Show ONE HUNDRED r PERISH AT Al SEA Result Rosult of a Collision Between Two Steamships SOME DISTRESSING SCENES SO NES NESA A Ila el CI I II 1111 Chilli Cluni 11 iL lo 10 u the tIit J unit 1111 Marseilles June than 10 persons hed today near Marseilles nil nr C the ho result of ot a I collision ool lon between n tho the unit and tho the Lilian LIlan paM ngor r belonging to the te Steamship company The Tue loft loC this thin non morn mornIng Ing ng on lw IR regular run passenger trip to Hantla flatla Co re I en an was wu ton run down and anti sunk by the tho oft off of tho Mairo Islands The Tho he collision cohlan was vas witnessed from frol the thE pilot piot boat bont which was WI w about two distant Tho rho Im tin r repaired to the Ule spot pot to wi ren wider render der tier assistance Tho The force forc of the collision had hal cut a I hole In the side Bide aitI It I already was making water rapidly Tho Tile saw R 1 that hat the tho only chance chanc watt was wanto to run UI steamer aground and Ind the Lilian O headed full sp cd for the tile shore but within 17 minutes after oter the collision ond nad while still sll In deep bet water the tile forepart of tho the stOmer er Cr plunged beneath benrath the waves vave n a afew few minutes Inter had disappeared In the meantime the tho the thon n learner Holkan aim allo belonging belon to the tho FmlA enet company and anil other oilIer vessels eAsell had hll drawn near the tho sinking ship and Ind were making desperate efforts to re re elM clo those on board bon rd The Tho picked up UI 40 Peron many of whom were nt at the point of Tile The TIl rescued 37 07 anti 1111 up ill to tho the present It J Is ie known that li ip 1 to the tile passengers 17 of or It the er cre were aio Ilso saved of or tho the steamer Balkan de tie describe scribe tho thin scene mitt Just before the tho nn nR a terrible ono one Ax in tho the was sinking It was waR Inclined to an nn angle that the masts struck tho tue water causing nn an eddy lh making tho tile work vori ork of oC rescue most A mass maFe mn of or human bunion being woe was nR clinging to tc the tho foundering vessel elsel and uttering cries crice as os It went down At Atthe Atthe Atthe the same Mme time the boilers boies exploded In the horrors For a few mo lao moments ments melts tho the victims were vere seen neen In tho the sea Rea when tho waves closed cloned over them and nut nil all 01 was ivan WC silent Of Ut about passengers who were 1111 aboard the LIban It I Is In feared eared that half hiatt were ere drowned downed The Tile Batan launched three boats boate oats anti the other othor vessels eulls did dle nil all al possible pM to toPI rave PI tho the victims In the th short time that elapsed oll between the tho tw time of the col cot anti ami the sinking of the Liban Up to S 5 tide this afternoon 30 bodies had ha been ben recovered recoverEd The list of or passengers on board the tho Liban has ban ha not nt yet been Issued the of or fleit of ot the company being closed but It i Is In believed belee that over HO 40 embarked at nt this port It I Is Ii stated that the collision wis P an duo due dU to the tho following circumstances f The Liban tort was itts p out to sea sen just Justas as ns the w making In king for the tho harbor MoIre Malro Island Which lies les off f the tile entrance to tile the th port hid the yes VIs cols sels from each other until it I was wan too Into bite to avoid a n collision One of tho tue survivors a enger gives tho the following details of the disaster ter tor The weather was wait Wi splendid when out of harbor anti below ta to tables nil all ni the passengers were at nt bles when the shrieking of whistles gave gae gaethe the th alarm On coming on deck leck I saw Sl the lie approaching nt at full ful Tile Tho captaIn gave several orders but no attempt apparently was wan made mole moleto to In change tile the steamers course Some Pome of the tile passengers nger reproached the cap for tor his negligence In this matter r When the Ins alre crashed Into us a great groat Irot panic prevailed on board At Attempts Attempts tempts were Vl made Ilde to lower the boats bots but only anI one oae on boot boat oat was got ot away anti In that I anti a few others escaped to the tue As Al the vessel sank bow first firM the tho passengers n ers took refuge on the after deck which was covered bv by nn nil awnIng This Thie as the th Lilian Ithan became a cage cago In which the passengers IU were caught and dragged down dOln beneath the waters vater Many lany of the rescued l were badly In Injured Jureti In the collision The sus tallied damage to her lice bows bos but managed to reach port safely Thousands of ot persons pI 10 ni gathered round the morgue hospitals and on the f quays throughout tho the evening Thus Thul far only on tour four bodies have been Identified |