The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-09-24

was one Of the few survivors. has made
graphic statement Of the disaster
which has been published In tho N. Y.
Herald, and from which we take the fol-
lowing extracts:
-The real blast Of the cyclone struck ~ on
the port bow NJ about twenty-five minutes "a
two p ~. saturday. and lifted the ship almost
next to impossible 10 walk about without
clinEiny 10 chairs. tables. and other stationary
furniture 81 the cabin, and ~ nj; moveable
from port TO starboarl. walking WINS exceed.
ingy dangerous. The wind was AZ thur lime
northeast, and the vessel was steering south by
"Duringthe evening three skylights In the
main saloon were carried away. and the waves
poured considerable water into the saloon ana
stateroom>. setting all adrift. By midnight
the passengers were generally sitting upon or
" bng on the floor Of the saloon CONVEX ling
WAS the rule. and many were the cxchargcs ~
VII and humor between them all. The sery-
ents - they passed around them. added 10 the
GOOD FEELING. MaJor-Gcneral Torbcrf. United
States army, had been washed out of hls state
room mo. 5. which was the first on the port
DOW early saturday evening. He then came
20 me In the saloon room No. ~. He had been
thrown against table In the afternoon and
had cut his right check. which troubled MIN
snnslderabIy - u bled freely, but he was In
ms Test ana kindcst humor. speaking u cheer
ins word here. assisting man there. and at
tending g the women and children every
W.ttts ttS my OI Int tNNDn uuVT Tor n mart
Of the night, but WAS Hooded out. and then
came and laid with me. bringing his water
proof. which We threw over - 10 protect US
from the water dripping in from the top and
sides: At one O'Clock y. IN. the enxins-ronm
s was ary. Inc drag WAS put on, but II reversed
and was useless. II was not gotten ready I'M /
even n In proper order. At two .. IN. Inc
snip took heavy sea and the water put ina I
nres out; immediately stopping the engines.
Inc donkcy-engine then started. aud was
going when the ship sank. The Purser came
h1rriedly below. calling for General Torbert.
and said that the Captain had sent him to tell
the passengers 10 come and assist the crew or
the vessel would go down. We immediately
got up went TO the deck and u the fioor ~
buckets for an hour. Captain Van Size was m
!. near the top. passing water while was
there; II was o. no use. The sea was cnn-
Town In large quantities between decks. IN.
lonkey-enyine was working. but not 70 any
purpose After this went 10 tho saloon and
pieces ana fast filling. and nothing rcrnaiacI
,ut Tor us - ret iifcprcservers upon the
somen. General Torbert's facc hurt him 90
ma. ne d'a not 20 70 D.ss buckets
. The passengers now crowded into the ,
ociai hail. which was a. the top u the saloon- ,
vs.ps, nsrs ihey said farewell 70 each other.
e adjusted their iifs-prcservcrs, and Extend 4
sympathy one 90 the other Never before /,
clnAps. WAS there set OF passengers 80 auict
~. Mr.. Alexander walIcndrc brsuvhtt p his /
title boy Ia me and said Mr.. owen viii ,,xe
on <l.vo an gold u you will take my son and
et MIN 70 Land said no: did not expect
, 1--WE nve minutes after the ship went down =
told him II would be a mercy 10 himself and
y =. son " go down a. quick a possible. told
kc THIS said. Let us hOk NJ IL AZ II o,Ir
lsrn.ters ON the words stage were about
:. Miss sadie Fay asked me in her swec,ost II
auher 70 take care OF her. but said "a her :.
"a the others that there was nothing 10 lie ~
me nus % stick 70 the ship until were II
ents ~ long ~ poss.be. and this plan WAS :,
fricd our ~ eyesy pa 'sengcr. The captain u
" sen ' J.s. before the sea smashed ia the b
- past Tour a. m. but whether he rot eye a
ted and jumped overheard or was swept al
'ay i not known to amy Of us A
" Mr.. Paris. the First Officer. the second q
~, 1. ana ono o. TWO more ~ tho crew took n
IN. Iarboari-bcw boat and were killed be- P
q me boat could BE- got free. Mr. Miller II
q MS engineers stood BY the ship TN she ~
M me Vuartermastcr. W iilam d Neal. ID
2 SAILOR. name unknown. Stood At tho r.
leri until the snip sunk. The Captain never :.
me near the passengers during the storm nj
= did be send 70 inquire into their cundif,nn' on
may De sincerely hoped that no other ~
ssenscrs may be lett to 20 thotIghtIess and 60
Inherent q man. II was six =. M. when the W,
y went down, breaking in the middle and ~
a w 'nr 80 VITA fragments Of stores.
TO say there were ten million pieces OF
ecxed stores all ciashing together fve min 20
In
- exaxgcrati0n. but even with s,,ch sh
tcmcnt no idea could be conceived ~ ~ w
state q the case. Men, women childrcn. A.
'~es. cats and rats mixed IN aud went IN 80
ough and over this mass. The waves wert. FOL
feet nigh. not Ia swells aud ridrcs buf
p ~ Ike slgai-loave-. Four PEAKS beat
Ike surf. tore into each other. When wc
~ upon one u was not 10 ~ down on the Sc
tr side, but 70 be turned over az the TIN -
~; ssn, rolling through The air a the op- ~ -
~ one, and 80 back and forth. This Ia ted fal
ut TWO or three hours. after which the ~.
Ecs TOOK a more natural chnncfcr AMI
- ~ swelling ridges. and we whiried down No
over them 20 the opposite side.
!. shfrai iorbcrt was picked up by Charles
~. one ~ the crew. about fiftecn minutes
u u me snip sunk. lie was then weak, aud 49,
with assistance. When the fragment on
ca ne was. turned over. q minute
r. Mr. Smith came up on anothsr 80.
e. and never saw The General ayain ALIVE IN
Md was 80 tcrrinc that when Z PLANK ~.
, Dox or trunk would reach the top u : NJ
g terrible 70 behold. Among IN. Ilv,nS ~,
Dying ! never passed person who was ~
,niseanx from some wound inflicted by ~,
ing fragmrnts. and half Of them were ~
or dying within ffteen minutes after
TOOK :. the waves. This was most an cor
ns' and sad, indeei. was Il 70 see those BEL
~ women struggling against timbers
e and fate. Ipasscd ar. wallendrc and
Ten minutes after he sinking. They were
y \. tcY yards apart, cling.ns 20 different no.
~ 81 the wreck, and the little fellow Sill
ne saloon two days before. nis fnther vii
depressed. but only for his son: M
s q q himself entered his head. Would cor
% that could have done somcthing 49,, OAI
! both Thus could tell something si,out RYf
passenger. but as ] did not know their TOI
e. cannot enter into details
ne stewardcss was jammcd in the saloon ia,
~ noors and tables. aud sank with inc IitfT
Sue Was crying bitterly and appealed "a EGG
4. III, wnen the water poured Ia upon POk
IKE Niagara. stood ~ the maln,uasf EAC
- wafer rushed In over the hurricane LAR
ana then ] climbed up the rigging WIZ
ty-nve feet and was washed "a ~ Inc
Z. An instant after fragments 81 tho
p'en ~ ana over me. ! was stunned CAT
nlyw across my head. check and eyes rs HOG
~. ~ E upon onc tniny aud then upon SHE
'cr. for naif mn hour rushed IN ono FLO
Tain Of water. then down another until