New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-02
At THE ROUMANIA'S WRECK.
ONLY 1WENTY-CNE BODIES HAVE SO FAR
BEEN RECOVERED.
THE wRECKAGE NEARLY WASHED AwAY-THE
AUTHORITIES UNABLE TO PROTECT TIE
BODIES FROM PILLAGE-A VISIT
TO THE SCENE.

TO TIE StENE.
peniche Nov. l.-Ycsterday's tide above
where tho wrcckasc from the i'll fated steamer f'u
mania had been deposited, and WASHED much of it
away To-day very little of the Roumania is visible.
The wreck has been moved by the waves and shifted
along the reef. Tho bodies of five m.n. nine women
and seven children have thus far been recovered from
the wreck 1t is believed that great number Of the
bodies Of those who were lost will never be found,
the currents having carried them cut TO sea.
London Nov. IA dispatch to The Times" from
Lisbon states that the administrator of the obidos
district continues TO allow bodies Of victims OF the
ROumania disaster To be exposed on the beach. lie
declines 10 give any assistance for their removal OF
for the protection Of tho wrcclaSc with winch inc
beach is strewn. The administrator also refuses 10
reply to kilograms regarding the bodies that have
been washed ashore.
a number Of dead carried TO the beach
by the tide last night The ghous in the ncighbo-
hood pay little attention to the few troops who have
been sent to guard the beach. The soldiers are 100
few in number properly to watch the wrechagc ana
protect the dead, and the human vultuies VINO are
lying In wait along the coast find plenty Of opportunity
TO rob the corpscs that float ashore. The bodies ta
were washed upon the beach last night had been dcs
poucd before they found by The soldiers
With reference 10 the stories told regarding the
seawort Illness Of the Roumana, the Anchor Line
officials declare that they easily prove that Hne
was in perfect condition when she LETT Liverpool Her
officers they state, were wcll-tgie1 men, and knew
the route we'll. No ship that Captain Young had
commanded lad over before met with an accident
The lisbon correspondent of THE Times 1elhng
Of visit the OF the wreck with Lieutenant
Rookie and some Government officials. says: AS
we trnvclsed the sands Of BaIruncho the admins
TRAITOR of the district scized several men with SACKS
of stolen property. We arrived at the wreck Si'cr
a ride OF four hours. The bow and stern portions
of the wreck were separated by a distance Of 100
1 do frnn1 ha OI.
Lieutenant Rookie remarked that any pueky man
might have SWIM ashore with rope and saved all
aboard. lie believes that the vessel was stranded
through the culpable neglect of two officers WHO were
on duty charged IN keep good lookout bu' 'h"H
sought protection from the rain shutting themselves
inside tho box on the bridge. He says he o'o ho'
So, the captain on deck when the steamer stranded
at is generally admitted that the ROumania was
from sixteen TO twenty miles out Of her course ana
auer passing Cape Fozlalagoa she must nave peeh
s,oercd straight inland. then parallel Win 'h' '
in the direction Of Cape Carvociro lighthouse uhli
she stranded five miles from the former ana seven
frorn the latter The cape was inside bay. and had
sh, continued further she could scarcely uaNc nhsF"
mining On the rocks around CaTvoeiro. FROM u"
scene of the wreck for distance Of three miles norm
v.rd the beach +, covered with thousands OF ba'S OF
cotton and woollcn goods. barrels OF be'r' '"'S ~
pstos sewing machines etc. liundrcos Oh IONS nav
olreody been plllaeed. Twenty fiscal quarts anu
troops for ten miles Of coast are m'u'"'o"' " -
vont plIIncing Lieutenant Rookie minuiely examined
h dooa ,odv without displaying the slightest emo
lion and identified two When we ieluIheu "a
Tcniche Al O'Clock at night he was 50 cHl",,1 ,,
MAJ no rad TO be carried 10 bed Most OF ihe pun
drcr. uv" in the village Of Ferrcl Tic inlabranl,
Of Pcnichc are indignant at the SaVase Pulr'' III r
~, ,.nvrrnmcpt has been asked 10 "h'lr'' i'I"l
with troops and compel the restoration o. .im ,od 81
property. Unless a." wre'has@ i 4i'"s
vi D,.o.nt rno,c aid that al O'Clock In the NON
i-.'lt' ~. ~ $50 .nfdcnly An hour a half
ltcr n great noise In the ships hold from thc Sh,l
Ing Of iron bars. together with the NOS {" IN" ~
hjs cabin 10 inquire on deck what the tron9e WI" ~
lie was about to assist In lowering boaI when o
dle oi,onecd lie was washed ashore with mass
of Urpckagc