The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-04-04
ENGLISH STEAMER SINKS.
She Crashed on the Casquet Rocks in q
Fog-Nearly One Hundred Lives
Were Lost.


LONDON, April 1.-The steamer Stel- |
la, with tourists for the islands of Jer-
sey and Guernsey, struck on the Cas-
DUETS, few miles off the French coast, |
and sank in eight minutes Thursday
afternoon.
There were 176 passengers on board,
only 1O2 of whom are reported saved.
Capt Reelzs went down with the ship.
There is intense excitement here.
holiday excm sionists from London
and southampton. A thick fog pre-
vailed and the Stella got out of her
course.
When the vessel struck the Casquets
the people aboard became greatly ex-
cited. The officers of the ship, aided
by few cool heads, made their way
among the frig htened eXcursionists and
checked threatened panic. The peo-
pie were crowded into small boats as
fast as possible, the women and chill
dren taking precedence
There was not time to distribute life
of these did not wait for the boats, but
| Jumped into the water. Several of them
were picked up clinging to pieces OF
wreckage. The rescued passengers are
unanimous in their praise of the con-
duct of the crew.
According to latest reports from the
scene of the sinking of the tourist
steamer Stella, on the Casquets, the
steamer Lynx saved Al persons and
the Vera 81. 1t is estimated that rs OF
| the passengers and crew are still miss
ing.
The Stella struck the Casquet rocks
late Thursday afternoon. Her boilers
exploded as she went down. The
steamer Lynx has landed her quota OF
rescued passengers at Southampton.
The Stella was steel vessel of 1859
tons. She was built in 1890 and be-
Ionged to the London and Southamp.
ton Railroad company. She piled reg
ularly between Southampton and the
islands of Guernsey and Jersey.
There is a great crowd about the
office of the London & Sou champion
Railroad Co., clamoring for news from
friends and relatives who were on
board the steamer Stella, which was
wrecked on the Casquet rocks Thurs
day. The Stella was steaming at the
rate of 20 knots when she struck. six
of the ships boats were lowered at
once. One of these capsized and one
has not been heard from Four of the
boats, full of women and children, got
away safely.
Capt. Reeks gave orders from the
bridge, which he refused to leave. The
crew and the men remaining on board
crowded to the rail as boat loads OF
women and children took to the water,
and, as they disappeared in the fog,
followed them with a ringing cheer.
The Stella keeled heavily and the sea
ran up along the decks. The captain
shouted:
Let every man save himSelfr' and
the men seized onto whatever they
, could to sustain them and then jumped
into the sea. When the last order
was given the captain raised his two
hands to the sky and stood in that po
sition till the steamer went under. He
disappeared, drawn down by the sue
ton.
, SOUTHAMPTON, April Lit is nov
+ estimated that nearly 100 persons Were
! drowned by the sinking of the Stella
+ SOUTHAMPTON, April 1.-The steamer
Honfeur returned Friday night afteI
having made the circle of the Casque
: rocks. She picked up two boats con
tanning women's clothing, money, jew
: elry and an opera glass case. The las
T had evidently been used in bailing
! ! Many pathetic incidents are reported
In several cases men lifted thei
2 wives and children into the boats ant
+ then persisted themselves in their pres
r ence. One wife. who was thus be
q reaved, lost her reason.
, A large number of the survivors ar
= rived here without any clothing, clat
+ only in blankets.
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