Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-31
associated Press Reports.
THE WRECK OF TIE METIs.
An Awful Disaster.
Graphic Accounts by Eye-witaesses
Seventy of the Passengers
and crew Missing - Names
Of Some of IIe Dead.

NEW YORK, August SIC. u. Guild, OF this
city, who was passenger on the Inflated
steamer MetiS, Was interviewed last night, and
gave an account OF the disaster. lie said soon
after the Metis was struck the steamer SJoning-
ton came alongside and offered help, which, the
captain OF the Metis, SURPRISING his vessel ln no
danger, declined. The Netis spent about fifteen
minutes in looking for the missing schooner, and
then resumed her course, leaving the StonlngtJn
TO find the schooner. The Metls had been ABOUT
hall an hour on her course, when she was Dis
covered TO be rapidly sinking. She immediately
headed for the shore, but soon sank. There
seemed 10 be al abundance Of life preSeryers on
board, but several took two or three each, and
left others without any. About forty Passengers
gathered on the hurricane deck, a large proper
ton OF whom were women and children. The
hurricane deck was separated from the vessel,
and after drifting about four hours Was dashed
on the beach, knocking 1t all TO pieces. The
wreck was turned completely over, and sir.
Guild thinks several were killed by the falling
Debris. Once on shore, they were kindly cared
for. The passengers lost every thiug, and had to
borrow money aud dry clothing.
NAMES OF SOME OF THE DEAD.
Twenty bodies have been recovered.
The following dead have been Identified: Ms.
Mary Wilson, OF Williamsburg, l.. L.; Mrs. q.
". Howard, OF Rome, y. Y; Laura Brasher, OF
Last Boston; Arthur W.eral, child, ana Carl
WierRm, of Brooklyn: ). G. Martin, o. MAJ
chester; two children Of Frederick Garrard, o.
Providence, X. L.; sir. Hemingway, OF Boston.
known 10 be missing, the vile OF air. ". L.
Sheridan.
The revenue cutter Mocassin AMI the yacht
.
cruise over the ground. Parties wishing e.
communicate Tespe citing the bodies not idsn-i-
fed. msy address Or. Hyde, Or Harris PeuGie-
ton, OF StOningtOn.
STATEMENT or TIE PCRsER.
The pUrser OF the Netis, John A. Latham
makes the following state meHt: was an nv
room az the time OF the collision; 1 woke NJ
shortly before and found It was very rough: we
were then near Race Point; was hardly ava
when the shock occurred; jumped UlC OF b.u
and showed Up the wiadog; nv room was ga tae
StarbQaTu 1 AL a a. iUfg4
the scboener that s.rack a. passed, she vas
standing on shore; we're stack the port
bow about tfyy Let from the Stern; stO.pel
AT the engineer room, aud inquired o. there Wac
any water in the nre-TVOm; Ne said -
went 10 tle place where the vessel was struck.
as the cficeIs were there; it seemed 70 them as
If there was 10 damage coEe - anything bat
the light wOTk; 4 we-L nj 20 ths saloon, a..
seemed quiet there; lew OF the passengers
wanted 10 know what was the mater; 1 told
them l tLougAt there was 40 ulHgeF, but "A a
few moments il was said she was sinking; San
the engineer running 10 Tie Piiot-hOu-e. ANA
asked If there was anything wrong he
sand the ship had been broken; as sJOa "a
ssw she Was sinking, my FIRST thou ht was for
the passengers. 1 went 20 the sao0n. There
Was little confusion. 4 told them 10 get their
lie-preseryeTs and Nfe-mettresseS; the vessel
was well supplied with these. We did AL We
could TO save the passengers. The water came
In SO last that We could not beach her. She
commenced TO silk. 4 stayed by the wreck
wien she filed. lie top separated from the
lull, through the bUOysHcy OF the freight. 4
stood on the wreck and fioated three OF four
minutes. When near the beach, L took the
boat with the first officer and freight clerk. and
a man named Appleby. We started to take u,
those WHO were liable 20 be drowned by being
washed from the wreck. 4 stood by them tin
they went on the beach Alter that We pu. c.
out ana picked up our second pilot and four or
I'VE passengers. The officers Cid ali in theIr
power 10 save the Passengers. There were Iu1
Passengers anG CI-lSers. and the crew numbered
5U-lJi all told. ct these, s. are known To %
saved. / don believe the othtr a. are lost. 1
don't think over 10 persisted. l never saw q
crO@ That behaved better; there Vas no plnlc
az all The money and passenger lists were lost.
dbl rot dIeem u her sinking when the en-i-
reer IAN L. the pilot house AID TOLD the CAPTAIN
lie would have 10 beach her. II was 20 dark Z
could Lot see my way back 60 The safe. Ihe
whistle was blown a. long - We had pound oT
steam 10 blow Il with, 10 attract tie attentlOuof
passing vessels. The boat had everything thai
the law requires for the safety Of passenss rs.
WHAT TIE CAPTAIN OF rag SCHOONER SAYS.
The captain OF the schooner Nettie Cushing,
of and from IhOmastOn, Me-, for New York,
arrived AT New London yesterday morning, ami
stated that he was run into by the propeller
Metis. CT the Providence ana New York line,
and lost her bowspTit, headsear, knighthesd
and all the forward gear. He sang out TO the
captain OF the steamer to stand by him, as he
thought lie WAS sinking, but the steamer went
on her course. After clearing the wreck he
made for New London, but could not make IT,
and came TO anchor of Goshen reef, west of New
London light. AT the time OF the collision il
was blowing gale from the southeast, and was
through tie race with Little Gull island, five
miles distant, nearing west by south.
AEoTAES ACCOUNT:
The following is another account: Towards
midnight 1t blew nearly a gale, while pitchy
darkness prevailed. The passengers had long
sEce retired 10 rest, and with the exception thar
the vessel was rolling some what, owing 70 the
rouehness of the sea, nothing occurred 20 mar
tne progress OF the trip. Shortly after O'Clock
schooner hove in sight, about four inches west
southwest OF Watch Hill light, and not more
raining hard, and, as il appears, the weather
was somewhat thick. Suddenly, without sound
OF warnipg the schooner heavily laden with lime
ran into the steamer forty feet abaft the stern
on the port eide and 50 uared away on her course.
A deep dull thud was felt all over the steamer,
men ana women were aroused from their slum-
bers, and some less frightened than the rest
rushed on deck half dressed and made for thepilot
house TO learn the cause OF what seemed a colli-
zion. The captain had already made inqniria.
Of the engineer, and the cheering news a.Ii
right" allayed all alarm of the terror strt.kan
crowd. Some returned 50 their berths. hnt
others not satisfied perhaps with the anuounce-
on the hurricane deck.
TERRIBLE SCENES.
ffteen minutes later and the death taau
went ringing through the vessel The Nets
WAS sinking rapidly and the news suread like
Shohre. staterooms we're thrown open and the
pssse ngers scrambled 10 the upper deck 70 be |
Iafthest from the water. 1t was q frightfal |
scene. Inc deck hands rushed up and down /
urging passengers to look to their fife preserv-
ers, for the -Metis was going down, and there /
were some whom the shock had NOT awakened, Il
out who now that tho shricking aud hammer
ing Lad begun quickly jumped forth ~ q terri |