THE SIRIO WRECK.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1828, 8 August 1906, Page 2

THE SIRIO WRECK.

ACTS OF HEROISM. ABOUT FOUR HUNDRED PEOPLE DROWNED. I’KHSS ASSOCIATION—ComtIGUT London, August 7. Three hundred and fifty to four Hundred of th iso aboard tho Snio wiro drowood. Tho fishing beats loteued four hundred peoplo before the vessel sack.

The Bishop of San Paulo, Brazil, was drowned, his lifebelt not boing properly attaohod.

Tho orow of tho steamer Mario Louise saw tho Sirio strike, and heard a tremendous explosion. Tboy resoued 51 persons Hooting in the water.

The Austrian Consul, who was proceeding to Brazil, was found floating. He had given his lifebelt to a woman and child. Ho was on the point of drowning when resoued.

The sinking et tamer threatened to engulf the fishing boats. Joven Miguel, captain of one of the boats, intimidated his orew to remain and resoue more. He oompelled the resoued to go below after they were taken from the water, and thus to make room for others.

A lame fisherman sucoceded in rescuing 12 persons.

THE CAPTAIN SURVIVES. HIB EXPLANATION OF THE DISABTER. BRUTAL TREATMENT OF WOMEN

I’KESS ASSOCIATION COPYRIGHT Received 10.19 p.m., August 7. London, August 7. The captain of the Sirio is alive. He declares that the reef is uncharted. The disaster he attributed to his ovor c:nfidenoe, inasmuch as he was familiar with the route. The bulk of the orew were saved.

A passenger narrates that roughs in the water belabored a floating group of women with fists, and snatched their lifebelts. All the group were drowned.

COWARDICE OF CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS. I’KESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT Received 10.30 p.m., August 7. London, August 7. The Daily Telegraph’s Madrid correspondent states that the officers of the Sirio aro severely oensured for abandoning their posts and not attempting to rescue the passengers. The captain has fled. The officers alleged that he oemmitted suieide in order to give him time to reaoh a place of safety.