New-York tribune., 1906-08-06
THREE HUNDRED LOST.
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organize a system OF life saving. This was not
accomplished. FOR tho vessel suddenly either
broke in half or slipped OF the rocks and went
down in deep water The captain purposely
sank with his ship.
A steamer engaged in rescue work has reached
port she has on board the bodies OF several
children
The Austrian Consul at Rio Janeiro was
saved. He lost a large amount of money when
the vessel went down.
The government has issued instructions thar
every possible measure for the relief OF the
stricken people shall be taken.
A feet Of trawlers happened 90 be only about
one hundred yards away when the Sirio STRUCK
The shippers OF these boats went at once 10 ehe
rescue thereby ieopardizing the safety of tneir
ovvn vessels The survivors OF the sirio unite in
praising the conduct Of the captains Oi the tia"i-
ers .Joven Miguel and vicenta Llicar1. The
former steamed close to the side Of the sinking
shin and took off three hundred persons The
crew of this trawler endeavored 70 sheer Off,
fearing that their boat would be sunk, wnere-
upon the captain drew his revolver. leveled 1t at
his men and shouted:
AS long as it is possible 70 take OIL another
passenger we will not move!
The deck of the Joven Miguel became so
crowded with the terror stricken survivors that
the skipper was obliged in order TO prevent nus
boat from capsizing 20 force them down into
the hold al the point Of his revolver.
The vicenta Licano saved two hundred per
sons and an old fisherman, sailing a oihsS'
alone saved twelve A rollcall taken on shore
shows that 3S5 persons from the Sirio are MISS
ing. but il is believed that few were taken O''
board French and German steamers, which coi'-
timed their voyage after the Sirio sank.
II is said that large number Of the FIRST ana
second cabin passengers were drowned tner
cabins being the first to go under water
Many heartrending incidents are related. a
rroun of six children clambered into the shrouds
OF the Sirio while their mothers were taken on
by one of the trawlers. The Sirio sank before
the children could be rescued. The franuc
mothers watched their children as they were
eugulfed The children uttered piercing shrleks
as they were drawn under the waves 1t was
with difficulty that the women were restrained
from jumping into the sea. A monk among the
passengers was drowned while kneeling on DECK
The Austrian consul at Rio Janeiro jumped
into the sea wearing Hfebelt. He noticed
woman and child near him on the point OF gong
down. He gave up his belt 70 them and tried 70
rescued by fishing vessel.
Among the drowned is the prior OF the Bene-
dictine Order with headquarters in London All
the stokers went down with the ship. They
were unable TO reach the deck in time TO save
themselves.
A large number Of the survivors desire TO
return home and insist on travelling by land
Alicante, Spain Aug. 5.-The captain OF the
French steamer Marie Louise, which has arrived
here from Cartagena, relates having witnessed
the laundering of the sirio from point close TO
that vessel. He says he was remarking TO MS
mate upon the dangerous course the siriO was
taking when the Italian steamer, going ahead at
full speed suddenly stopped and her bow was
seen TO lift The Marie Louise changed her
course and went toward the SiriO.
There was a loud explosion as the boilers OK
the SiriO burst Shortly after this dead bodies
began to float by the French steamer, and those
On board could hear the shrieks of the drowning
people The Marie Louise launched boat and
picked up twenty-five persons who were sent
TO Hormigas Island The steamer herself res
cued twenty-nine persons more and brought
them here.
The Siro was an iron vessel of 4141 tons and 50l2
horsepower. She was built at Glasgow in 1885, and
was owned by the Navgazione Italiana, Of Genoa.
She sailed from Genoa August