The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-07


LITTLE JOHNNY HANLEY
the child hero OF the lost Atlantic, is . chubby and
csd boy Of nine years re Of age
and OF SOFT deep gray hue, with long DARK lashes.
AS he appears now one would take him to
sSen. or or just out Of t.. for some good
people in Halifax bought him a regular sea
CAP which is also trimmed with gut buttons and
cord. The unfortunate little fellow lost his father
his only surviving relatives being two sisters, re.
siding In Newark, n j., one OF whom Is married.
sae ali e qoue
which the company have passed. His pockets are
generally Wen supplied wi,1 nuts candy ana ut
Is fearful premonition Of what his future career
win be II they continue their attentions He says
he is English and comes from Ashton but does not
know in what shire that town is situated nor his
own age. He speaks with q strong English ac-
seems aImos, Impossible to Ak his attention
seriously npon the fearful scenes through which he
or the ds ss % se
are among the victims OF that awful night Last
evening, however, after talking to him for some
table In the saloon Of the Newport, assuring him
that would not detain him long, and obtained
HIS REC0LLECTIONs OF THE sHIPwRECK.
Jay Could, the railway magnate and quite q
table and listened to such portions of the cnid's
narrative as they could hear but he was 80 in
az w table his S
had difficulty In hearing more than occasional re-
plies TO my questions.
and mother on the night OF the wreck, Jonnnyr'
"Oh, no, sir" he answered. 'The married peo-
people IN another, and SO wouldn't be allowed to
sleep with them. slept with my brother.n
What was the first thing you knew OF the wreck
II heard the ship hit again the rock; it seemed
like big noise and woke me up. My brother got
out OF bed before me, and then got up and went
up to the second stage. and while was standin'
there two men lifted me up and put me in the
highest bed there was in it,"
"Were you able TO dress in the dark ?"
oh you knew there was lamps ournn and
my jacket and waistcoat and shoesh
what did you do neXtY Tell me all you remem-
Der now Of what you didY"
JOHNNY wRIGGLED LITTLE
and looked around as though he wanted to get
away from the New York reporter and run about
were you in that berthY'
and then remember the men were shoutin' to the
men outside the ship to break the window in
There was , man outside as took hammer or
somethin' and knocked in the glass. and saw six
or seven men pass up through the window from the
bed where was"
"Why didn't you 60 out Of the portfolio or win
dow as you call itf''
II couldn't reach it. These men went up through
it and didn't say anything to me-"
"Was the ship turned over on her side then?'
eyes, she was layin' over, and / crawled over
the berth and on to the up side OF 1t when she
.'Then this dead light'-this window-was in the
side OF the ship, but was up over your head, was
''Yes, sir i couldn't reach up to it, but some
men lifted me up to it, and then some more men
that was outside took hold of my arm and pulled
me up.n
"Aow long do You think you were outside on
the ships sideg'
~ think about two hours.n
"Were there any people out there with you9n
"oh yes, there was plenty Of other men there,
and was among them.''
s'Did the sea wet you out there?o
"Yes. 1t beat over about every ten minutcs-it
ship there, up fora'd."
''What did you see next?"
strong enough and they couldn't reach u.s."
DID you see any women there on that part Of
the shipY"
held on to some ropes and had to hold on nearly
all the time"
"Yes. / had to 60 down the ships side and
SOME MEN TOOK
by the arm. / asked the men in the boat as II
they'd pull me In, and man stood up in the boat
aud reached up, and when came near enough he
took my leg or arm and pulled me in the boat.
There was good many people in the boat; they
was sittin' all round the sides OF the boat"
Ibid any Of the men try TO keep you from getting
wet or hold you between their knees or any.
NO; don't think So They had to hold on, and
they was all wet enough themselves
when did you see your father and mother
II seed 'em that night when went to bedn
'And never saw them after that 7"
"NO, SIR"
sDid your brother speak to you when he got out
OF bed ~
eyes, he said as had better get up and then
he went out and haven't seen HIM since he went
away"
" . you see anybody you know that nights'
to me; that was outside the ship, and
WAS CRYING WITH THE COLD,
and he took hold OF me and told me not to be cry.
ing; but wasn't crying for the first hour or sou
Ibid you know what was the matters''
81 knew we had hit on rock or something, be-
cause somebody said SO, and heard the neise.n
.were there many little boys like yourself on the
ships"
were very near all Germans. l don't remember
seem any of 'em that night"
Ibid you see any people drowned Off the shipY'
men,
did you see them sink in the waters"
did you see the line that was stretched from the
Yes. sir: / seed people goin' along the line
holdin by their hands and with their feet hangIn'
down and their bodies In the water. 1t was there
SEED the two men let 90, and they were
"Did you see any OF the dead people after you got
Yes; seed q lot or bodies-they said there was
thirty Of 'em-besides q boat load as come in, as
was picked up in the water about the ship"
Ibid you have cap on that night, Johnnyg"
"Do you know how it was you didn't see your
''Yes; they were in the stern OF the ship and l
was lDrard, and the stern sunk deeper and filed
up with water and think that was why ! didn't
see EN-
II was now becoming quite late, and
JOHNNY BEGAN TO YAwN
as though til ed, and In five minutes more he
slipped on the chair and said, '1'd like to go to
bed" and he wept.
AS Invent toward the door Of his stateroom with
him, asked
"Johnny, did the people CRY and shout muchSn
Me- replied the boy; mot much"
did you hear any OF them saying prayers to God
and asking Him 10 save themW
Eyes, heard good many prayin'. don't re.
member what they said, but | know they was
prayin' but" he added,r, as IL an after thought
had suddenly struck him, that was when they
were inside. didn't hear any prayin' on the
And SO the little wonder went OF to Bed.