New-York tribune., 1872-09-02
OCEAN HORRORS.
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however two died Of exhaustOn), the woman who was
crushed the 20 saved by the cutter and the ID
bodies picked up would make S3 accounteo ioI as a E
ne N9sT @ rssv pgSt to pick up bodies
Senator sprague had telegraphed 70 Watcn mn W nsso
the sufferers provided wa s tbe wounds Of those
saved from the wreck were not generaly ss.iou' o
touching incident had fallen under his ODserVason O
board had been mother, her daughter, aged Ao; ana
two younger daughters, twins. aged apous sin' 1
the steamer yet well out at sea they had an aPeu
overheard and they had life preseryers were geIuhR
along pretty we'll when the mother was struck On tho
head and killed by article OF freight which had been
thrown overheard tighten the wreck When the eldest
daughter quite that ner mother was dead she
hair by which she had been lovingly helping her
daughter to keep aoat The rS eIeT db o
them having perished, and took them to Stonngtoh'
STATEMENT CT GEo. 4. HARRIS.
Gen a. Harris of Burlington, Ia. Land Commissioner
n, the Huntington and Missouri River Railroad, says
" About o'clock felt something life blow IL did NJ
strike me as anything extraordinary great many Oh
hoard thought 1t was the boat struck by wave Imme
dtov after the collision they let of steam. looked
ont OF my window on the starDoafn slue anu anu
saw astern schooner: Ai'e, eiorned and steam
was blowing off and the whistle was DiDr.s i son the
take particular pains to account to[ oste ~ s within
stones throw, propeller. lhey n1lo nnn.o.inH
signals time. Finally the ptopeebb b,,a and
and our steamer answered back with TWO "isues' anu
then the propeller went out OF sight some OF ene P
sengers said the signal was all night tnat tne Pr%Tpy %
Ter asked IL we wanted assistance Alter waiting ho
while she hove think and the Whistles s'oPpJbu b
Thinks III dress, but afterward thnkng ing m 9 Nv I 6oas
steamer had left IL all correct so puI on my
and lay down. there was dlHereht Otion ~ tnc
vessel and men were running 10 sn O, d pSS d"t and
that the water did MT strike as any
stood and looked at II awhile ana oeey9 d ldy ao"n t
again. The difficulty kept increasing ana Lookeu Ous
and saw the vessel was setting III INC wa.el
Sot life-preseryer. went forward and stood by the
pilot and asked how far we were from and anu II tuo
and they said land left the wheel Meantime the YES
sci settled rapidly. 1t raining pretty hard She
kept settling, settling settling. Pretty the waves
dashed right the bow and swept over the deck,
throwing mo on my feet among the chairs People Were
getting into the then threw all the chairs overheard
that could get holdof Invent the extreme end OF
the bow and stood there She eareened over good deal
the vessel had begun to break. The break seemed
TO DC forward In front OF the plohouse. that it was
at an angle Of IS degrees One poor fellow had cork
| bed, and trying to climb up the deeliyty. 1
the only on the bow at that time. The waves took
was best 70 stick 70 the deck 1t didn't stay but
very few minutes; r she kept sinking the water was
| up 10 my knees. Thinks l. I'VE got TO leave. swan
out among the debris got mold Of fight OF steps, used
evidently for stairs they were about eight feet long
and managed to float. Meantime the waves aud the
tide were driving in shore ana Kept drying US IN vi
could hear the OF the surf but couldn't see the
shore Just then there came floating along cover o
hatchway, about three feet square with ring on
the opposite corners. ms GOT nolu Ol anu iay nIt
on my breast upon it, holding on TO the rings WIN each
hand. But it was hard to keep my position But every
once and awhile big wave wouid sweep me on thougn
puffed myself up and kept doing so I'LL IL was aDout
ali could DO 10 Keep myself up anyhow People haa
begun TO disappear ana III SNORT tlmS was ice
ali alone The boats out from Watch Hin within
hailng distance and l hallooed to them, pn Pnt
they had got all the people was possible
10 take; they me and hearu me,
bat they did not came to my reeL Iheir Iong @ 1oat
came about distance, and picked up al they
could the result was the sane-l was eit penlhd
Then things began to look pretty dseoarsgog IN iooA
ing about the sea saw schooner lacking snip h aht
bearing away toward me; they seemed 10 san nght
straight for me Ihey got w To v on The hatch
cover They heard me and answered Dy swinging OF
hat They got In yawlb0at ana soon ,tSu @ e in.o anr
schooner After little time the United states steamer
Moocasin in command Of Capt. David Ritehle came
took US oa H @ e61 @ Tn do 70 make Ts
comfortable He remained there Just as ong as ne e9ua
nick up anybody alive dead. was told ne picked up
nineteen dead bodies. After he couldn't find any more
he started stonngton We got Inere ABOUT % IA tae
afternoon. then got on board sne 'rain anu 0"io "
Boston,"
