Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-14
THE NARRAGANSETT.

THE NARRAGANSETT.
More Complaint That the Officers Were
Insficient-A Few of the Dead Identf
fied-Capt. Young's Ststements-The ON
GERS and Crew Did Their Duty.
PoUGHKEPsE, N. Y, June 13.-Dr. Kilt
ride, of Fishkill Landing, one of the survi-
vors of the Narragansett, states that he
stayed on board of the steamer while the
fire was progressing till it got 30 hot he had
to Jump overheard, and during that time did
not SEQ single officer of the boat or hear
any order given; and the life boats were not
lowered until the flames made great progress.
He and his SON were picked up by boat
from the city of New York.
IDENTIFIED DEAD.
New LONDON, Conn.,, June 13.-Of the
twelve bodies recovered from the wreck of
the Narrsgansett, the following have been
Unidentified: E. j. Horton, ieweIry drummer,
Atleboro, Mass. VIM. Noyes, New York
Mrs. VIM. Stevens, Boston Highland, and
Mrs j. Fl. Little, residence unknown. VIM.
Noyes is brother of BENZ. F. Noyes, of
New Haven, recently imprisoned in New
Jersey for violating the insurance laws of
that State.
The Narragansett was boarded by the
Assistant Inspector of light boats, during
Sunday morning. She lies in seven fsthoms
of water. 1t is the opinion of mariners
that the Narragansett is broken in two.
She is grounded in the western extremity
of the shoals. But for her grounding there
she would have sunk ont of sight.
The master of wrecking schooner reports
that he inspected the wreck in diving armor
this morning.
A part of the port wheel house of the Mar
ragansett was picked up early this morning
in the race.
The course of the collidng steamers lay
together, but had the Stonington sounded
two successive whistles instead of one in
reply to the signal of the Narragansett, the
accident would, in all probability, not oc-
CURED.
No bodies recovered to-day.
CAPT. YoUNG's STATEMENTS.
Boston, June 13.-The Herald has the
following special from Stoughton, Conn.,:
Capt. Young, who was in temporary COM
mand of the Narragansett the night of the
disaster, during the past two days, has spent
the entire time at the scene of the accident.
He has said but little about the collision and
subsequent loss of life, except to express the
belief that he was in his proper course when
the accident happened and 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, but could not exactly place her
because of her lights BEING indistinguishable
through the heavy mist and fog. He was
proceeding cautiously, at very low rate of
speed, and was making his course expecting
to soon pass the light ship of Corn6eld
Light. He heard the warning to MIR. Cook
on the bow watch the moment it was given,
and with the delay of hardly an instant Or
dered his engine reversed, and did every
to avoid the catastrophe. In regard to the
cause of fire which followed the collision he
did not express any opinion, and gave the
inference that he was as much in the dark
as other people. With reference to
the behavior of the crew
during the trying ordeal of saving
his passengers he says no crew could have
one more under the circumstances. The pas
sengers on the whole behaved admirably
until the cry Of fire was raised and then they
became unmanageable. Through GOODNESS
of his officers and men, every one of whom
stood by their post, many were placed safely
on life boats or RATS who otherwise would
have been lost. In regard to where the
blame should rest he would not express an
opinion.
1t appears from conversation with
leading navigators of the Sound that Capt.
Young had been sailing those waters the
past thirly-one years and was considered one
of the best pilots on it, before ever taking
command of a steamer which he has had
for many years.
BOSTON, June 13.-Robert Fnlton of At
leboro Falls, passenger on the Narragan-
sett, is missing.