, 1880-06-13
deck and grounded. Shortly after that

shoot up out OF the engine-room, and imme-
| diately it seemed that the entire vessel was
| on fire." ...--
| This passenger says he endeavored to
| launch two RATS, but failed, and then leaped
overheard and caught the rope OF one float
| ing near, on which were five women and one
child.
! The steamer Massachusetts, Of the Provi-
| dence Line, to Boston, also reached the
scene Of the disaster and rescued many per-
sons.
First-Pilot ". n. Pelton, OF the City OF
New York. said it was half all hour after the
collision before his boat arrived. j.. The fog
was very heavy, but the glare Of the burning
steamer could be seen through it.
The Stonington, Oh discovering the prox-
unity of the Narragal1sett, signaled to stop,
but the latter lid not appear to answer to the
signal, and a few moments aferward the
crash came. The Captain Of the Stonington
Immediately ordered his crew to set to and
save the passengers Of the sister boat. Life
boats were hurriedly lowered from both
steamers and filled with the now frantic
passengers Rats, chairs, and other articles
were thrown overheard for the purpose of
Saying life. In the confusion
Il 8NEAI MANI Jt3HAD ~ Eh4sSAAO
and were not seen again. The Narragansett
was soon wrapped in flames, and the Ston-
ington left her side laden with about two
thirds Of the Narragansett's passengers.
There was no discipline apparent on tho
Narrag gansett after the disaster, while the
officers and crew Of the Stonington are
praised for their courage and bravery. The
Captain of the Stonington soon learned that
his boat was making water, and the forward
cargo was thrown overheard to tighten the
vessel and a sail placed under the bow. The
first two boats to leave the Narragansett
contained only men, principally foreigners.
The third boat contained women and chill
dren. A child, taken from the arms Of its
mother, who died on the Stonington after
being rescued, was saved. Mrs. f. 81 Souie,
Of Boston, was heard to say to her child:
"Nellie, it I Jump will you follow me?" to
which the child replied: "I will, mamma"
Both were saved.
Charlie Clare, a boy, was placed on a raft
by his father and saved, but the father was
drowned. None of the Narlaeansett's books
or papers were saved, but her Captain esti
mates the number of passengers leaving New
York at 800.
Mrs. FREDERICK A. sTfLLsoS,
of Atlanta, Ga, awakened BY the noise, ran
to her brotler-in-1aw's stateroom and called
10 him. When they went back into the sa
loon where her two little children were
asleep the smoke was 50 sitting they could
not go in AMI save them. 4 moment after
ward the flames prevented all possibility Of
saving the children. Mrs. Sullson lost sight
Of hcr brother-ir-law III the struggle for life,
but both were saved.
Edward Mulllolland and wife lost their
only child, boy 2 years old.
ONE OF THE sADpEsT EVENTS
connected with the horrible calamity is the
case Of Mrs. 4. 2. Dix, Of Brooklyn, wife of
Il broker Of the firm of Dix L. Phyfe. Mrs.
Dix was OIL the Narragansett with her three
children and nurse. All are lost but Mrs.
Dix herself They were all helped into
lfe-boat. Men tried to lower the boat. The
water poured III and capsized it. When the
life-boat righted again some of the women
were carried away and the men abandoned
the boat. Mrs. Dix, her nurse, baby: little
boy and girl clung to the boat, but the boat
was turned over i'll the same waythree times,
and Mrs. Dix saw her baby.
her nurse, and her little boy and
girl washed away. Her diamond rings are
embedded in swollen flesh, the skin having
been torn off her fingers, hands, aud wrists
by the boats sides and the ropes to which she
had clung for life.
AS soon as the City of New York arrived
word was sent to AIr. Dix and lie rushed TO
the pier and found Ills wife. The meeting Ut
father and mother, who had lost their entire
family, brought tears to the eyes Of every
one. Other survivors who had not met with
SO great losses
FORGOT THEIR OWN MISERY
for the moment i'll sylnpathizing with the
unfortunate man and wife whose children
were drowned.
Miss Lizzie Peak, of Philadelphia, says the
Steward gave her iife-preseryer. Every
body was running to see what was the mat
1cr. Most Of the ladies had time to slip on
their skirts. "Oh! such screaming. Miss
Drangan, of Boston Highlands, was with
HE, and her little girls. We stood on the
main deck, and screamed as loud as we
could. Some men OIL the upper deck were
getting the boat down. People were jump
ing down from that deck into the boat, and
some into the water. ALI this time there was
great confusion and crying. Everybody
were out Of their senses. I asked
Il man "a passcngcr) to save me.
lie pushed me away and said he had
titlDukH W Go u SslFE HIMSELF b$ LAL lille
the boat was sinking. Tie water was up to
my knees OIL the main deck. The whole
place WAS lit up by the fire OH the Narragan-
sctt We could see the flames distinctly;
they were scarcely twenty feet away.
knew should be burned It staid where
was. The water was gaining OH me all the
time. I went to the rail; The Captain and
some other men, everybody who could help
were getting the last life-boat down. The
Captain said to the men to hurry up. They
seemed
TOO MUCH FRIGHTENED TO HELP.
The Captain lifted me up and put lie in be-
fore they lowered her. Another lady run to
get III. She Slipped and broke her wrist,
but she got in. Then they lowered the
boat, and as soon as she touched the water
all the men, Captain and all, jumped in. No
other ladies' got in. 4 lady and her baby,
not more than months old were lett
behind on the deck. She begged us to let
her Ill. but the boat had floated away several
feet from the steamer, and we had no oars.
She kept oil besecching us to save her. The
last l saw Of her she had her hands raised
crying for US to come. We had to go then,
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