The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30
TIE WRECK OF THE ALDEN.
Scyeuty-ciaht Of the Passengers and
Crew We're Lost.
THOSE on BOARD WERE SAVED.
only One BoRt Containing People
Got Away and II Has Not nccn
Heard From.

steamer Mayo. sent out In search OF the
missing steamer Alden from Yokohama ON
April rs via Colombo and Adeu for Lon
don, which was hoard OF when leaving
Colombo on juno 1 for this port, has re-
turned here and IMPORTS the Alden total'y
lost OF the island OF socotra at the east
crn extremity OF Africa on the morning |
OF June o. Tho Alden carried thirty -four |
passengers from China to Japan.
The captain of tho wrecked steamer, |
some of her officers and crew and seven
white passengers were swept overheard
and drowned very soon after she ran
ashore. Eight lady passengers, nine chill
dreu and two officers and few of the
Adeu's crew succeeded In getting away
from the wreck In boat, but they had
not been heard OF since and little hopes,
| owing to the bad weather which has pre-
vailed. arc entertained Of their safety
| The Mayo saved nine OF the Adcns pas
senEers aud three white and thirty three
natives OF the steamers crew, In all the
drowned aud missing include twenty-five
passengers twenty European officers and
thirty.three natives OF the AdcS's crew
| Tendon June a0--A dispatch to the Daily
| Mail from Alden, Arabia, says:
| Two DAVIS after leaving Colombo, the
| Adcn was struck by a severe monsoon, with
squalls violent and inccssant. Day by
| dav tho weather grew thicker and the pas
| sougcrs became more and more aiaimed'
| At O'Clock on the morning of June the
steamer struck upon the Rasndresa reef.
on the eastern coast of the island OF soeo-
| ira
Tho engine room was instantly flooded
and utter darkness ensued. Wild with
| panic. the passengers rushed from the cab-
| ins, and fled terror stricken TO the upper
aeck in The scanties, clothing, The woioon
and children screamed in fright and con-
fusion but the men retained their self
possession and courageously assisted the
officers and crew 10 dc their best 10 save
the vessel and TO inspire ualmness.
4 But n was soon seen that the itonmcr
could not survive the shock and mat tho
only chance for safety lay i'll the beats
Life belts were distributed, distress h.B-
nails given aud the boats ON the leo SIDE
prepared for launching Those Oh the
weather side had already been Washed
away, In the meantime, seeing that t'nc
hours would likely eiapsc before II N"uld
be possible to launch the Ora,s. the pas
sengors gladly accepted the assistance OF
tho crew 10 obtain more clothing
The storm continued to Increase in Yio-
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