The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-07-25
ITALIAN STEAMERS ORTEIGA
AND PARA 2. COLLIDE OFF
GENOA.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY
EIGHT PEOPLE DROWNED.
The Bow of the Orteiga Crashed Into the
Paria P, Sinking Her in Three
Minutets-The Passengers Were
Asleep-Over Forty Were
Rescued.

Genoa, July Bulletin 1.-The
Italian steamers Orteiga and Paria p. col
lided off Isla Del Pinto, at the entrance to
the Gulf of Genoa, today. The latter
sank and 14S people were drowned.
The Paria p. was bound from Naples to
La Plata. There was a crew of II, and
the passengers numbered 173. She was
calling here en- route to her destination.
She was entering the gates of Genoa at
1870 this morning when she met the Or
teiga outbound. The bow of the Orteiga
crashed into the starboard side of the
Paria =. penetrating 6 yards, and ripping
up the Paria 2. like match wood. The wa
ter rushed i'm through the hole and the
Paria p. sank in three minutes. The ma
jority of the passengers were asleep and
had no time to escape after the alarm
was given. They were engulfed with THE
vessel. The Orteiga remained on the spot
until 6 O'Clock in order to pick up the sur
viyors. She rescued IA of the crew and
% passengers of the Paria z. Other
steamers have been dispatched to the
scene of the disaster and are now search
ing for further survivors.
The Orteiga's bow was smashed for
space of - feet along the weather line.
There is some comment upon the fact
brought to mind by the disaster that the
Ortega once collided ON the same spot
with tihe French steamer Uncle Joseph.
At the conclusion of the sitting of the
chamber today at Rome, the minister OF
marine announced the news of the disas-
ter in the midst of profound sensation
adding that an officer and la passengers
of the Paria p. had persisted. The Ortei-
on had % passengers ON board. The Para
P's captain was named Ferralu'
The chamber has ordered an inquiry
into the disaster.
The sky was overcast and there was
little sea. Both captains We're asleep, Wliu
1hird Officer Reveller was ON watch on
tha Orteiga, and Second Officer DE An
ruello was on watch ON the Parla L. Inc
Orteiga was going at the rate OIL elght
miles,
Roth vessels saw the light of the other
and continued ON their proper roads tlll
the mistake was made-it is not estaollsll-
ed nv Whom-which brought the Parma L:
brdadsfde towar dthe Orteiga. Ihe thlr1
officer of the Orteiga saw the danger ana
ordered the engine reversed, but the or
dor game too late. The Orteiga struck
the Paria P, making an enormous gap In
her side. All the boats of the OrGelgIai
we're lowered and the crews rescued all
they could of the survivors. The datter
remain i'm such a state of terror since tine
wreck that they are unable ITO give a
single detail of the disaster. Captain
Ferrara, who was saved, said he was
sleeDing in his cabin, when he was aWak-
ened by cries and shouts and great
noise. He rushed upon deck and saw the
Orteiga backing off, while his own ship
was sinking. Seeing that all was lost,
he Jumped into the sea. where he was
picked up by the Orteiga's boat
Second Officer De Amguello of the Pa
ria p, who was on watch when she was
struck by the Orteiga, was drowned.
Among the saved is a child s years old.
who is the only survivor of family of
seven, who went DOWN with the Inflated
ship Inquiry into the catastrophe has
been opened.
London, July 21.-The Standards