The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-14
THE LATEST.


| BOSTON, June l3,-Rooert tulton, OF
Attleboro Falls, a passenger on the Nara
gansett, is missing.
PouGHEEEPslE, n. Y, June 13.-Dr.
Kittridge, OF ,Fishkill Landing, one Of the
survivors Of the Narragansett, states that
he staid on board Of the steamer while
the FIRE was progressing till it got so hot
he had to jump overheard, and during
that time he did not see single officer of
the boat nor hear an order given. Life
boats were not lowerad until the flames
had made progress. He and son were
picked up by boat from the City Of New
York.
NRw LONDON, June l3.-of the twelve
bodies recovered from the wreck OF the
Narrsgansett, the following have been
identified: E. J. Horton jewelry drum
drummer, Attleboro, Mass, VIM. Noyes,
New York, Alfred A. Reed, East Green.
wich, r. l., Mrs. VIM. Stevens, Boston,
Highland, Mrs. J. K. Little, residence un.
known. VIM. Noyes is brother OF Ben.
janin F. Noyes, Of New Haven, recently
Imprisoned 10 New Jersey for violating
insurance laws OF that State,
Assistant Inspector Of Light Boats during
Sunday morning. She lies in 7 iathoms
OF water. 1t is the opinion Of marines that
the Narragausett is broken in two. She
is grounded in the western extremity OF
the shoals, but for her grounding there she
would sunken'out OF sight. Them master OF
the wrscking sch louer Report, inspected
the wreck In diving srmor, this morning,
A part OF the port wheel house Of the
Narragansett was picked up early this
morning in the race.
lin the opinion OF seafaring men the of
ctrs OF The StoniDgon cannot be blamed
for the accident. The courses Of the collid.
ing steamers lay together, but bad the ston-
ington sopndedtwo successive whistles in
stead Of one in reply to the Narragausett,
the accident would, in all probability,
have not occurred.
No bodies recovered to-day,
BosToS, June lS.-The Herald has the
following special;
STosISdTos, COM. June ls.
Captain Young, the officer who was
Left in temporary command OF the Nara
gansett on the night OF the disaster, dur.
Jug the past two days has spent his en-
tire time at the scene OF accident.
He has said but little about the collision,
and subsequent loss OF life, except to eK.
press the belief that he was in his proper
course whep the accident happened, aud
that when all the facts are known, no
blame whatever can be- attached TO him
He heard the whistle OF the Stonington
At intervals for several -minutes
before the collision occurred, but could
net exactly place her because OF her
lights being pndistinguishablo through
heavy mist and &. He was proceeding
cautiously, at very low rate OF speed,
and was making his course, expecting
soon TO pass the light ship of corpfeld
lighthouse. He heard the warning 0i
Mr. Cook on the bow watch the mo-
meut it was given, aud with the
loss OF hardly an instant, ordered his
engines reversed and did everything TO
avoid catastrophe. In regard to the
cause OF the Gre which followed the col.
lislon be did not express even an opinion
and gave inference that he was as much
in the dark as other people. With re-
ference to the behavior of his crew
through the trying ordeal OF saving his
passengers, he says, no crew could doLe
more under the circumstances.
The passengers on the whole behaved
admirably until the cry Of fire was raised,
and then they became unmanageable.
Through the coolness Of his officers aud
men, every one Of whom stood by their
pests, many were placed on life boats and
RATS who, otherwise would have been
lost. In regard TO where the blame OF
the collision should rest he said that be
would not express any opinion.
IL appears from conversations with lead.
ing uavigators that Capt. Young has been
in these waters the past thirty:one years,
and was considered one Of the best pilots
on II before taking command Of steamer,
which be has done fur many years.