The Monmouth inquirer., 1922-06-01
Liner SINKS,
SCORES DROWN
Peninsular & Oriental Steamer
Egypt Sinks After Crashing
Into French Freighter.
TRAGEDY IN DENSE FOG
indian Sailors on IlI-Fated Ship Are
Charged With Taking to Lifeboats-
Seine, Damaged, Lands 29 Passen-
gers, 200 of Crew and 20 Dead.

Brest, France. Nearly 100 persons
perished when the Peninsular ORR
entail Line steamer Egypt sank Off the
Island of Ushant, after collision with
the French freight steamer Seine.
The Egypt sailed from London for
Bombay on Friday with A passengers
and crew of 300. A roll call on board
the Seine after the disaster showed
that at least 10 of the passengers and
so of the crew of the Egypt were miss
ing
The collision occurred during q
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 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 30 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 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 floated 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 a vessel of 5000 tons.
The Seine was bound for Havre when
the disaster occurred.
Captain LIE BarZic, oe the Seine, in
describing the disaster, said:
Il was at my post on the upper
bridge Saturday evening at o'clock,
10 miles from Armen light. The sea
was calm with a slight swell. The fog
was very dense. l was listening for
fog horns and proceeding at the slow
speed of five knots.
''In less time than it takes to tell,
great steamer emerged from the fog.
1t struck my ship and tore away the
forward works and moved on at great
speed. l Immediately ordered our en-
gines reversed.
81 saw nothing further. But then l
began to hear cries of horror that told
me of catastrophe. l went in search
of the stricken vessel in the fog and
darkness. l found her in 20 minutes.
'She lay on her port side, ready to
turn over. Water was pouring into
long, deep tear in her side plates Cries
anu Wills Ol ucSpdlI were u Ue HedIu
coming from the steamer. Passengers
were seen running about on the decks,
as the steamer was about to go under.
81 saw man throw himself into the
sea with two little children in his arms.
The shipwrecked people in the sea
clung to floating debris. l 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 20
minutes after IL o'clock Saturday
night"
TWO American Women Missing
London. - Two American women,
Mrs. NJ. L. Sibley and Miss v. M. Boyer,
were on board the steamer Egypt ana
are missing, according to the PENN
sular and Oriental Line officials here.
Their home addresses are not known
to the company.
CRIPPLE CATCHES RUNAWAY