The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1895-07-24
COLLISION In THE NIGHT.
DROWNED In BED.
Great Disaster to an italian Steamer in
the Gulf of Genoa.

The ItaIian steamers Ortigia and Maria p.
collided of Isla Del Pinto, at the entrance OF
the Gull of Genoa Sunday. The latter sunk
and lis people were drowned.
The Maria T.. was bound from Naples to La
Plata. There was a crew OF IL, and the pass
engers numbered l73 She called at Genoa
en- route to her destination. She was enter
ing the Gulf OF Genoa at 1880 o'clock Sunday
morning, when she met the Ortieia, outbound.
They noticed each other only when = collisi-
on was inevitable. The bow of the Ortieia
crashed into the starboard side Of the Maria
r.. penetrating elk yards and ripping up the
Maria Z. like match wood. The water rush
ed In through the hole and the Maria 7. sank
In three minutes. The majority Of the pass
cngers were asleep at the time OF the accident,
and had no time to escape after the alarm
was given. They we're engulfed with the
vessel.
The Ortigis remained on the spot until 4
O'Clock in order to pick up the survivors,
She rescued fourteen OF the crew and twenty
eight OF the passenges OF the Maria 7.
Other steamers have beeu dispatched to
the scene OF the disaster and are now search
ing for further survivors.
The Ortgia's bow was smashed for n space
OF twelve feet along the water line. There is
some comment upon the fact that brought to
mind by the disaster that the Ortgia once
collided on the same spot with the French
steamer Oncle Joseph.
At the conclusion OF the sitting OF the
chamber at Rome the minister Of Marine an
nounced the news ofthe disaster in the midst
of a profound sensation, adding that an OIL
Ger, a seaman, q stoker, and 1i4 passengers
of the Maria +. had perished.
The 0rtigia had twenty-five passengers on
board, The Maria Ps. captain was named
Ferrars. The chamber has ordered an in
quiry into the disaster.
The sky was overcast at the time Of the nc
cident and there was little sea. Both cap
tains were asleep and Third Officer Revello
was on watch on the Ortigia and Second
Officer ID Angelo was on watch on the Maria
=. The Ortigia was going at the rate o
eleven miles an hour and the Maria T. ut the
rate Of eight miles. Both vessels saw the
lights OF the other and continued on theii
proper roads until the mistake was made
II Is not established by whom, which brought
the Marin +. broadslde towards the 0rtigia
Third Officer Revello OF the Ortigia saw tn,
danger and ordered the engines reversed. Bu
the order came too late. The 0rtigio strucl
the Maria p, making an enormous gap IL
her side.
All the boats os the ortigia we're lowered
and the crews rescued all they could OF tn
survivors The latter, for the most part. re
main In such a state OF terror since the res
cue that they are unable to give a single de
tail OF the disaster.
Capt. Ferrara. who was saved, said that h
was sleeping in his cabin, when he was awak
ened by cries and shouts and great noise
He rushed upon deck and saw the Ortigi
backing of, while his own ship was sinking
Seeing that all was lost he jumped into tn
sea, where he was picked up by the ortigia'
boat.
passenger named Balena, a jeweler, wa
on board with his wife and three young child
reD. He said that he had not turned in whe
the collision occurred. He seized two OF tn
children and his wife caught up the third
and they ran upon deck and jumped into tn
sea.
The children weighed him down. and h,
soon sank after hard struggle. When h
came to the surface, his children had disaI
peared. His wife had managed to cling 10
piece OF wreckage till the Ortigia's boat say
ed her. They lost everything. Second off
Ger D'Angelo OF the Maria r., who was o
watch at that ship when she was struck
Ortigia, was drowned.
Among the saved is a child years old, VIII
is the only survivor OF a family OF seven VIII
went down with the ill-iated ship. Two
the Maria P's. seamen were injured.