Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-07-01
SAVED BIZ THEIR GOODNESS.

What Mr.. Dana and General BARLOW Say.
Mr.. sim. Barlow's escape from drown
ing was very narrow indeed. He is part
owner of the Seawanhaka, and as he is in
the habit of making daily trips between
New York and his charming summer resi-
dence at Glen Cove, he had fitted up for
the use of himself and his family large
room on the saloon deck on the port side
and just aft of the paddle box. Mr..
Charles A. Dana has a similar room
opposite on the starboard side. Monday
evening after leaving New York Mr..
Dana and some other gent 'emen were sit
ting with Mr.. Barlow in his room when a
sudden dull explosion occurred which
Immediately preceded the breaking out of
the flames. Mr.. Dana is bold swimmer,
and he had taken time to secure life pre-
server, and as the boat neared the sunken
meadows jumped into neared the sun<en
meadows jumped into the water and
swan safely ashore. MIR. Barlow
with characteristic GOODNESS took time
to look about him, and give such assist
ance as was possible to those near him be-
fore finally jumping into the water. He
is not an expert swimmer, but he was
driven by the heat heat into the water just
boats length perhaps before the bow of
the steamer touched land. He jumped
from the guard in the after part of the boat
and sank, of course. As he arose to the
surface he struck out for the shore, when
suddenly he was forced down under the
water again, woman having jumped from
the deck of the steamer directly upon his
back. By this time he was quite exhaust
ed by his struggles in the water, and
his strength failing him he sank for a
third time below the surface. During all
this time Mr.. Barlow says he perfectly re-
tanned consciousness of. his situation and
of the great danger he was in, but he
could not repress a humorous feeling that
it was a ridiculous situation to be
drowning within sight of the city's walls.
He was however discovered by some
friends on shore, who recognizing at
once in what danger he was of drown
ing, managed to reach him with boat
and safely to land him on the sunken
meadows. By sailboat Mr.. Barlow cross
ed to Randal's Island, and soon was able
come over to New York. He went yester-
day to Judge Shipman's house. at Astoria,
but he will be unable, on account of the
shock, to come to the city for several
days.
Mr.. Dana said yesterday to reporter
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people lost their wits. Those, he said,
who had presence of mind enough to get
ife-preservers and to jump into the water
right side up, were saved. There was an
abundance of Gfe-preservers. Some peO-
pie jumped off forward and were
drawn in under the Wheel and
were killed in the water even before
they could drown. Mr.. Dana said that he
saw one man, too terrified to jump into
the water, stand at the guard until he was
burned to great, unrecognizable cinder.
Mr.. Dana swan away from the boat at first
for fear of an explosion, and then turned
toward the meadows, swimming altogether
about 1875 feet. Mr.. Benjamin w. Hitch
cock, who was with Mr.. Dana, swan d.
rectly ashore-a distance of not over fifty
feet. The meadows at this time, said Mr..
Dana, were entirely submerged, only the
tops Of the long grass showing in the high
est places.