The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-29
GENERAL TELEGRAMS.
PICKED Up AT SEA.
A story of Hard.hip and Priyation.

A Story OF Hardship and Privation.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 2S.-The steamer Louise,
from Algiers, Africa, has arrived. The cap
tain reports that on the night OF the 18th they
picked up, in the Bahama channel, IL surviv.
ors of the burned steamer Nuevo Padaro del
mates.s The steamer had crew OF AZ and
about 20 passengers aboard when the calamity
occurred. The rescued were in a terrible state
of exhaustion, and had been clinging to d loaf
Captain Vo reports that about O'Clock on
the evening of the 18th, while passing through
Bahama channel he heard a hail coming up,
apparently from the sea, stopped the engines,
ing to frail raft. Learning from the rescued
the nature of the disaster that had occurred,
into the forenoon of the 18th, and succeeded
In picking up in all II men. From Captain
are Obtained. The steamer lett Havsns ON
October l6 for Neuveitas, with general
sasin prSSisons for the
Spanish army. Everything was all right
until about o'clock Saturday morning, Octo-
Der Is, when the vessel was In Bahama straits,
bet y cen Paredon and Sobas lights. The alarm
of fire was sounded. when the captain, passen-
aroused to ascertain the cause of the alarm.
1t was found the vessel had taken fire amid
ships, and was then in sheet of flame. Gen.
erai confusion ensued. some of the passengers
aud crew running to the stern OF The vessel
and Jumping overheard in their night clothes,
with Whatever small object they could lay
hands on, to serve as lie buoys, while others
were trying TO lower the boats. The vessel
burned to the waters edge and sunk In less
than four hours There were on board ~ of the
crew and some IL 20 passengers, including
about six officers and soldiers of the Spanish
army. The Louise II. picked up IL of the un-
fortunates, including the captsin, two mates
and one soldier. or this number the captain
and five or six of the crew were badly burned
and otherwise injured. These parties when
picked up had been floating for Is hours on
pieces OF plank, and we're almost naked. Five
of the crew took TO the small boat, and are sup
posed TO have been picked p. One boat was
lowered and some 20 persons, passengers and
crew, took to IL, but are supposed TO have
been lost. Those who were picked mp were
In n fearful state, from their long exposure
TO the sun and waier. Their flesh IL torn and
chafed, from the contact with rough boards. 10
swell OF the sea caused their unprotected lin bs
to grind aud rub until great patches of skin
were worn away, while the salt water and
fierce sunshine, combined to naish the work.
Besides they are stin and sore In every limb.
and In their destitute conditions present, on
the who'e, a piteble sight. There was one
woman,the stewrardess on the Pajaro,and one
OF the survivors relates his efforts TO save her.
He had her ut his side for some hours, until
he could no longer hold her up, and she sank
eaten by sharks, for the second
mate and companion who we;c
floating, with plank To support them, saw "a
shark approaching, and managed by climbing
on top TO avoid IL a moment, when IL turned
and went away. The Pajaro was owned by Il.
Herresra, OF Havana, and was formerly an
Americ an vessel, known as the Niagara, and
run between New York and Havana The
captain and men speak In the highest terms
OF the officers and crew of the steamer Louise
II for the manner In which they were treated.
An Englishman furnished clothing for the
Thirty. three of the passengers and crew are
still missing.