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ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1906
pDTpp. In Atlanta TWO CENT*.
* AtlL/Ib: on Trains FIVK CENTS.
300 DROWNED;
BLOOD IS SHED
TO WIN BOATS
Brutal Passengers Stab Women and Children
and Turn on Each Other in Madness.
Captain Takes Blame and Kills Self.
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5Iore than 300 persons lost their lives when the Italian ves
sel Sirio, which left Genoa, Italy, August 2, with 570 passengers,
mostly emigrants, and a crew of 127, struck on the rocks of Hor-
migns Island, two and a half miles off Cape l’alos, on the east
coast of Spain, Sunday afternoon about 5 o’clock. The ship was
bound for Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, and the passenger
list had been augmented by a s short stop at Barcelona, Spain.
When the steamer foundered there were 645 passengers aboard.
In order to make up time and shorten the distance, the Sirio
ran too close to the rocky const of Ilormigas Island. Captain
Gavino, taking full responsibility for the disaster, drew a re
volver, sent a bullet into his breast, tossed the weapon overboard
8nd drowned himself. This wns to have been his last voyage, as
he had reached the age limit fixed by the ship’s owners!
The panic-stricken passengers fought to get possession of
life buoys and life boats. Women and children were stabbed to
death by brutal emigrants, and many men—emigrants, members
of the crew and officers—were slain by the maddened passen
gers, who sought to save themselves by attacking the loaded
ship's boats. *
.Mothers leaped overboard in a vain effort to save their chil
dren, and fourteen fishermen who had come to the rescue were
drowned hy the overturning of one of the trawlers into which a
number of the survivors had been drawn. The Austrian consul at
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, gave his life preserver to a woman, who,
with her child, was about to drown. Mother, child and consul
were rescued. The.stokers of the vessel were drowned in the
hole of the ship. A monk, while kneeling on the deck praying
for those on board, was swept to death as the Sirio sank.
CAPTAIN TAKES ALL BLAME
AND COMMITS SUICIDE
By Private Leased Wire.
Cartagena, Spain, Aug. 6.—A roll call
nf the survivor* of the Sirio wreck
showed there were 385 missing. It Is
believed, however, a few of these have
been picked up by vessels that con
tlnuefl on for other ports. The death
list, however, will exceed 350.
The responsibility for the wreck Is
charged to the dead captain. The ship
Intended to stop At Cadiz before pro
ceeding to Brazil And to shorten the
trip as much as possible, he tried to
pass close to thewocky ledges sur
rounding the Hormigas Islands.
Wat Hia Last Trip.
It was to have been Captain Gavlno’s
last voyage. He was 61 years old «nd
had been retired by the steamship
company because of his age. The cap
tain who was to have taken charge of
the vessel wns 111, and Captain Gavino
consented to make one more trip In
command.
The coast presents a terrible picture.
It Is strewn with bodies and frag
ments of the wreck. Broken Ashing
boats, bodies and wreckage are being
constantly washed ashore.
Officers Abandoned Ship.
According to all Information the loss
of life would have been greatly less
If the captain and officers had only re
mained calm. It seems that after the
suicide of the captain the officers
abandoned the ship In order to save
themselves without awaiting to fulfill
the duties of humanity.
Many persona who were rescued dl**d
after they were brought ashore. Among
the saved are a number bearing seri
ous injuries. Some had limbs frac
tured in the general panic, while oth
era were wounded by bullets or knives.
Was.Built In Glasgow.
The Sirio was an Iron vessel of 4,M1
tons gross, 2,664 under deck and
2.275 net. She was 380 feet long, 42
feet 1 Inch beam and 24 feet 9 Inches
deep. She wns built at Glasgow
;83, but had recently been re-rated.
She was owned by the Navagazlone
Generale Itallana of Genoa, which o'
105 stenmships, the’same company that
runs the Italian line of»iteamers to
New York.
PANIC-STRICKEN EMIGRANTS
STAB WOMEN AND-BABES
By IT1vate*Ti«’niM*d Wire.
