Garland Globe | 1908-09-26 | Page 2 | Women and Children Castaways on Island

WOMEN AND CHILDREN CASTAWAYS ON ISLAND Passengers and Crew of the British Steamer Aeon Are Shipwrecked in Southern Waters. Victoria. II. C Cable advices from Fanning Island stnto that the steamer Aeon, which left San Francisco July 6 for Auckland via Apia and was con- "i sldered overdue, was carried on Christmas Island by the strong currents cur-rents setting In shore nnd became a total wreck. The ship's company, fifty In all, took to the boats and lnnd-ed lnnd-ed at a small settlement, all safe. There are four women and two children, chil-dren, mostly wives of officers of tho United States battleship squadron, who took passage to Join their husbands hus-bands In Australia. All aro camping on Christmas Island awaiting rescue. The Aeon Is fast on tho coral island, partly full of water, and wrecked be yond hope or snlvnge, but the 5,00il bags of mall aboard were believed to. be recovered.