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Show MURDEROUS COWARDS. B Immigrants Had No Regard for Wol men or Children. J London. Tho Madrid coJrospondont of the Dally Telegiaph describes the Birlo disaster as one of tho worst on' record. The ltnllan omlgrnnts, &W knives In their hands, and wlthouv-r fardJfor'tho women or children. joughL with greatest brutality for thn posseer Ion of llfo buoys nnd bontB. Many wero kllfoil or wounded, Including aovernl aov-ernl mombers of tho crew who woro attacked by emigrants. When tho captain saw tho vessol was lost nnd that tho emigrant had captured tho boat ho committed fu! cido by shooting with a rovolvor. Tho othor officers then lost tholr heads nud there was nobody to direct tho worli of roscue. , , , Eyo witnesses gave awful pictures of tho brutal jmn.c on board. Kor halt an hour tho omlgrnnts were masters of the situation. Thoy completely overcame over-came tho crow by sheer forco of numbers, num-bers, and this In splto of tho efforts ofj tho offlcors. who tried to savo tho wo-1 men and children first. I |