Evening journal., 1895-07-22
A GREAT SEA DISASTER.
Italian Steamship Sunk and 14s
Lives Lost.
THERE WAS A COLLISION AT NIGHT
The Mnriap Was Rammod by Another
steamer at the Entrance to the Gulf OF
Genoa Went to tho Bottom with Most
OF Her Passengers Asleep.

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Genoa Went to the Bottom with Most
OF Her Passengers Asleep.
GENOA July % The Italian steamers
Ortcgia and Mariap collidod Off Isla del
Tinto at the entrance Of the Gulf Of Co
nca. The latter sank, and 14S passengers
were drowned
The Nariap was bound from Naples to
in Plata. There was % crew Of IL, and
the passengers numbered 173 She was
calling here en- route to hor destination
She was entering the Gulf Of Genoa when
She met the Ortegia, outward bound.
They only noticed each other when a col.
lision was inevitable.
The bow of the Oltegia crashed into the
starboard side Of the Marlap, penetrating
sis yards and ripping up the Mariap like
matehwood.
Tho water rushed In through the hole,
and tho Mariap sank la three minutes
The majority of the passengers were
asleep mt the time Of the accident, and had
no time 10 escape after tho alarm was Civ.
on. They were engulfed with the vessel.
Tho Ortegia remained on the spot for soy.
oral hours in order TO pick up the surviv.
ors. She rescued IA of the crew and as of
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Other steamers nave been dispatched 60
the scene Of the disaster and are now
searching for further survivors.
The Ortegias bow was smashed for a
distance OF ~ feet along the water line.
There Is some comment upon Tho fact
brought TO mind by the disaster that the
Ortegia once collided on the same spot
with the French steamer Onclo Joseph.
AT the conclusion OF the sitting Of the
chamber nt Romc the minister OF marine
announced the news OF the disaster I'm the
midst Of a profound sensation, adding that
an oiiiccr, seaman and q stoker and i2i
passengers of the Mnrlap had pcrshcd.
Tho Ortegia had 20 passengers on board.
The Mariop's captain was named Fcrrura.
The chamber has ordered an inquiry into
the disaster
Passengers Were All Asleep.
The sky was overcast at the time of th,
accident and there was little sea- Botl
captains were asleep and Third Officer
Revello was ON watch ON the Ortegia ant
Second officer a dAngelo was on watch on
the Mariap.
The Ortegia was going at the rate Of 4
miles an hour and the Marlap at the rat,
of s miles. Both vessels saw the lights o
the other and continued on their propc
roads till the mistake was made, 1t is no
established by whom, which brought th
Marinp hroadside toward the Ortcgia
Third Officer Rcycllo Of the OrteEin saw
the danger and ordered the engines rc
versed But the order came too late. Tn
Ortegia struck the Mariap making nj
enormous gap in her side
All the boats Of the Ortegia We're low
Il.
Of the survivors, The latter for the mos
part remain In such q state 81 terror sine
the rescue that they arc unable 60 give
single detail Of the disaster.
Captain Ferrara who wns saved, sal
1 that he was sleeping in his cabin who
he was awakened by cries and shouts AM
a great noise. lie rushed upon deck an
saw the Ortcgia hacking of, while hi
own ship was sinking. Seeing that al
was lost, he jumped into the sea, where h
was picked up by the Ortogias boat
A passenger named palena, iewelor
was on board with his wife and three chill
dren. He said that he had not turned II
when the collision occurred. Ho seize
two of the children, and his wife oaugh
up the third, and they ran upon deck an
jumped into the sea. The children weighc
him down. and he sank after hard struq
gle. When he anne TO the surface, his chill
dron had disappeared. His wife had man
aged to cling to piece Of wreckago Gil
the Ortogia's boat saved her. They los
everything.
Second Officer d'Angelo Of the Mariap
who was on watch on that ship when sh
was struck by the Ortegia, was drowned.
Among the saved Is a child years oil
who Is the only survivor Of a family Of sey
en- who went down with the IN fatod shiF
Two of the Mariap's seamen were injured
An inquiry into the catastrophe has bee
opened.