The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-22
Awful Collision Between the Two
Italian Vessels ortfgia and
Maria p. Sunday Morning..
DROWNED IN THEIR BERTHs
ONLY TwENTY-EIGHT PASSENGERS
RESCUED OUT OF A TOTAL OF ira.
None OF Those saved Able tn Give .
Clear Explanation, ana the Chan-
ber at Rome VIII Investigste.

GENOA. July 2l.-The Italian steamers
Ortiga and Maria p. collided or Isia Del
Pinto, at the entrance OF the Gulf Of Genoa
to-day. The latter sunk and i4s people were
drowned. The Maria F. was bound from
Naples TO La Pleta. There was a crew OF
seventeen, and the passengers numbered
173. She was calling here en- route to her
destination. She was entering the Gulf or
Genoa at 1.3o O'clock this morning when
she met the Ortigia. outbound. They only
noticed each other when collision was in
evitable.
The bow OF the Ortigia 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. sunk in three
minutes.
The majority of the passengers were
asleep at the time OF the accident and had
no time to escape after the alarm Was
given. They were engulfed with the ves-
sci. The Ortigia remained on the spot
until o'clock in order to pick up the
survivors. She rescued fourteen OF the
crew and twenty-eieht Of the passengers OK
the Maria p. other steamers have been
sent to the scene of the disaster and are
now searching for further survivors.
The ortigias bow was smashed for q
space of twelve feet along the water lire.
There is some comment on the fact brought
to mind by the disaster that the ortigia
once colfided on the same spot with the
French steamer Oncle Joseph.
At the conclusion OF the sitting OF the
Chamber to-day at Rene the Minister Of
Marine announced the news Of the disaster
in the midst of profound sensation, add
-1Ia. 4
LA passengers of the Maria p. had perished-
The Ortigia had twenty-five passengers on
board. The Maria P.'s captain was named
Ferrara. The chamber has ordered an in
quiry 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 Re-
vello was watch on the Ortisia ana
Second Officer DAngelo was on watch cn
the Maria Il. The Ortigia< WAS going ~
the rate Of eleven knots an. hour and ths
Maria Z. at the rate OF eight miles. Both
vessels saw the lights of the other ana
mistake was made, il Is not established by
whom. which brought the Maria y broad
side towards the Ortigia- Third Omcer ke-
! velio, OF the Ortigia, saw the danger anu
ordered the engines reversed But the Or
der came too late. The Ortisia. struck the
Maria p, making an enormous gap IN her
side All the boats OF the Ortieia were low
cred and the crews rescued All they could
OF the survivors, The latter, for the most
part, remain in such a state OF terror since
the rescue that taev arr> unable 10 give a
single detail OF the disaster.
Captain ferrarar. wn0 vas saved. SAID
that he was sleeping in his cabin wheE
he was awakened by cries and shouts and
a great noise. He rushed upon deck and
ship was sinking Seeing that all was lost.
he jumped into the sea, where he was
picked up by the Ortigias boat. They lost
everything. second ofIicer D'Anesic. Of the
Maria p, who was on watch on that ship
when she was struck by the Ortigia. was
drowned.
Among the saved is a child eight years
old who Is the only survivor OF family OF
seven who went down with the u.-fated
ship. An inquiry into the catastrorne has
been opened.
The London Standards Rome sspond-
ent says that the wife. brother ..fsd son
OF Captain Ferrara. OF the Maria p, were
drowned