The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-01
SIXTY LIVES LOST
Particulars Of the Sinking Of
the Ocean Steamer Stella.

the Ocean Steamer Stella.
southampton, March sl-The passenger
steamer Stella, plying between this port
and the channel Islands, crashed upon
the dreaded Casquet Rocks near the L.
land of Alderney. yesterday afternoon
In dense fog. and foundered in ten min
utes her boilers exploding with tremen-
dous reports as she went down. In spite
OF this, it is said. there was no panic on
board. The coast steamer Lynx, which
brought the news of the disaster here.
picked up four boats and forty persons
/ belonging Co tue stella
| Later tdviccs seem to show that sixty
persons We're drowned owing to the
wreck of the Stella
| The second officer OF The steames who
was among those rescued. says tdat a
/ coiapslbie boat was launched full II peo-
ple but he thinks she struck on the rock
/ owing 10 che fog
Another steamer has picked up a boat
/ rmttaning 49, -ayr persons anciuuing
/ twenty women, who escaped from tho
wrecked steamer They have been landed
here.
The Stella had on board 30 passen-
gers who were going 90 spend Easter /
tho channel ISLANDS.
The news Of the disaster to the Stella
spread through London. IN the absence or
the usual evening newspapers today be-
/ ing good Friday. As tie anornoc 8d-
vanced small groups gathered at a., " At
| erloo station where many painful scenes
ocurred arge crowd collected to walt
/ the arrival OF The train from southamp-
tom this evening, which brought three OF
the survivors. iIessrs Dav lllg a Lon-
dor -,erchant; Heiborn and Greener. all
] Of whom bore evident traces OF their
sunerings.
Mr. King was among the last to leave
| Tine ship. said
Toward evening we encountered mist
which soon developed into a dense fog.
There was, however. no apprehension.
suddenly a great shock told ua that the
Stella had struck the rocks Screams rent
the air; but the coolncss Of tho officers
considerably allayed tho excitement. Tho
| crew behaved splendidly, lowering the
| boats with greatest promputude. Eyo.y
woman was supplied with a life belt At
first We thought there would be time for
an the boats to clear away but suddenly
/ the boilers burst with "a deafenlng report.
/ rcndeing the ship amidships.
Mr. King. and two hremen. Osborne and
! Bailey. were the last to leave the vessel
lie had just given up a life belt TO aid
| clergymans wife and was litera.y pulled
| into boat by second mate Reynolds.
/ who was Instrumental ln saving many
! lives
/ The boat with % persons drifted for
I 10 hours ln ihe Intense cold and was
| finally picked NO by the Gre Western
railway steamer Vera tr1m Southampton.
Alr King believes that FIVE oats we're
muncuou. tie saw one upurhu~ WIN
children cllnglng 20 &c.
Many patheic Incidents are reported.
ln seVera instances mca ntteu unelr
wives ana children into boats and then
perished tho presence of taem. One
wife who was thus bereaved lost her rea-
son.
4 large number OF the Survivors arrived
here without amy clothing Ind only In
blankets.
OTHER ACCOUNTS.
Other accounts say that Capt. ReelOs
supposed the fos merely in blanks, as is
the usual experience and decided to run
through IL; but. as II became continually
denser, ne lost his bearings.
Wh.n the Stella struck there was a
terrible sensation, noise OF metal and
woodwark being torn bodily away, tho
vessel passing over the tagged rocks at
fuil spe,3 aud her side beng ripped open
like match wool. When she slid over the
rock sho turned completely over. carry
ing lot of people with -er.
The ladies on board one Of the life boats
s,ng hymns 7li night long 70 Keep up
tho Spirits OF their companions.
Two bodies were washed ashore on the
island OF Attorney
one passenger says no remarked To the
crow ON the high rate OF spec at which
the Stella was travelling in the fog, tell.
Ing them he did not consider At safe. The
, Daily Mail viii publish tomorrow dis
, patches from several passengers urdnS
, the paper 20 demand a thorough invest ga
Z tion as 90 whether the steamer was rae
, ing against time.
The steamer Stella which belonged e
b the London a Southern railway and rar
, in connection with its land service. wa
4, built at cbank by Messrs q d
, ! Thompson In 1880 She was 253 feet lonl
, 351 in width and t4s IN draught. Hel
, gross tonnage was O5e and her hors'
power ie5. She was steel built, had tw'
screws. eight compartments. water bal.
last and triple expansion engines with
schooner-rlg