The New York herald., 1872-08-31
c. II. Carpenter.
John Hogan.
Abraham TORY.
William $. Chase.


THE DEATH LIST
comprises twenty-0ne names, seventeen bodies
having been picked up by the revenue cutter and
conveyed to Stonington and four bodies having
been washed ashore at the Hill. Only three Of the
bodies have yet been identified. They comprise =
Two children OF Frederick Garrard of Providence.
Mr.. Hemingway, pianoforte maker. OF Boston.
Every endeavor is being made to discover the
names of the missing ones, and the remains are
being well cared for.
Among the missing ones is the wife of Mr.. VIII
liam f. Sheridan, OF the Globe Theatre Boston.
MR.. sHERIDANs STATEMENT.
Mr.. Sheridan, who is at the Ocean House. Watch
Hill, says that he knew nothing of the disaster
which had overtaSen the vessel until there was
great rumpus outside Of his staterOom. ~ rushed
out, TO find that the steamer was sinking, and hur
ried my wife into the hteboat There were too
many OF us in the boat. We had proceeded nearly
to land, when the rough caused our boat to tip
over and we were all thrown into the water 1t
was terrible moment. There were 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 agtated and hid his face in his hands. In
moment he resumed, with broken voice:-
~ have no physical trouble. My grief is else
where. have telegraphed to Providence to learn
there by the cutter"
Among the pathetic incidents Of the disaster re-
member well
THE DEATH OF TWO LITTLE CHILDREN.
All last evening they played about the saloon,
prattlng gayly with the passengers, an dseemingly
wrapt up in each other When bedtime came one
OF them said :-''Tiss me, mamma, tiss me, for am
going to Sleep" ara saw them no more alive.
This morning their bodies were washed ashore on
this beach
CIAsPED IN EACH OTHERS ARMS.
| They were beautiful as In life, and their coun-
tenances bore placid smile, as II their death
painless Our boat capslzed close by the shore, and
1t was a sad sight to u.s. who mad gained our lives
when we witnessed the struggles OF those who,
unable to withstand the terrible undertow, were
| drowned In our very faces. Their
UPTURNED FACES AND DEsPAIRING LOOKS
will haunt me to my dying day.
Mr.. Sheridan is much Frustrated by the shock
which he has received. Another passenger, who
does not desire to have his in print tells his
story thus:-
ANOTHER PASSENGERS STORY.
left New York on the steamer Metis yesterday
afternoon, and we came out Of the East River with
a stifr breeze My wife and retired early, and as
she was seasick was obliged to be up during
great portion of the night. When she became
BETTER however, towards morning, laid down
with my clothes on for nap. Suddenly heard
noise. which woke me up. went to my stateroom
window and opened 1t in time to perceive q
schooner just outside, which
SEEMED TO HAVE RUN INTO OUR BOAT.
There didn't seem to be any fuss about It, I
wasn't alarmed, nor did anybody else seem to be.
Putting on my hat walked along the saloon and
down to the Purser's office, aft, occupying per-
haps 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 that o
| schooner had run into us. ! asked II any damage
had been done and he reped-
| "Of course not. 1t is OF no use for these small
| craft to run into US, for they can't hurt any
way"
| Iwent back to my stateroom and laid down. and
had scarcely 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 saloons full Of people. Many OF them
were not dressed, and all were in a state OF fever
ish anxiety. They were breaking up the furniture
| and trying, In wild way, to build RATS. AL the
| life preservers had been taken down, and
ONE MAN HAD THREE BUCKLED ABOUT HIS BODY.
The cork mattresses were strewn about the So
loon generally. though the crowd behaved itself In
| collected manner. Some two or three dropped on
| their knees and commenced to pray, and few of
| the women shricked violently, as II crying would
| nOat them ashore. There were quite q number
who were beside themselves and
JUMPED OVERHEARD IN DELIRIUM,
but the most Of us kept our wits about us. We
| launched and loaded the life-bOats threw over
bales OF cotton, to which we had previously lashed
the women and children, and tried in the short
time we had to build rats. Our time was lin
| tied, however. We felt the vessel sink slowly
| and surely beneath us, and all hands made rush
| for the hurricane deck. The boat seemed to sink
| beneath this deck, for when 1t had reached the
level of the water it foated away, forming raft OF
ITSELF AZ we drifted towards land
THE WATER SEEMED PULL OF HUMAN BODIES
| They drifted about, some one way and some an
other-the most going towards land. Our raft pro
ceedcd steadily on this way till we got close tt
shore, when big breaker threw all into the
water. was Of the few who were saved"
Intelligence Of the calamity at Watch Hill was
communicated by a colored porter at the LarkiI
| House. He rushed into the Office at eight O'CLOCK
this morning screaming,
''rHERE is LOT OF FOLKS DROwNED.v
And, sure enough, bodies were seen floating in al
| directions. Lifeboats were despatched and az
fast possible the suffering ones were taken from
the water and cared for at the hotels. There were
| two lifcboats, fifty passengers on the hurricane
| deck, and q large number elsewhere on noating
| material The hotel doors were thrown open to
them all, and the guests We'd with each other In
their efforts to grant relief and comfort Fifteen OF
the crew, who were colored, are quartered at che
| Watch Hill House, among their own race.
THE WRECK OF THE NETS
| which was not totally under water was driven to-
ward the shore until struck by q huge breaker. 1t
was broken into fragments. No further particulars
Of the disaster be ascertained at this late hour
| In the extent Of its misfortune It surpasses any
thing Of the kind which has occurred in the sound
and judicial investigation will be held regarding
| the matter.
| STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN OF
| THE METIS.