PILGRIMS LOST.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 43, 21 February 1927, Page 7

PILGRIMS LOST.

COMO DISASTER. Steamer Sinks With Sacred Relic ST. ALOTBIUS BAKB. PFrtKE. FetnasrT 20. A -irfimer w-jtn 700 pilgrim? abom i cmnb rrhilr shr» trac rpprorirhin<r i lnndins sta«re on l_ifce V< 'i--<\ The majority of the p'ljrtim« rrr: « sff*-ed. but many err* inn: J. If--- ft i 20 and 3H «eriou<dy. The sti-srnrr had convert d the fn*nm-« relit-—the hea of St. Alojtsius. Man ••• church and civic dignitaries, and tnrn:hers o. T-elifiotie societies li^aiin_ bun. erfe. were on boerd. Htigc «-rn*-d«. ine!udtti» the ct,i, : - «Ircn«th of the ioral g-nrri«nh. tliitm; . 1 the shore ntvailin» the arrival of I • sacred relir. The crowd a.lioiv taw the •.!(•! :i .<i :', ~ -teamer ar,a«h and co—ir i-noed i ■ •■• \ • ">hc 1- sink itip Th" people nluiard. lvninvr. vn-t • rb_nting hymns nnd \trarvv*. rid ■' ; not hear the warning until t'«r •- •! was rlo«? to the jcttt. Hopes -err c-n«t ashoi-c nrd the •<■ ■•■! —as monrrj A t«-rrit»V snttv''!-' ensued Ojk- woman we.s cru*i>od Uj il« :vm\ m«hing the yanynr and died fro:.- her injuries. Many of the passengers 1.-apul U,Xq the lake. Two were drovoed and another Js jnissinf. Thf police express the opinion il'iit, the steamer *i» overloaded. The head of the |«artt «a« lli»l>op l'«;ratii. v.bo was rrtui-ninj. from a t isr.. of homage to Ihc hcadiujiit.ct« at v_ Alovsius. He d'd notable v.-nrk in allaying ibe jwnir. The bi»ho]i made the pilprittis eltiwd on to ibr toi-foastle. t litis a veiling nti awful rolL He remained gtiatdinjr the lelies until the la*t. Men tbva swam out and hrettshl him and his treasures asboiv. At jrre«>ent only one tw*dy hr.s lrc»en found. The engineer alle-r- thai hr told the e«}Ttain the s>hip hnd : Irak but the captain jiersisted in ma Win- port. The latter is to be arrestrd.