New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07
STORY OF THE WRECK.

STORY on THE WRECK.
-, ...,,',.,.,,-rrrr coorvrss or
noN mn ,,,,To or.s ,xnrvo oy
s,,,l,. r,r.corg7ro>s on THE SCENES
nv TIM p.ssrxcrns
ni'.-'-...', p ~. r Tin stoarner Rhode
-, - ,G,, pr,,..da,ce -,e vent ashore on
80, I,..'+ oa- r,.v.r Tail varr,gousetr B,v
- 4 ',I,.g this ,,srnioc No PASSENGERS
' -. .,.,-.l ,,f ,l,, ,..,,- ,coro injured At
80 ,-,.., o.d or.,c ,rnra safely
u'5 ,'~' '"0
i''.''.' 700 20 .r, rosso,,,ore Of tbo
r. T,,, - ;,, tI,,. o,t, From, q summary
- - -; l,--.I that tbaro ,r,4 l,-tle
oil tArH ''Aicui'H, '' '' - ,bo
confusion and alarm Whrn the Frs-tI 7Iu'N' l"e
ryor,eo IN narticuI1r were remarkably cool. None
ia - r.:...J NOR ,,-os tb.re any e,--
Oh tueW sHlIcN'" "l LAM 'f '''' W
d.nce Of sclsishncss or of d PANE among tLe men
s,cb as characterized the Nauagansett DISASTER
-. 49, -, ,,-r. isis. .d ro mt ON life
some Oh ''o "'lI'" WI - ! I.-
preserves but the most OH 'AtI "'I' IeaSS'i'" -
the words ut the officers tht the vessel was safe
In a. WA an o-, ou4 time while all were
.''i - b...+;,,,
waiting lor uNYhsAi, inc Nt''S "7
Le,1,lv AGAINST tEs v,-ecl timbers er-aning,
f s-..r. e,iI;,, about Tho fires yy>rc
ana the I"III'"i' l'"''S '''"" ''
promptly pu. ou1 lh IHo 4"fuI1e'' """ IL" "'o wv
crirrqd from the breaking OF Che chandeliers One
-. bc-.,-.r tell ou tbe head OF the head
VI '' l, ;..,,, linn, so,-.,.I,, Tho .,-t,,-
steward, Oili'y' HJ"I'"s Nl," 9eF1i'J' '"'
guished lamps were soon IrlsL'e"' anu me ca"ll
,, ga scene. of com la!atve Ict and careful pKepar-
J, Gov d,,,..rrYro The berovior II
aDo'' - g. +t r;..,.... In
CAPTAIN Mott and Lls rutcIs Was III ht Al-Aeat nc
,r..o cooI and reassuliYr
...,,,,.I +bi.f- b,- ~ coon ~
lie t"- 'o''.'i,
the first dawn OF day bFoke piep'fl' oilS "eIe i''o
for landing the passengers Lfcboats were launched
- ,,,t,. ,r,.,,d Inv r,,c crews who showed the
an" "''"-'' - - .,. 9. les.
effect al I'scl2''ne' '"' '''r i''''7 '
o-,,i,,, avcrv assistance Much of he baraa-e WAS
-, ,Y ,,.itb thorn and in toct except for the
taken 'H WI" - -. '1N IT r;+,o,t
alarm "''o -
eHe'' '';n u," Jsnatch - Tie Journal saws that the
I steamer IS a wreck on bonnet I9H,, n norm
of Whale Rock, the Steamer 4eadeI IN snore'
where she IS now !ylns: oIe VII IA no no oVD. % "G ~ q,
- io.a tr,r< ~ The passengers speak very highly
-. - n.ss If C'aDi9iu Notf and the other Off
( % 'n' i|.tL.r d,snotcb from Newport dated at
ctIa' -, s,,,, ~ tho ,,or,en ~ mo- were IN ken
% "o'' t,. pGnde island are at jamestown. and Will
! -, thence to their destinations at once
| ~ RI t-;, ,-,s tbe last which the Rhode Island
- -, nd, for rho .e1.ou Tre steamer was
,,ned at $500 900 II is impossible to state the
! atrn,ur oi damage at pr.scnt There were 100
! Ems of freight on board consisting or the usual
moons cargo the lighter and more exposed
| -nrt,nrs of which were washed out. rug, were
PoiN..i - ,-er fro,, N.,vpDrf I'd assist III saving
-, No., and everything Dos. lbie d. being done to
,lr ,lr ~''' list of the names of the passengers
! aC"' - a. thcv lcft the boat and the
nod 1.
! huHl"l ~. s rLo N.urnort Wr4cl,rn0 Com
Odp.''n " - 3t.g,er i. total loss According to
;ss1.tcb 1ecetved at the company. office m this
- thc steamer is hoggcd and bliged. The smoke
't.li ,ra dawn Wucn the port Smokestack fell II
ar,'.,ll,. .rushod one passenger, leg There II
"l.i-ti, l ~, tbc buttou of fhe vessel under the
AIge uole u. ,nJ @ frame ~ zone in the after mart
P..t L",, ,vb,rh l. lnborinp heavily 4 heavy sea
& ,nJ tpo s'uthrast breaks over her causing her tn
@ i.ui, ~ .,.', Tuogou Hrac-,tcward Gllfoy is no
l5 g."i, better The dense fug was accompanied
H.. = ,,od.r,re llra.t wind. The steamer Doris
& &p5 h ordered from stonrnrtor 20 assist III saving
the freight.
GRAPHIC ACcorNr OF THE SCENES
The following IS Il 7t4'eien' ni''o 'S h'' -H'"e'I'
of tins city passenger IL '"o 7''''' w ''"' 80"
reporter:
The Rhode Island left New YORK aU the uslal
| hour in a very heavy Io1. ana steamed up the
Souud slowly and with great caution, blowing sig
| mails repeatcdly and frequently stopping. The fog
! routinued thlck IN the Sound. aud dt about
| ;,I,.t t,is u,ortiup tle steamer struck roc k
TI'I, ,,oS rofsdrrahlc alarm and some confusion
lHt' - +,, .I,',,..I,.r ctu. dawn wit n "a era tu
Oh nv"l'.i ,,na,,t fi'cre VA. total darLue.s ana
,,i Dan ,er m a fire urraklng out. Captain Mott
and Ih. cii,.r. behaved with great cOo!ness. calm
49, @ 80, ..,,,,ors and .souriug them of safety and
lHP ',' P".''-- .lr,,, ,rI.,,l.J al+boupI sno,,
~ ~ q II m rcflined their liie-pr.scryPrs
yien rhr steamer struck the snokestack went
ho tne hoard ana the nng frame was broken The sea
80 L.nIv and u good deal OF the i.nt wa,
,..sI,ed overnoatU The place where the wreck Oc
CURED is a bad oac owing TO he Haturc of the rocks
! "a to tLe ex Dosure to the force OF the
d" davI,pRt the boats were owered and the land
ING at t6e passengers. numbering about 100, wa
| Is So If fhsnl lucuulug myself by CROSSING
~. - ,,,d ,vnll,In,, long DISTANCE were
o .lg y" Se the sary tram from Narraganset Pier
III ibc thcrs waited until the noon tram None q
The messenger, were mJnced, but one OF the ere"
had mis Ioo1 badly crushed. Mr. GIfoy. the hcaC
steward, was Also severely c'S ~ cue loiTncdu oS
where the ves-.. .ruch Is not more thNp two huu
J.a ,or from the shore. At the tIme OF the wrecl
IT IT wa low tIde.7
STATEMENT OF Z. c. BOAM.
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