Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-06-12
AN AWFUL DISASTER.
A Sound Steamer Burned and Sunk.

"A sound Steamer Burned and sunk.
The steamer Narragansett left New
York for Stonington last night and at
| LILO cOllided with the steamer Stoning-
ton, off Connecticut river. The Nara
gansett took fire and sank. Part of her
passengers were taken on board another
steamer and carried to New York this
morning, while another portion we're taken
to Stonington. No estimate can yet be
made of the loss of life. Only two bodies
have been recovered.
The Survivors,
STONINGTON, Conn. June 12.-Amongst
the Narragansett's passengers arriving
here this morning were twenty-five women
in their night clothes, one of whom died
from the shock before reaching here. She
is not yet identified Rev. b. Lockwood,
ofthe 6sth street Methodist church, New
York, also died.
Fifty Lives Lost.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., June 12.-The
latest dispatches sum up the probable
loss of lite at fifty persons.
Appalling Scenes on Board tho Doomed
vessel.
The latest reports say that dense fog
prevailed at the time of the collision, and
every one was in bed when the crash came.
A trightful scene of confusion ensued.
People fled half naked to the upper decks.
screaming and rushing frantically in all
directions, and leaping headlong over
board. All the lights were extinguished
by the shock and all was in darkness, thus
adding to the CONSERVATION, but this
was soon followed by the appalling
sight of sheet of flames, leaping up into
the air, showing that the vessel was on
fire. The excitement then knew no
bounds and the fire burned so quickly and
fiercely that people were compelled to leap
into the darkness and water beneath, seiz.
Ing life buOys, mattresses and planks, or
whatever else came to hand. One man was
seen to draw pistol and deliberately shot
himself through the head
Meanwhile the Narrasansett settled |
steadily in the water, and when she finally |
sank all was darkness again except the |
glimmer from the lights in the Stoniny-
ton and passing steamer, the City Of |
New York. These vessels had meanwhile |
lowered their boats and were saving all |
those found floating in the vicinity.
The screams of the dying and pleadinys
OF those IN the water was something never
to be forgotten. There were over four
hundred, including passengers and crew,
on the Narragansett. Tho loss Of life is
varlously estimated at from thirty to one
Cowardly Captain and Crew.
Many of those rescued alive are badly
scalded two died ON the Stouington after
being taken out of the water. Everyone
lost their clothing, and one woman lost
s3 OOO IL money. The crew of the Mar
ragahsett is blamed for inef1icicncy Cap
tain Young, of that vessel, being ono of
the first to get away in the life boat.
The Narragansett went down in five
minutes after the collision. Two babies
we're forgotten in the stampede and were
eft locked up in state room and burned,
lher mother, who is in parOxysm of
5rlef, was rescued An old LADY,.
Margaret Muir, Of Brooklyn. aged sixty,
vas picked up floating in the water hold
ng IN infant grandchild above her head.
Among the saved are Miss Lizzie Peal,
Philadelphia Jos. Eglington, Wilmington,
Del. Mrs. S. Thayer, Pleasantville, Pa.
!. II. Slutzbach, Joseph Albert, Craft Hay
md }. T. Delavin, all of Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. P. Dix, of Brooklyn, was on the
ll-fated vessel, with her three children and {
lurse. They were all placed on raft, but
he raft upset and Mrs. Dix saw her boy
nd girl, and her baby and its nurse,
Tashed away. =