New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
GUARD WRECKED CREW
SHIPS RICH CARGO LOST.
Counsel for Under5criters Examine
Sailors from Tramp Steamer.

Seldom in the history of this port has a ship
wrecked crew received more care and attention
than that bestowed upon Captain Mandalos. of
the Greek tramp steamer Cyclades and his
of twenty-five men, who arrived here yesterday
from Nassau the Ward liner Vigilancia
The sailors from the Cycades We're not over
whelmed with their reception. for they were
greeted by legal representatives, detectives and
interpreters.
The CycIades. bound for Genoa. ran upon the
rocks off Pensacola. and, after part of her cargo.
insured for amount exceeding S1.000,Gon. had
been thrown overheard, she got clear only to
go to New. Orleans and repeat the performance
later off the Bahamas.
The attorneys representing the underwriters
wanted know all the details of how Captain
Mandalos went on to the reefs. and the crew
was not only met by detective at Quarantine
and seven more at the pier. but Immediately
after landing the men hustled to the law
offices of Wallace Butler & Brown. at No ~
Wall street The firm. which represents the
underwriters. employed the services Of the Pc
terson Detective Bureau. which put fourteen
men on the case. their range of work extending
all the way up from New Orleans. II took
eight detectives 10 care for the captain and his
men when they arrived YESTERDAY -
The birds. however. knew nothing except
Greek and Spanish. and they We're permitted TO
remain in their cages near the elevator Of the
Wall street law office.
Captain MandaIos and his men arrived the
vigilancia about O'Clock p m. yesterday. and
an hour later they up in Wall street. At
O'Clock last night two men had finished telling
an they knew and were permitted to leave the
building in the custody of Detective Petersen
himself.
Late last night it was said that the inquisi-
tors had not examined Captain Mandalos- The
result Of the examination was not made public,
though it was said that the captain would be re-
auested TO talk after the men had completed their
story and that the might come up in the
federal court to-day.
The Cyclades had four passengers also, and
they were likewise met by the detectives and in
vited to accompany them. one Of them
woman managed to save sewing machine from
the wreck but it not brought along with
the parrots to the Wall street office.
The Cyclades left Pensacola on May and
went on shoaI off the Florida coast. She
threw off part of her cargo and managed to get
into deem water again, and proceed 10 New Or
leans where she took some pig iron. lumber
and cotton: clearing from that port on May ,.
She went without mishap To a point between
Abaco Reef and Cape Stirrup. Bahamas. where
she went hard aground. Cargo was again
thrown overheard, but the steamer filled rap
idlv The pumps were worked Tor a DAY, Dut
the Cyclades suddenly began to sink, and the
crew and captain and four passengers had to
leave her in three lfeboats.
Ali hands landed safely at Cape Stirrup. One
life boat was towed by fishing schooner TO Mas
sau, arriving there May Il The schooner
and the boat in tow carried the captain and
fourteen men of the Cycades. The remainder Of
the crew and the four passengers arrived at
Nassau two days later in another fishing boat.
The passengers from Pensacola and con-
sisted of John CoIlas, his niece. Mrs. Peter Arta
her husband and their daughter. Ganola. Mrs.
Arta refused to leave the sinking steamer until
her sewing machine was put into small boat.
She said it her means of livelihood and was
Of more Importance than the parrots, which had
already been put into lifeboat.
Detective Petersen left this city late last night
for the South to get two firemen of the Cyclades
who were signed at New Orleans and deserted
the steamer before she sailed. Mr.. Petersen
ceived informa ton last night telling where the
firemen He is believed to have gone to
Norfolk, Va. The fact that the men signed for
the trip and suddenly deserted led Mr.. Petersen
to believe that their testimony would be of value
in the investigations