Sinking of La Bourgogne Becomes Case of Brutal Crew Cruelty
Reports from the Havre bound French liner La Bourgogne state 800 aboard were lost or saved after a collision with the Cromartyshire, 40 miles south of Sable Island. Eyewitness accounts allege crew brutality, with women and passengers discarded from lifeboats, while only 163 aboard were saved and most survivors found on the Grecian. Survivors describe long fights for life, beatings with oars, and deliberate lifeboat abandonment, amid chaotic scenes and stark acts of fear.
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Hathas
la Bourgogne
New York
Havre
Cromartyshire
Sable Island
Grecian
LaCasse
Bourgogne
Cunard
Crety
Christopher Brunini
Brunini
Medelini Secondo
Ava
Patrick McKeown
Wilmington
Del
Mourgoyne
Philadelphia
McKeown
Chas. Duttweiler
Bost Hooke
John Burgi
Charles Liebra
Gustave Crimaux
Igilora
Hawaiin Annexation Feels Good to Be American
Hawaii moves toward annexation with officials signaling completion. Minister Hatch and Hawaiian commissioner Thurston discuss swift transmission of news and possible Hawaiian legislative action. Ex Queen Liliuokalani remains a Hawaiian citizen, with residences in Honolulu and ties to the Red Cross. Hawaii’s internal setup continues under President Dole as commissioners prepare a final organizational framework.
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Thurston
Hawaii
United States
Dominis
Honolaii
Lorin Thurston
Hatch
Rio de Janeiro
Liliuokalani
Washington
Hateh
State Department
Congress
Mr. Thurston
Annexation
Hawaiian Senate
American Congress
California
Dole
Hawwali
Honolulu
Princess ‘Kalolani
Red Cross Society
Hoshi
Térence
Starvation Report From Guantanamo Bay In War News
A Spanish soldier near Guantanamo Bay was found emaciated and unable to walk, saying many Spanish troops there suffer starvation with nothing to eat. Reports describe Baracoa as food scarce and Spanish forces in bad condition. Over 20,000 rations for reconcentration efforts were found across the bay by Commander McCalla, drawing Cubans from the hills for food.
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Puara Pe. Este
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
United States
Annapolis
Upper Bay
Guantanamo
Baraceo
Marblehead
Baracao
McCalla
Canadian Crisis Moves Du Bose to Exit Canada
Senor Du Bose and Lieut Carranza plan to sail on the Dominion line steamer Ottawa from Montrean on the 12th instant. Reports say correspondence with Canadian premier Sir Wilfrid Laurier followed US efforts to expel them. Du Bose offered to depart if officially asked, receiving courteous replies indicating departure would likely be acceptable to avoid international complications.
Alarm in Madrid Over US Warships On Their Way
La Correspondencia de Espana reports Spain faces shock and alarm as US battleships Oregon Texas and New York reportedly head toward the nation. Ministers split over peace talks with the United States while factions push for victory to repair navy losses or direct negotiations to avoid harsher terms proposed by powers.
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Manno
la Correspondencia de Espana
United States
Oregon
Texas
New York
Spain
Martinez Campos
Peace Party
Hobson Returns to the New York Amid Wild Welcome
Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hobson, famed for Merrimac, arrives aboard the flagship New York in Kingston Jamaica. The crew cheers wildly as officers crowd the sea ladder and 100 hands reach out to grasp him, then erupt in a prolonged cheer once he is secured on deck.
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Orr Boniiaco DE Casa
Kingston
Jamaica
Richmond P. Hobson
Merrimac Fame
New York
Hobson
Engagement at Manzanillo and Cervera’s last dispatches
Letters quote Admiral Cervera's farewell message to Havana's Blanco before Santiago de Cuba’s harbor action. Reports say the Cristobal Colon was beached, Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo wrecked, and 1,750 prisoners sailed to Portsmouth aboard the Harvard. American guns reportedly landed shells on Santiago as defense tightens.
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Cervera
Blanco
Hill Mersage
Herors
Manzanillo
Orf
Santiago DE Casa
Kingston
Jamaica
Harvard
Portsmouth
N. H
Cristobal Colony
Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Infanta Maris
New York
Santiago
Sampson
Starving in Havana as Talbot lands British consul general returns
The British cruiser Talbot docked at Port Royal with 23 passengers including Sir Alexander Gollan and Mr Higgins on leave. Higgins reports Havana’s poor dying in the streets while well to do subsist, soldiers fed, and a blockade ongoing. He notes hunger, barracks crowded with starving women, and dire conditions as the war continues.
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Kinaston
Jamaica
Talbot
Havana
Port Royal
Alexander Gollan
Mr. Higgins
Jerome
Higgins
Pando
Santiago
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Sable’ Islands
Rarages
August Pourgi
Chas. Liebra
Crom
la Cagse
Hawaian
Day
Minister Hatch
Amerigaa
Aly
Uresalutions
Gabesing
Elocks
Senor du Bose
Lieut, Carranza
Madrid
Mansseille
Scorpion
Osceeola
Osceola
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