Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-06-14
The STEAMBOAT CALAMITY.
Partial List Of Drowned, Missing
and Injured.
INTERVIEW WITH THE CAPTAIN
OF THE NARRAGANSETT.

New YORK. June IS. The following par
tial list of the lost Oh the Narragansett is pub
lshed -
Banks, steward; Carpenter, boy, II
months old, Carpenter, girl, : months old,
Auleboro, Mass; Charles c. Glare. jersey
City: Marion Dix, Ii years, Corruth Dix. .
years, Emily Dix, months, Brooklyn; Mary.
nursery maid, Brooklyn: James Thompson;
Z. j. Horton, merchant, - years of age, At
tleboro, Mass. Mrs. J. X. Little; Rev. En-
sign b. Lockwood, % years, n. Y. eIiy; Ed
ward Mullhand, . years old, New Jersey ::
Timothy Murphy, deck hand; Rev. c. r.
Peaks, No. , 40 SAMSON ST, Phila. Mrs.
Randall, Mrs. VIM. Stevens, IIoboken; Still
son, II moths old, Stilson, : months Old
Atlanta, Ga: Florence Sullivan, deck hand !:
Edward iced, bartender: Mrs. Wood mother
of w. II. Wood.
Missing-Miss Brownson; Gilbert Cheese
bro, forman; Mr.. lie Bound and child,
Taunton, Mass.
Injured-Geo. S. Bullock, Minnie Il.
Leonard, Geo W. Stanhope, n Y; Mrs +.
Stillson, Atlanta, TIA.
Boston Herald special -
STONINGroN. Conn. June Is. Captain
Young, the officer in temporary charge of the
Narragansctt on the night of the disaster.
during the past two days has spent lis entire
time at the scene of the accident. He has
so;a I'm, I;t,le about the collision and subse
,uent loss of life. except to EXPRESS a belief
that ne WAS in his propcr course when the ac-
cident happened and that when all the facts
are known at the proper time no blame what
ever can be attached to him. He says he
heard the whistle Of the Stonington at inter
walls for several minutes before the collision,
but could not exactly place her because OF
lights being lndlstinguls'labie through the
heavy mist and fog. lie was proceeding
cautiously at a very low rate OF speed ana was
making his course expecting to soon pass the
light-shlp on Cornheld Light. lie heard the
warning OF Mr.. loon, on ti,e 90" "atch' inc
moment IL was gwen anu WIN loss vi haroiy
an instant. oruereu HIS engines e'e'se" anu
did everything 10 avon inc catastrophe III,
regard to the cause OF the nre whlch 1oii"wed
the collision ne dld not express even All opin
ion and gave an inference that ne was as much
in the dark as ofher people. WIN reverence
to the behavior OF ms crew through the trying
ordeal OF saving his passengers, ne SAYS 'na'
no crew could nave uone more uhuer 'ne CIR
cunistances. passengers On '"e ~"oIe DC,
haVed adhlraoiy ""',' ''e cry vi nie was
raised, ana theh ,hey become uii"'anageao'e'
through 'he co"'hess VI MS o'h.e's anu ''en,
every one Oh "no" S'"on ps ''.ei' P'su,, mary
were piace" >a'e'y vi iiie oo",s anu ,"''s "n1
o,hc,"lse ~ou,, nav g., -,
10 "heie ..,e 'iai''e w NV
res'' ne oi' "o' eNp!o az "P.',o"
pears from co"'els"''o,, WI" ,eau'"S IA, *"
tors OF l,ie SOUND una. Nap'- "u"s "'u Dee'
saiiing those waters '"r pas. 81 years anu was
consluereu one oi inc o.s' piio's vi II; o1io,.
ever tak'i,g co'''"a''u Vi >''''i'e'' WHICH III
mas uone iof many years
NEW LONDON, Conn, June 10. Of the II
bodies which have been recovered from the
wrecked steamer Narragansett. the follow ing
have been identified j. Horton, jewelry
drummer. A,tleboro'. Mass VIM Moves,
New York: Alfred A. Reed East Greenw ich
RI: Mrs. VIM. Stevens. Boston Highlands
Mrs I K Little. residence unknown. The
Narraeansett was boarded by the assistan,
INSPECTOR Of light boats during Sunday A. NJ
He renders the following report of her geo
graphical location: South west west o.
buoy on west end of Sand Shoals. Horton