The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-04-01
English Pleasure Steamer Stella
Founders on the Rocks Near
island of Alderney.
Three SCORE Are DROWNED
Crew Works Heroica||y and Many
Women and Children Are
Saved From Death.

SOUTHAMPTON, March a1.-Ihe pleas
ure steamer Stella, with Lao passengers,
bound for the channel islands, foundered
on the Casquet rocks, near the island OF
Attorney, yesterday afternoon. Accord
ing to the latest es.4mates made by the
company officials, IS persons We're
drowned. Other reports, however, place
the number of lives lost at a much high"
er figure, the estimates running from ~
to 1876. Many women and children wera
saved through the heroic efforts of tho
crew. Aside from the passengers, the
Stella CARRIE. crew Of AZ.
The Stella belonged to the London &
Southwestern Railway company. She left
Southampton at noon yesterday, convey
ing the first excursion Of the season to
the channel islands. The weather was
foggy, but all went we'll until the after
noon, when the fog became very dense.
AT 4 o'clock the Casquet rocks suddenly
doomed up through the fog bank, and the
steamer almost Immediately afterward
struck amidshirs. Inc captain, seeing
that the steamer was in a sinking condi-
tion, ordered the lifeboats to be launched.
His instru', lions were carried out with the
utmost celebrity, and ..le women and chill
dren were embarked In the boats. The
captain then ordered the men to look
after themselves. survivor states that
he and Is others put off from the Stella
in small boat. The sea was calm, but
there was a big swirl around the rocks.
When this boat was a short distance
away from The wreck the boilers of the
all hrr ayn1NSiOn
the vessel disappeared stern foremost in
the sea.
The last thing the survivor saw was
the figure Of the captain of The Stella
standing calmly OH Inc bridge and giving
his last instructions. The captain per-
dshed with his vessel, owing to the sue
ton caused by the sinking steamer, which
was very great.
Continuing, the survivor referred to
said:
The suction was SO tremendous that
We thought our boat would be engulfed.
[ saw five boats and >--e collapsible boat.
besides out uoat leave the wreck. They
contained, altogether. between so and 100
persons. Five of the boats were soon
lost to view, but we took a boat filled
our boat took the oars in turn and rowcd
all night long, until most of us dropped
asleep, thoroughly exhausted.
I'VE sighted Sc boat at o'clock in
the morning, but the Great Western Rail-
way company's steamer Lynx from Wey-
mouth, had meantime hove In sight. She
bore down on us and took all on
board Sho eventually landed us at
Guernsey"
The Great Western Railway company's
steamer Vera, from Southampton, picked
up 40 others of the survivors and landed
them at Guernsey.
Another steamer of the same company.
which arrived at the island Of Jersey
about noon today. reports having passed
MANY bodies of the victims OF the dsas
ter about Inc Casquct rocks
A survivor Of the disaster named Bush
says the speed of the Stella in the fog
was not diminished, though nc fog wis
ties were sounded. Bush adds that at
$50 a. m. the engineer showed him, in
the engine room, :; dial registering
speed of 49, Knots. IIc says the vessel
struck within % minutes aftcrward.
Bush further asserts that two lifcboats
were sunk with the steamer which, after
resting on the rocks for 10 or Is minutes,
split in two and disappeared. Continu-
ing, Bush said:
"When the Stella disappeared, 40 or 50
persons were discovered cilnging to pieces
of wreckage or cabin furniture and cry
ing piteously for hep. All the passcn-
gers and crew had been provided with
lifebelts, and there was little panic as the
ship sank. I first Slipped into the water
which I was helped. We rowed. suppos
edly, in the direction of Guernsey, but
seven hours later we found ourselves
near the scene of the wreck, and saw
dozens of persons CT nGnG to the rocks