Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-08-07
RESCUED IN SPITE OF REFUSAL
Just Few More Than Half Of tile
Persons on Board saved-Warshlps
Of Four Nations Searching the seas
For castaways--vessel Old, Bu,
Considered scawOrtty.
tBy Associated Iress)

CARIAGENlA. SPAIN. Aug. e.
The first fepurls Of the loss of the
Italian steamer Slrlo. off pnrnrigas
Island, when 325 lives were lopt. dc.
clarcd without qualification that the
captain OF the Slrlo Ind committed
suicide.
Later Information. however. shows
that he was TN board the Bt,Nmcr
when she sank, and expressed tho
determination To go down with his
vessel. He was arLcrwnrd rescued
In spite of Ills refusal to he saved.
The Spanish minister or the into.
rior has requested tho ministry OFFICE
to supply funds to succor The stricken
passengers.
Survivors Cared For.
Tho italian consul and the members
OF the italian colony. acting In :l-
operation with the local authorities,
have provided for tho immediate
wants of tlioA siipwrcclscd people.
Tho survivors of the Slro arc com
posed Ofra$ Italians 40 Spanlards, "a
Arahs.s.iQ fiApStilaiia, O j, Orlentals 4
hrsentlncs, 4 Brazllians.A3 Montcne.
grams aud 10 persons whose nntion-
aIiiy Is not sct forth.
One of tho women survivors nnH
givon birth to n child slncc being
brought ashore.
Bodies Wash Ashore.
Numerous bodies were thrown mp
on the shore during the day. Most
of them are of persons of tile better
class. Small fishing slnacks have
arrived bringing In some times one
aud some times several survivors 81
tic Sirin, found floating at sea long
distance from the scene of the dis
aster.
Captain Paradi Is G3 years old and
has had 43 years experience in navi.
cation
II Is believed that some % the pas.
scngers who secured life belts have
been picked up alive by French, Ger
man. Italian and British sailing YES
sells passing IN the vicinity.
Warships Look For Castaways.
Spanish wnrslips stationed ut Car.
tilgcna and Alicante have becn ord rr.
cd to search the neighborhood of tn.
cata:troplie for survivors who may be
still floating on pieces OF wrcckage
or with life buOya. British warshIps
at Gibraltar also have left at full
speed In the direction of Cape PaloB
to render assistance la exploring the
surrounding schs.
Spanish naval authorities have
opened an Inquiry into the wreck of
the Italian steamer Sirio. In the
meantime tho officers will he dc.
tanned at Cartagcnia to await the re-
suit.
Bishop Robbed Of Life Belt.
The drowning OF the bishop of San
Paolo. Brazil, is now attributed to the
action of an Argentine passenger
who forcibly took from the bishop i,
life belt with which the latter had
provided himself.
Ono Italian woman kept her three
| children on plank until they an
were picked ny. A bridegroom. who
was on his honeymoon. lost his wife
and sister. and one old man who
was saved lost three children.
Quantities Of food aud clothing for
tic survivors are arriving here from
all parts Of the country.
Public Responds Literally.
public subscription started for
the relief of the destitute passengers
mas already reached large sum.
The survivors are .quartcrcd In the
theatres. hospitals and clubs, the
poorer classes Of the Inhabitants nt
Cartageniu rivalling each other IN us
sisling the shipwrcckcd people.
Carlos Vcnt,irini. q resident of Bar
celona who was n passenger with hi;
family on the Sirio. succeeded In say
ing his three sons and nine other pas
scngers. SenOr Vcnturini's daugh
ter, who is rs years old and an expert
swimmer. saved two children.