Cartagena, Spain, Aug. 6.—With hun
dreds of frenzied men battling for pos
session of the boats, stabbing and killr
Ing men and women and trampling
children to death, the captain dead by
his own hand when he saw his ship
was lost, the Italian steamship Sirio
went down off Hormigas island, near
Cape Palos, and more than 350 persons
perished.
The ship carried 800 persons and was
bound from Genoa and Barcelona for
Buenos Ayres when she struck on a
reef close to Hormigas Island.
• Battle For Life Boats.
For- half an hour, an awful panic
reigned on the doomed ships. Fren-
*le4B*mJgrants made a rush for the
small boats into which the women and
children were being placed, and then
3 n a terrible battle.
e crazed emigrants dragged the
■ eti and children from the boats,
stabbing the women and hurling them
wide and killing officers and members
of the crew who opposed them. Then
the men with the knives fought each
other.
A fleet of trawlers went to the res
cue end .the* fisherman had to battle
with the panic-stricken emigrants.
Captain Kills Himself.
Through the swamping of^ their boats
fourteen fishermen were drowned.
When he saw hi. ,hlp «« lo*t and
that the emigrants had obtained pos
session of the wrecked tmmI Captain
Gavino, declaring that It waa his fault,
drew a revolver an<l rent a bullet Into
Mb breaet. Then he threw the wea
pon Into the eco and leaped ufter It.
The steamship waa runnlnw at full
speed through a difficult passage when
she struck >>n the reef, about 1 ***
miles east of Gap* Pal"*. The instant
she struck th** ship began to settle.
Stab Women and Babes.
▲ terrible scene of confusion fol
lowed. The captain and officers tried
to maintain* order, and tl\e women and
children were hurtled-Vo the boats.
The men forced back th£ officers end
crew, and nrrangemenjA were made to
save thq nyft helplesV ones first. At
first the emigrants yielded. Then came
a grinding noise,' the ship's bottom
evidently slipping along. the reef.
This sent a thrill of terror through the
emigrants, and a crowd rushed for one
of the boats. In which women and chil
dren had been placed, preparatory to
lowering the boat.
With knives in their hands they be
gan hauling the women and children
out of the boot, stabbing and slashing.
Members of the crew who opposed
them were cut down.
Forces Rescues With Gun.
A fleet of trawlers which was close
at hand, hurried to the scene to rescue
the survivors. The crew of one trawl
er started to mutlne, declaring that
their vessel would be sunk, but the
esptain drew a revolver, and leveling It
at his men, shouted:
As long as It Is possible to take off
Crowds of Depositors
Turned Away by
Notice
PATRONS PUT IN
$4,000,000 IN CASH
Officers Refuse to Say
Whether or Not Insti
tution Has Failed.
By Private Leaded Wire.
Chicago, Aug. 6.—The Milwaukee
Avenue State Bank, capitalized
$250,000, and #whlch lias more than
$4,000,000 in deposits, wns closed to
day fo^ examination, while a great
crowd of panic-stricken depositors
gathered around the building
fought for admission. Inside the bank
the confusion was almost as great
comparatively as the excitement out
side.
It developed that a warrant has been
Issued for Cashier H. W. Herlng, on
the charge of embezzlement.
No statement was given out to the
plain the closing of the bank except a
fe.w words written on a placard and
hung upon the door. The placard read:
The bank has been closed for ex
amination."
Theodore Stansland, the vice presi
dent of the bank, was willing to an
swer questions, but said the offclals
of the bank had no formal statement
to make. When It was suggested that
this attitude would give the Inference
that the bank had failed, he said:
"I wouldn’t say that, but It is
closed."
"What has the bank closed for?"
"For examination," said Mr. Stans
land. ,"\\'e ure making an examination
of the bank books now."'
IS iiiiuuinui
BUGGY FOUND IN
RIVERJT FERRY
Scores Engaged In Dredg
ing in Stream Sunday,
Body Not Found.
