The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-22
z AMERICAN
WOMEN ARE
AMONG LOST
British Egypt Hit by
French Seine Sinks
in 20 Minutes.

Brest, France, May 22.-(By the
Associated Press. Mrs. Nj. L. Sib-
ley and Miss V. NJ. Boyer, American
missionaries on their way to India,
were said today by r. F. Evan, the
only other American passenger, to
have been drowned in the wreck OF
the British steamship Egypt, which
was sunk off the island of UShant,
Saturday night by collision with
the French steamer Seine.
Brest, France, May 22.-(By the
Associated Press) = Niaety-eight
persons are missing and 242 were
saved of those who were on board
the British steamship Egypt when it
was sunk off the island of Ushant on
Saturday night by collision with
the French steamer Seine, according
TO the latest official figures.
Among those missing were two
American women, Mrs. M L. Sibley
and Miss V. NJ. Boyer, whose home
addresses are unknown here.
May Save Others.
1t is possible that some of the
missing may have been picked up
by the steamship Cap Iracon in ad-
dition to those brought here by the
Seine. The Cap Iracon was nine
miles from the scene, and replied to
the distress signals with the assur-
ance that she was speeding to the
spot.
According to the Egypt's purser
the ship fioated only about 20 min
utes after her plates were crushed
In by the Seine. The Egypt, he de-
ciares, was not moving at the time
Of the accident, lying to on account
Of the dense Jog and sounding hea
siren continuously
Many Jump Overheard.
Suddenly there came the warn
ing shrek of the siren on the Seine
and the latter loomed up out OF the
fog and darkness and struck the
Egypt amidships. With the crash
there came a terrible confusion on
the striken vessel. Four or five
boats were all that could be low
cred. because Of the list of the YES
sci, and many persons jumped over
board, fearing to be drawn down
with the Egypt. There was no one
on board when the vessel tock her
final plunge, the pursuer believed
He estimated that Is passengers, 3o
white officers and SO Lascars of the
crew, were missing.
Mrs. Sibley and Miss Boyer were
missionaries on their way to
India.
Gives Life for Woman.
The ships painter, named Gen
IL NJ
an. survivors say. Genner, who LETT
a wife and child at Dover, put on
life belt after the collision and was
about to jump into the sea when
he saw a woman running up and
down the bridge begging for help.
Genrer put his life belt around her
and said:
Madame, 1 do not know how to
swim, but take it anyway.
Genner was drowned.
DR.. Bramner, the shops doctor,
and the second officer kept af1oat
with a plank while calling for aid
that was long in coming. Dr:
Bramner finally weakened and had
to give up.
Goodbye" he said, Il am done
for" And he sank.
Both Missionaries.
Boston, Mass, May 22.-Mrs- Nd.
L. Sibley and Miss V. nj. Boyer,
the American women who are miss
ing from the British steamship
Egypt, sunk of the coast of France,
were missionaries bound for India
who had been in this city recently.
Mrs. Sibley. a member of the stan
of the American board of commits
sioners for foreign missions, has
relatives in Toledo, Ohio. Miss
Boyer. who formerly made her home
at Aspinwall, Pa, was going out as
a teacher in school for mission
aries children and others in south
India.