The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-07-23
TERRIBLE SHIPWRECk.
The fatal Cellislon in she Sea of
MArmora-26O Lives LOsl.

Particulars of this disaster, Of which vs
have already heard briefly by telegraph, are
given IN the Letaut Herald Of the Gath OF
June: "The Azizieh company's steamer
Kara, Capt. Constant, which left Constan-
tinop.e on Friday afternoon with passeu-
gers AN merchandise for Salonica, was
run into AID sank shortly after midnight, t,
IN the sea CT Marmora, by the incoming
steamer Behera, Capt. Leva. The sink
i < Of the vessel has been attended with
loss Of luliy 260 lives. The ksrs had
about 300 passengers snd crew on board.
aud Of these only tbifty-se,en are kaoxn
10 De saved. Capt. CONSTANT Cephalia
and all Tia, officers on the sunkeu vessel
have persisted, but we have obtained the
following particulars, which We have rea-
soa to bs.i=ve are substantial aeo .rate.
The Ekyptian Steamer ReherA, Capt. An
torio Lesa. Sas an Its way from Alexan-
dria to the Bes chorus, when at about
O'Clock oa Saturday, while some two miles
on the other sile cf the Island Of Marmora,
The lockout observed the light Of, an out
ward bound vessel bearing down upon the
Behera. Capt. Leva as once took meas
ures 10 aroid collision, bu. the Kars is
represented to have been maneuvred 20
unskllllully as to have been placed athuart
the bows Of the Beaere, aud although the
lAtter's engines were reversed, a collision
became inevitable, -tha Kars was cut in
two amiish ps as if BY a gigantic hatohe.,
aud sunk in ten minutes The Knrs was
large old steamer, and the Rehera one of
the finest iron steamers of the khedivie
naii fleet. The Egyptian vessel olsen
gagged herself speedily from tue sinking
kars, and sent boats to pick up q number
Of people who were foaaing about on bar
rels, spars and such Ike. A few also
reached the Behera in one Of tie Kar's
boats; and in all thirty -seyea Of the pas
sengers of the ill-fat.d vessel were saved
The chimney of the Kars was knocked
down 10y the force Of the collision, and, ia
falling, killed the chief officer; the epsipes;
toe. kept in motion until the yesse! Sc nix
and this rendered the attsmpts TO save
life more difficult. The moon bad gone
duwn, but the sea wps calm, and had the
engines leen stopped more Of the passen-
gers would probably have been rescued.
The accounts age somewhat conflicting as
10 the nu0fer lost. The cook. of the
Azizish Compary's books show that l52
passengers took tickets at the Office, but
soIpe say that an equal number, others say
much less, others many more, came on
bonrd Al the last moment, aud paid their
passage money on board. Among the>a
Mere Il number Of women: there are known
also to have been fifteen or sixteen children
UE board; and the crew and stukers Of tie
vessel nu,nbered about forty. y hat is
certain Is, ih..t Of all on board no, quite
iorty survived. The passengers we're
nearly all deck passengers, consisting for
the most part of Romnehotc day -h,borers,
TURKS AID Greeks, who, aftec working in
Constantinople during the winter, We're re-
turning to their homes for the harvest. also.
some Greek and Russian pilgrims on their
way TO MO-nl Athos, aud some small de.l
srs, tra ier., and strats, po,rrd for S.bni-
ca, Nolu, laris,a, and other places. The
only male tirst-ciLss passenger wus Turk
ish Major pruueedins with his family to
enter apcn the duties of Il military appoint
nleut lie mad received a; Salouca Nearl,
al the women perished The Elrs had IA
considerable sum in monsy- groups ca
board, and these and Ler merchaud were
insured in the Lyons and Gironde Csmpu-
mes for an aggregate sum of about so, 900
francs Ga, 2G0 i erling). The Bchere her
self sustained some damage by the COLI
SION. A rumor Is current that a turkish
vessel, which was close by 1T the time cf
the collision, saved some thirty or f.. .rty of
the kars passengers, bu, We canaot at
present trace this report To any definite
gource, aud nothing seems to be known of
it at the agencies here. The officers of
the Behera state most positively that the
kars va. show ins no side lights when lie
collision occurred"