The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-22
Many Passengers on the III
NFated Boat Were on Deck
and Were Hurled
Into the Sea.
SEINE AIDS IN SAVING
MANY FROM DROWNING
Sound of Their Voices Calling for
Help Directed the Res
cuers to Their
Aid.

BREsT. France. May 21-Neariy
100 persons perished last night when
the Peninsular and Oriental line
steamer Egypt sank off the Island Of
Ishant after collision with the
French freight steamer Seine
The Egypt sailing from London for
bombay, Friday, with A passengers
and crew Of 29o A RON call on board
the seine after the disaster showed
that al least l5 Of the passengers and
50 81 the crew OF the Egypt were miss
ing
The collision occurred during
dense fog within 22 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 several persons into the
sea: others jumped and number
went down with the ship, which sank
in twenty minutes. The Egypt was
ramned amidehip on the port side.
The Seine. badly damaged, reached
Brest today with % rescued passen-I
GERS. more than 200 o. the crew and
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 lifeboaE
Immediately the vessel crashed, SO
that large number az the passen-
gers and crew had 70 shift for them
selves.
Those who jumped into the sea ana
who could swim scrambled about for
hits OF wreckage TO which they might
cling. Many of these were rescued.
They floated about in the fog after the
Egvpt went down. calling for help,
The sound Of their voices directed
members OF the crew Of the Seine in
small boats who were patroiling 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 a vessel Of 5000 tons.
The Seine was bound for Havre when
the disaster occurred.
Captain Lebarzic Of the Seine, in
describing the disaster said:
Il was at my post on the upper
bridge Saturday evening at o'clock,
is miles from Armen light. The sea
was calm. with a slight swell. The fog
was very dense / was listening for fog
horns and proceeding at the slow
speed OF five knots.
'qn less time than It takes to tell
a great steamer emerged from the fog
s,ruok my ship and tore away the
forward works and moved on at great
speed Immediately ordered our en-
gines reversed.
II saw nothing further. but then
began to hear cries OF horror that told
ms 81 acatastrophe / went in search
offhe stricken vessel In the fog and
darkness. / found her in 20 minutes
she lay on her port side ready te
sarn over Water was pouring into 9
long. deep tear in her side plates
cries az despair We're to be herad COM
fnr from the steamer. Passengers
were to be seen running about on tbs
DECKS as the steamer was about to sc
under.
Il saw a man throw himself into th'
sea with two little children in hii
arms. The shipwrecked people in th'
sea chung TO floating debris. I had al
nv llfeboats lowered. II was partieu'
larlv perilous work, for we were on tn
main path Of vessels going from tn
open sea to the English channtL
stayed at the scene Of the wreck unit
70 minutes after IL o'clock SATURDAY
night"
II was said late tonight that ther'
might be more survivors of the dlsas
teri since the steamer Cap Iracon wa
nine miles away az the time Of the col
iision and hurried to the spot and ma,
have picked up some OF those IN tn
water who were missed By the small
boats Of the Seine.
II was alos learne dlate tonight tha
The Seine brought in four bodies ant
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