Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-08-07
THREE HUNDRED DIE.
frlghtfnl Disaster Occurs or the
Coast Of Spain.
NUMBERS 90 DOWN
Some of the Scenes incidental 10 the
Terrible Mishap That Happened
To an Immigrant Vessel
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Cartagena. Spain. Aus GA terrible
narine disaster occurred off Cape Pa
los. The Italian steamship Sirio. from
Genoa 20 Barcelona. Cadiz. Monte
Video and Buenos Ayres. with about
500 persons on board. was wrecked OF
Hormigas island. Fully 800 imml-
grants. most Of them Italians and
Spaniards. were drowned. The cap.
tain OF the steamer committed suicide.
The bishop Of san Pedro. Brazil. was
lost, and IL is said that another bishop
is among the missing.
The remainder OF the passengers and
the Officers and crew got away In the
ships boats. or were rescued by means
OF boats sent to them from the shore.
A number OF fishermen who made
attempts al rescue were drowned.
Those rescued from the vessel are now
at Cape Palos In a pitiable condition.
being without food or clothing.
The Sirieo struck a rocky reef
known as BaIost Hormlgas and sank
soon after. Hormigas island lies about
two and half miles 10 the eastward Of
Cape Palos.
The Sirio was owned by the Nayi.
gazione Italiana OF Genoa. Before he
committed suicide the captain declar.
ed the steamer had 546 passengers
aboard. and that her crew numbered
127 men. The Sirio had $40 passen.
gers when leaving Genoa. but addition.
al Spanish passengers were taken on
board at Barcelona. where the vessel
touched n few hours before the disas.
ter.
The disaster occurred at o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The steamer was
threading a difficult passage through
the Hormigas group. where the Bajost
Hormigas reef is continual menace
TO navigation. The vessel began to
settle rapidly Immediately she had
struck. and a terrible scene OF confu.
sion and panic ensued on board. The
fishermen along the coast sought to
render every assistance. and sent out
boats which brought many susyiyors
ashore. Most OF the officers and crew
of the Sirio were among the saved.
The survivors have gone into camp
on the main square OF the town OF
Cape Palos Here narrowing scenes
are enacted as the stricken families
anxiously seek beloved members
among the rescued. A mother who lost
her three children went insane. The
doctor OF the Slrio gave up his wife
and child as lost, but they were finally
brought In by one OF the rescuing
boats and the scene. as this family
reunited. was most affecting.
One OF the boats seut out by the
fishermen brought In twenty-four
Many heart rending incidents are
related A group Of six children clam
bered into the shrouds 81 the Sirio
while their mothers were taken Off
by one OF the trawlers. The Sirio sank
before the children could be rescued.
The mothers. frantic with despair
watched their children as they were
ungulfed. The children uttered pierre
ing shrieks as they were drawn under
the waves II was with difficulty that
the women were restrained from jump
ing into the sea monk among the
passengers was drowned while kneel'
ing on deck.
The Austrian consul at Rio de Jan.
Giro jumped into the sea wearing a life
belt. lie then noticed woman and
child near him on the point Of going
down. He gave up his boat TO them
and tried 10 swim ashore. He was al
most exhausted when rescued by a
fishing vessel
The body OF a child brought ashore
had around It's neck a picture OF the
Madonna. and q yS;:ag Italian who was
drowned had clasped In hic hand pic
lure OF ais fiancee Al stnkers went
down with the ship They were unable
T. reach deck In time TO save them
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