogne collided with the British sailing ship Cromartyshire about 60 nautical miles (69 mi; 110 km) south of Sable Island near Nova Scotia during a dense fog.  The ship was apparently traveling at full speed despite visibility later estimated at approximately 20 yards.

Captain Oscar Henderson of Cromartyshire was sailing sounding his fog horn and heard a ship's whistle but was unable to determine its direction.  His ship collided with La Bourgogne about midships on the starboard side while most passengers were asleep in their compartments.  The liner's compartments adjacent to the collision point filled immediately, starboard side lifeboats were damaged and the ship took a sharp list to starboard making launching of port side lifeboats difficult.

As the ship started to list and the stern went under, an undisciplined rush for lifeboats began.  La Bourgogne sank just over half an hour after the collision.  The Cromartyshire survived the collision, but her crew mistook the La Bourgogne's whistle and signal rockets for an offer of assistance, and they did not realize what was happening until the whistle fell silent.  Around 5:30 am, the fog thinned out, and the crew of the Cromartyshire spotted and began rescuing survivors from La Bourgogne.

At the time, La Bourgogne was carrying 506 passengers and 220 crew, of whom 549 were lost.  Of the 173 survivors, fewer than 70 were passengers, with only one woman rescued out of approximately 300 on board.  All children perished.  Almost all first class passengers died in the disaster, with survivors largely limited to steerage passengers and sailors.  According to survivor accounts, the ship's officers remained at their posts after the collision, with all officers except for the purser failing to survive.

Following the disaster sensational reports circulated that the crew had refused to aid passengers in the water, to the point of stabbing them or hitting them with oars.  Surviving crew members required police protection upon their arrival in New York and the French government covered the tragedy up.

**  Status: Drowned  **
Country of Origin: unknown
Occupation: unknown
You can visit the memorial page for Miss Dinsse.

553 LIVES LOST.

Many Sank to Death With the La Bourgogne.

-----

MURDER AND VIOLENCE

-----

Three Jeannette People Among This Steamer are Among Those Who are Lost

-----

But One Woman Saved Out of 163.

-----

A telegram was received here, Wednesday forenoon, which told of the sinking of the French Liner, steamship, La Bourgogne, off the coast of Halifax.  As soon as the information was received, a Dispatch reporter interviewed our steamship agents and the result of his investigations was, that he learned that Mr. Arthur Materne, of Fifth street, had sold tickets to Mr. Joseph Azelvandre, of West Jeannette, and an aged gentleman named John Remillieux and a boy aged 11 years named John Premier, who had been visiting relatives during the past year and who was on his way to his parents in France.

The steamer sailed from New York June 27 and these three from Jeannette were passengers.  Numerous telegrams sent by friends of the unfortunate passengers, to authorities in New York, whose only answer was, that the names mentioned were not found on the list of survivors.  From these answers, it is reasonably certain that all Jeannette people on board the ill fated vessel perished.

Joseph Azelvandre was a brother of our townsman, John B. Azelvandre, and was one of the best known foreigners in Jeannette.  He was forty years old and single.  He was well-to do as far as this world’s goods go, his wealth being estimated at from $20,000 to $25,000..

Emannel and Erneste Delmot, of Arnold, also took passage on the ill fated steamer and in all probability, lost their lives.

Halifax, July 7.—A member of the ship’s crew on La Bourgogne gives this list:
Ship’s crew, 233
Third-class passengers, 295
Second-class passengers, 123
First-class passengers, 75
Total number of souls on board, 716
Passengers saved, 53
Ship’s crew saved, 110
Drowned, 553
News of the great ocean disaster reached here yesterday morning, when that ship Cromartyshire, with her bow badly stoved and partly dismasted, was towed into port.  She was picked up all battered by the Allan liner [S. S.] Grecian and towed in.

When off Cape Sable the Cromartyshire collided with the French line passenger La Bourgogne and sank her.

Only one woman is among the saved.  The only officers saved were the purser and three engineers.  Thirty men belonging to the crew were also picked up.  The balance of the saved are passengers.

The collision occurred at 4 o’clock on the morning of July 4.  A heavy fog prevailed and the crash came almost without warning.  Most of the passengers were in their staterooms.

So quickly did the vessel founder that a number of these did not even have time to reach the deck and died in their staterooms.  The woman saved was Mrs. A. Lacarse.  She was picked up by her husband and placed on a life raft.  She clung to the raft until picked up.

