The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-06
THREW THEMSELVES INTO SEA;
lY TRAM slPLED2 10 DEATH

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numb ofsh herm en-: iwt We're ono uct-s
ing esculn 8 EZRA tion ere royyned
Sconssq N til over & ufF ass
fore he killed Il 1imse at ttributed the8i
wreck to his own imp dence.
sg All the ships book were Il lost. at %isE
aimpossi BILE at present " to ascertain the
full extent Of the disaster. \. N1ne-t tenths%
Eofsithe passengers were II lians, and the a
remand er spaniard rds. INV
n All the surviY iYors3 have been landed att
Cape Pa los The # Inhabitants provided
them With clothing and 81 shment..
Thirty were landed at I5ormi gas Islands5t
about one mile from 81 the scene q e. the! |!
TRACED VI
Fishermen brought y IN the 4 first news /
OF the foundering Of the sIrio, 4. and si 3 (
created conformation here. Boatloa ads gof /
the shipWrecked passenge gers III and crew.
4 began to reach shore shortly after thal (
news became known. as W.
"a Passeng gers confirm the fearful naturst
of the calamity. # IL .ai @
Heroic w Work3 Of Rescue.
y IA fleet OF trawlers proyid entially hap &
pened to be only q bout 100 va rds AWAY
great danger. the slippers Of y these boats
came at 5oncetto the rescue. The surVi-s
&ybrs Of the slrio unite In Fpraising tho NJ
conduct OF the cap tains of the 5trawler1J
sJJoyen Miguel and Yicenta Lllcano, & ThAS
former steamed close to the side II Of the H
sinking ship and took Off 800 persons.E
The crew OF the trawler endeaVored to 4.
be sunk, whereupon the captain Drew
his revolver, leYeled It at his men and N
h shouted HI 3 8B2 S5 lss # igis ss ~
s..As long as it is possbl le to take Oh 1;
another passenger we will y not rloye.''' s58 VI
Fl The deck Of the Joven MI iguel becamol g
SO crowded with the terror strick en- SUI n
viyors Of the sirio that the skippe was
obliged, In order to prevent his boat from
zing. to force them down into the Y
hold at the point Of his reYol Yer,
n The Yicenta Llican o saved 200 personsas
and an old fisherman, sailing a l!ngy.E)
alone saved twelve. "A rol -call tak kenB on
shore shows that as5 persons from theyl
sirio are missing. but tt Sts, belley that
a few were taken on board French and H
German steamers, which continued thelFs I
voyage after the Sirlo sank, & #5S /.
It Is said that q large number OF tho
first and second cabin passengers wers
drowned. their cabins being the 'arst to
go under water, u slS
Heartsending Incidents.
Many heartrending Incidents are related.
A group OF six children clambered into
the shrouds OF the sirio while their
mothers were taken on by one OF thst
traWlers. The Srio sanle9 before the chil-i{
dren could be rescued, The motherss
frantic with despair. watched their chilsi
dren as they were engulfed. The Rchilsis
dren uttered piercing shrleks as theYt
We're drawn under the waves.
It was with difficulty that the women
were restrained from Jumping into the
sen. A monk among the passengers Was q!
drowned while kneeling On deck.
The Austrian consul at Rio de JaneiEo
Jumped into tho sea, wearing a life belt,
He then noticed a woman and child near
him on tho point OF goink down. He #
gave up his belt to them. and tried to y.
swim ashore. Tie was almost exhausted 81
when rescued by hshing vessel, & "A
The body OF a child brought ashore had
around Its neck a picture OF the NJ Madonna.
and young italian who was drowned
had clasped In his hand picture oe
his fiance, Among the dfeWned V the (
prior of the penedictine order, Wit y head- 4.
Quarters In 1 ondor. All the stoksrs went &;
down with the ship They were una BILE @
to reach the deck In time 70 save thern-s
selves. SSs 5G,yl
N Will Return Home,
none the survivors at Cape Paloa are
many mothers, who weep and wiring thelfhss
hands for la IL children, " lille sslere sarsa Ss
also a number OF q hildrsn WIS are. pns.tsSs XIX
able TO And their rss aHhess nxs1 10
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