Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-30
ALL DEAD BUT NINE
Wreck Of the Roumania Costs
ll3 Lives.
ALL HANDS WERE ASLEEP
F.tsd Vessel Struck On the Cape Of Car
yoeiE0 and Rapidly Goes 10 Pieess'
HszEuendlDg Scenes.

LIsBOx, Oct. z9.-Insre IS no hope of
saving The Anchor Inc steamer hou-
mania, ashore on the rocks OF Cape
CarveIro. The sea . stlh running
heavily aud IL Is impossible TO approach
the wreck. shich LES IA a most danger
ous s!tuatIon snd shows signs OF rapid
ly going 10 pieces. Altogether ll3lyes
were lost. When tue Ronmania left
Liverpool for Bombay last sunday she
carried hfty.ti passengers, u crew
OF sxty-soven men and full
cargo OF valuable merchandise. Only
two women passengers and seven or
the crew reached the shore IN safety.
The bodies OF the victims are being
washed asnOre ~ Cape Caryoelro.
Most 0f them are IN night attire, snow
ing that the unfOFtunates were aroused
from sleep only 10 encounter death an
the terrible storm. The cargo and
other vrecksge from the vessel IS float
Ing about IN the vicinity. Much OF
70 has been washed ashore and seized
hy the inhabitants, some OF whom are
little batter than pirates, aud look
upon the wreck OF yessell on their
coast as a gOdsend for their special
benefit. Wr~cxsAre not uncommon at
Cape CarvOeifo. which projects into the
Atlantic as a sort OF trap Tor any YES
sci that - driven IN snOrc while making
Tor Lisbon or Gibraltar. The treat
ment of unfortunates who happen 10
bo wrecked there ls better now than it
used 70 be. but the cargo : gen rally
regarded as the prize OF the men VINO
gets lt hrst, and instances have been
known of ransom bang demanded for
the surrender OF hOdies. The Portu-
gese government, ia the case of the
Roumaula has taken fairly prompt &C
ton aud the authorities have ordered q
force to the scene TO protect the wreck
age and prevent the despollment OF
the dead.
Two wreokers Drowned
Two daring wreckers who. notwlth-
standing the prevalence of fog and
storm. ventured out INTO the angry wa
ters /, obtain some OF the floating car
A., were drowned IN hearing OF the
people on shore. Their piercing cries
for help brought no aid and the wreck.
ers perished, victims to- their own Gu
pidity. The gunboat Lalre has started
from Lisbon to the scene OF the wreck
and will doubtless afford more etfec-
tive protection tn the property OF the
steamship company and TO tne remain
ing cargo than any land force alone
could exert.
Among the passengers were many
British officers with their families re-
turning To India from visits To England
one of the passenz-rs Was Lady john
son, wife OF SIR Henry Johnson, and
daughter of Thomas Dyson, Esq, of
Bengal.
A great difficulty IN the way of get
ting an accurate report Of the wreck IS
that the region u go isolated from ordi-
nary intercourse. even with Lisbon,
that none OF the survivors of the wreck
speak Pbrtugus-e. and tnat all the IN
formation 80 far has been Transmitted
through Portuguese sources. large
proportion of the crew were Lascsrs.
Captain Young refused u leave the
Roumsnia and persisted with the yes
sci. fIe showed extraordinary cool
ness during the ttorts TO save the pas
sengers aud was nobly seconded by the
subordinate officers. Some of the crew
behaved N cOwariIv manner. but
mos Of them Obryed orders faithfully.
The British officers on board gave pre-
CedeDc IN all instances 10 the women
and children when 4 came to CUES
ton OF rescue.
Passengers Were Asleep
Many If the passengers were asleep
when the striking of the vessel gave
notice OF danger and thew rushrd from
their cabins without having time tC
dress. while during the excitement
that followed there was no opportunity
% d. so. The women and children
were kept under shelter until the tor
rents of water pouring over the vessel
thrs stened to swamp the saloon. Then
they were taken out on deck and every
effort was made to prevent them from
being washed overheard. But the trs.
mendOus seas carried nup ber of the
women ami httls ones 20 death, while
others Derlshed IN the bOsts.
CAPITA Young has been with the
Anchor Line company for many wears.
and at one time wasIn their Atlantic
trade between Glasgow and New York.
Tie VAS almost a giant IN stature aud
Of rine phyrQus. lie wss well-known
m Shipping circles m New York. where
hoth be aud his .is,er. Mrs. Reid, who
- W stewsrdess 0f the Furne.sla. are
highly esteemed. Captain Young va.
IN the prime of life.
Among those lost we're Capt. j. r
Barry. capt B. IL. Randolph, Capt
tseorgs Hamilton and wife. Lieut. r.
r.. :. coke. Lieut.. q. - sanford. LADY
Johnson and child. the Rev. }. :
Mslsin and several English ladies' who
were returning % India with their
children aud Indsn nurses. Nearly
sil the officers we're ScotChmen.