Connecticut western news., 1872-09-13
A Sad Story of the Wreck.

The saddest scene of the Metis dis aster was thatin the saloon of the Narra- eansett where sat the disconso'a5e widow Mrs. Martin, weeping silently near the spot where the body of her husband lay. She said that she and Der huspand re- sided in Philadelphia, and had taken berth in the Metis en route to one of the seaside resorts. At eleven o'clock they retired with their two children. Tie first thing she knew next was being awakened by the shock occasioned by the collision. Her husband did not awake at the time, and she aroused him and he got up to see what had happened. The poor babes then commenced to cry, and while she was endeavOring to pacify them another shock was felt and her husband came rushing in, saying that the people were all rushing out of their berths, and that the captain was shout
 ing there was no danger. She did not know what to do, and her husband was about to get into bed again when great alarm was occasioned by people running abont. In minute or two after one of | the officers-the steward, she thought came to the berth and told them to hurry out and put on life e-preservers as the yes sel was sinking. This was a terrible shock, and for a moment or so neither of them could attempt to do anything. Her husband got the life-preservers from under the berth while she put on some of her clothing, and he fastened cue O
 the life preservers around her and gave
 her one of the children, aged six months.
 He then hastily put on the other and
 took the other child, a boy of three years,
 from the berth and fled from the state room, which then had about foot of
 water in it. Tn the dark and with the
 roar of the storm. which was tossing the
 vessel about. it required a g, eat struggle
 to get to the deck. The poor children clung to them screa ming. On reaching the saloon it was almost knee deep with
 water. With one hand she clune to her
 husband who pushed forward ID the dark,
 and the next thing she heard was the
 nlunging of the people in the water.
 Her husband caught her round the
 waist, shouted to her to grasp the baby
 tioht, and then she found herself strue-
 gling in the waves. They kept toeethe,
 for short time, but the sea ran so high
 and with the cold of the water she had
 to let go the babe. Her husband then
 got 1t in his other arm and together they
 kept it for half an honr when high
 wave washed both children away. one
 of whom she believed was dead with the |, cold water and fright. The boy of three
 years was dashed against her twice anc she succeeded in laying hold of him
 and the little fellow clasped his arm< , around her neck, but in short time : after he released his hold, whether from death or not she could not say, but ht was carried away. All around the people
 were floating and shouting to each other but soon they were widely separated b, } the pillows. Tn two hours, during whicl time she had chung to her husband, h. , got nnconcions and disappeared. I'm s horrible reality. and seeing her tw'
 children also perish, almost maddenet r her, and she was tossed on the pillow like cork. She felt herself sin king e for the ife-preserver got loose, and jus p as she was overpowered and exhauste' g and about to sink the Moccasin came up s and she was rescued, after being full t four hours in the water. But, oh V what is it to be thus recalled to life whe l. there lies the body of my poor husband D and the poor babes lie in the sea?" sh
 exclaimed, and commenced to wee
 aloud.
 f Captain Allen came into the room, an :. sympathized with her. On the way t n the city tue passengers, on finding or . . the state of affairs, and that the DOC i woman had lost everything except whs " few clothes she hastily got on her, mad :. ..s up purse of $l45 and presented it t o her. A few hours after the arrival hel = she obtained permit from the Coroner is nffice and proceeded en route to Phil' if delphia, where her parents reside, an " where the remains of her husband wi :. be inferred.