THE ST. PAUL WRECK.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 92, 9 April 1914, Page 5

THE ST. PAUL WRECK.

FATE OF THE DEAD. In connection with the wreck of the St. Paul, the postmaster at Brisbane received the following wire from the master of the steamer Llewellyn at Cape Moreton “Proceeded to the oil patch this morning, N. 39deg. east, and from two to three miles from Cape Moreton lighthouse; the place is infested with huge sharks, and all about are floating small pieces of flesh. A specimen of a portion of the flesh is being brought to town to-night. “The sharks are no rcroclons that one charged the side of the Llewellyn with open mouth. It seems to us that the bodies freed from the wreck this morning are consumed by the sharks before they get to the surface.” A communication with Cape Moreton afterwards confirmed the above message, and it was stated that portion of the flesh had been recognised as portion of a man. Owing to the ferocity of the sharks, it is thought that no bodies at all will be found on the beach, as they would be consumed almost as soon as they reached the surface. It was sstid that it was not safe to launch a boat from the pilot setamer, owing to tho sharks. Some wreckage has been discovered by the water police.