The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-09-20
The BarcaSegui Goes Down Off
the Port of Havana.
ADMIRAL PAREJO DROWNED
The Warship. Her Lights Being Out.
Hit by a Merchant Steamer.
Forty-siv Persons Perished-The Ad-
niral Had Charge OF All the Naval
Operations Against the Patrfots-The
Buildings Of Havana Draped in
Black.

Havana. Sept. f9-Tae CRUISER Sanchez
Barcastegui was wrecked al midnight by
collision with the merchant steamer Nor
tora N the canal a. the entrance of the
port Of Havana. The BaTCastcgus was 4
th.rd-class cruiser carrying uVe heavy and
two Tap-d-uring guns She was ct 1.tso
tens displacement. built In 1876. The
cruiser left for BarCasteEw a. midnight
with Admiral DelEado ParejO on board ON
reaching the mouth OF the haroor. close
10 the Moro fort she came in collision
wi;n the Mortora. a steamer engaged IN
ccastwise trade. The MortoTa struck the
cruiser on the s:araoaTd side. She sank
a once. The MOrtora. although badly
damaged stood OF - G-ve assistance 70
those on board The Barcastegui. and saved
the greater part OF the crew. Admiral Par
ejo, Capt. Ybanez, First Lieut.. Lopez AL
dazjo. Second Lieuts. JUnco Zoto and Can
j0. Dr. Martin. Purser Pueyo, MaChlnist
Zarzuella and thirty-six OF the crew were
drowned. Victor Aroga. another officer
had a leg broken. bat vas picked UP by
a boat from the MOrtora.
Admiral Delcad9 Pareto was commander
Of The spanish naval forces in COba. He
arrived on the island on June L.
Divers are examining the hun Of the
Rarcastegui. Capt. N.nal OF the steamer
MOrtora. in the course of an interview
said today that at i: :15 o'clock last night.
the harbor. he saw ahead. on his starboard,
a green light which he presumed was that
o. a steamer leaving port Il ordered the
engine 10 slow down" said Capt. Ninal
and proceeded on our course, hearing two
Whistles from the cruiser. to which We re-
Piled. Turning into the harbor and keep
ing in sight of our starboard the green
Hcht of the cruiser, We whistled twice
again. thus indicating that We were turn
inC into the harbor. when suddenly all of
the lights Of the cruiser were put out.
Immediately ordered the engineer 10 steam
backward. but il was of no avail. for the
steamers colflded. I ordered the boats 10
oe lowered and life preServers 10 he thrown
overheard. After the collision we were en-
targled with the BaTcastegui for while.
but this situation endangered the Mortora
as well As the cruiser. and ] ordered the
engines 10 go ahead. my intention being
u try 10 run the Batcastegui on shore. I
soon found that this could not he done with
afety. Backing off from the cruiser she
sank almost Immediately. Admiral Del
gado Parejo was the last man 10 leave the
cruiser. being taken off in a rowboat."
The total loss Of life is now set at forty
six When the rowboat in which was Ad-
miral Delgado Parcjo was about 70 start
for shore, the suction occasioned by the
sinking Of the Barcastcgui carried the
beat down. and all on hoard were drowned
4ilF gay SlfedffleIs ana UaSS lnat nave
dt Ccratcd the city in welcome Of the sol
d.ers who have arrived from Spain have
been taken down and replaced by draperies
Of black. Tie city is in mourning through
out for the admiral and the officers and
crew Of the Barcastegui.
The cause of tho extiuguishment Of thu
lights OH board the cruiser. which was de-
scribed b. Capt. Ninal. Of the Nlortora
was occasioned by the stopping of the en-
gires 70 save the life Of Il sailor whose
MS had been caught in the dynamo
The body of Admiral Delgad0 Parefo
lies in state in the chapel Of the marine
hospital on an imposing catafalaue.
watched over by a guard Of marines. Sew
eral masses were said today The dcad
admiraIs funeral chamber was visited by
thousands Of all grades of society through
ont the day Eighty magnificent floral
wreaths from the municipal authorities.
public Institutions. clubs and particular
friends NJ the deceased were laid on the
bier capt. Francisco Tbaue. the COM
mander Of the Inflated cruiser. was buried
with tho honors due his rank. During the
passage OF the funeral procession along the
route vast throngs Of people filled the
streets, and the funeral carriage Vas
filed with wreaths from the authorities
and from friends ~ the deceased