Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-22
From the New York sun, August nth
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From the New York sun, August 18th.
Disastrous Collision On the sound.
Abou o'clock, on Saturday morning, a terrible
accident occurred on Long Island Sound, opposite
New Haven The night was clear the moon shin
ing brig htly and no haze or fog, yet two vessels
came into collision and fifteen persons-men wO-
meu and children-werein a moment sent into eter.
nity One of the vessels was the Fall River steam.
boat Metropolis, Capt. Brown, and the other the
New London and Norwich propeller J. w. Harris
Capt Smith. The Metropolis was very little injuF-
ed but the j. W. Harris, being heavily laden with
a cargo of $4,000 worth of dry goods, iron, cot
ton, and groceries, sunk at in sixteen fathoms
water She had twenty-seyen persons on board Of
her at the time of the accident but most Of them
were in the cabin asleep, and had no chance to es-
cape.
The unfortunate vessel, the J. w. Harris, left
her pier at No Il North River, in this city about
five o'clock on Friday evening, on her regular
weekly trip to New London and Norwich, most Of
her passengers going on visits TO eastern friends.
How the accident occurred is not fully explained,
as Captain Smith declines to say anything on the
subject bu; is supposed to have been occasiOned
by the propeIl only choosing one light, when, ac-
cording to the regulation, ali steam vessels should
show two lights, and her having her forward sai
up at the time. When the two vessels were dis
covered to be bearing down upon each other, they
each changed their tack, but unfortunately, owing
to the Metropolis mstakng the propeller for a sail
ing vessel both vessels tackled so that their heads
pointed in the same way, and diagonaly across the
channel. When this error was perceived, they each
attempted TO reverse their engines but too late to
prevent the collision.
The cutwater of the Metropolis struck the pro-
pelleF just forward OF the pilot house, and made
such a hole that in less than two minutes the pro
peler sunk. When the collision was observed by
those board the Metropolis to be inevitable, the
utmost excitement ensued, and one OF her passen-
gers, a wealthy merchant of New Bedford named
George Tappsn, fell in apOplectic fit and almost
instantly expired. After the accident, Capt Brown,
bis crew, aud the passengers did all they could to
rescue those who on board the propeller when
she sunk The boats were lowered and eleven Of
the unfortunatCs picked up. collection was made
on board the Metropolis for their benefit, and four
hundred and eighty-hVe dollars realized Alter the
Metropolis reached New York, Capt. Brown pre-
scented new suits to some half dozen persons who
had lost all their clothing the propeller, and ar
Engagements were at made for the return 70
New London of those of the crew who were saved,
and accordingly they left for home on Saturday eve
ming.
The following is
LIST OF THE DROWNED.
Jane L. Smith, wife of A. w. Smith, Esq, of ISL
Concord street. Brooklyn.
Harriet Smith, aged IL, daughter OF Mr. a. w.
Smith.
Miss Gordon 10 years of age, American, single
daughter of Mr.. Geo. Gordon, No. 81, Catharne ct.
New Y ork.
John Smith, Q years of age, American, sol OF
Capt. Leonard Smith, of New London.
Eliza Smith, Z years of age American, daughter
of do.
Mary Smith, years of age, do. do.
gentleman wife and child unknown.
Stephen Prentice, mate of the propeller, Ameri-
can, leaves a wife and one in New London.
Geo. Allen, 16 years of age, American, deck hand,
New London.
Daniel Daley, 80 years of age, Irish, deck hand,
New London.
James --, % years of age Irish, deck hand
New London.
Ann Willis, cook, Irish, New York.
Mary Withers, chambermad, Irish, New York.
Most of those who were rescued were on deck at
the time of the collision, and were picked up by
the boats of the Metropolis. The following are
the
NAMES OF THE SAVED.
Capt. Leonard Smith, As years, New London.
George NJ. Thompson, LIST Engineer, New Lon
don
XII. Ward, ID Engineer, New London.
IJOhn P. Dune, passenger, of BROOKLYN.
james CahiI DO of New York.
A L. Smith, do of Brooklyn.
VIM. Il. Orr, do of do.
Samuel Newman do of do.
James Manning, do of New York.
James Ayers, passenger, IA years OF age, resd-
ing at No. &C. Hammond street, taken from the
ter IN greatly exhausted condition.
VIM. Graves deck hand New London.
Jerry Flanagan, deck hand, New London.
The unknown passenger lady, who, with her hus-
band and child, was board the propeller, was
seen in the water after the accident with her child
in her arms, and might have been saved, but she
would not relinqush her babe seize the rope that
was thrown to her, and thus sacrificed her life to
maternal love.