The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-06-16

Sound Steamers.
Ington and NsrragaDsett were in collision
last night on Long Island Sound, and the
present announcement Is that the Nara
Tescued are scattered along Long Island shore.
A Boston dispatch says: "rheTe are reports in
this city OF considerable loss OF he by the
SINKING of the Narragansett."
SECOND DISPATCH.
lO:SO a. mat the office of d. 8. Bahcock,
President of the "Oid reliable" Stontngton
Line, 20 which the steamer stonington be-
longs, the only information that could be OBJ
tanned was that there had been collision.
passengers. A private dispatch says num-
Der Of lives were lost. The disaster took place
near the Connecticut River.
THE THIRD DISPATCH.
II o'clock-The steamers In collision be-
longed to the same line. The Narragansett
was on her regular trip from New York 10
'StoningtOn, and The steamer Stonlngton was
about l,:l5 p. M, of the Connecticut River.
The Narragansett
TOOK FIRE AND SUNK
in four fathoms OF water. The passengers of
both steamers were transferred to the steamer
Boston and they arrived in New York at / :l5
this morning. II is impossible 10 ascertain at
present
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
Two bodies, however, have already been TecoV-
cred.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
SToSISGToN, Conn, June l2.-The steamer
Stonirgton arrived at 80 this morning. with
about fifty survivors from the Narrsgansett.
The bow OF the former was stove in nearly to
the water line. She struck the Narragansett
at II 81, on the starOoard sice, forward of the
~hee house. The shock burst the gas tank,
and III ntteen minutes the SarTag r Ansett was
New York ana Providence came 10 her assist
anee and all the boats and life RATS of the tour
steamers were lowered and put in service.
Two hours elapsed before the last passenger
was picked mp. Most OF The passengers were
transferred to the City OF New York. The pas
gansett behaved with great GOODNESS and
nerve. On the arrival of the Stonington the
villsge was aroused, and men and women
fastened with clothing and assistance.
TWENTY FIVE WOMEN WERE
on board Ia tneir in their night clothes. one
died before cuing here from the shock. The
body has not yet been Identified. One man
also died-Rev. e r. Lockwood, of Sixty
eighth Street Methodist Church, New YORK
who was on his first trip East. Most OF the
Eastern-bOund passengers left on a special
train. No estimate can be made here OF the
loss of life. There Is a general agreement
among the survivors that out of a passengers
list OF more than 800, a large number
MUST HAVE BEEN LOST,
as the water around the burning steamer was
alive with struggling people, cIinging to RATS
women brought here were in the water
several hours. One lady had about S3OU
ladies' ner ON the Steamer gtontHsfon died afteI
being picked up. Their remains await identt
fcation. II is feared that more of the pasSen
gers who were in berths below the main deck
bow OF the steamer Stonington was knocked
of.
THE STORY AS TOLD BY THE sroNISGToN PAS
sENGERs
The Post extra has the following account o.
ton: ''soon after the:steamer left Providenc,
the weather became thick. By IL o'clocE
nearly everybody was in bed and all on board
quiet. At about III 40 there was
SUDDEN CRASH,
and In a nome Mt there was terrible confusion
Men, women and children, In all stages of un
dress, rushed franIically from their berths anC
rushed to the upper decks. For few moment
everybody thought the boat was sinking anc 1y
officers OF the boat said the boat was leaking
forward, but there was no danger. 1t was
then seen that the steamer into which th'
Stonington had run ives the Narragansett
The latter had been struck amidshtps, and TIVE
or three minutes aiteT the eoilision ssIs aSne
the entire vessel
THE SCENE WAS FRIGHTFUL.
The shrieks and cries of the passengers OF
the Narragansett were distictly audible or
the Stonington. They could be seen leapine
1ntOt0 water ana TuSn1nB Irautlcdliy IN al
directions The boats of the Stonlngton wer'
lowe red after delay of several minutes, ant
by that time the Narragansett had settled anC
was sinking. BY some blunder the plugs IL
the life boats were left out, and they filleC
with water. This caused additional delay
The men in the boats did not know how Il
row them; at last they reached the scene o
the wreck and picked up a number OF person
floating on life preservers, mattresses, chairs
tables planks, etc. The scene was appalling
At this juncture the City of New York cam
up and lay afioat some distance. She lowere'
her boats and picked mp as many OF
THE DROWNING PASSENGERS
as she could hnd, when all hope of furthe
rescue was abandoned. Some of the reScue'
persons, l75 in number, who had been trans
ferred TO the City of New York returned to tn
Stonington. Many Of the passengers rescue'
We're badly scalded; others were half naked
PARTICULARS BY PASSENGER OF TIE SARRA
GArsETT. -l-A-ta i.
J. II. Wilcox. adjusting agent of the Nes
York Life Insurance Company, and residen
at Chicago, was passenger on the Narragan
sett, and relates the following story: he wa
aroused by the nolse Of the collision. He Inn
mediately realized what had happened, an
hastened from his statero sm, carrying pants
looms and coat, but leaving behind 500 and.