Captain Deloncie? {text is hard to read} stood on the bridge of his ship as she went down.  He refused to leave the vessel and perished.  The captain of the Cromartyshire said: “When my ship was 60 miles off South Sable island, she was on the port tack, heading west to northwest under reduced canvas, going four or five knots an hour.  The foghorn was kept continually blowing.  Shortly after 4 a. m. I heard a steamer’s whistle on our weather bow, which seemed to be nearing us very fast.”

“I blew our horn and was answered by the steamer’s whistle.  Suddenly a steamer loomed up through the fog on our port bow and crashed into us, going at a terrific speed.  Our foremast and main top gallant mast was carried away.  I immediately ordered the boats out and went to inspect the damage and found that our bow has been completely cut off and the plates twisted into every conceivable shape.”

The Cromartyshire was kept afloat by her collision bulkheads.

La Bourgogne disappeared in the fog after the crash and the Cromartyshire’s port anchor was shipped.  Afterward, the survivors were picked up.

The scene was terrible, with hundreds of lives hanging in the balance.  The people swam and floated about the surface of the water, looking for chances to save themselves.

There were three priests on board the ship, and as she was sinking they want about the vessel giving absolution to the Catholics on board.

As the ship sank a vortex was created which sucked down everything on the surface within a wide radius.  When the suction had ceased about 200 bodies came to the surface in a rush.

The work of rescue was commenced without a moment’s delay.  At 5:30 o’clock the fog lifted and then two boats were seen approaching the Cromartyshire full of men.  Men could also be seen in all directions clinging to the wreckage.  These were picked up by the Cromartyshire as fast as possible.

Nearly all the first-class passengers were lost, those saved being mostly from the steerage and sailors.

Later the steamer Grecian came along and after some of the passengers were tra?shipped {hard to read text}, proceeded to tow the Cromartyshire to Halifax.

The scenes enacted on board the La Bourgogne just after the collision were terrible to witness.  Men fought for positions on the boats like raving maniacs, women were forced back and trampled on by the human beasts.

On board were a large number of Italians and other foreigners, who cared little for human life.  These fiends stopped at nothing, in one boat was a party of 40 women, but so great was the panic that not a hand was raised to assist in her launching.  The occupants so near salvation were drowned like rats.

So desperate was the situation that an Italian passenger drew his knife and made a thrust at one who, like himself, was endeavoring to reach the boats.  Immediately the action was imitated in every direction.  Knives were xxxxx {text broken up} with deadly effect.  Women and children were driven back to an inevitable death at the points of weapons, the owners of which were experts in their use.  According to the stories of some of the survivors women were stabbed like so many sheep.

The scene on the waters was even worse.  Many of those who were struggling in the water attempted to drag themselves into the boats and on rafts.  These were rudely pushed back into a watery grave.  It was a time in which compassion was not to be found.  Here knives and other weapons did their work.

Nearly all the first class passengers were lost.

Most of the saved were members of the ship’s crew and steerage passengers.

Pittsburg, July 7.—Elgin A. Angell, an attorney of Cleveland, O., a son of C. D. Angell, the extensive oil operator of this city, is reported among the passengers lost.

Michael Horn of Duquesne, it is believed was a passenger on the ill-fated steamer La Bourgogne.  Mr. Horn purchased a ticket from Roth, Teitelbaum and Co. of McKeesport a week ago last Saturday and went to New York, from which city he is thought to have sailed on the La Bourgogne last Saturday.

It is feared that two young Pittsburg girls, Marie and Bertha Flueckinger, aged about 23 years and employed by the family of James Oliver at Shields station, were on the French liner La Bourgogne, which was lost at sea yesterday.

Rev. Father John Williams who was reported on the ill-fated vessel, was recently pastor of the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church at Emsworth, Pa.  Father Williams is 44 years old. He is the head of the Order of Holy Childhood of the United States.  For a number of years, he was connected with the faculty of the Holy Ghost college.  For a time he was also pastor of the Catholic church in Sharpsburg.
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~ Jeannette Dispatch, 08-Jul-1898, Page 1, Columns 3 & 4.


Shipwreck GPS Coordinates are approximately:
Latitude: 42° 55' 41.4012" N
Longitude: -59° 55' 0.5016" W
 

SS La Bourgogne 1885-1898