SARDINIA disaster 1908

News reached Liverpool from Malta on wednesday that the Ellerman Liner SARDINIA had met with disaster off the harbour at Malta.
Vessel 2474 tons on voyage from Liverpool to Egypt, In command Capt LITTLER, crew of 39 men 1 woman, with a full cargo of Machinery and Manchester goods for Alexandria 15-17 passengers on board. On leaving Malta on Wednesday at 9-45am the crew engaged in securing the port anchor when a cry of " Fire", was heard flames were soon to issue from a ventilator on the portside flames then started to issue from the other ventilator, within 10mins the whole vessel was in flames amidships.
Information received from the Ellerman-Papyanni offices Rumford St.

150 Moorish pilgrims boarded going to Mecca

List of Crew mainly Liverpool other than stated, those accounted for and rescued marked with an asterix
Capt Charles LITTLER, 13 Hampden Rd, Higher Tranmere
* R. FREW Chief mate, 49 Claremont Rd Seaforth
* R. WATSON 1st mate, Middlesex Rd, B'Head
* H. JONES 2nd mate, 5 Abercromby Terrace
* Peter. WARING Carpenter, 20 Gurnall St
* Thomas. KINSELLA Boatswain, 3 Torr St
* Albert. WARING, AB, Lamptrimmer, 67 Drayton St
J. PARKES Quartermaster, 5 Pleasant View, Bootle
A. BRISCOE, Quartermaster AB, 4 Northern Gardens Oxford
J. FARRELL, Quartermaster, AB, 69 July Rd
* J. MAROOTH Quartermaster AB, 51 Mitylene St
* L. THOMAS, AB, 10 Dexter St
M. MURPHY, AB, 4 Dublin St
H. DORAN, AB, 43 Dennison St
* G. PIPER, OS, 123 Derby Rd, Bootle
* Charles. COLVIN, OS, 123 Derby Rd, Bootle
W. SEAGRAVE Chief Engineer, 29 Woodhouse St Walton Rd
D. HYSLOP, 2nd Engineer, 47 Daisy St
J. NEILL, 3rd Engineer, 60 New Chester Rd, New Ferry

FIREMEN

* Patrick. CHRISTOPHER, 20 Grove Place
* J. TWEEDLEY, 54 Cranmer St
H. STANTON, 23 Derby Rd, Bootle
* John. FARRELL, 58 Cranmer St.
* J. O'CONNER, 87 Evelyn St
* Richard. SUTTON, 76 Hornby St
* Patrick. COLLINS, 13 Wesley St
T. HYNES, 39 Mersey St
D. WATSON, 4 Newton St, Bootle
P. RILEY, 17 Arlington St
J. MUGHAN, 43 Tichfield St
C. MOONEY, 192 Athol St

Stewards and cooks

*Max WALDORF, Chief steward, 21 Keeble St , Bootle
F. HUGHES, 2nd Steward, 5 Melrose Terrace Liscard.
* Richard. OSLEN Assistant Steward, 77 Bedford Rd, Bootle
* John. COOK Assistant Steward, Langton tower Langton Dock.
* J. THOMAS Engineers Steward, 19 Stringley Rd
* Robert. DEVINE, Cook, 139 Delamore St
* Charles. BLOXEN, 2nd Cook, 10 Peet St
* Kate GILMOUR Stewardess, 105 Carisbrooke Rd

Passengers from Liverpool and destination

1ST Class

Mr. John BUNYAN, round voyage
Mr STROMBERG, Malta
Mr Harry ROWNTREE, Alexandria
Mr James JENNINGS, round voyage, only passenger of Liverpool [Wavertree]
Mr HAMILTON, Alexandria
Mr G. ALLEN, Alexandria
Miss Susan TAITE, Alexandria
Miss WALKER, Tangier
Miss BAKER, Alexandria
Mr and Mrs GRANT and 4yr old son, Alexandria

2nd Class

Mr EDWARDS, Malta
Mr GROVES, Malta
Miss WALKER with the British Consulate, landed Tangier
Mary BACON and Mary BERRY other passengers

Only passenger unaccounted for the boy GRANT age 4yrs

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