Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-11
THE PORTlA GOES DOWN.
Rescue Of he Passengers Attended With Much
Difficulty.
All saved Except an Assyrian Roy
Who Was Going to IIis Mother
He Could Not ne Pound.

Halifax. n. s.. July 1.-The steamer
portia, which struck on nix Fish. 10
miles east Of Halifax. last night filled
and sank during the night. The only
victim OF the wreck was a i2-ycnr-old
Assyrlan lad. known by the name OF
Basha, who was travelling sccond-class
from New York 10 81. Johns, y, 49,.
where his mother lives Seventy pasaen-
gefa and the crow Of % officers and
men were landed safely az sambro
island
The accident. which happened about
o'clock p. IN. and which II believed 20
have been due 20 "a dense fog which
prevailed az tho time. probably ends
the career % the Portia. which was an
iron vessel Of 522 tons. 10 years old.
The locality In which ahc struck ia
very dangerous. and even before she
went down u was apparent she was
badly damaged.
II IL considered probable however.
that attempts viii be made TO recover
parts of the cargo and the baggage Of
her passengers.
Tho accounts of her wreck, which
reached here last evening Indicated
that the passengers and crew cFcapcd
with comparative case, but later re-
ports show that the work was not nc
complishcd without considerable DIM
Guilty.
The steamer had mounted tho rocks
with q shock that was felt In every
part ~ her hun, aud all on board knew
Instantly what had happened The next
moment. the heavy southwest swell
hficd the steamer and fnrpcd her for
ward. a hurried Inspection showed
Captain Farrell that his ship had been
brokcn and was hiling and also that
she was In danger uf being forced
across tho shoal and thrown Into deep
water beyond.
He ordered the boats 20 be- made
ready at once. This was done and the
passengers. including about thirty wo.
men. filled them without confusion.
although the dangerous swell added
peril 90 the proceeding As the pass
cugors took their places IL wns dis
covered the Assyrian lad was missing.
a hnsty search OF the vessel was made.
but the boy could not be- found. when
last seen he was Hpnslck and 10 ~
thought he had crawlcd into some OBJ
HCurc corner 20 lie down and thus Cs-
capped observation when the scarchcrs
tried 10 ind him.
The shipwrccked men and women ait
MfIN lAANfA Nll NANNNNN NNNANlNf MllNNN
was hardly two miles from the place
whore tho steamer lay. They We're cared
Tor there during the night. although
the accommodations were molgor, The
inhabitants NJ the island gave up thor
homes and provisions which were
scnnty. The steamers A. G.. whitney
and L. G. Boyer were dispatched from
here as soon as possible after the news
of the accident reached here. bearing
food for those NJ Sambro.
Al daybrcak those who had come
from the Portln We're taken on board
two steamers from Halifax and they
reached here this afternoon.
None of the passengers saved their
baggage. and number reported that
their money and Jewels had been lost
Captain Farrell who left the Portin
last night 20 look after the safe land
Ing ~ passengers, returned TO tho scene
few hours later on small Snmbro
steamer. II was found the Portia had
been carried entirely over the shoal
and sunk IN nine or ten fathoms Of
water short distance on the other
side, only the top masts being visible
above the surface.