Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-03-21
SEARCH 10 BE MADE FOR THE BODIES

guntn. Found Lying mt the Bottoin OF
the Sen, Near tho straits of Gibraltar,
With Only tho Tops of Her Mas,s Above
Water--Tho Officers aud Crew Probably
Lost-DIvrrs TO Try and Recover Their
acknowledgements Over the AFFAIR In
crensed ny Reports That the Cruiser
Was Top-hsayy.
tlADiz, March l9.--fhe Spanish cruiser
Alfonso MI has returned here alter
seSrel, for the missing cruiser heinn lio-
genla, and reports having found the latter
rcsso! sunk near Buio Aceitanos, not far
from tho Straits OF Gibraltar. Only 20
inches, Of the lseinn Regcntas masts were
aSuvc water.
Tho Alfonso MI has returned to the
scene Of the wreck With "a number OF
divers and diving appliances, III order 70
s.tnkrn varship.
AlisaIHu on MArClt 18TH
The Renn Regenta wac reported missing
on March 18th. SlG had jgAt conveyed
from Cadls to Targiey the returning Moor
ish Mission TO Spain. Ike cruiser LEFT
Taugisr on March 10th for Cadiz, and hor
whereabouts has not bceh definitely ascer
tanned until to-day Pieces Of one OF her
boats and semaphore iiags were reported
to have been picked up along tho shore
near Ccuta and Tarlfan.
uNfh RIVE HUNDRED LUST
The cruiser carried crew Of so officers
and men, and all are believed to have
persisted. 50 soon as the reports OF the
disaster became current. number OF
Spanish and British warships put To sea il
search Of her. A French steamship. on
March l4th arrived At Gibraltar and RS
ported having seen Il big vessel. supposed
to have been the Reina Regentti. ashore IN
Aceitunos bay. (probably Baio Acetauos)
"a NJ ~
that he was unable 10 assist the wc.ship
on account OF heavy weather.
SEEN LaBoRiNa ~ HIGH SEAS.
| On March 18th the steamer Mayfair ar
| rived ut Barcelona and reported sighting a
| vessel, believed to be the Rclna Regenta.
| OH the morning of March 10th between
Turifa and Cape Espartel. The warship
| had lost her tunnels and bridge, and was
lahoring heavily in high seas, aud fierce
| gale which prevailed. Although she was
| apparently unmauageabie, the cruiser did
| not ask for assistance. and therefore the
| Mnyfair did not offer her any. But, the
| captain of the Mayfair added. that he was
4 OF the opinion that she could not long
have survived the storm in the condition
in which she appeared to be at the time he
| saw her.
SEARCHED IN VAIN.
Later the Spanish cruisers lisa de Luzon
having searched the Snanish and African
coasts aud the straits without any news of
the missing warship.
/ Deputy Diaz Mureu, who WAS formerly
an officer in the Spanish navy, III the
Chamber of Deputies during the evening
of March l4th, read the statement OF u
former commander of the ReinH Regenta,
in which the writer described the cruiser
as vessel unable 10 weather heavy
storm, owing to the increased weight Of
her armament In tine Senate. Admiral
leranger, formerly Minister Of Marine,
said that the Reina Regenta was one Of the
best ships in her class. She was we'll
appointed in every way, he added ami il
she was lost he believed She must have
collded with another vessel or have gone
ashore
MAY HAVE BEEN TOR HEAVY.
Subsequently, in an interview i'll regard
to the statement made by Deputy DiaZ
Moreu, in which former commander of
the ltelna Regenta alleged that she was
top-heavy. Admiral l3eranger said that the
overweight of the cruisers deck guns was
rectiiied two years ago, by his orders, when
he was Minister OF Marine.
The uncertainty us to the fate of the
Reinn Regenta caused great public excite
ment in Madrid. and the government was
accused of keeping back news of the ship
and of having ordered the detention by
ccHsOTs vi All leltSraHls SlNlnS lnIOTma-
ton about her. But when q number OF
flags, a compassion and other wrcckage
known TO have belonged TO the Reina
Rcgenta was washed ashore at Tarifa She
was given up for lost.
Anxiety AMONG FRIENps.
In Cahiz and Carthagena, where most o.
the $40 officers and men OF the lost cruiser
belonged. there has been great anxiety anc
excitement from the moment she WAS re
ported missing.
uSE or THE cARAvELs SQUADRON.
The Reina Regenta about two years ago
came TO New York as one OF the Spanisl
squadron which escorted across tht
Atlantic the Columbus cnravris. Tht
lnianto Isabel, now reported 10 have SUM
an American schooner off the coast o.
! Cubs, and the NueyW Espanu were til
other ships of the Spanish squadron. Tn,
latter arrived at Fortress Monroe on hpri
5 DIST, 1915, the Rcina Regenta having tn
$ caravel santa Maria in tow; the Pinta MA
in tow OF the lnfanta Isabel and tho Min,
: was towed by the Eeu.a Espana. Al
. three of these Spanish warships took
: conspicuous part III the great Cclunl 5iHr
naval parade in New York Aa.bo. ii
April eth of the same year.
THE LOST cEUIsEr.
The Reina Regenta was launched in 1SS
0 and was one of three second class dec
| protected cruisers OF the same build, lie
! sister ships being the Alfonso XII an
iCpanto, all of 1900 tons, la.O0o h.p. AIN
/ expected TO steam 70 knots. The wrcckc
c cruiser was go feet long, had 80 feet,
I inches beam and draught OF 20 feet,
= inches. she was propelled by twin screws
! Her protected deGk w;iS ~ inches thick o
the slopes, her coming tower had s inGhe
Of ariuor and her Gun Shields were inche
thick.
Q The armament Of the Reina Regent
: consisted OF faur % inch Hontoria gun.
c one on each side forward OF the centre
< supcrstructurc, one On each side aft; six 4
S inch llontura guns in broGdsidc, the TO,
j ward and after pair ia Sponsors, middl
e pair in recessed ports. and is rapid-iir
and machine guns, She was also iiac
with five torpedo tubes.
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! The Warner large Suit.
i Testimony WAS heard bnfnrn f's,,,, ~, Il