The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-30
Awful Picture Of Suffering.
A Wrecked steamer,


NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 23.-The steamer
Louise n, from Algiers, Africa, has arriv-
ed. The Captain reports that on the night
of the 18th, he picked up in the Bahama
Channel II survivors of the burned
steamer Nueva Paisro del Oceano, includ-
ing Captain Dyiz and . mates The
steamer had AZ in crew and about 20 pas.
sepgers aboard when the calamity occurred.
The rescued were in a terrible state of ex-
hsustion and mad been clinging to the float
ing debris for 2S hours.
Capt. Noss reports that about 8 o'clock
on the evening of the Sth, while passing
through the Bahama channel, he heard
hail, coming apparently from the sea. He
stopped the engines, lowered boat and
picked up five men clinging to a frail raft
Leaning from the rescued the nature OF
the disaster that had occurred the Louise
II. cruized in the vicinity until far into
the forenoon Of the 18th and succeeded in
picking up in all seven men.
From Captain Disz of the Pajsro, the
following particulars are obtained:
The steamer left Havana, October 10Th,
for Neuvitor, with general cargo, includ-
ing large lot OF grain, provision and am
munition, for the Spanish army. Every
thing was all right uutil SATURDAY.
moruing, at four o'clock, October Is,
when the vessel was in the Bahama straits,
between the Parade and Sabras. Lights, an
alarm was sounded. When the Captain,
passengers and crew, who were in their beds
at the time, aroused to ascertain the cause
of the alarm, 1t was found that the vessel
had taken fire amidshIps and was then 10
sheet OF hamts.
A general confusion ensued: some of the
passengers and crew running to the stern
of the vessel and jumping overheard in
their night clothes, with what ever small
objects they could lay hands on to serve a.
lite buoys, while others were trying to
lower boats. The vessel burnt to the waters
edge and sunk in less than four hours.
There were on board forry-two of the
crew aud some seventeen or twenty psssen.
gers, including about six officers and sol
diers Of the Spanish army. The Louise II.
picked up seventeen Of the unfortunstes,
including the captain, two mates and one
soldier. OF this number the captain and
i've or Elk OF the crew were badly burnt
and otherwise injured. These parties, VIII, I
picked up, had been floating for eighteen
hours on pieces of planks, and were almost
naked. Five OF the crew took to a small
boat, and are supposed 10 have been picked
up. One boat was lowered and some
twenty persons Of the passengers and crew
took to it; but oce is Supposed to have
been lost.
Those who were picked up we're in fear
full state from their long exposure to the
| SUI and water. Their flesh il torn and
chatfed from contact with the rough boards
to which they chung and against which the
| swell Of the sea caused their unprotected
| limbs 10 grind and rub until great patches
of skin were worn away, while the salt
water, fierce sunshine combined 20 finish
The works. Besides, they are stiff and sore
in every limb and in their destitute eoudi-
ton present on the whole pitib!e sight.
| There was one woman, the stew
| ARIES Of Of the Pejaro. One of the
| Survivors relates his Efforts TO save
her. He had her at bis side for some
hours until he could no longer hold her up
and she sank exhausted. Doubtless any
were eaten by sharks, for the second mat.
and his companion, who were floating with
plank TO support them, saw a shark sp,
preaching aud managed by climbing on
top 10 avoid him moment, when he
turned and went away.
| The Paiaro was owned By Pnerau, OF
| Havana. II was formerly an American
vessel, known ss the Niagara, and run be-
| tween New York and Havana.
The captain and men speak in the high
est terms of the officers and crew of the
Louisa IL. for the manner in which they
| were treated. the Eaglishmen fur
uiahed Clothing for the N ,kst AMI attended
to those who we're hurt.
Thirty-three of the passengers and crew
are still missing.