THE MARINE DISASTER.
FULLER PARTICULARS. THE STEAMER STRIKES A SUNKEN REEF. AND SINKS BOW FOREMOST. ONLY THREE SURVIVORS. London, .June 18. It now seems that the Drummond Castle struck a sunken rock, and that a heavy fog with rain prevailed at the time. The captain and officers were on the bridge at the time, and the fog horn had been sounded for two hours before the vessel struck. A number of passengers were on deck. Immediately the steamer struck, orders were given to lower the boats, but the suddenness with which the steamer sank prevented the order being carried out. A terrible panic ensued, the air being rent with the screams of the women and children. Only three of those on board are known to have escaped. A seaman, who was one of the survivors, drifted about for fourteen hours before being rescued. Among those drowned wore ten naval officers and a family consisting of sixteen members. There was neither specie or mails on board. The Queen lias sent a message to the company expressing deep distress at the accident.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 47, 20 June 1896, Page 2
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180THE MARINE DISASTER. Hastings Standard, Issue 47, 20 June 1896, Page 2
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