Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-01

loomed up through the fog bank and the
steamer almost immediately Afterwards
struck amidships. The captain. seeing that
the steamer was fast sinking, ordered he
ifebua,s 20 be launched. His instructions
we're carried our with The utmost CELEBRITY
ana ne women and children vpre embarked
IN he boats. Then the captain ordered the
men 70 look after themselves.
a survivor states hat ne and twenty-five
others put OF from the Stella IN 4 small
boat The sea vas calm. 1ur -here was
big swirl around he rocks. When his boat
vas 4 5hurr distance arval from the wreck
ne boilers OF the Stella burst with a terrific
explosion and he vessel Disappeared stern
foremost in rhe sea. The last thing he
survivors sav was me figure u the captain
Of ne Stella standing calmly IN he bridge
ami giving his last instructions. The captain
perished with his vessel. owing 20 The sue
-i0u caused by the sinking steamer, being
very great ntra-i.
Continuing he survivor referred 20 said
The suction was so tremendous hat We
thought oar boat would be anguIfed. I saw
i've boats ana ne aaiIarsIaie boat besides
DUr boat. leave he wreck. They s1uraInei
lltogerher between eighty ana 100 persons.
Five Of the boats were soon lost 20 view bur
cook a boat filed with women II Tow
and rle occupants " our boar took rle
oars III turn and rowe1 all night long Inr5I
most OF Us dropped asleep thoroughly eN-
haustai.
W. sighted 4 sailboar ar s o'clock Il he
morning. 1Ur me Southwestern Railway
'ompau~s steamer Lynx, rom Weymouth.
lai meanwhile hove in sight II bore down
On rs ana -o0k rs all on board. It sventu-
ally landed rs n Guernsey.
The Great Western Railway company
steamer Vera, from Southampton, picked up
forty others NJ ne survivors anu landed
hem AZ GUERNSEY.
According 10 the latest estimates 1f the
officials OF ne London & Southwestern
Railway company not more than seventy
persons were drowned ont Of ne 30 on
board he stella when II struck on he
rocks. other reports. however. place he
number M drowned nuch higher
The disaster caused Intense excitement IN
-he island NJ Guernsey and here Thera
we're narrowing scenes n me once 0f ne
London e Southwestern railway NJ both
places. Many families lost one or mora
relatives.
husbands ara nquiriug FOR rheir wives
and wives are asking after tlelr huabau U.s..
parents ara seeking news Of lost children
lnd children are making inquiries for Miss
ing parents All he daEs are half eli
At 81. Peter Lee Porr.
Up 20 noon today l02 passengers had been
accounted FOR .ncluaiug Mr j. Parton ana
mis- wife Mr. Parton is he manager Of
he Western London Office Of The American
line
The steamers Hon Fleur ana Vera are
cruising he vicinity of ne wreck
LONDON March 3I.-The officials 1f ne
London & Southwestern Railway company
now declare that the loss af life BY the
wreck lf the Stella, vhich belonged 70 thar
company viii not exceed seventy.
Three boats including the eoilapsibIe boat
ara missing
The steamer HuntieUr returned tonight
after having made he circle OF rhe Casquer
rnCks
H picked up tvo boats containing
women clothing, money jewelry ana an
opera glass case. The last had evidently
been Used IN 1ailiuE
Many pathetic incidents are reported
Several men lifted their wives ana
'hllarHn into The GOATS ana hen peT1shed
N 'aelr presence one wife who was mus
orrea Fei tast her reason.
a large lumher OF ne survivors arrived
here without aay clothing clad oniy n
blankets.
NEEEBoURG Harrh sl-The sug Mar
SCUM has arrived here ami raDor-s having
picked mp boat -sntaining elght passeu-
seIs NJ the British steamer stella, wrecked