Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-12
The General Chanzy Crashed on
Treacherous Reefs Near
Island of Minorca.
ONLY ONE PERSON WAS SAVED
Ono Hundred and FYfty-six Pcrished-
Passengers Mostly Officials Re
turning to Algeria

Palma, Fob. u.-Drven helplessly
from her course, in ono OF the widest
storms that has swept the Mediter-
ranean sea in 40 years. the French
Transatlantic Steamship company's
steamer General Chanzy crashed at
full speed in the dead Of night on the
trcacherous reefs near the island of
Minorca and all except one of the 157
persons on board perlshed.
The solo survivor Is an Algerian Gus
toms official. Marcel Rodcl. who was
rescued by a fisherman and who lies to-
night in the hospital at Ciuadeda, raw
ing as a result OF the tortures through
which he passed and unable to give an
account OF the disaster.
In the ships company thero wero
rs passengers. OF whom 30 were in the
first cabin. The crew numbered 20.
1t Is not thought that any Americans
were aboard.
Tho ship was in command of Capt.
Cayol. one of the most careful officers
of the line. In his long experience he
had never met with an accident He
had intended to retire from the service
soon.
Passengers OF the Chanzy were most
ly officers and officials returning to
their posts In Algeria, accompanied by
their wives and children. few soldiers,
some Italians and Turks and one
priest. The only Anglo Saxon names
on the passenger list were Green and
Stakely. They were members of an
opera troupe Of II that had been en-
gagged to sing in the Casino at Alglers.
h.. rha H.
seilles Wednesday noon and was due to
arrive at Algiers Thursday afternoon.
The Chanzy is a total wreck. Steam
ers have been dispatched from Spain
and from points In the Balaeric is
lands to the scene OF the catastrophe
Among the victims was the celebrat-
ed Partisan music hall singer, Francis
Dufor, as we'll as other prominent mu-
sic hall favorites. The General Chanzy
struck at o'clock Thursday night,
after Capt. Ceyol. with all his expe-
rience had been unable to cope with
a tempest OF almost unprecedented
violence. Other ships In the neighbor-
hood had safely ridden out the storm.
but the Chanzy fell q prey to the cle-
ments. was lifted off her course
through the Balcar1c archipelago and
brought on the coast of MInorca near
Ciuadcda.
Rodel clInging TO a piece OF wreckagc.
The French consul at Ciuadeda re-
ports that large numbers of bodies are
floating at goa, but that the storm con-
tlnues to make their recovery impos-
sible.
The hull Of the steamer Is said to
bear evidence that an explosion, prob
ably OF the boilers. occurred.
AMERICANS ON BOARD.
Paris. Feb. 12-Among the passen-
gers on board the wrecked Mcditer- |
rancan liner General ChaRzy. which |
was lost Off the Island of Ma1orca |
we're two acrobats from San Francisco, |
Dronda and Green.
The only other American on board. |
SO far as known. was n young woman |
named Elsie Henry, 2s years old Her |
address In America cannot be obtained |
at this time. 1t Is known, however |
that she had come to Europe recent |
ly.
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
San Francisco. Feb. 12.-Messrs
Dronda and Delymm. two of the three |
vaudeville players mentioned in Mar |
scllles dispatches as having come from |
San Francisco and arc supposed to |
have perished in tho French steamer |
General ChnnZy diastcr. are identified |
by local theatrical manager Az Dron- |
da and Green a pair OF club swinRers |
who somo time ago played vaudeville |
Engagements here and In Oakland Tho |
manager recently received a postcard |
from Dronda, In which tho writer said |
he was going to Europe,
Nothing Is known OF Elsie Henry, tho
third vaudeville performer mentioned |
In the wreck reports,