, 1880-06-13

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nantalpons and cf,at brt leaving behind s5U
and the cr1,tch witch he usuallvuses. having
hnt one 1ep The hoat was now n, fire. and
tbera was sca,a NJ Tho utmost terror and
conrnsfon woman f,nnp herself upoll
him scraa,ning. ..Sava rne and nv child. ,:
1a MANAGED to drasc himself and struggle
IN dpc1- whera fhera was scene of equally
mad confusion and frantic fear. 4 dense
for prevailed. and only the whistle and the
hail of tha Stouinpton gave token OF. her
nrfsence. Not far off there was a cry
for 1ifahoats and one was cut loose
from amidsbins from near where Wilcox
was standing. lie threw himself over the
sida of the boat and fell safely within it.
others foI1o1vod fnc1nding the woman, who
p,-rtrn NM rryrAru HER WEIGHT.
Same ono c,,t the boat loose. and it was
rusl,pt uff from the burning steamer to avoid
being svonped by passengers who were
swimming about. supported by ife-preservers
ar picces of furniture, and filling the air viii,
cries for help, The boat was pulled out, and
within short time the Narragansett sunk,
LEAVING total darkness OH the water. The
boat remained out for 3 while, Wilcox Judged
about three hours, when. feeling the approach
of coming storm, lie urged the men to pull
for the steamer Stonington, which was still
blowing her whistle, rs the only hope to
escape being unset, They did so, and were
saved. The boats load. Including Wilcox,
numbered thirteen three of them. he thinks.
were of the crew of the Narragansett. VIII
cnv did mt taarn tho name If any nersnn
in tho hoar
Axorurp srarF>rrvr
tho prov;l,sncp To,,,,,oJ snvs. The nassen.
eror &v,s l,-ino m. a 1ounp, IN thu cantoin,s
room wtan he heard thrao whistles of an
,nnr<,ach1pp stenrar which sonoiad as if
over bia, lead and in an instant tha collision
.,ccnrr,I The Earraeansett fell away a|out
a onorter of \ mi]e and soon the alarm of
fire was eiven The flames hlazed 50 fierce
II. and snroai en- r,n,d1v that the nassanoers
~ ,ycra ~ oh1;eed to m lsar over ~ fron, @ The hmrri.
cona dact. f,to tha v,tar anl were saan in
every diraction cljnqinr 70 seats and life
,raseryors rho domaaed staampr Ston,np-
tn, n,ovad nm ,,v tha 1ipht of tho hnrninr
,oesal md f,1,- eno norsons xora rescnad
This nasspnepr estimates th, number of 1ost
,t fiftv Tho t,lerl NJ The E,rrapansett
rr.,crn r,1r <,+v,,rR At rr1Ir,ry
w u Rock of pittshurp md .1ohn We1ch
of s1iluanl,aa ara eavati Tho Rev nr
I I,oclwool who dia,1 after bainp taIe,, fr,m
tha water w,a mn lie fret tr,, West
The m,rsor of tho yarrapaneet+ statn,, that
thor. 1rara not moro than am noseanpnrs m,
ho,rd tho ho,+ and that tho 1occ connot ay,
caad f;ft, oe n is l-no,, ,nnra tha, or, ,,ora
brouu,,t fn th,s ct,- ,,1 roro7o r,,m1,ore ,,.oro
t,tan 1,ocl tn Stn,;nvton r. ie alien rnovn
+1,,t a ochoonor ,rlioh cama nm cant out
},o,ts on,1 ,,;ol-at7 nv, sa,,oro1 ,,,o,,l.,
A n,eeon,or and = r,vo1 co,1ot warn ,,,;,,,.
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,un-e NJ 1.a1 ~, 0'
Oua ,,o,,,or mar ,,,os eoo,, =, ,,a1,ho-o+.,x
e,o,.t ;,,,ri+ ,,,,,o ~, n~;s af - ,,,'1
+t,o+ +,a h,,,+ ,,.oe .;r1-,,,,, <<or, ro,ea, M,
roaor+ ~ ,,,eto1 w.. ols, l,aa->1 l., o,,n+ha,.
.,;roa,;o,, ''e0N ''@
!, .,ao,. how'd o+ +ho Ho,r.o++ .o,-,, ~
;,,n,a1 amarhaara as sonn - tha no1,i';a, ,,'
1nr 1a .,,aao a,,1 o,nn - + ooo hra'-a,, 0 ~
o,,- roa+ 1o,<,ara3 fro,,, +ho Vorra oa,,.ott
overturned @ and tha nccnnants 10 thinks
.vor, ,tl drn,,,,n,
II ia s,;,j thaf In fra ,ntn,tas of+ar +ba NIL
1;s;on th.ra ,vora t;va fant If <yotar i, tho
and T., +a,, 1ninntos t1,a stao,,,o1
hoa h',r,a,1 ~ tha ,,atar,. a,11a
,,,, ,,,1>1,,.,>-,,,>.,, sr,,sx,,e
TIM s.o,,as e,fson,,.nt n +ba oo,,,e,,,, ,ro
,aecr;l,aI - baortranL;no !, ,,o,t,s cra,,, ,,;s.
oovera1 ~, iii 1a,,,. str rol;,,7 ;n ITO ,.,1ar
on,, ,,ha,, thav ovl,a1 +o WHARF eho u,os i,
,,o. d;soovarod tint cha n,asnaf1 or s-wo,,t,,.-
o1.l infu,t l,ar t,r,nd,.1,ilJ closa1v tn hnr
tre,st Dot1, ,rore n;cl-ed IN
Tin o,,ltIs;,,p fra md einE;,, ,f Tho ror-
RI ra,,satt occnrrcd withiu sucl, sl,ort t;mn