New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-04
oTyARTERMAsTER THoMAs's STORY.


OFFICIAL DIsCoRD-A MOTHERS FATE-GErTNG
ASHORE on RoPE-Two BRAVE OLD MEN.
HALIFAX, April 3-RObert Thomas, the Quarter
master, says:
At2 o'clock ] went upon the bridge with the
second officer Mr. Metcalf and told HIM not TO
stand into the land So as the ship had run her dis
lance TO make the Sambro Light from my calcula-
TONS He told me that / was neither captain nor
mate then went to the fourth officer (Brownl and
asked him if ] should 60 on the main yards as he
would not see land until he struck on it, He told
me that it no use for me to go up.
then relieved the man at the
wheel. and at 23O o'clock the second officer
told tho captain, who was reposing In the
chart-room, that the weather was getting thick.
The second officer went outside of the chart-rOom.
The man on the lookout called out, /" Ice ahead"
They were among the ice, and shortly after the ship
struck. The time was 3:15 o'clock.
limit the helm hard starboard, and reversed the
engines full speed astern. 1 lett the wheel-hOuse
and went to the after wheel-house and got the
out and distributed them for the purpose of cutting
away the gear about the boats. little boy
and his mother, named Munney, both steer
age passengers, with her brother, Alfred
Munney all from London, were lost. She called to
me after she came out OF the after steerage and said
to me, Robert, where are you'll" said, am
here" She said, "Save me-" / took the mother
and child on the saloon deck, and told her to stay
there until could get the boats clear to put her and
the boy into. The ship suddenly listed over and
they lost their hold on the Fail. and were swept
overheard and sunk to rise no more. l think they
have some friends or relations at Yonkers, West
chester County, New-YoTk, as received an address
10 the above effect the night before.
William Purdy, Quartemaster, was the first who
ATTEMPTED to swim ashore, but when going he said,
GOOD bye, Thomas; will you come with mep /
REPLIED that wanted to save the boy and his
mother Then I saw that the boy and mother were
swept away swan shore. and when landed
ON the rock o passenger called out, "Saye me-"
which did | traversed from rock to rock. fall
ing sometimes from exhaustion, with this man with
me until found the signal port, place which the
fishermen have to look out and signal boats. then
called out for help. Two old men and boy came to
our assistance and went TO the honse with them
and procured line, and then retraeed my steps to
the beach where saw lot Of passengers and crew
upon the rock
Speakman, the quartermaster, swan toward me
with line from the rock. and hove my line and
caught him and pulled him ashore. AS soon as had
done 80 hauled in the line which he had from the
rock and made fast the end of my line TO II so az 10
make IL stronger. AS soon as Rot thc INC "uo i"S'
| told those who on the rock TO come on SHORE
one by one. as l would save them. The hrst man
saved in this way l do not know, but the second
one was Mr.. Brady the third officer ] saved in
this manner about 20. as near / remember In
some instances the line was some distance
overhead aud the persons too exhausted,
had TO reach down and pull them up for some
had 10 20 into the water which was out OF my
depth, with line around my waist. In these cases
the two old would drag me and the man ~
rescued ashore ! remained there from o'clock I'LL
Q, when fell down through exhaustion. One OF the
stewards sud somebody else came and relieved me-