The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-20
Il THRILLING TILE
Narrative Of Albert ). Gallup Before the NctiS In
VeStigating Commission Two Hours BaiIina
with Cater hoe-Other Testimony

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Z Providence, r. l.. September 11.-n
The Metis investigation to-day, Albert s
Gallup testified that he was a passenger:
that he WAS awakened by the crash saw
one OF the under officers, who said that
everything was all right was aftclwaId
aroused by Captain Hull, who said that the
snip was sinking; went into the saloon and
found the people in it in commotion; some
had life preservers ON and some were put
Z ting them on; he could find none IN his
room, and did not secure one at all after
getting on the lurricane-decll he attempted
to jump into boat and fell. Scizing an iron
brace connected with the lowering apIlara-
tus; ut that instant the bow of the boat fell
into the water, and every person except
myself fell into the water also the ship
had not lost her headway, and in moving
forward, the stern tackle being i'll the
water carried the boat bottom-upwardS,
dragging it end over end by some means
she rghted, and was dragged along until
a man, who afterwards proved to lie the
second mate, cut the dagit fall, and the
boat was free there were some five got
2 into this boat | helped two of them my
self; there were some eight or ten voices
at the stern
CRYING FOR HELP;
there were only three men in the boat that
could handle an oar besides the man III
command there were five oars III the boat;
they rowed out to these heads in the wafer;
We could not sec anybody, but the sound
of their voices ceased, and | feared we
should be able to pick up nobody they
kept pulling and got hold of a fireman with
a life preserver on took him intothe boat:
then picked up man without 4 life pre-
server after rowing some distance Just
then sea struck her, knocked everybody
iii the boat into a heap, and knocked the
oars adrift. i sang out 20 put her head to
fhn Sp1 pI will bpI. tlp
i'll charge told them to put her head to the
F.. sea he had the steering oar, and gave di-
rections to the Towers ! got down in the
bottom of the boat to find something to bail
with she was about onc-thirCt fun OF water;
found gaiter shoe | commenced bailing
and did not stop for two hours the storm
! increased !; the men on board, when they
found WAS making some hcadway i'll the
water with the shoe, compared notes and
called the roll, as it were, as to
WHO WERE ON BOARD;
they all knew each other, aud talked of
several who started W ith them in the boat
: but were missing l said nothing. but kept
. at my work bailing, and concluded that |
was on board 4 boat that had been lowered
5 without authority {; then there Was a dls-
s. cussion among them about the steamer !;
. they AL declared that they could not sec
any sign of her, the man in charge stated
: that he WAS sure she bad gone, az her
J HutItS Mtlc aUDNeT water WlitH inc Bp1J
passed away from the steamer when we
left the steamer we went directly astern of
her; she was going one way and we anoth-
er; never saw her afterwards : knew moth
I ing OF the direction in which we were going
! and no one iii the boat knew f; We sighted
/ a schooner; all hands shouted, and the
man in charge ordered me To get upon the
seat to show myself as | had on Il white
shit he said,
GET Up THERE. WHITE SHIRT
! As had heard some mutteTings when the
storm was heaviest about there being too
many.in the boat, obeycd promptly. stood
up and shouted at the topOf my voice, with
! others the vessel did not see US and sailed
away from us {; that was repeated in two
other instances; received the order, ''Ge
up, white shirt" and got up: was very
much exhausted; had cease q bailing from
exhaustion and d fireman WAS put to- work
8 to keep the boat clear; found IN thwart cap
a badge of the second mates; | asked if
the second mate was on board this boat the
/ man who had given all the orders said that
he was the.Secund mate l had never seen
him before i'll my life | asked him who
2 ordered him to lower the boat; he replied
I Captain Torrey, the first pilot; sighted a
steamer coming down quite a distance off; (;
saw the name
/ THETIs on HER SIDE;
saw the men on her; she was mp to the
windward WAS not able to hail her knew
then for the first time in what direction the
boat was heading; very soon after the The
/ It's passed a Portuguese i'll the bow saw
land the deck hands and firCmen all sung
out to turn the boat around and 30 ashore;
one who was assisting the seco1id mate in
steering attempted tumoye out to turn her
about the mate threatened him, and then
turns to me and says, Nv lite shirt, you
are a passenger, ain, YOU? - l replied that
l was he asked me my name and gave
/ it; lie said it was not safe FOR this boat TO GO
around, and wanted me to help to keep
! these men III subjection, which / did this
was three hours after we left the slIip, ac-
cording to the best OF my calculation a
short time after this we sighted small sail
coming directly towards us; it proved to
be the smack Quilp of New London, Can
tain George Harris he got us all safely ON
board there we've
EIGHT OF Us ALL TOLD:
landed US in Stonington about half-past
nine o clock notified the Captain OF the
T Narragansett, and the revenue steamer
3 Mocca>in was fired up and went to the res
cue am one of the directors of the Com
pany and Secretary | went on board III
Z New York as passenger | have pass as
director; took supper with Captains Bur
/ ton and Hull nerGr SQ5o Cdpt,ttItS BUrt0is
or He'll drink u drop Of tqa0r / have
had no experience on steamboats,; before |
was told that the vessel was sinking | dis
covered a difference i'll the motion of the
vessel thought She rolled heavily, dipped
and. .quivcred, and did not rise Immediately;
. when taken ON board the smack | was very
much exhausted, but was able to be about
| Was put in berth in the cabin, and re
manned there trembling violently until We
got into StoningtOn did not know the
cutter was there until | saw her. it was IA
mere accident so far as am concerned that
information was given to them wasnot in
hfe boat, but smanboat twenty feet long.
NOT 4 LIFE BOAT
i'll any sense of the word; am connected
with the management only as with the
Board of Direction l considered the boat
in charge of Captain Burton Captain Hun,
or any other man, ought to speak when he
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