Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-07-27
DROWNED LIKE RATS
A Terrible Collision in the
Gulf of Genoa.
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY LOST
Into by the Ortigia and Sunk, Car
rying Down Her Precious Cargo.


Into by the Ortigia and Sunk, Car
rying Down Her Precious Cargo.
Genoa, July 23.-The Italian steam
ers Ortigia and Maria T. collided off
Isalia point, at the entrance of the Gulf
of Genoa, today. The latter sank and
146 were drowned.
The Maria P. was bound from Naples
to LA Plata. There was a crew Of sew
173. She was entering the Gulf of
Genoa at 1880 this morning when she
met the Ortigia outbound. They did
not notice each other until a collision
was inevitable. The bow of the Or
tigia crashed into the starbOard of the
Maria p, penetrating six yards and
ripping up the steamer like match
wood. The water rushed in through
the hole, and the Maria p. sank III a
few minutes.
The majority of the passengers We're
asleep at the time of the accident, and
had no time TO escape after the alarm
was given. They were engulfed with
the vessel. The Ortigia remained on
the spot until O'Clock, i'll 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, and are
now searching for further survivors.
The Ortigia' S bow was smashed for
n oil 10 for
line There is some comment upon the
fact brought to mind by the disaster
that the Ortigia once cOllided on the
same spot with the French steamer
Oncle Josephie.
The sky was overcast at the time OF
the accident, and there was little sea.
Both captains were asleep, and Third
Officer Revelle was on watch ON the
Ortigia and Second Officer Angelo was
on watch on the Maria p. The Ortigia
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 proper roads until the mistake
was made, it is not established by
whom, that brought the Maria P.
broadside toward the Ortigia. Third
Officer Reville, of the Ortigia, saw the
danger and ordered the engines re-
versed. But the order came too late.
The Ortigia struck the Maria p, max
ing an enormous gap i'll her side. All
a be boats of the Orngia were lowered,
and the crews rescued all they could
of the survivors. The latter, for the
most part, remain i'll such state of
terror since the rescue that they are
unable to give a single detail Of the
disaster.
Captain Ferrara, who was saved,
says he was sleeping III the cabin when
he was awakened by cries and great
noise. He rushed up on deck and saw
the Ortigia 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 Ortigia's boat.
The survivors lost everything. Second
Officer Angelic, of the Maria P, who
was on watch on that ship when she
was struck by the Ortigla, was drown
ed. Among the saved is child eight
wears old who is the only survivor OF
family of seven who went down with
the Inflated ship. An inquiry into the
catastrophe has been ordered
The Ortigia had twenty passen-
gers on board. The wife, brother and
second son of Captain Ferrara, of the
Maria P, were drowned.
At the conclusion of the sitting of
the chamber today, at Rome, the min
lister of marine announced the news of
the disaster i'll the midst of a profound
sensation, adding that an officer, a sea-
man and LA passengers Of the Maria
p had persisted.
Strikers at Puerto 8arrios Killed.