Evening star., 1927-10-26
Dispatch to Montevideo Says
1924 of 1888 Reported
Aboard Are Picked Up by
Vessels at Scene.
EXPLOSION OF BOILERS
RELATED BY SURVIVORS
Steamers Standing by Radio Prog
ress of Search-Cause of Disaster
Not Definitely Known-List Of
Survivors as Sent From Boats
Varies.

Survivors as Sent From Boat
Varies.
MONTEN1DEO, Uruguay, Oc-
tober 36 (APD-Only 81 OF the
1.25S persons reported aboard the
steamship Principessa Mafalda
were missing late today, said
message received here by the
local agency of the Navigazione
Generate Italiana.
The total rescued was given as
1.224 IN this message, with the
quota of saved of the various
rescue steamships as follows:
Formose, 450; Athena, 450; En-
pire Star. 202. and Rosetti, l22.
The Rosetti has not been men
toned 81 previous dispatches,
which included 800 rescues by
the British steamship Avalona.
The variation in the number
saved by the above ships with
previous dispatches may be due to
the transferring of rescued pas
sengers from the various ships.
By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Octo-
Der 26.-Fighting winning battle
with death, at least half dozen res
cue vessels today were standing by
the Islands of Abrolhos, where the
Italian steamship Principessa Natal
da sank last night, seeking trace OF
the persons still reported missing
from the stricken ship.
Latest advices received here indi-
cate that almost all of the more than
1900 persons aboard the steamship
were saved. '-----s'sas
OF the total list of passengers and
crew aboard the vessel, gwen as
1855 at the office of the steamship
company in Genoa and as l.zle al
the Office here, 72O are known def
initeiy TO have been saved by rescue
ships, with it held certain that the
total will be much higher.
(The British steamship Avalona
which had not been previously men,
toned in Rio de Janeiro dispatches
reported to its London Office today
that it had rescued 800 persons from
the Principessa Mafalda. This would
raise the total minimum rescued tc
1920
Many Reach Coast.
MANY of those shipwrecked have
arrived at Bahia in small boats. These
confirmed previous news that TIT
boilers of the ship had exploded.
Although wireless advices received
from the British steamship Andes
placed the number of victims at 300. 9
radio from the French steamship For
NOSE, one of the chief rescue steam
Nrs. stated that the rescue vessel!
hoped TO save almost all' of those
aboard the Mafalda, most of WHOSE
passengers were Italian emigrants
bound for their new homeland il
Brazil and Argentina.
Inc Captain > Iilt sod &C. liicd dbooi
his ship at 9 O'Clock this morning ant
addressed to the Associated Press
read:
I'VE hope to rescue almost all
Eorr more steamers have arrived"
In another message, apparently fllef
during the night, the captain saic
that the rescue work was proceed
ing regularly.
The Islands of Abrolhos, or Island:
of the Hidden Rocks. are about 81
miles from the Bra lillian coast anC
are usually surrounded by calm wa
waters in which. it is believed. thu
RATS and lifeboats of the sunker
vessel would be able TO live easily
while waiting for rescue.
7s0 Reported Saved.
The rescue figures as reported earl,
TODAY from the various ships at th'
scene are as follows:
Fornoose. 120; German steamship
Athena, 400: British steamship. En-
pire Star, 200--a total of 720.
The British steamship Radioleine
the Andes and the French Mosell;
also are at the scene, but no figure:
have been received from them as {,
their rescue work.
The only report from the STEAMSHIP
Ayalona has come through London
telling of its 800 rescuesl
Tnasmuch as these figures have beer
given in round numbers, it is hope,
that the total viii be even greater.
While the exact cause of the sink
ing was not known definitely here thi
: afternoon. various adVices received
indicated that the vessel struck a roc
of the Islands of Abrolhos. about
o'clock last night, and sank With
half an hour after her boilers had e>
ploded with a terrific roar.
The Brazilian authorities immed
etely took all possible steps to CIV
aid to those rescued from the ship,
soon as word of the disaster was re
ceived. The cruiser Rio Grande d
Sui was dispatched to the scene
the sinking in order to aid In trans
ferring passengers received by steam
ers which are not scheduled to sto
et Rio de Janeiro.
Orders also were issued to official
slong the sea aboard to prepare for tn
reception of any Of those shipWrecke
urho might reach the Brazilian mair
land in lifeboats.
Brazil Is Stirred.
The news of the sinking caused
tremendous stir throughout Brazil an
thousan nds of calls have been receive
bv newspapers and steamship con
panies from the public, since man
relatives and friends of South Amer
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