The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-06-02
Liner SINKS,
SCORES DROWN
PeninsuIar & Oriental Steamer
Egypt Sinks After Crashing
Into French Freighter.
TRAGEDY IN DENSE FOG
Indian Sailors on llI-Fated Ship Are
Charged With Taking to Lifeboats-
Seine, Damaged, Lands 29 Passen-
gers, 200 of Crew and 20 Dead.

breSt, frances-Nearly IOO peTSOIlS
perished when the Peninsular & ORR
entail Line steamer Egypt sank off the
Island of Ushant, after a collision with
the French freight steamer Seine.
The Egypt sailed from London for
Bombay on Friday with A passengers
and a crew Of 29O A roll call on board
the Seine after the disaster showed
that at least Is of the passengers and
80 of the crew Of the Egypt were miss
ing
The collision occurred during 4
dense fog within % miles of the Armen
lighthouse. The dinner gong was about
to be sounded on board the Egypt.
Many of the passengers and most OF
the crew were on deck. The shock
threw persons into the sea; others
jumped, and a number went down with
the ship, which sank In 20 minutes.
The Egypt was rammed amidships on
the port side.
The Seine, badly damaged, reached
Brest with 20 rescued passengers
more than 200 Of the crew and the
bodies of 20 dead The captain Of the
Egypt Is among the saved.
When the collision occurred there
was a rolling sea. Some Of those res
cued charge that the Indian sailors on
board the Egypt took to the lifeboats
Immediately the vessels crashed, SO
that large number of the passengers
ard crew had to shift for themselves
Those who jumped into the sea and
who could swim scrambled about for
bits of wreckage to which they might
cling. Many of these were rescued
They fioated about in the fog after the
Egypt went down, calling for help
The sound of their voices directed
members of the crew o the Seine In
small boats, who were patrolling the
sea, picking up both living and dead
In some instances the rescue crews
came upon persons clinging to bits OF
debris who let go and sank just as aid
for them was at hand. The small boats
on numerous occasions sought vainly
in the fog to locate persons lifting cries
of distress through the fog. Among
the known missing are the doctor and
chief engineer of the Egypt.
The Egypt was vessel of 5000 tons
The Seine was bound for Havre wher
the disaster occurred.
Captain Le Barzic, oe the Seine, In
describing the disaster, said:
II was at my post on the upper
bridge Saturday evening at o'clock
Is miles from Arnen light. The sea
was calm win slight swell. The fog
was very dense. was listening fol
fog horns and proceeding at the slow
speed of five knots.
"In less time than 1t takes to tell, 6
great steamer emerged from the fog
1t struck my ship and. tore away the
forward works and moved on at grea,
speed. 1 Immediately ordered our en-
gines reversed.
II saw nothing further. But then
began to hear cries of horror that told
me of catastrophe. went in search
of the stricken vessel in the fog and
darkness. found her In 20 minutes.
"She lay on her port side, ready tG
turn over. Water was pouring into q
long, deep tear in her side plates. Cries
and walls of despair were to be heard
coming from the steamer. Passengers
were seen running about on the decks
as the steamer was about to 60 under
II saw a man throw himself into the
sea with two little children in his arms
The shipwrecked people In the sea
clung to floating debris. had all my
lifeboats lowered. 1t was particularly
perilous work, for we were on the main
path of vessels going from the open
sea to the English Channel. stayed
at the scene of the wreck until 70
minutes after II o'clock Saturday
night"
Two American Women Missing
London. - Two American women
Mrs. NJ. L. Sibley and Miss v. NJ. Boyer
were on board the steamer Egypt AMI
are missing, according to the PENN.
sular and Oriental Line officials here
Their home addresses are not known
to the company.