Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-04-17

at the loss Of property, but when he
turns to the long rows Of dead lying
stiff on the cold gray rocks, his indig
nation turns to horror, and he hesitates
between vail for the helpless victims
and a cry Of revenge against the
authors Of the calamity. just before
me the wreckcrs haze brought up lit
tie girl about six years old, with a
wealth Of faxen hair and sweet lips,
from which even death has not robbed
their beauty. But her eyes are staring
and dull, and her face covered with the
sand Of the sea bottom. And here is
an elderly lady, stockingless, and with
her dress thrown around her hastily
her hands show her to DO a gentlewo
man, and she proves to be Mrs. David
son, cabin passenger. An examina.
ton Of her body shows that she has
3loo sterling in her possession. A
sta'wart, larRe-limbcd scotchman is
identified as Mr.. Murray,a Storage pas
senser on his way to Chicago, where he
had two daughters. The corpses lie in
rows, side by side, some cut by being
thrown on the rocks, and some gashed
by the graphing irons. Some are
recognized and some arc not, though
all arc searched for valuables aud for
some marks to establish their identity.
The divers were enabled yesterday, for
the 6rst time, to 60 down. but they
could not enter the ship, and much Of
the wreck must be cleared away before
they do this. The boats cover the sea,
but the bulk Of the cargo is yet in the
vessel, and the impression is that the
dead are there in great numbers.
Standing in view Of this great calam-
ity, l realize how impossible it is to
reproduce correctly incidents Of the fear
full interval between the striking of the
ship and the rescue of the last survi-
vor. The story Of Carmody, steerage
passenger from Clare. Ireland, is one Of
fr;ghtful interest. The water found
him in his berth. and he erasped the
stanchion, an involuntary effort for life.
Between him and the outer world was
the iron ship and the glass in the port.
He was in darkness, his body aacat-
Had he let go he would have dropped
down, for the ship was lying on her
beam ends. but his strong hands kept
his head above water and up against the
ships side. He could feel the drowned
and drowning men sweep by him, and
for moment got rest on some dead
body that passed under his feet He
kept this position for a period which
seems to him to have been two hours,
until he got the light broken and crawl
ed through the port.
Two or three others had similar
escapes: John Charles ElIery, stew
ard, tells Of Rosey Sheat, about three
years old. ''Shc sat at my table," says
he, "with her father, mother and broth
or, and was fond Of me. When got
out, Mr.. Sheat placed her in my arms
in her night dress, and asked me ia
save her. l thought Of my own little
girl Of the same age in Liverpool, and
[ kept her as long az I could. saw
her father and mother swept away by
the sea, and the little one moancd and
continually called, Papa! papa! l am
so wet: She died in my arms and
had not the heart then to let her drop
but handed her to man who was
stronger than myself Mr.. Price
persisted with the cold. The captain
urged him to move, but could do moth
ing. He simply looked up and moan
ed. Those who came out scantily clad
persisted with the cold. and many actu
ally froze to death. The captain urgco
all to beat their arms and legs to kecl
up the circulation. There is a man ir
the hospital now whose legs are com
plete!y tayed Off from beating then
against the rigging, but then they hai
no feeling
II urged my chum to beat his arm.
but he could only seesaw them up ant
down." said another when I got t.
the r'cks had to 60 on my hands ant
knees. I felt as though l had No legs
Two men carried me away or I shoul(
have died."
There are many instances Of hcroism
and the way man and wife died ca'
never be forgotten. Visited the hous,
Of Clancy, at which the sufferers wer'
first relieved. and as he told me OF tn
drowning, of the shrieks, Of the groans
Of the haggard, frenzied, half craze,
people who crowded into his house, tn,
tears ran down his face in streams
His daug htcr, frail women. did all sh
could, but that was comparatively it'll
for such furnished army. Holes ha,
to be bored in the floor to allow tn
water which dripped from the people t
drain away.
! The Americans who are here express
themselves greatly dissatisfied Wit
some Of the. proceedings A tn
bodies are brought up they are laid o
the rocks and searched for valuablcs.-
From Mrs. Davidson's finger was take
gold ring, which was thrown in wit
many other valuables taken from other.
There is no record kept except in larg
sums of money, so that Identification q
property will be impossible. From tn
body of one man G3O were taken, bu
az there is no description Of the man q
his clothing his heirs can never get {;
Even the coffins are not numbered
The Roman Catholic priest buries i
the cemetery at Lower Prospect: all VIII
arc known by their scapnlaries or bead
1 to be Catholics. saw four fine-lookin
women to-day lying side by side, an
all wearing a Catholic badge.
Among the statements made is on
ty MIR. kinane, cabin passenge,
which is worthy Of note. He say
there was not more than one days pr
visions on board for the steerage an
two for the cabin passengers, and thu
this, as much as~the shortness of coz
compelled entering Halifax. -. :. I. r, =
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