Steamer Sunk.

Hokitika Guardian, 24 May 1922, Page 3

Steamer Sunk.

. —« a i FURTHER DETAILS. UNITED SERVICE TEI.KO R .V MS LONDON. May 22. The courtyard of the l\ and O. offices is the scene of a pathetic vigil. Groups of relatives of passengers and the crew are awaiting further tidings. It is expected some of the missing may be aboard other vessels known to be in the vienity. The survivors explain that a tremendous list of the Egypt took after the impnet and made it most difficult for passengers o approach her life boats. All three wireless operators perished, the chief operator. Arthur Warwick dying at bis post. He was dining at the time and rushed to the cabin and told the third operator to go on the boat dock and help the officers, saving:—“I will loot: after the wireless myself.” When the last boat left the assistant returned and spoke to Warwick who refused to leave bis post, but continued tapping out S.O.S. signals. He was last seen standing at the door of the wireless cabin as the vessel

plunged. The steamer Lapland of Rotterdam, arriving at Plymouth from New York was delavod bv the fog. She ronort* she heard S.O.S. four hundred miles

Several of the biggest general clothing stores at Brest were ransacked for outfits for the rescued, some of whom are almost destitute.

FURTHER DETAILS. LONDON. May 22. Thu specie oil hour'! the “Egypt was valued at LI .000. (ESI.

The rescued passengers narrido the braverv of the printer, named .fenne-

Tie procured a lifebelt, and iumryd overboard, and found himself alongside a woman without a holt, and who was unable to swim. Though himself no

swimmer, lie took ofl his holt and guv it to the woman, saving:—“Take it’ never mind me!’’ .Tenner was drowned and the woman was saved. The surviving passengers of the Egypt signed a statement alleging that all might have been saved hut for unrulv conduct by the Lascars.