ICELAND WRECK
SOLE SURVIVOR’S STORY
REYKJAVIK, Sept. 17. Awakened from a sleep during whicii 112 had gesticulated and shouted, apparently believing he was rescuing a comrade, M. Gouidec, the sole survivor of the Pourquoi Pas disaster in which 33 lives were lost, told of Dr Charcot’s last moments. “The officers were doubtful regarding the identity of two lighthouses,” M. Gouidec said, “ and I was sent below to fetch charts. While I was below the Pourquoi Pas was flung between rocks. The engine room filled, and the machinery stopped. “We attempted to set sails, but the foremast toppled overboard. There was no panic, and lifebelts were distributed. Captain Leconnait ordered all to save themselves, and the crew leaped overboard. “ The last I saw of Dr Charcot and Captain Leconnait was as they were standing together on the bridge.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22999, 30 September 1936, Page 9
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137ICELAND WRECK Otago Daily Times, Issue 22999, 30 September 1936, Page 9
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