New-York tribune., 1880-06-30
TALK WITH RICHARD OGoRMAN, JR.

was greatly pfostfateu Dy tne snOck oi tuo oAc'7
ment."
TALK WITH RICHARD OGORMAN, JR.
RECoLLECrOXs OF THE sCENK-ADMIRABLE BE-
HAvIoR OF THE PASSENGERS.
Richard OGorman, jr who was with bis father
on the Seawanhaka. was found at his house last
evening. Mr.. OGorman. ST., had returned TO Sands
Point, where the other members of his family are
spending the Summer.
Mr.. OGorman, when asked what were bis inn
pressons and recolections of the scene replied:
The first thing I knew l heard something like an
escape of steam and someone asked me what it was.
Before could reply was answered by the noise OF
taking down ife-preservers from the racks. I then
fastened life preserver to another person and
one to myself, but thought at the time that it was
not likely to be q serious accident After had Sc
cured the lifc-preserver looked arOund suddenly
and saw the cabin in flames and said to the lady
friend who was with me that it was time to leave
the vessel. We did 80. clambered down and
jumped from the stern. / swan for some distance,
and steam launch picked me up"
"What was your impression of tie scene r MIR.
OGornau was asked.
81 saw so many incidents and they crowded upon
me so rapidly that the impression they created Is
very confused. My father could give better idea'
for am told he made himself very useful"
You mean in roscuing passengers from the
waterp
$50 they tell me. at least have hardly seen
him since the disaster and have had little no 0p
pOrtupity to talk with HIM. He is a very good
swimmer heard the hum and subdued shrieks
that always mark pane, and my first Thought
was that the principal thing was to quell 1t. But
saw ttn could not be done when the hre
broke q, aud that there was nothing
for us q, do except to leave the
boat, as there vas no safety in remaining on board
! think the Passengers acted we'll; did not see
single act that was not courageous aud proper.
The people were cool and collected. so
10 the women tho men We're courteous and
attention. found no difficulty in getting ie-pre-
servers there seemed to be enough, and they were
sufficiently buOyant. One woman, who sprang from
the top of the railing tells me that she did not sink
at all with one OF them Oh.
The scene Of the burning boat, from which was
swimming. was grand and terrible. The boat was
n mass OF flames, and the people were dropping and
leaping from her rapidly INTO the water. AS soon as
George Chase, Who acted admirably, and with great
presence of mind. He had a steam launch, ara
seemed to be everywhere. He saved many persons
gave them stlmulants, and, ina word. did great
deal of good. He was useful asked him his name
Many on board were from Sands Point, an
there was much alarm among the residents, uhth
ieir relatives caine dropping in one by one. Some
of The neghbors are good deal shaken up, and de-
cIdedly the worse for the wettlng"
Il Ihink lie swan ashore" . 80,
"Do YOU feel any evil effects from the accidentp
NO do not: saw Nv, some some. very IpnG nnpiea9a%t 6
ple but does not seem to mind that Ill inc micst
OF great excitement"
WHAT WAS LEARNED AT WHITESTONE.
MANY OF THE sURvIvOTs CARRIED 10 THAT PLACE
JUDGE wILLIAMsON's GOODNESS AND BRAVERY
WHAT OTHERS OF TIE SAVED REP0Rr--cAP-
CNsyru,c CDMMENDED
lFRoM SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TIaBrSE.I
WHIrEsToNK L. l., June 29.-The terrible disas-
ter on the Seawanhaka caused intense excitement
bore last night and to-day. A large number OF the
survivors OF the wreck were picked up by the life
boat OF the Granite State and others by the Osseo
and were ianaei ut Wbitestone, whittier the greater
part of the wrecked steamers passengers
were going to visit their wives. who are
living at tho Summer boarding houses
Their arrival, drenched and clad Enthusiastically in
blankets or whatever incongruOus garments had
been saved from the wreck or furnished by their
rescuers, made genuine sensation in the quiet vii
Iage and it WAS long after mIdn Ght on Monday be-
fore it settled down to its ordinary state OF quiet
repose. Only one man who lived in the village was
known to have been Growned-Edward Watson. n
wholesale lianor dealer in Brooklyn or New-York.
Judge williamson of Whitestone, was on the
alter end OF the burning steamer, aud stood there
till it almost touched shore. Il saw many people
screaming and groauing and crowdng near
the edge of tho boat rs the flames
gained on thcm," lie said. "At length
they fairly crowded me off and l sprang
overheard Looking up just before sprang saw
Judge 0ndcrlOHk on the deck above me. and asked
him t1 pass ne iife-Dreservcr. He did so. While
in the wate: striking for the shore, l passed Mr.
Watson, who bad liie-preserYer. He looked
IL U had
hear that lie was drowned. The Granite State did
as well az she could. Her life-boat picked up the
drowning people az fast as possible, and on b0aId
the steamer they were kindly cared for by the Of
fccrs aud Passengers. None Of boats could be
lowered tho hre burned too fast. hardly think It
was ten minutes after the fist alarm of fire before
the boat was in flames from end to end, and was
beached on the sunken meadow. of Wards Island.
did not the captain Mt all, beng aft with the
fire dividing u.s."
Aubin G. Locke. who owns n large tinware factory
at Whitestpne. among the saved He, too, was
aft, where from tho first, he crowded with
nearly hundred screaming and shouting men and
women closer and closer to the stern until the
scOrching flames drove the multitude overheard.
All except few who were unable to follow were
burned to death. " The women" Mr.. Locke said.
"behav ed better than should have expected In
such an emergency. They tried to he calm as
possible and provided themselves and their children
with life-preservers. That the shore was so near
and getting every second inspired some little
confidence All the same. the fual leap proved fatal
to many. The water swarmed with men snd women
when sprang out, and the life-bOats were picking
them up. saw some on the burning steamer and
heard their desparing shrieks as they met their
DEATH"
a colored man named Charles Wickham. fireman
ON the Granite State, stripped. aud jumping over.
board saved great number of lives Hopper &
Mott. bOarder at the Whitestone House. was on
his way to visit his wife. lie was OH
the forward deck reading a newspaper when A