AWFUL SHIPWRECK.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1827, 7 August 1906, Page 2

AWFUL SHIPWRECK.

SINKING OE ITALIAN EMIGRANT STEAMER.

THREE HUNDRED I’EOELE RE KISH.

FIERCE FIGHT WITH KNIVES AND REVOLVERS.

CARTA I N SHOOTS HIMSELF

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The Italian steamer Siris, from Genoa for Buenos Ayres, with eight hundred emigrants, sunk on tho Tarmigas shoals, eighteen miles from Cartbagena. The vessel sunk stern first, within half an hour of striking the shoal, There was -a fearful panic. Man y jumped into the sea. A TERRIBLE EIGHT.

Italian emigrants completely lost self control and fought with knives and revolvers for the lifebelts and the boats, They completely overoamo the officers and orew, who were trying to save the women and children.

SEA QUITE CALM. Tho sea was quite calm. Fishing boats put out. Several were overloaded with emigrants and sank, drowniDg their would-be rescuers. Tho captain shot himself when he saw the ship’s boats in possession of the emigrants.

The officers then abandoned tho ship

LO3S OF LIFE,

It is feared that Juily 300 were drowned, including tho Archbishop of San Pedro, Brazil, who was swept away while blessing the drowning people. Another Bishop was saved. CAPTAIN’S BLUNDER,

It is alleged that the wreck was due' to the captaio’s imprudence in going too near the shoals to save time, SOMEBODY’S DARLING. A steamer picked up a baby floating, alive and well. BOATS LAUNCHED. Some of the steamer's boats were safely launched. DOOMED PEOPLE. Numbers of drowning persona tried to olimb tbe gunwale?, but the occupants beat them off with hatches.