Santiago de Chile, July 7.
The Chilean naval transport Angamos sank in the Gulf of Arauco to-day. 150 of the crew were drowned, only five being reported to have been saved.
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The captain of the Angamos ce mitted suicide on the bridge of his Highty of the 150 persons who were drowned were passengers, Later.
Th death-roll as the result of the ister is mow stated to be The rudder of the Angamos was broken in a storm and the vessel drifted helplessly on the rocks, where she was rapidly broken up. She foundered at, midnight jon Friday off a lonely coast seven miles south of Behn, Four survivors swam ashore, Many bodies have been washed upon the beach, A storm is hinder-the "search for.possible survivors.
The cruiser Venteno and the destroyer Williams have arrived at the scene of the disaster, but. far no trace of the Angamos has found. cause of the disaster is unwown, but there has been a violent that area during the Jaxt lays.
Angamos carried a crew of ul eighty passengers, the latter wny women and ehild-
It is believed that the captain committed suicide because he was able to save them, The four survivors axe conscripts Terrible Struggles by Survivors July 8
The Chilean naval transport Angamos, which sank in the Gulf of Arauco on July 7 with 292 souls, was coming from Punta' Arenas, the southernmost city in the world, Toaded with coal and passengers, the latter consisting mainly Inbourers and their families travelling at the expense of the Government.
Life-boats filled with people were launched after the wreck, but capsized immediately they touched water owing to the dreadful seas, The four survivors are conscripts. They toll a terrible tale of struggle for life-buoys and the boats, even for havi floating wreckage.
The Chilean naval, vessels and ige summoned by wireless found nothing on their arri July 9.
{tis officially stated that the death-roll resulting from the sinking of the Chilean naval transport Angamos numbers 209. There were only six survivors out of the 215 persons on board.
July 11, The death-roll of the Angamos, the Chilean naval transport which sank last week, is now given as 201 in consequence of the discovery of eight more survivors, who escaped from the vessel in a much. The survivors thus number 14.—Reuter.
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