My interest in this arrival arises from the fact that the passengers include 153 survivors of the sinking of the steamship Utopia at Gibraltar. I believe that my great grandfather, Francesco Bausano, was one of those who died at Gibraltar. I had hoped to learn more about possible survivors from Mezzojuso.

If you have any information about the Utopia shipwreck or any of the passengers shown below, I would be happy to hear from you. Most of what I know about the Utopia can be found on my web site