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Show Conflicting Reports. London. Tho reports roachlng here of tho loss of tho Slrlo show confusion regarding tho captain. Some declare that ho committed suicide, whllo others oth-ers say that he and the crew wero saved; but were nrrosted on landlug. The official account from Cartagena does not mention Uie captain except to repeat tho report that tho wreck was due to his Imprudonco In venturing too oloso to tho Hormigas shoals In order to savo tlmo. It Is said that the panic on hoard caused moro loss of life than the sea Itself. |