New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-10-24
4 SPANISH STEAMER BCRYED.

TIE PAJARO DEL OCEANO DESTROYED.
srvrnAL LIVES IosI-AHnivAL or rnE Wscuip
PERSONS Al Nrw-oUIrASs.
NFw-OrLrANs Oct. 23.-lnc steamer Louisa
II from Agicrs. Afrca. na- arrived Captain No's io-
ports taf on the night 81 Tie lsih c picked up 90 H
hanna ChuuaI seventeen survivors of the burn q
steamer 4ro del Oc,ana. including Captain paz and
t,,.,fr- Ilr steamer hld c4cW oi loriJ Two AND
about twenty ri-. uror. aboard when rho cilt,nity
occurred 1h. -Hr. 'r.i .'ic rir, 'N"' '.'. ,'
l.f.-. me lire began a,I us hoAr. OF lcif'i'-i'
IN five n..nut'+ ii' t''' ,I WIS '''""'' '''' was
bound from Porto II ro 10 81. TAomn".
CAPTAIN Vo.. 90 thr Louie A.. reports ihai about
o'clock ON the evening of the isfh. whsle pns.ine
through Blhtlui Cnalnci, hr heard Dr} com ns up
apparently from The sea. be- .tpiped Oh" engines
lowered and picked up rtc innu ciihgr- t""i nan
ram Leaning from fbc rescued fhc nature of thr
di-.ir that had occurred. te L'nse H. cruise" in i.c
vicinity unu lar into Tie forenoon ~ DE l'.h' am
succeeded iu pickin. up lu all seventeen men.
1ir CAPTAINS ~r,rrMrNr
From CAPTAIN Daz. nf thr ra'aro DEL O'cano Pc
inr,r- DOT liu.i fne following I1r'i The Ate .mer
f.u Havana. Ootp,cr lG. f1r Nenycln- With general
cargo including large lni of grain, provisions AMI
ouul,iuif pa to Spanish army. Everything was 400
right uuil about : 'eoc. on saturday morning. Orto
ier1- when fl. gt-.. WIS M Bahama straits. between
p.r.don and Lobos Fights. An alarm OF fire was
sounded. General confusion cnsucd. some Of the
messengers aud crow running 10 the stern ~ the vessel
and iumrug overheard in Their night CLOTHES. Win
whatever ma oHicrf They could lay their hands on To
serve a. n buoys while others tried 10 lower boats
The ve--.l burned 90 ~" wnicr edge, aud sank 90 lees
Than fnur hour. tmc There were i"fiF-'"" m'n im
thr crew aud s'Nc"cn or twenty passengers. IN
rlud nc olrrt- ard soldiers ol ~" Spanish
army HE Louise IL. picked up rrVru ~ ucrsuns. IN
cudr the captain mates ard ON" soldier or tif-
number the captain. and five "a of th7 crew were
b,dlV hunt url otherwise injured. These u'rrun.
when picked u mad Iat nr 'or eighteen hours on
pieces Of plauas. tui were almost naked i've 0i ihr
Grow. look small boat nud ire rupp"'cd To have
been uiokci nv. one boat vas lowe. Cd. AMI some
f.uf, urito pas-~necr- nnd crew, took 10 H. hu nfr
silpo e 10 have been lost. Those VINO picked up
axe .n aud sore every limb. and Ia their destitute
c.udi. ioii pIc-cti % pIiianlr SIGHT
There wa. one woman, the ei'warces on the Paaro
del Osranu Ous Oi thr -HiNN"s relate. bis Efforts To
save hrr H. hld irr ~ ni side Tor some hours uuil
IA, cond nu LONGER hoi. her ana -hc sank exhausted
IognfI,s- many caicu 10y sharks. The second
ntt, and % ruiut.nun. who we've NuIfinE with p!auL
10 .ipnort thcul. q shark approaching ana nIa"-
mel 1V clnnhiu. The top iO avoid n.
The Paiirn del . .rIuo was owned lY Il. Herrera or
Havana shu was formerly American vessel, known
a. The Niagara and It between Ncw YORK and Havana.
The captain and speak in The highest terms ~ the
officers aud of the steamer liu H. Tor the mni-
u.r in which they were treated. Tue Engli-hmcn fuI
i.i- 81 thing the max ii and attended 10 those who
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