The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-24
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BurnIng Of Spanish vessel In the
Bahama 8tFaits-PaFt OF the Crew and
Passengers Saved.

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Bahama stFaits-PaFt Of the Crew an,
Passengers Saved.
NEw ORLEANS, October 2S.-The steame
Louise q. Tram, from Alsiers, Africa, ha
arrived. The Captain reports that on Ii,
night Of the 18th they picked up, in Ba
hama Channel, seventeen survivors Of III,
burned steamer Neuyo Pajaro del 0Ceano
including Captain Diaz aud two mates
The steamer had a crew Of iorty.two ant
twenty passengers aboard when the ca
lamity occurred. They were rescued in I
terrible state Of exhaustion, having beer
Clinglng 10 floating debris for more thar
eighteen hours.
Captain Voss reports that about 8 O'Clock
on the evening OF the 18th, while passing
through the Bahama channel, he heard q
hail coming up, apparently from sea,
stopped engines, lowered boat and picked
up men cllnging to o frail raft Learning
from the rescued the nature OF the disaster
that had occurred, the Louisa H. cruised
in the vicinity till far In the afternoon Of
the 10th and succeeded In picking up in
all II men. From Captain Diax, Of the
Pajara, the following particulars were OBJ.
tanned: "The steamer left Havana, Oct.
10 for Neuvites with q general cargo, in
Guiding large lot ofgrain, provisions and
ammunition for the Spanish army.
Everything was all right till about four
o'clock Saturday morning, October IS,
when the vessel was In bahama Straits,
between the Paredonl and Lahos lights.
The alarm Of fire was sounded, when the
Captain, passengers and crew, who were
in their beis at the time, were aroused TO
ascertain the cause OF the alarm. It was
found that the vessel had taken fire amid.
ships, and was then in sheet Of fame.
General confusion ensned, some OF the
passengers and crew running to the stern
Of tue vessel and jumping overheard in
their night clothes with whatever small
objects they could lay their hands on to
serve as liie.buoys, while others were try.
ing TO lower the boats. The vessel was
burnt 10 the waters edge, and sunk In
less than four hours.
There were on board AZ ofthe crew and
some Il or 20 passengers, including about
six officers and soldiers OF the Spanish
army. Louisa H. picked up II Of the nn.
fortunates, including the Captain and two
mates and one soldier. or this number
the Captain and Eve or six Of the crew
were badly burned and otherwise injured.
These parties, when picked up, had been
floating for l8 hours on pieces Of planks
and were almost naked. Five Of the crew
took 10 small boat and are supposed to
have been picked up. One boat was low.
cred and some 20 persons, passengers and
crew, took to 1t, but are supposed TO have
been lost.
Those who were picked up were In q
fearful state from their long exposure to
the sun and water. Their flesh Is torn
and chafed from contact with rough
boards to which they Clung, and against
which the swell Of the sea caused their
unprotected limbs to rub until great
patches OF skin were worn away, while
the salt water and fierce sunshine com.
bined to finish the work, besides they are
stiff and sore in every limb, and in their
destitute condition present on the whole
q pitiable sight.
There was one woman, the stewardess,
on the steamer. One Of the survivors re-
lates his efforts to save her. He had her
at his side for some hours, until he could
no longer hold her up, and she sunk, ex.
Doubtless many were eaten by
sharks, for the second mate and com.
panion, who were floating, with plank
10 support them, saw shark approaching,
and managed, by climbing on top, to avoid
him for moment, when he turned aud
went away.
The Paiaro, owned by R. Herrera, Of
was formerly an American ves-
gel known asthe Niagara, and run between
New York and Havana. The Captain and
men speak IN the highest terms OF the Off
GERS and crew Of the steamer Louisa II. for
The manner in which they were treated.
The Englishmen furnished clothing for
The naked and attended to those who were
hurt. Thirty;three of the passengers and
crew are still missing.