THE RIVAL ORGANS
grinding away the same old tunes.
. V
raps
BOY DIES IN AGONY
E OP PULL
A TREE TOP
8perlal to The Georgian!
Glenwood, Go., Aug. 6.—Although
scores of men have been searching in
Oconee river, near here, since early
Sunday morning, for the body of John
Flckllng, a prominent saw mill man,
who is supposed to have been drowned
Saturday evening, It has* not yet been
recovered, and some , are of the opin
ion th^J he may have met foul play
before reaching the stream.
Flckllng was In Glenwood Saturday
and left here In the evening In a bug-
y to go across the rlv6r to spend Sun-
ay with relatives. He Is Bald to have
Deco under the influence <«f whisky
when he left By the time he could
reach the ferry, Ferryman Williams
would have gone to his home for the
night.
Buggy Found In River.
Sunday morning early a buggy was
found in the river at the ferry about 10
feet from the shore. Word was sent
out and a search was Instituted. It
learned that Flckllng was missing,
never having arrived at the home of
his relatives with whom he had plan
ned to spend Sunday. A large crowd
gathered to aid in the search.
Horse Found.
During the day the horse was found
about a mile away grazing In the
swamps, with the harness partly torn
off, and it looked as If It had been In
the water and torn loose from the ve
hicle.
The river has been dragged for
some distance and as yet no trace of
the man Is found.
Flckllng was about 40 years of age
and leaves a wife and several children.
He was n resident of this county.
| la thought that when the man
reached the ferry, and finding no one
there, he drove his horse in the river
and wan drowned.
Little Paul Jones Succumbs
to Blood Poisoning.
Burial at Fairbum.
FRIGHTENED BY SCREAMS
OF CHILD BEING PADDLED,
WOMAN FIRES OFF PISTOL
RUSSSTRIKERS
TEARUP RAILS
OF BIG
id tv elvo hundred
Ekaterlnoaky, say*
hern declared then
miners have stop
000 men arc uu
sin mining reglo
POLICE ARE ARRESTING
ALL' TRAOES UNIONS.
Ily Private J-cnsed Win*.
Moscow, Aug. 6.—The poll,’.* are ar
resting members of nil the ientral com-
rnlng and train
the gr
rt of the dn
COMMITTEE ARRE8TED
STRIKE A
Private Leased Wire,
t Petersburg. Aug 6
Little Paul B. Jones, the 10-year-old
non of Rev. E. W. Jones, of Atlanta
Heights, fell from n tree last week ami
broke both bones in bis arm. one of
the fractures causing an ugly Wound.
He was taken to the Wesley Memorial
Hospital for treatment, and got along
all right until Saturday morning when
blood poisoning set in.
Nothing could be done to relieve him.
8unday morning his arm was ampu
tated, but the Infection had gotten too
deep a hold, nnd the little fellow died
In terrible agony Sunday afternoon.
The remains were carried to Fair-
burn, Go., for funeral services and In
terment Monday at 12:40 o’clock.
LOVELORN GIRL
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
By Private Leased Wire.
Cumberland, Md., Aug. 6.—Florence
Shipley attempted suicide here by
allowing poison. Sh*» said she want
ed to die because John Demoss, who
had been paying her attention, had
forsaken her for another.
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When the deck of the trawler became
so crowded that there was danger of
capsizing, the captain at the point of
his revolver, forced the frightened peo
ple down Into the hold. A large num
ber were taken on board the Vlcenta
Licano, and one old fisherman In a
boat saved twelve persons.
Fishermen Are Drowned.
