The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-01

SOUTHAMPTON. March sI-Thc PAS
senger steamer Stella, plying between this
port and the Channel islands crashed upon
the dreaded Cascuet rocks. near the is
land of Aiderney. yesterday afternoon in
q dense fog and foundesei In ten minutes.
Her boilers exploded with tremendous
report as she went down.
The coaStlng steamer Lynx. which
brought news Of the disaster here. picked
up four boats and forty persons. 1t 10
estimated 10 persons were drowned.
The second officer OF the steamer. who
was among the rescued. SAYS the cellapss-
BILE boat was launched full Of people. but
he thinks she struck on the rocks owing
To fog.
Loaded With Excursionists.
Another steamer has picked up boat
containing forty-.ive persons. Including
twenty women who escaped from the
wrecked steamer.
The Stella left Southampton yesterday.
conveying the first excursion OF the sea-
son 10 the Channel islands. There were
about ls5 passengers on beard. and the
crew numbered thrty-iive men.
strikes the Rocks In = FoG.
The weather was foggy. Al. o'clock
Casquet rocks suddenly ioorned up through
the fog-banl and the steamer almost I'm
mediately afterwards struck amidshipss
The captain. seeing the steamer was fast
sinking. ordered Ife boats launched. Tho
women ard children were embarked In shs
boats Then the captain ordered the men
TO look after themselves.
a survivors, story.
4 survivor stated he and twenty-five
others put OF from the steamer In a small
boat, The sea was calm. but thcre was
a big swirl around the rocks When this
boat was a short distance away from shs
wreck the boilers os the Stella burnt with
"A terrific explosion. the vesse disappear
ed rtern foremost I'm the sea. The last
thing the survivor saw was the figure of
the captain OF the Stella standing calmly
on the bridge and giving his last In
strucsions. The captain perished With ths
vessel.
The survivor referred to said. THE sue
tion was So tremendous we thought our
boat would be engnifed. saw five boats
ana the colispssble boat. besides our own.
leave the wreck They contained alto
ge.her between eighty aud leo people.
Five of the boats were soon lost 10 view.
hut we took q boat filled with women In
tow. and the occupants 'sY our boat took
oars IN turn and rowed al, night long, un-
I'll most Of us dropped asleep thoroughly
exhausted. We sighted a sail boat at
o'clock la the morning bat the steamer
Lynx, from Weymouth. had meanwhile
hove in sight. She took us all board.
She eventually landed us all at Guernsey"
Other Survivors Landed safely.
The Great Western Railway company's
steamer Vera, from Southampton. picked
up forty other survivors and landed them
at Guernsey.
About seventy Lives Lost.
According Ia the latest estimates of Of
5eiais of the London 4 Southwestern Rail-
way Company. no; more than seventy per-
sons were drowned out os the - on board
the Stella when she struck on thc rocks
other reports. however. place the number
OF drowned much higher.
Order and Good Discipline.
The passengers all agree that perfect or
der and discipline prevailed on board the
Stella The crew promptly took up their
stations when the steamer struck, served
out tha life belts and lowered the hoats.
The scene 81 the moment of ths sinking
OF the vessel was hearfrenainx Those who
had succeeded In getting into the boats
had narrow esrap~ from beiag .nguifcd
on account of the suction caused by the
sinking vessel
The Voice ot Capt. Rocks from tho
bridge was frequently heard. urging the
roaers 10 pull for their lives
Survivors Suffered Mech.