Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-26


Principessa Mafalda sank last night.
seeking trace Of the 200 CT more
persons still reported missing for the
stricken ship.
OF the total list Of passengers and
crew aboard the vessel given "a .g56
at the office OF the steamship COM
pany IN Genoa, was 1919 at the Of
lice here, 72O are known definitely 10
have been saved by rescue ships and
the possibility that the total saved
was 1000.
RIO JANEIRO. Brazil. Oct. 26.-tE9
ne captain OF the French steam
ship Formose, whic his standing Nv
the scene Of the sinking of the ita.
ian steamship Principessa Mafnldn-
today inforF The Associated Press
tnat the res NC vessels hoped to sava
almost all Of those aboard the strick-
en- steamer.
The captains message, sent bv
ing. said.
We hope 20 rescue almost MI.
Four more steamers have arrived" /"
Inc Italian steamship sank about
IA o'clock last night off Bahia near
the Abrolhos Rocks, say advices re-
celved here, definitely placing the
sSene OF the disaster.
Ihe cause OF the disaster was noe
known here this morning, but the
aavices stated that rs the ship was
SINKING her boilers exploded.
Ships Answer Call
The Abrolhos Rocks. wv IsIatu 10
santa Barbara, are 80 miles SOUTH
east from Baleiae Point ana occunv
a space OF about 1 Id miles. santa
barbara. the largest islet, l3I feet
above high water, In about three
quarters OF a mile in length by 200
yards IN breadth and has "A light
mouse near the eastern extremity.
ne other islets are very small.
lnree OF the ships which rusAeI
TO the aid Of the sinking shin when
she sent out an SOS call AZ T:15 lnEt
night, picked up 720 OF the 1000 pas
sengers reported 20 have been aboard
the Italian ship. The agent of the
Navigazione Generate Italiana, own
ers of the ship, at Buenos Aires said
the vesseFs capacity was only 1000
ana tnat 900 persons were aboard.
Neyertheless, shipping circles here
sons aboard. mostly emirrants.
Sinks Rapidly
When first frantic calls for haIn
came from the sinking liner, four
ships which were within short cruiq.
lng distance fastened to her aid.
Many Of the Mafnlda's passengera
TOOK 20 llfebolts and RATS while oth-
ers leaped overheard with life prc-
servers strapped about their bodies.
| 30 great was the ned on speed IN
the rescue work that the -four shina
on arriving on the scene of the dfr-
aster found time to wireless only the
scantiest Of details concerning ara
tate or the passengers.
| ne French steamer Formose snved
l3O persons, the British steamer EN-
pire Star picked up 200 and the Ger
man steamship Athena accounted
The British steamer RadioIair.
also reached the scene of thr disasta~
put it was not learned whether she
had picked up any survivors " IN
Mafalda. The only report of the
kadioleine's activity was that Ehe
assisted In the rescue work.
Navy Craft Aids
Inc Brazilian naval ministry ORDER
ed the cruiser Rio Grande de Sui to
proceed Immediately 20 the scene
and cooperate IN the rescue work.
/ The Principessa Mafalda which was
bound from Genoa 10 Rio ne Janeiro
and Buenos Aires, had made twenty
voyages from Italy To Buenos Aires,
carrying emigrants and first and
seconc class passengers. Professor
Gigli- director on the statistical in
stitute OF Rome, was a passenger ON
the ship. the Italian embassy rnid.
The Mafalda was in eomamnd OF
Captain Simon Gull, veteran, aged
l5 IS.
She was due here yesterday and
was 70 have gone to Buenos Ares,
where she was 20 arrive Saturday.
The ship sailed from Genoa October
10 and Barcelona, Spain, October 20.
Rome Reused
ROME. Oct. 26.-tPl--An anxious
crowd stormed the offices of tie
NaviRazione Generate 10 learn the
fate OF friends and relatives irme-
diately upon publication i'm a special
edition Of III Picrolo OF reports giving
the loss Of life on the steamship
PrincipesBa Mafalda at several hun
dred.
Few details were available here,
however, the Stefani News agency
merely announcing the hour Of the
disaster, the speeding or four yes
sells 10 the rescue. and that OF 1855
passengers and crew, 720 we're saw
ed.
IL was announced here that when
the vessel sailed it had aboard 52