The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1895-07-25
COLLISION In THE NIGHT.
DROWNED In BED.
Great Disaster TO an italian Steamer in
the Gulf of Genoa.

The 1talinn steamers Ortigia and Maria 7.
collded of Isla Del Pinto. at the entrance Of
the Gulf Of Genoa sunday. The latter sunk
and las people were drowned
The Maria L. was bound from Naples to La
Rata. There was crew Of II, AMI the pass.
cDgers numbered l73. She called at Genoa
en- route to her destination. She was enter
Ing the Gull OF Genoa at 1880 o clock Sunday
morning, when she met the Ortigia outbound
They noticed each other ouly when colisi-
on was Inevitable The bow OF the Ortigia
crashed into the starboard side Of the Maria
T.. penetrating six yards and ripping up the
Maria l.. like match wood. The water rush
ed In through the hole and the Maria i. sank
In three minutes. The majority OF the pass.
cngers were asleep nj the tim" oi the accident,
anu mad no time TO escape after the alarm
was given. They were engulfed with the
vessel
The ottigia remained on the spot until
O'Clock In order to pick up the SURVIVORS.
She rescued fourteen OF the crew and twenty
eight OF the passenges OF the Maria L.
Other steamers have becu dispatched to
the scene OF the disaster aud are now search.
ing for further survivors.
The Ortigias bow was smashed for n space
OF twelve feet along the water line There is
some comment upon the fact that brought to
mlnd oy the disaster that tho Ortisia once
collided on the same spot with the French
steamer Once Joseuh
AT tho conclusion OF the sitting OF tho
chamber at Rome the minister OF Marine an.
nounced the news ofthc disaster in the r.idst
OF profound sensation, adding that an OH.
Ger, a seaman, a stoker, aud liI messengers
OF the Maria L. had perished.
The Ortigia had twenty-five passengers on
board, The Maria rs. captain was named
Eerrats The chamber has ordered an IN
quiry into the disaster.
The sky was overcast at the time Of the ac.
cident and there was little sea. Both cap.
tains were asleep aud Third Onlcer Rcvelo
was on watch on the Ortigia and Second
Onicer D'Angelo was on watch on the Maria
l.. The Ottigia was going ut the rate OF
eleven miles an hour and the Maria L. at tho
rate Of eight miles. Both vessels saw the
lights OF the other and continued on their
proper roads until the mistake was made.
u Is not established by whom, which brought
the Maria /. btOadside towards the Ortigin
Third officer Revello OF the Ortigiu saw tho
danger and ordered the engines reversed. But
the order came too late. The Ortiein struck
the Maria T., making an enormous gap In
her side
All the boats os the Ortigia were lowered.
and the crews rescued all they could OF tho
survivors The latter, for the most pnrt re-.
main In such state OF terror since the res
cue that they are unable TO give single dc.
tail OF the disaster
Capt. Ferrara. who was saved. said that hc
was sleeping In his cabin when he was awak.
cned by cries and shouts aud great noise
He rushed upon deck and saw the ORIGIN
backing OIL, while his own ship was sinking.
Seeing that all was lost, he jumped into the
sea, where he was picked up by the Ortigia' $
boat.
A passenger named Balena, a jeweler, was
on board with his wife and three young child.
ren. lie said that he had not turned In when
the collision occurred. He seized two Of tho
children and his wife caught up the third.
and they ran upon deck and jumped into the
sea.
The children weighed him down. and ho
soon sank after "A hard struggle. When he
came to the surface. his children had disap-
peared. His wife had managed to cling to
piece OF wreckage till the Ortigias boat saw
ed her. They lost everything. Second OIL
Ger D'Angelo OF the Maria f., who was on
watch at that ship when she was struck b.
Orticia. was drowned.
Among the saved IL n child 8 years old, who
Is the only survivor OF II family OF seven who
went down with the iil-iated ship Two Of
the Maria P's. seamen were injured