he dead, who had come a long way from their homeland in search of a better life in Fiji.Fate was not on their side as the ship they were in ran aground on the Naselai Reef, off the coast of some villages in Nakelo and Bau in Tailevu.It is the story of the Syria, which had left Calcutta in India on March 13, 1884 with 497 passengers, including women and children, and 43 crew members.Among the crew