THE FIFESCHIRE WRECK.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 16, 4 September 1911, Page 5

THE FIFESCHIRE WRECK.

PASSING FTPS GRAPHIC NAUR A TiVE. By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. United Press Association. London, September Reuter’s A!arse;l!cs correspondent reports that twenty-five seirv.voi s of the Uifeshirc have arrived aboard the steamer (doth. A passenger, in an interview, stated that at the time of the disaster, a heavy sea, gale and tog prevailed, and ho was unable to distinguish the people dn deck. Suddenly a violent shock was felt, and those below rushed on deck. “Wo passed the night,” .says the passenger, “in agitation, though the ship lay absolutely last and motionless. In the morning the crow attempted to get the vessel off. There was a hole in her how and she developed a serious leak. All hope of getting her off was abandoned tor the evening. The gale grow in force and the ship gradually filled with water, which now readied the cabins. The captain called us together and preparations were made to leave the ship next morning. Provisions icr ton days wore stowed in the lour ships’ boats. Eacii of the 108 persons aboard the Fifeshire had a place in the boat allotted. We passed the night in dreadful mental agony. At ten o’clock in the morning the, sea having moderated, we took our scats in the boats and set off’ in the direction of Aden. In the evening a strong southerly wind was Plowing, and we lost sight of the other boats. Through the fog we caught sight of the dark mass of a liner going southwards. We fired signals of distress, which apparently were not heard. We passed the night in extreme misery, drenched to our skius by the seas and shivering with the cold. The air towards two in the morning was filled with hope and we heard the sound of the siren of the steamer Adour, whose look-out heard our frenzied shouts. After immense difficulty the 27 people in our boat got on board, and found another boat with 2-1 people aboard. This had been picked up five hours previously. Search was continued, the steamer Gutenficlds altering her course to assist in the quest.” The survivors aboard the Goth,appeared to have suffered greatly from cold and exposure. London, September 3. Five of the Fifeshire’s crew have arrived at Plymouth. They state that after the vessel struck there was no panic. The women and children behaved splendidly. Hordes of Somalis were seen ashore in daylight brandishing their swords and spears and gesticulating significantly. They drew their hands and their weapons across their throats and some swam out to the wreck. They were kept from boarding by threatening them with rifles.