Carbon County News | 1909-11-19 | Page 2 | Steamers Collide and Sink

STEAMERS COLLIDE AND SINK many lose lo 10 their live lives Six sixty tyone one being rescued from the jaw of hungry shark sharks singapore the mail mall learner steamer LA beyne of the Messa gertes lea mari times ervice running between java and sing spore and on her way to port collided early sunday morning with the steamer onda of the B ibish india line and sank two minutes later several european passengers passenger including baron and baroness Di the captain of 0 la seyne beyne ali flie e european officers and eighty eight others comprising native passengers gets and members of the cew c ew were the rescue of ali sixty tyone one persons practically from the jaws jaas of shoals of sharks formed a thrilling Inci incident Jent of the wreck the accident occurred in a thick haze at 4 0 clock in the morning the vessels were steaming at good speed and la seyne beyne was cut almost in halt half there was not time tor for panic nor for any attempt on the part of the officers to get out the boats