The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-07-25

One Hundred and Forty Eight
People Perish OFF Genoa.
TWO ITALIAN SHIPS COLLIDE.
The Maria P. Is Torn Open and Sinks
in Three Minutes.

Genoa, July 21.-The Italian |
steamers Ortegia and Maria p col
lided off Isela del Pinto at the en-
trance to Gulf of Genoa to day. The /
latter sank and 14S people were
drowned.
The Maria P. was bound from |
Naples to La Plata. There was a |
crew OF II and the passengers num-
bered 173. She was calling here, en-
route to ner destination. She was
entering the Gulf of Genoa at 1:30
o'clock this morning when she met
the Ortegia,ou bound. They noticed
each other only when collision was
inevitable. The bow of the Ortegia
crashed into the starboard side of
the Maria P. penetrating six yards
and ripping up the Maria P. like
match wood. The water rushed in
through the hole and the Maria P.
sank in three minutes.
The majority of the passengers
were asleep at the time of the acci-
dent aud had no time to escape after
the alarm was given. They were en-
quilted with the vessel. The Ortegia
remained on the spot until 6 o'clock
in order to pick up the survivors.
She rescued fourteen of the crew
and twenty eight of the passengers
of the Maria P. Other Steamers
have been dispatched to the scene Of
the disaster aud are now searching
for further survivors.
The Ortegia's bow was smashed
for space of twelve feet along the
water line There is some comment
upon the fact brought to mind by
the disaster thai the Ortegia once
collided on the same spot with the
French steamer Oncle Joseph.
at the conclusion of the sitting of
the Chamber to day at Rome the
Minister of Marine announced the
news of the disaster in the midst OF
a profound sensation, adding that an
officer, a seaman, stoker and 144
passengers of the Maria P. had per
ished.
The Ortegia had twenty-five pas
sengers on Board. The Maria P's
captain was named Ferrara. The
chamber has ordered an inquiry into
the disaster.
| The sky was overcast at the time
of the accident and there was little
sea- Both captains were asleep, and
Third Officer Revello was on watch
on the Ortiga and Second Office,
d'Angelo was on watch on the Maria
| P. The Ortegia was going at the
rate of eleven miles an hour and the
Maria P. at the rate of eight miles
Both vessels saw the lights of the
other and continued on their prope,
roads till the mistake was made, i,
is not established by whom, which
brought the Maria p broadside to
ward the Ortegia. Third Officer Rev
clio Of the Ortegia saw the DANCE,
and ordered the engines reversed
but the order came too late. Th.
Ortegia struck the Maria P. making
All enormous gap in her side.
All the boats of the Ortegia wer'
lowered and the crews rescued al
they could of the survivors. Th,
latter, for the most part, remain il
such . state of terror since the res
cue that they are unable to give +,
: single detail of the disaster.
!, Captain Ferrara, who was sayed
{ said he was sleeping in his cabil
when he was awakened by cries ane
q great noise. He rushed upon th'
deck and saw the Ortegia backing of
while his own ship was sinking. See
9 iag that all was lost, he jumped int
: the sea, where he was picked up b,
the Ortegia's boats. They lost every
thing
q Second Officer d'Anngelo of tn
: Maria p. who was on watch on tina
t ship when she was struck by th
a Ortegis, was drowned. Among th
!. saved is . child s years old, who
the only survivor Of family of se'
On Who went down in the iu-fate
ship. Aninquiry IL to the catastropt
j. has been opened