, 1880-06-29


ing like ttndcr, md tho tlamea wefo making
tllor way towards both ends OF tho 6ont. Thcro
wcre probably nbout no peraons on board. Men
Werc
JUMPING FROM TIE HttRHfcANH-pxCK
Into tho water. and lRrYo number nj tho
terrified wnmpn and children wore h1ltlttled near
tho stern Of tho boat. climbed over the rall
t1ear tho bow, a1'd several men almost Jumped
upon me before took to tho wntcr to save tnS.
eelf. found q lffc-prcserver floaling near tno,
aud was going to put It on, when tnnn clntchtd
1t, antl /, knowing could swim and think
ing he couid mt, lot him havo 1t,
and awAm for Warls Island, which I reached,
and thnn helped man boat nrld insisted In pick
ing up passengers In tho water.
Tho Scawanahala was finally bcached on Ran
dall's Island, but BOON burnt to tho wators edge.
Capt. Charles r. smith WIS nt tho whcul. and
stuck to bis poat to tho Inst. Ills
faco and boly wero badly burned.
Small l,onts cnmo to tho 1cscl,c from
every direction. Tho stca3nbonts (3ranito State
lttlnl for Fartfort1, Ossco, btiuuehannock, md
sylvnn dim had l,cr hon,a ,nanncf md scnt r.,
mr. as.tstnncr. .rho c1nthtro of many chltdrc,,
On board took fire. and some of thom vcra
soyereIy burned. Enptnccr Wenks nit NJ,
rrtt, ,trAn nr srrAu.
| tOlff. tn In &UnnJ fFnm tho
c,nta;n. md .ho,, cii,nbct, IN n,nonu t1,o ma.
ch,ucry and was sccn standing or, tho upucr
,]ck trvln, IN r,tso ttn vntvn. ae lint I'm xtrnn
coId ts,,,nn AMI ~, or nin.or In nvof,,ot W,
meyer rnr,i.d nv,.r ,hIrtr fn,r nnnut1s ,r at.nru
1ho on1v n,rml.cra NJ tho rrcx- i ur.1crstnnd
missing nrr ,1nqinb Uns,,rn,ck. cnnt. nnJ
hts urnn,t4uu chnrlc. 11nstro,,rk ,,hn ,rns an,
n!oyt.d m TIM imut. w hnt rev or
foir f,ccthnnds rno h,c,,.hnv cu,;nnnr 4,rr
t,retupu. t,nn.uJn cl.rk. H,t,orntonttt,,t whre1.
man, 5upcrIntentleut.s clerk. ,n,rtur, steward.
nn,l conk ,rho crow ,Itd thoIr ttntv i,rn ,nr1,
md fow nf tlom lt,st tt,cir nrrsr,,ro nf mini
yn, can ,,nuuInn hn,v ctm1 ,hnv ,ycrt, ,rhcr tim
clerk. WIN ,yns ro,Irct,nv fnToa an s,or ns IL,
rcaliu4l lin hoot xns M ire. r.tnrncI tn hIs
Chico md sec,,rf Mi tho ,nnncv I'm Ind foft
thorc.
Among our pnsscnucsa verc Charles 4. Damn.
1,;ch"ri Hf,,r,,.,, Z n 1tortn,y an. M.
two of Harner's nnbtlshrrs' an,1 n n,,,n',cr nf
othor gentlemen yhIsc t,n,ncs cnnnot rccc1-
Irct int WIN WEIR. In tle habit nf rrtnv N their
ho,nrs nnu1 tho Iaiurd shtrt, t,v ,,,r Innt. All
t,f tho gentlemen i hnyo ,,otnr,1. un,lcrstu,,d
esrane,i
riIE yEssE1. nuNNxp LIKE rowrEn
utter oncc tho Nnmcs stursct,, a.,t IT was tcr-
rbc srcnc. S!,sckng wuuc,t and children tl,,l.
tied Mt unfit their cotrs cnt,rht ,}rr a,,,( tos
OIL tho forwur1l NUT Of the bout we're men who
were cut ur from communicating with or Eoiuy
to tic rrscuc Of tf1or tctaaic rciatiycs and
friends Ly flames which n,r,,t tho t,rrocst nlott
tic centro IF tho Goat Mr. Molres.~ our
porter, saw a ohlIl floating on Its back. and WIS
uoif,R 10 tu,up tvcrboar,i to suye II. when n
frautic w1man clutehed hls arm, saying:
"You nrc q strong mnn, and fl wotnan w1tb-
out any friends on board, For Gods sakc helm
me." Porter left the ch{ld 10 ttaeIf. md bo-
l!cye
gAvEp TIE WOMAN
Tho onIy ono of tho seuvnna},hka.e t,,ntp uot
out WIS ouc which bud cnuyas fnstnuei over IL.
Aftor tho cat1yns WIS out OF tho body, of Il
ef,ffd ntlo,,t . yoars Oil was fonf tvfnor fn TIM
wutur III the bottom of the boat. Nobody seoue,,
to knew how It Rot thorc, After not on Han
a|rs 1sland / waa almost exhausted.
hut TIM doctors vino wnra hurrvfnu
obout ruyiyod mo by pouring ko,nn
lt0uor down nv throat i r,achcn thia c5ty nm
tha gyfyon Gtcn, which Ind soyer,t of our pax.
aoupers an ltonri Other naaaeu0rra wero tnkcn
on bourtl tho Ossoo, Oranlto Stnte. ar,f Ntnnn-
fa,nook. and wcro car,icd to those lronts' dcstt.
nation. A lady was climbing down thu ladder
leading firm tho nra1na,,n,,e tfeck tn tho .nniu
deck. but. as thu iaddor Ia nrettv hard thinr
fOr mini to rot down IN n any un,a. shuss.+
Ys11, Inr, TI1r oArowAy avn r1,E rf.Mxs
Myself md ubout half II dozen otbora rescucd
her from her perflous position, l say butcher.
who belongs either ut Grpat Neck ur Sand's
Point. seize IN aspurxus-box, and. b.
foro ! could stop him, 1uupcd nyurboarl
with IL, | yelled at hltu not to jump. or he
would bo struck by tho whrci 1Ic lid mt herd
MIC, and went over forward, Ths lust saw If
hIrn ho wus uoinu under tho wheel. sey.
eral others who went over forward ulso went
under tho pat1dic- wheels,
THE HEscuEHs.
The Eastern boulevard cub vrouut1 IN Euat
Gno Huu1rcd md 1Aycnty-Ilrst sirppt, Is rlvht
oopos!t tho scene Of the itsuster Eomt, dozen
mcmbcra woro present Mt tho time, ,nul guthcr1nY
n number pl tho ne!shbors. 1uu,,ncd MI tho
bouts Of tho Club and hired pthors NJ
aljucpnt 1loats, These MI went ncross tho
rlyyr und brought about forty pursous
to tho Glib house. WIN WORN burned n1x,,,t tim
body, hunds, and furc, Tho wounds of thcsp
nnrtiea yern t1rcsscd and cothcs Rlvon thetn.
Friends Of those who woro not ublo to II, homp
wore notified. and camu With car,1nycs and re-.
novs1 thnm. In tho hurry mn nnn,t.s tf those