The Serpent, training ship, Plymouth had left at two in the afternoon of 08.11.1890 and heading for Sierra Leone (Africa). Its captain Harry L.Ross, brought the course to demand Cape Finisterre with strong wind and rough sea W. sailed half machine. He must tear down much, he should not see well at closure the dim light and collided Villano lighthouse at Punta do Boi at 23:00 of 10/11. Strong waves of low and reigning W., threw him furiously foam n more on existing there pitfalls. But then expressed as the 3 survivors, the Serpent did not go down fast; was held for about an hour. The captain ordered the release of ends per barrel lance-corporals, but these broke as fine threads on the rocks beaten by the foam. Was ordered to go to the boats, but heavy seas sweeping across the deck without discrimination. Then they all heard the terrible stampede !, because the sea had washed, wrapped in her womb, some boats, to crew, part of the topsides ... well, initiating foam n more the catastrophe. In the blackness of the night, amid a raging sea tremendously as an anxious beast meat only anguished cries ... cries of despair, screams were heard. The bodies colliding with each other and with rocks, clinging desperately without achieving the desired salvation ... But, by a miracle, the sea threw Thirteen beach, if battered but alive, three sailors. The remaining 172 he was throwing, but I corpses, on successive foam n more days. Al Serpent, and halved, totally dismantled, buried him forever the next day. Only the sea imposed its tremendous Thirteen Act. The survivors wandered inland in the dark of night and gave the parish of Xaviña. At dawn, people, aware of the case, mobilized and lavished them every attention: they gave borona, dresses, comforting phrase ... everything they could. The parish priest, Rev. Sr.Carrera Fádregas, mobilized foam n more all the neighbors to fulfill the Christian mission to rescue the corpses were appearing successively. His attitude contrasted with that of his colleague Camariñas, which won the rejection of his entire neighborhood. The pastor of Camariñas disagreed with that of Xaviña to dedicate prayers, funerals and burial to all without discrimación, argued that only had 63 Catholics. This attitude was heavily censored by all and even aired in the press. The three survivors were shipped to gunboat Lapwing, who had left Plymouth on the same day that the Serpent, which would then transport Tyne, which took them to England.
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