Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-20
OVER A HUNDRED
LIVES WERE LOST.
Channel Steamer Lies a Total
Wreck on Les PorteS
Reef.
VESSELS BOILERS EXPLODED
Snow storm Raging II Time. and Cap.
tain Probably NIistook Buoy
Light for Lighthouse.

Paris, Nov. 20,--Special reports re-
err Hilda. which left Southampton Fri
day night for st. Elmo France, and
was totally wrecked on Les Portes reef.
outside the Jardin lighthouse yester-
day morning with the loss Of over a
hundred lives, give a graphic descrip-
ton of the disaster. owing to the rough
sea- together with "A thick snowstorm
! the captain of the Hllda probably took
the buoy light Of the rocks for the ST
| Malo lighthouse. He gave signals
which Were not seen by harbor EN-
| ployes and then the steamer proceeded
slowly towards the light. When the
! Hlda struck the rocks the steamers
/ boilers exploded and she was cut in
/ two giving the passengers no time TO
save their lives. Seven bodies wearing
Z life belts were stranded of the
I Village of St Cast yesterday
/ evening. The coast near st. Ma
! 10 is covered with WreCkagc and
| some cattle. Two-thrds OF the Hilda's
! passengers We're French farmers re-
! turning 10 France with heavy sums Of
| gold from the sale Of their yearly har-
vest Of onions and potatoes. The 9TH
| ers were English families who were CO.
| ing to spend the winter at Dinard The
! wreck lies on tho beach three miles of
! ST. Mao. showing only her main-mast
| and forecastle. \ correspondent Of the
] Matiu went to the scene OF the wreck
| on a government steamer with the local
| officials They picked up FIVE bodies
| which We're cntangled in the rigging
/ of the Hllda The bodies presented
| dreadful spectacle with arms and legs
twisted in an directions and hands torn
with desperate struggling,
The delay in the arrival Of the Hilda
at first inspired little anxiety, as there
was dreadful weather in the channel
| and as everyone had fun confidence In
her captain Gregory, an experienced
| man, who was likely 10 exercise eau
ton in approaching the dangerous coast
OF Brittany, which he had known for 20
years.
The disaster was first suspected
| through the washing ashore OF a body,
! and the port authorities Immediately
sent out a tug. II was then lc4lned
chat the Hslda was wrecked on
! treacherous reef close 10 the Islands
OF Cezambre. called Les Portes.' She
had apparently struck, broken her back
/ ana llIlUlfQltltil Eultht IVA llE Nv Allilt
TO launch the boats, The Jardin light
IS quite close TO the spot. II cannot
yet be explained NJ what time or how
the disaster occurred. The entrance to
| ST. Malo is dangerous, the currents and
| rocks needing the exercise of consider
! able caution at all times, and more es-
| pecially i'm bad weather.
WRECK OF THE HGLDA.
London. Nov. l9.--The Southwestern
| railways cross channel steamer Hlda
was wrecked this morning Off Malo on
| the north coast OF France, and II is be-
| lieved that 100 or more Of her passen-
gers and crew were drowned. The linda
| left Southampton Friday night for ST.
| Malo with considerably more than 100
souls on board. Her passage was grea l.
| ~ delayed by fog In the channel, and
| when nearing St. Mal0 she ran into
severe snowstorm, apparently missed
| her course and foundered on the rocks
off Jardin lighthouse, three miles from
| st, Malu.
The company's steamer Ada, out
| ward from ST. Malo rescued five OF
| the passengers and one OF the crew.
| These are now on the way TO South
ampton, There Is an unconfrmed re-
| port that 20 have been saved
The crew numbered 26 and there
We're about 100 passengers all French
men, the majority being onion dealers
from ST. Breu ana neighborhood.
A telegram from St. Serran, adjoin-
ing the town Of ST, Malo gives the few
particulars yet available. The Hnda
was near St Malo Saturday morning.
She struck the rocks at { o'clock sun
day morning IN the roadstead off the
island of Cezembre, having missed the
tide owing TO bad weather and fog.
The majority Of the crew and pas
sengers were asleep ~ The time. Two
boats were lowered. one Of which con-
J tanned five men. who arrived at 81
Servan The second boat was picked
up empty at st. Cast where Is bodies
We're washed ashore The top of the
midas funnel and her mast are yisl.
bic at low tide, according to the tele-
gr1m fr"n 81. Serv3n.
Tho Hilda was built al Glasgow IN
1889 and registered SiS tons she was
screw steamer OF IRON construction
and was 235 feet IN length
no FURTHER DETAILS.
London, Nov, 2O.--There is practically
no further news here Of the dieqgter IN
the London and Southwestern railroad
steamer Hlda, wrecked m the French
coast on SUNDAY morning. with the loss |
Of over a hundred lives \ telegram |
from ST. Cast near st Malo says that
y bodies have been washed upon the |
beach.
Distressing scenes We're witnessed to- |
day nj the offices OF the London and |
Southwestern railroad company. both in |
London and Southampton. hut the COM |
pany had no Information 10 give the |
relatives ~ the missing passengers ana |
was unable Ia hold out the slightest |
hope The officials said II would have |
been impossible for boat 10 live for
more thon a few minutes IN such |
sea. The company was unable 10 fur
uish list of the passengers. but n
II known that the entire family OF Or. |
stanley london phv9,cian. Mrs. |
Stanley and their two daughters were
lost, An the crew. numbering 26 men.
belonged 20 SOUTHAMPTON. only three
Of them arc unmarried.
ONLY SAILOR SAVED.
st. Malo France Nov 2o.--James
Gunter, the only seaman Of the British
chanel steamer Hildp saved from m.
wreck Of that vessel OF this port ON
Sunday night, says there was no panic
on board. Attempts were made 10 low.
az the boats but the rough sea rendered
Il impossible Gunter chung N the dt
tings ~ the top mast with nine others
below him. including the chief mate ana
three Dretons who died during the
night Of eXposurr. The Hida struck at
10 O'Clock Sunday night She was 20.
Ing very slowly az the time Rockets