New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-21
BURYING THE CTOPIAS DEAD.

ANOTHER ACCOUNT or THE DISASTER-MORE
ROBES RECOVERED FROM THE WRECK.
Gibraltar March aO.-A sad scene, one Of the con-
sconenccs Of the Utopia disaster was witnessed mere
r. dav The bodies Of twenty eight adults ana three
children were buried together in tSench which had
been dug in the ground specially blessed ior thc IT.
cepton 81 the bodies Of the drowned passengers OF
the Anchor Line steamship. All the clergy OF uIO-
raltar the town aud garrison officials and the ON
Ger, OF the British Channel Squadron and OF the
swedish man.of.war Freya including her COMMANDER
Prince Bcrnadottc together with the crowds OF people,
were present IL the burial -.
In the coursc Of The day the divers from the British
war vessel, recovered ten more bodies from the wreck
Of the steamship. The bodies Of many OF the dro"hed
were found firmly clasped together th"' " was
difficult 10 separate them.
CAPTAIN McKeague, Of the Utopia. who was arrested
Yesterday. charged with wrongful acts. improper
conduct negligence and mismansScmeht' anu VIM
WIS released on bail the same day. was forlhaiy
charged this morning before magistrate Aiter d
short preliminary hearing. captain Mchcasuc WIS "
maudcd for a further hearing
An account Of the disaster gwen by one Vi '"o
urvvor, shows that the aWfulness OF the scene mas
not been exaggerated Just before the COLLISION ne
was on deck with crowd of emiSrantS' eager io'
the first glimpse Of land When the collision oc-
rrcd tler,, wa, a rush to the matches, many trying
to c.t below to save their property. ana to warn anu
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manic stricken. The cabin passengers o"armeu l" inc
t,up,uionways trying to escape the water pourhlE
nr,uyh the rent in the side Of The steamer Inc
t,o crowds met. and a rcsUIt OF the pressure
e matches were chohcd to the top with sArSl- h'''
If human beings, unable either to advance or to re
treat II i, officially stated that o7- persons lo''
,,..r ii,,, hy the disaster. Captain McheaSue mas
,ot r,vcn hi, evidence yet. In addition 10 tl1
CHARGE, against him already mentioned, he i acc'eu oi
f.,ouinu,ly sLtyng certain persons unknown lie ""'
admitted 10 bail in Ai7O. u
Al the Inquest he'd to-day on the Dod'eS VI NV
,ct,r,. NJ the disaster number Of witnesses were
,,.,,ined The watch officer Of tie British lroAciai
Anon d,p,sel that In his opinion, the %cldeht was
tI, rr.u OF negligence on the part Of the oh'cr' oi
line It,pia. \ gunner Of the Arson t'N'hcd t'a' Wv
t,nn might have continued on her course ana Pis>cu
rndti.r thn Stern of the Arson without running any
risk. =, ,,, e a., Araon denos.d
tba, ic va. hollow al the time of the COLLISION IN
nrdatey after the Utopia crashed into ms NeSsel ne
rrriod IA the bridge and ordered by the huhiIiI
=, t,ke command of the boats, when were Dcl.E
,,,1rhel fnr the purpose Of rtscung the people VINO
,p-e their lives Ia the stormy a-t' II
va, not very dark mt the time or TIE d''lNeH'' a'n
vessels could be deserted short distance away JuuS
inr from what he saw. he thought that thc Utopia
nurl to have continued on her course but cohsiu'r
ir all mo circumstances, he would regret 10 attribute
NcKrugur the commander Of the Utopia lie Wouiu
rather law II to an error OF judgment on 'dp'al's
NcKeaguc'S part . ,, 1890 o 81, ,io
The captain Of H. VI. :. Camperd0wn, one OF thc
vessels of the british squad Isl al anchor In Gibraltar
Bay, was Of the same opision as Captain clark