, 1880-06-17
THE NAKRAGANSETT.

NeU York Tribune, .yuHf H.
Nearly all the passengers praised In tho
highest torms tho brnvo notion OF Henry Duroy,
seaman Of the United stntes ship Tonucssco.
lying at Twonty-thlrtl street, North River.
They alt said that ho saved ut lenss furty per-
sonB. 1fo had left his shtp without leRvo for tho
purpose OF visiting his mothor, aud when tho
accident occurred, at tho risk OF bis own llfo ho
boldly took command Of about forty persons,
and constituted himself tholr champion. uy bis
excrttous they wero nll saved. He vus In great
trouble ut tho hotel for foar that he would he
punished when ho retur1lcd to the ship for icav-
Ing It wlshout permiasion., The ,paason9ura and
E!aes. then said they would work to reward him
Tho following petition was, then drawn up and
s*Sa x Ga .ae s,%y ea xaSsts; or ,,d
States Eri0ate Jtnncxstt: We. tho undersigned,
be!uR conversant with facts-sono from actual
tonk Ia rcso1!nx tho livcs ot passengers whU
har % fee at s E.
decd hnd the active ecrvlcc he rctldcrGd.-
q tsesSsy w sav,us ny. o It st Hss e 99y Ioyyp
@ S ss = q %Hs
iarossh tho4etore fsyn posfioa you. oe ana ouy
to relieve him from punishment. but grant him
2 furiongh Of thirty dAys, aa q reward Of merit
:, Lioutennnt- Commander Norris entno down to
tho hs,tci n responao to a dispatch, and when he
IFla lH9 FOllLQil L4lHEu WIN LfQ pGNHG.
asked 70 SEQ tho seminar Uuroy. IIo comi,li.
incntetl him highly his bravery, md sail tllat
although he bud broken tho rules, by would bo
freely forgiven fur his brave acti0n in resculnH
hll1nnn l!to at tho imnlncnt risk OF his own. Hs
yaro htm pcrsntsalon to stay IN tho city until TO-
morrow, when II further f,irlough will i,e given
him. In addition tho guests ut tho hotel raised
snfacrlptton ind presented tho seaman with
III ,'r1 Kn1j'Sso; II, 1a1 !. son,,o, .o,,+ ~
Of a9a. lie hasbeon Ii, tho untod Bsates service
for about SIX yenrs, and has baon altached 10 tho
stnte whnt ho l!tl III resUuing tho pooplo, ho 70
Piled: "nh thoso pooplo give inc to9 much credit
Y 4ny IND 6 a lst wsa! WI won h"y9 y done
TIE g,Gsts to narrato his story Of tho accident,
"Woll. & wns about midnight whom I WINS
nn the lower deck BY tho collision. ! did not
know %at a,t the ~ trouble ns but went lip e the
anw tho ston,rgton ahead Of ua. took in tho
scel,iy my salor clothes. rushed up 70 mo, and
!tskcd me- fur Gods snko to save ttem. told
them tn, p ecFtalny wo',d Y thcy wogll prom!se
ibid Up hos ehl for q nc v 70 @ saye. e"o Te iee
went Mp With tho pcoplo to tho saloon deck,
md tt9ru saw that the wAter w,s rushing Dver
The sails: UT onS woa.n RON an TOP .t the E''il.
tho party vi to tho hurricane dock. j earripG
ao1tinx large rattlnto the wacr, md bru!,sht
my lttlo rrow on board. Itwns Jump Of about
ton Of twelve foct, but not nno of tho easacnRers
ju,npct myself told the people 70 keep sept quiot, d
al,d they would al. 10 aavsd.. They pll o6rye.;
ot tho raft, and by scuIllng It we got away saiSy
froH, tho steamer, which had a!ruady began to
hr; mil fo1 la ,,s II very sst|9 pon
9HS a A. ass g %sseye M rm %s' NJ
but toll yas TUT wins bud ono iist nfshs-
t that ! 1 could not t sec s whese to u, THE
Ss s @ ss. * fop, ,he posps ~i
Va would not neetwith my auo!iont III tho tx, md
t!nual cEy. and wo wero tnalsy rescued BY tho
Il XIV x r1o tx en aos ,aonss We nst
asss aishes1ts:ss. .disE oiy ! I'd I ~ .istyy assy
n na. sA!1ns my own life aud all tho osaers thar
a, W. ltaversen. ono OF the passengers, said 1t
wNs trio in uvury particular. oniy ho thought
soaoas ia dacso ai II had I'D ot II t. Dcsa Iss fos
Would have been drownc. Ii iie 1s expoHoaesd RS.s
h,mxe!t tho brave lotlons Ut tho so.stna,,, and
sa'A ~ th that hs could no. g. PRAISED 9so hFhiy
eAvo tho ohers bsIinl" laid III. iiavsrson.s but
he SG a, 70 ,Ss tho .hess sas % he raft
nhi1Aud tho raft gayo confidence to pyosy ono
that thoy were la aate hands,"
MEN hoMk oMUnL THAN rn4 SRA.
Ars. William puTdy. of ct. John, N. n, was
lying Ia bed at tho hotel uaa1to tl sit up. Il Ii
fcaEsti nhe T. n1urod informally. The ttesh on.
e. sys tosa xaasEsf SnF sss sa ss
pnrc.! TO shis, was not frightened 1t iisst, fos
aud askotl one Of the men attacheti - tae eoass