Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
CHAyzY DEAD FLOAT ASHORE
Believed 1877 Drowned on Steamer
Off Coast of Minoroa.
SOLE SURVIVOR Is DEMENTED
only One OF the Victims is an
American, Member OF vauds-
vile Troup-Delieved Ma
chinsry went Wrong.


American, Member OF vaude-
willie TrOup-BeIieved Ma
chinsry went Wrong.
PALMA, Island Of Majorca, Feb. ia
Bodies were floating ashore today from the
wreck of the steamer General Chanzy,
which went down Wednesday with 1877 on
board. The authorities posted men along
the coast to recover the bodies and also
to watch for small boats, in a desperate
hope that some of those aboard might
have escaped.
Marcel Rodel, the Algerian customs Of
flcial' and the only known survivor, was
stin unable today to give a lucid account
OF the disaster. When the vessel went
down he chung to a piece Of w~reckage and
was washed ashore.
When tossed on the rocks he was rem
dered insensible and in this state remained
throughout the night.
Reviving in the morning. he wandered
about aimlcssly most Of the day, finally
stumbling into the village Of Ciudadela. al
most demented.
From his rambling story, the authorities
first learned of the disaster and rushed
ANAP W az u anu point. IneY IOunQ
only a mass Of wreokage piled UP on the
coast.
The villagers say that even IL the small
boats had been launched they could not
have lived in the sea that ragged wednes-
day night.
The Spanish officials state that a power.
full light will be Immediately erected on the
north Of Mlnorca island in the hope that
fttrthar ruNanlr. 80 tAt, -.
may be averted.
Owing to the difficulties Of communica-
ton between the villages in the absence
Of telegraph lines, few additional details
Of the wreck reached here today.
The route Of the Algerian boats IL par
t~icularly trescherous in bad weather.
The steamers Vile de Rome and the
Isaac Piereirs were wrecked on the same
forbiddding coast. The General Chanzy
missed the pass between the islands of
Minorca and Majoroa, being either blown
out of its course or rendered helpless
by the breaking down of its engines or the
loss Of its propeller.
The place where the vessel struck is
known as "Llosa.' Some reports have it
that the steamer broke in two and sank
at once, after It had struck and others,
NAAaN aA SAPAOoAOAl OCCuLIcOs
The heavy loss Of life is attributed to the
PROBABILITY that during the bowling tempest
all Of the passengers and such Of the crew
as were off duty were below. Other ex-
plantations are that the vessel struck with
such force that several ~bulkheads gave
way simultaneously and that the ship filled
and sank before any small boat could be
lowered. .
Ship Broker to Pieces.
PARIS, Feb. 12-Advlces received today
by the French Transatlantic Steamship
company state that the loss of the General
Chanzy occurred on Wednesday night
while the vessel was running before a ter
rible storm in the vicinity of the Baleario
islands in the Mediterranean. When the
vessel struck a reef north OF the island Of
Minorca the shock was terrific and the ship
was broken to pieces.
Considering the seaworthiness Of the
General Chanzy and the experience of Cap
tain Cayol, shipping people believe that
the steamer must have become unmanage,
able through the breaking down Of its en-
gines or the loss OF its propeller.
The General Chanzy went ashore near
Bergen in 1896, at which time 1t was hauled
off by the German eorbette Griffen.
Only One American.
MARSEILLBs, Feb. 1.-The French
transatlantic line states that no passen-
gers embarked on the General Chanzy
after the regular passenger list had been
made up.
According to this list the only American
on the steamer when it foundered off the
coast of MinorcaI on Wednesday night was
Leon Deranda, a vaudeville performer Of
San Francisco.
The woman reported as an American
was Miss Elsie Hery. who was born at
Epernay. France. but recently returned
from a trip to the United States. 1t was
reported yesterday that an American
named Delynn was aboard, but no such
name appears on the passenger list.
The steamship officials received nothing
during the day to encourage the hope that
more than one person out Of the 157 on
board survived.
Among the other victims was Second
Engineer Lorenzetti, who was a survivor
OF the La Bourgogne disaster. At the
time he was picked up after having drifted
for days in an open boat.
Captain Cayol OF the General Chanzy
was considered by his employers, the
French transatlantic Steamship COM
pany, as one Of the most experienced and
careful of officers.
Incoming vessels officers agree that the
weather experienced recently Vas the worst
in their experience.
News Of other wrecks was received to-
day. The schooner Mathilde. from Dun
kirk, which left Port de Rouc, France,
February 4 for st. Pierre, Miquelon, with
a miscellaneous cargo. was wrecked last
Wednesday in the same vicinity as was
the General Chanzy. The fate OF the
schooner crew is unknown.