The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-08-17
The C0iJfsaon on the sound.
THN SINKING OF YHH J.. ~ HAAAIs By TIE ME-
rEOyOLyS.

rArMKr OF JOHN p. pvsN PAsaEyGKR.
Mr.. John p. Dunn, OF williamsburg, Of william h.
Dunn, Hq., . member OF TIE New York bar, who was
Of the passengers the H. fa.ed ~ Harris and WAS
Of those alluded 70 having cung 10 the wheel ut tho
s<smer Metropolis, by which eff n his hfe WAS providen
tally saved gives tie following account Of the disaster
Having been unable 70 sleep from Mo noiso OF the ma
chipery was just rsns from my berth, Al oci ok On
Saturday morning. to 60 on dock whom Twas thrown from
the berth, and Al the very moment hoard most
fearful crush and two three others rushed for the
cabin door, but IN our confusion unable open It.
The door having been subsequs n opened by The force Of
the water, as supposed. rushed ont knowing tnss there
was window just at the foot Of the stairs leading 10 tho
upper deck ose who not crunste 70 be
ofthAt iAes were wa,hed os and Of course porshod.
mo window was completely under water, bus 10
out through Snd 700 10 the surface Of she water
towards the wreck Of the fast sinking propeller bu.
washed on again by tho deck 'oad falling On INC, and
tho wreck while under water and in again attempting
rise struck by the treating rubbsh and SUCK Uu
sc,ous From that time remember nohns until my oead
struck the wheel If the Metropolis, which gvasped and
hero found four Of ms follow pssfeDges We there cried
out for help as loudly ae we could until small window
the TOP , OF the ,,. Sh'oa0as. wa. .,,s Gps0' a.
Chamber up the buckets Of the wheel. We
were then dragged IN through the window, / need
had lain down In my berth In my pants and shri divesed
of my bcoss vest coat collar 40 On boa-d Ae.ropo
IL was 20 Of my wet ss%n and Emo
noe In brandy and provided me with dry clothes, and
these ,od fellows nobly refused compensation fetn me
diton 10 remunersse them If they would accept 1t,
a. my portmonnaie Wa in my pan'aIoons pockel
Ia bat an act OF uace to mention that n. Rice, the
courteous steward OF the Metropolis behaved In tho most
generous and hoepASe manner to myself and my fellow
sufferers, and furnished me xih his cohpa TO on
able mo 10 rcanh my home. Isaw nothing o:Capi Brown
trop lis, through tho wheel, Until left the veael.
was tense ed pecuniary aid BY me committee
ss others, declined, a. did some OF my folox pat
sepgers cannot attempt 10 describe the trembling aud
feavpg thai necessity would arise for tho
either bAckw0dB or forwards One single evolution
Of the vhee would have hurled four Of US into the wae
srAves from which wc had ust providenaly emerged
Nor viii J. in this public statement, obrude Inc feelings Of
domestic Joy which shed around my parental homo
.s noS nsn
and cannot conclude this staten snaer the expression
Of my gratitude TO Divine Providercs-beer than with
word Of advice to all ether young mer "s Of your
fret accomplishments 70 to learn 10 swim" If hsd not
perfect confidence in myself - good swi INNER should
have not bAaed 30 long and 20 perscverngiy with tho
TO THE sp1rcR or TIE HHRALD.
NKw YoaS, Aug. 10, 1907.
havps been passenger on the propeller N. Harris
don't see the name Of led who lost. His name ID
Bunce; his nrst name do not know. last saw him
going 70 his berth. He has relatives In New York and
BROOKLYN. / am confined TO tho house, having been
GOOD deal bruised and bad spfAn Of my ankle. His
friends find u 2sl Pearl street. and any infors
lion MAJ can will Oheerfully give them 81 v.,,o
TO rHg EDITOR or THE HKsALD.
In your report Of the dreadful accident and loss Of life
caused BY oois,on betwsea tho steam Metropolis and
propeller Harris, you say, Immediately ster the
collision woman was seen stTusgn ag In the water, sup
porting her infant child In hss rope thro vn
10 her, which fell within her reAah and which she mig n
have seized and saved herself by relnqushn9 her hold
upon her child she looked up. tho rope those
who would have given almost their hold upou lie VI
hev then preesed her child her braas and
forever
Hero In ev deuily MEASUREMENT or I mistake groa.ly
the cbsIsc Of ny feo~ citizens who pas usns
the Metropolis, and would haze given almost their
hold life 10 her. 10 incredible thai
any could be found rho would sse :" mother srug
Cling IN the waves ~iIh babe a her aud not dd
something than thro rope trust for the SAX
OF humanity, bis Is not rue
According the OF Cant Smith the night Was
bright and starlight overhead ard Mother the
weather therefore In respect OF
weather would ne terablo Was no gallant heut 70 no
found 10 rsk little tn that poor mother ard her dar
ling chlGf wss tn 20 found tescend the water
with rope around the waist for safety TO TO ssvo2 II
this hsd been done seems W mo u would not have been
necesrAsy 70 call uro, that mo.her 70 abandon inan,
20 rave hSfselE
the "hold uyon Ne, the spectators 1voud have givon
Almost" aesasul Ira the theory hu, RICH has apy
10 ths expre,n who made serious ept rescue
who ran 70 rick OF their precious lives whatsoever.
yov will print ths IN your valuable paper aud Il has
liar occasion one single Life, you VIII confer favor on
HUMANITY.