As the fisherman In smJll boats were
trying to take off as many aa possi
ble, the frightened emigrants -tried to
rush their boats. They were driven
back, but a further settling of the ship
caiised another rush and several boats
were capsized, and fourteen fisherman 15 hut'a look
drowned, ort all sides bodies were 10 the follow!
floating In the water. .O Partly cloudy, with
Many had leaped overboard and O shower* M or day r.lght
!0 day
After having rained nine days In O I
0 succession, ail of which were real 0 i
O dog days. It appears that the old 0|
0 superstition*!* to be thrown down 0‘
0 good and hard If If ral is Mon- 0 •
0 rlay It will surprise many folks 0,
O who peeked at the heaven* during 0;
O the morning. scn-ching for threat- 0
O enlng Indication*. O'
0 Mr. Marbury continues to de- O
O clare hi* disbelief In dog days and 0
0 his faith li the ascendency of scl- O 1
y such tom-foolery, 0
hi* f ire, net develops O
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Continued on Page Two.
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OPPORTUNITY
Is that Invisible something
which at one tlino or an
other comes knocking at the
door of success for overy
man. It comes generally dur
ing office hours, and If you
are out, so much the worse
for you. It seldom lingers.
If your ear Is untrained, or
if you happen to be Indulging
In day dreams, you may not
hear, for opportunity is not a
persistent visitor. It must bo
met at least halt way. And
then It needs the most Judi
cious entertaining.
We are daily sending out
these little forerunners of
opportunity.* You rnnv t
recognizo them, but if you
take a look every day at the
w-ant columns of The Geor
gian you will come to know
tl om They are rm-deu i:"!••
mepM-ngers. but to the bust-
ne#« man or woman of keen
perception t!,*• > mean son
thing.
Thev Do the Work
On being rudely awakened from a
slumber and with her mind confused
by the screaming of childreij, Mrs. Lucy
Bmith, young wife of a well-known
physician residing near Jacksonville,
Fla., Sunday nftemoon at 1 o'clock
leaped from her bod at th*' homo «*f
her brother-in-law, S. C. Grinnord, 90
West Peachtree place, seized a revolver
and fired five shots m rapid succession
out of a window.
The shooting, occurring its It did on
a quiet Sunday Afternoon, created a
scene of Intense excitement, nnd the
police wero hurriedly summoned to the
scene by neighbors.
Mounted I' dlcemen Hoilfs and Cowan
nnd * 'fill Officer Luck made an Inves
tigation, and. after learning the facts,
decided to make no case.
Mrs. riinlth. It seems, has been In bad
WILL ASK BRYAN
TO OUST TAGGART
FROM HIGH PLACE
mother to
operation
She wns It
ne time, and a
ught to Atlanta
dergo a serious
Dr. Noble's hu
room alone Su
and fHi asta
r little sister
of misc
anitarfum
day ufter.
». Shortly
child to
children In’the ho
crean
e cries .suddenly awoke
in nnd she Jumped from
fright. Unable to under*
inh, *he seized the pistol i
f the window. Khe Inter e
p police that/he fired the
1, fearing sh
»d.
id shots
sine
Lltlo
Kv
iihllc
the dla-
has been
vernnient
make
building I* under
the river
ry pi
heavy guard, ei
ler protection
is patrolled by armed boats and to all
intents nnd purposes the town is under
llltnry rule.
Strike Leaders Arrested.
Up to this writing about 230 arrests
of strike leaders have been made,
•stly of men who insisted upon
Continued on Page Two.
New Petition, Aimed
Chairman, Is Being
Circulated.
at
OIL TRUST PROBE
GIVEN SET BACK
BY TARDY^ JURORS
Inquiry at Chicago is Post
poned Till the After-
><I to
-Several
appear
Irculated. It will be shown to the
hoinnan as a matter of form, but It
is intended more particularly for Wll-
I ‘ Ham J. Bryan.
It sets forth that the state has
proved Taggart’s ownership and par
ticipation in the profits of the gain-
J bllng Joint recently closed ot his
French Lick Springs hotel, and that
Taggart Is utterly unfit to represent
the Democratic party as Its chairman.
MAN AM) FIANCEE
DROWNED IN RIVER
J By Private Leased Wlre.\
I Chicago, Aug. 1—Rutherford CoJJo-
I way and his flahcee, Mies Michael!*,
were drowned In the Calumet river last
night while canoeing.* Their craft was
I caught In a swirling current and
i whirled around rapidly. The young
man was unable to control the canoe.
