Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-09-05
The Wreck Of the Nets.
FEARFUL LOSS OF LIFE !!
Statements Of the Survivors
Partial List of the Dead

the Nets surprising itt> Nts-et W ht W. llts
danger declined. The Metis spent about
fifteen minutes in looking for the missing
schooner. and then resumed her coarse
leaving the Stonington 10 find the schoon-
or. The Metis had been about half an
hour on her course when she was discov-
cred to be sinking. She Immediately put
for the shore. but soon sunk there seemed
Ia be an abundance of life prcseryeTS on
board but several took two or three each
and len others without any. About forty
passengers gathered on the hurricane deck
large proportion OF whom We're women
and children. The hurricane deck >epar-
ated from the vessel and after drifting
obout four hours was dashed on the beach
knocking 1t all to pieces. The wreck was
turned completely over, A. r. Guild thinks
that several were killed by the falling de-
bris. On shore they were kindly cared
for. The passengers lost every thing. and
many had t. borrow money and dry cloth
ing. Twentv-seyen dead bodies have been
recovered. The following dead were pick
ed mp by the Cutter; Mrs. Mary Wilson
1T Williamsburg. l.. l.. wife of 'fhos. Will
son was saved. Mrs. e.. W. Howard nf
Rome, y. 7. FOR Pawtucket. X l., her
husband was saved; Laura Bra>hcr IF
East Boston identified by her sister who
wa~ saved; Arthur Wireman child NJ
bihtiNlA w. anu 'Alt hiitlfilil VI i'lfHFNt "
:. &. Martin Of Manchester identified rs
hi wife who was saved. two children M!
Frederick Gouard OF Providence, Mr..
ilcmenway a piano forte maker II Hn~'f.i-
There are eleven bodies nor Identifies. con
si-rng of two women and uiUe mru; de-
sCription list Of which /, as follows; No. 4,
y woman with striped steel aud tilrk
dress Ne. ,. an elderly colnrcd man. wjtt
white shirt aud hoavy gray beard; NJ 4.
an elderly white man with gray whjskcf-
and light overcoat; No. I. a middle aged
man with black suit. watch and gold chain;
No. ). "A white woman la chemisc, stout
aud about Is years of age: No. u. = middle
aged man in black coat. brown pants with
hiacA stripe; No. :. middle aged man.
wore black suit, watch aud chain; No. :,
middle aged man, wore gray -u't and goa
t-c; NJ. .. middle aged man. gray coat.
watch aud chain: No. 10. aged man. gray
beard and gray pants; No. II. elderly
man. watch aud chain aud heavy beard,
black coat and dark striped pants. Par
ti.- wishing to communicate respecting
bodies not identified may address br.
HYDE or Harris Pcndietou OF ~tonlugtou.
The schooner which colljdcl with the
Mriis was the Nrttic Cushing from Ihom-
aston fur New ! orS. The Capt. states
that h. was run into h. halted the Steamer
10 lAh ~ Nft liit'ilA4- w ff~Ntt ti''t ~stiN
ing made Tor New London. where She nuW
Capt. Osgood OF the yacht Flcctwing,
gave 500 To divide among the sufferers.
Ny officers aud crew furnished the saved
With all their spare clothing. Captains
Iaud aud j. Crandall Of the Watch iii
with their crews aud life boats, and Capt.
Crandail'- private boat which wa stove.
saved fourteen who were PLACED 90 board
my steamer. Although capt. trautlIll
Ia. lost hi- boat, yet he says he !, Well
paid Tor the los. having -Avcd fourteen
lives with her. There vas a heavy SEA
running and Il was almost impossible "a
approach the vessel with life boats; the
wind blew heavily from the northwest
against Southeast gale Of wind Of the
night previous occasioning very high
cross sea, President Babcock aud Super-
intcndcnt Matthews, of the ~tonington,
have issued passes 20 all the survivors 70
New \ ork aud those bound eastward are
rendered every facility for their tran-p"r-
tation home The scene WA awful amt
the pertsning anu ,'su o.fss -oss - IA.aas u,
those who have experienced like trial,
father, looking Tor their children. husbands
their wives, . mother for her child. son
for his father, and a sister for brother
Il beggars description.
sigued,) DAVID RIciiIl.
Commanding Revenue steamer. MoccaSln.
WATCH iiuL.. Il. l., Aug. 81 William
T.. sheridan. Of Boston, is at the Ocean
House and his wife among the missing
Tie says he knew nothing Of the disaster
which had overtaken the vessel, until there
was great rumpu, outside his statcroom.
Il rushed out to find that the steamer was
sinking and hurried my wife into the life
boat. There were too many OF Us in the
boat. We had proceeded nearly to the
land when the rough sea caused our boat
to tip over, We were all thrown into the
water. IL was terrible moment there
were n few Of us who could swim and only
eight or ten succeeded in laying hold OF
the boat. My poor wife was not among
them" Mr.. Sheridan here became VERY
much agit2ted and HID his face In hi,
hands. La Il moment he resumed with
broken voice. II have no ply steal trouble
my grief j. elsewhere, | have telegraph-d
70 Providence 70 learn II my poor girl was
among those who were taken there BY the
cutter. Among the pathetic Incidents OF
the disaster | remember well the death of
TWO little children, all last evening they
played about the saloon prattling gaily
with the passengers and seemingly wrapt
up In each other. When bed time came
one OF them said tiss me mama. tiss me
Apa -pIsi- ~ sittp anu saw lItii no
more alive. This morning. their bodies
were washed ashore on this beach asped
in each others arms. They we're beautiful
In life and their counteuauces bore "A
placid smile as If their death was painless
Our boat was capsized close by the shore
and IL was Il sad sight to Us who had gain
ed our lives when we witnessed the strug-
giles of those who unableto withstand the
terrible unaer tow were drowned in our
very faces. Their uptui med faces aid de-
spairing looks Will haunt me to my diving
day" Mr.. Sheridan IS much Frustrated
by the shock which he received.
Another passenger who does not desire
TO have his name in print. tells his story
thus Il left New York on the steamer
Nets yesterday forenoon and We came out
Of the East River with stiff breeze. My
wife and | retired early aud as she was sea-
sick was Obliged TO be up during "A great
portion Of the night, when she became
better however towards morning | lay
down with my clothes on tor nap: snd
denly heard a noise which woke me up;
| went to my stateroom window and open
ed II in time to perceive a schooner out
side which seemed TO have run INTO our
boat; there didn't seem TO be any fuss
about ii. | wasn't alarmed nor any one
else" Putting an army hat on walked
hicHe tic sdioou anu uoW II ~ tie puT-tIs
office, AFT, occupying ten minutes in the
journey; the sea was running very high at
the time and the walk took longer than
usual. The purser told me schooner
had run into us, | asked If any damage
had been done, and he replied 'Of course
not. IL is of no use for their old craft TO
run into us for they can't hurt us any
way" | went back to the room and laid
down and had hardly closed my eyes
when felt the ship settling under me and
aroused my wife at once. This was about
twenty-five minutes after first heard the
crash, | opened my stateroom door and
found the saloon full q people. many of
them were not dressed and all were in a
state Of feverish anxiety. They were
breaking the furniture and crying Ia a loud
way to build rafts; all the life preservers
had been taken down and one man had
three buckled about his body.
Cork mattresses were strewn about the
saloon generally, though the crowd be-
haved itself in collected manner. Some
two or three commenced to pray and few
of the women shrieked Violently. There
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