Appended corrected list Of the saved and partial
list OF the lost -
1. Abrahams, Estela, NewYork.
a. Adams, &. e., Brooklyn. -
g. Anderson, William, New-York.
A. Anthony, Charles. jr, PROVIDENCE
8. Anthony. Orrln D., telght CLERK; u....o
g. Appieby, W. b., quarternaster, stOninsSon&
r. ArInstrnng, John, Providence.
& Arnold, Edward, Greene, H. l.
Il 10 BAKER BAKER. Urban, Wexford. Ri
10 Rel Louis r., New York.
i3 benjamin, Josephqs, Western Isiands'
a. Blackburn, Mrs, New-f0rk.
i5 blackburn, Lizzie, New-York
~. Bianding sandford o., yineland, N. ].
"a Barring T., Woonsocket.
10. Blanding, l., d. PT9yidenoe' as;SsnHs
a. Brasher, Fannie, East BOSTON,
%. 81 Brsansan, BIsDm gan, JOS. woonsccket, RI
"a Bronler HOratio, British PrOYlnce5.
as Brown, william, Providence
2s Buckley, Michael Boston
"a. BuckIow, James, iva, waiter; pro,,,ds,oa
2s. Butler, Cyrus, ProViuehce'
sS 1 0sRTroIl Hugh. stonngton.
81. Carpenter, c. H., second steward New-YorN
S3 Canseland, John W., Proyidenee
Si, Clarke, George, pastry, New-York.
SI' Clear, H. W., New.York.
RI C0rdelier Joseph A., New-York
al Cushing, Emily, Providence ~
90 Davis Charles NJ. private United States Army.
Providence. 49,, bon, r,a,ch,aD
So DAVIS, Richard, dry goods merchant. Providence.
A. Dawes, Richard Providence.
az Doane Ward. New Bedford
a. DOane, John g., New. YORK
as Dolan f. Bartlett, Whtesylle. Z. L
as Driseoll John, Boston.
Al. Dunn, John s. New, l9r@
40 Elliott L. c., Mrs, New York.
so Farrell Antoine, Western lslanfs.
g. Fistar Frederick, Now-York.
b2 Ferney, f. H., UnltH states Coast survey,
81 Forrest, Antoine, West Indies. . -,
4 Gallup, Col. Alber5 A, Directos Of the Neptune
SS' tiately. John b.
S. Gerald Mrs, Providence.
81. Gibbons, Ann, PITTSBURGH.
g. Greene, John, second portei
3d. Guild, {. H., New-hOih
GO Hallardt, Mrs. New-f0rk
81 Haller, Daniel Providence.
81. Hardy, W. H.
63. Harris, F.. stewardess
g. Hazard, Pot
as Hendricks, Wilhelm. Waltham
66 Higgins, Jacob, Greenviile, Conn.
g. Higgins, Laurens Ireland
63 Hines Bridget, Hampton Conn
3d. Hogan, John, England
TO- Holland, NJ, New YORK
H. Howard, q. w.. Rome. n T.
- Howard Patrick, EewYork
n Hughes William, Providence.
a1 Hull O. b. agent Providence aud n. Y. 81 >. 20.