Before help could reach them the canoa
wns overturned and both occupants dis
appeared.
Carl Hightower.
Npertel to The Georgian.
Dahlonega, G* , Aug. 6.—Carl High
tower. the street car conductor who
was hjrt In.Atlanta Thursday night,
was brought to I>ah!onega a
In Mount Hope cemetery fiui
•d fr"
{gate th** Standard Oil
ness, failed to answer
this morning and the
ellng of the Jury was
11 o'clock until 2
o'clock this afternoon.
In the meantime, deputy United
Htatee marshals were sent out by Mar
shal L. T. Poy In search of the men
who had failed to respond. Heven wit
nesses, six being railroad men, and a
government employe*, appeared ready
to testify, but were excused until th*
afternoon.
STABBED WITH FORK
WIFE ENTERS SUIT
FOR TOTAL DIVORCE
NEGRO SHOT DOWN
BY TWO OffICERS
WHOMJjERESISTEO
Slayer of Social Circle Po
liceman Meets Death in
Pistol Battle.
Kpcolnl
Tl»#>
rid n
dal Circle.
despera
Anil*
$•—Clay
haracter,
ion her*
twelve yearn ago. wan *hot and killed
her** today at 12:35 p ti. by Policeman
Mark Riley and Bailiff J. D. Burson.
while defying arrest. The negro Arad
the first bullet, which went througit-po*
llceman Riley's coat. Four or five shots
were fired, all taking effect, and tha
negro died In about five minutes.
The negro*** are alarmed, but no
rouble
Then
i red
four
Alleging that her husband sta*
her In Jhe * boulder with a fork,
otherwise mistreated her, Mr* Ms
R. Garvin has brought suit for a
vorce against her husband,
Garvin. Mrs. Garvfn’s petition *t
that she married Garvin in 1*9*.
that she lived with him until I>c
ber I. 1904.
Mrs. Gar
ne. and the c
hold an Inque
'he negro wax
ver and *al«l
• witnesses to th#
er will probably
carrying a large rt*
to one could arreat
1 >>n1y a few «
11th the fork.
SHOOTS HIS WIFE;
rs FATALLY HURT
Hr Prltnle Wlro.
I.ynchburu, Va., Aug. M. J. I'aUt
an employe .if the Glamorgan Wortat j
In a quarrel early thl, morning wH|
HI a wife at their home In Monroe atr
Nhot her through the heart and eaca
"0 a freight train on the Norfolk
weetern At Haltey, h* fell Oft
train and fractured hla nkull, and t
brought hack to the cltv. Both ha i
hi, wife ara at the city hoaplUL
Seventy Thousand
Workmen Are
on Strike.
LEA I )EKS ARRESTED;
PEASANTS KILLED
Military Revolt Is Being
Planned to Aid Rank
and File.
Hy 1'rlrnte I-on.- l Wire.
St. Petersburg, Russia, Aug. 6. It is
reported that strikers nre tearing up
the tracks of the Cymv railway.
50,000 MEN STRIKE IN
THE MINING REGION.
By 1’rlrnte Lens.-d Wire.
opi>ed running fnf
FAILURE.
6 The central
committee nf the Hodal Democrats,
one of the organization* conducting
the pre***nt strike, was arrested today.
Following the Imprisonment of this
committee It was announced that so
far as 81. Petersburg. Js concerned th#
strike is a failure.
The strikers nre now looking to
Warsaw* and Moscow for assistance in
their efforts to tie up the empire.
76,000 RU88 WORKMEN
ARE *NQW ON 8TRIKE«
By Private Wire.
St. Petersburg, Aug. R.—Noon.—
With 75,000 workmen on strike in St.
Petersburg and disquieting report#
from many points in the provinces, the
situation In Russia today In more criti
cal thar
solution of tho douma.
Ho far the strike In thl:
extremely orderly, but tl
has tnk