New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-07
THE NEWS IN THIS CITY.

nthng ,yos known there of the details of the dis
oster President Babcock received a dispatch from
the clerk Of the boat Peter Hunt at a. M, TO the
effect hat the Rhode Island had gone ashore On
Bonnet Point, but that ali the passengers were
saved Mr Babcock started for Providence 90 the
; O'Clock train but did not send any information 10
the office in regard t. the accident There were about
$50 passengers on board, 1t was said St OF them
couId not be furnished rs the clerks list was on the
steamer. The officers and crew and employees
on tho vessel numbered IN all about 100
timateo Of tie value Of the freight, aDout 700
IONS W hich was OF a mIscel ianeOus character could
be given and as TO the matter of insurance the men
auesf Toned by a TRIBUNE reporter professed pro-
found ignorance IL was stated, however that the
probable cost OF the Rhode Island was SJOO,OOO
In regard TO the Captain of the Rhode Island an
officer SAID: Captain Jesse Mott has been sailing
from New-York TO Providence for nearly thIrJy-hye
wears. and is in every respect an efficient COM
mandcr He has been with rs since the company
WAS Organized some four or five years ago, ard was
= canaan ON the Old Neptune Line running from
Ncw-York to Providence. Everybody on the sound
knows Captain Mott, and can testify to his eiii-
cheney l am confident that the accident did not
Occur through any fault Of his
TALK WITH A. +. MILLER.
Arthur z. Miller OF indianapolis, and F. VI. San
ger doing business at No. 4jG Broome-st., thS ciy
who were passengers on the steamship Rhode
Island came to New-York last evening On tue Bos-
ton Express at ; o'clock. Mr. Miller gave the fol-
/ LOWING account of the Disaster
/ .It was very foggy when the Rhode Island left
! New-York last evening The passengers were
nc,-,,us while we were passing through Hell Otie'
and the csptain himself saG 1t was one Oh the "OrSt
nlchts he had ever seen. Az we were gong
+,r,uoh U.u Gate the boat was run very
]
! time there was a slight misty ram soon aIle.
/ we were through the t'aIe we pl-9eu @ .nc 1'el'' mn
/ rity of Nev-York She was crowded maeh i"oIe
thoa our boat. and we rather cOnglat ulaO"4 our
.,va- rn2t there We're no more on boatu ne h.'F
! island | do NOT thiGk here were more thah rom
/ ,evrutv-fye TO ninety passengers on our poat' -
| whom fifteen were women. although L DeleVe II
| na. hrrn reported tha there were a. MANY 40 w
As said before, Tie passengers Ielt ;IhtHy am st
frao, rtc starr they fIl1ed abeut the various re-
ceu1 ii sasters aud seemed 10 teeI tu1' souieC
r,s ,roin, IN happpn | confess | felt teat way my
self went to BED n O'clock, Oub c"uI'u
slcpD and after lylugln bed about Two hours 9Ot
! M dressed and walked about IN ths CABIN Inc
boat was then tossing considerably. Wene IoI-
ward where the hfc-preseryers were; iook on on
ont and tried 10 On, tnat. IN case any thhg nlSt
happen. would understand the thIhg, ,oqA % c.ie
liie-prcseTYcr To NV Statcroon WIN n'' anu "a
to nd agaln at about haf-past Jclock. htll
could not sleep so l put on my clothes once more,
oncled nv window, aud wa sitting by II When the
hoat struck with a most terrific craSn. tnlnk
tlis was about hall-past o'clock Inc D9at
had been running along SLOWLY, caIeIulI,
f9r I"F sb had ston0e entirely The Whistles
bovyinr al tins tn.e and had been blowing az IN
'oT1 % ~ "63e1t ,fer the boat struck had my life
/ nroserycr and Oyercoat on, and went 0uf INTO tne
cabin. The crew at thls time was pouIufn5 - ~
tie cabin doors, getting out me III. -pIe-
savers and taking the cork Mattresses
iuto the saloon where the PASSENGERS
we're The passengers we're intensely cX'ltcd they
I'D not know what was wrong. WnaJ they ought
In 40 sill they were not panlc-strlcken, ~ might
have been expected under tine cIrcunstanc ne
captain and mate came down to qniet tnch' anu rs
sure them that they thouHnG 'ueS W. t IA 10 40
immediate danger. Ihey tod rs u puI on
iife-preAervers however, and remain qIletiV Where
we were until further could De leirhed coictInlnS
rbe nature of the accident They promised 10 return
and do all they could soon IA theY tound OUT NhdU
was wrong and could determine What was beSl.
| This ometed the passengers great DEAL aud they
did as the captain directed. Ile women seemed as
cool and collected Is the men; only one woman
! ran into the cabin screaming Dyoterlcaly aI mst'
| bur she soon Gained down.
| The colored WATERS the boat seemed to- be
more frightened than anybody ese' lneS lil'.ue t a
wild rush for the he-prescryers ana were dDoul vle
fr,f who obtained any At THIS ume the log was SO
dense that could not see more th'h rev lt.eu @
abrat of MS on deck. We could see no lights on any
! side and cou "a hear no FOG horns, thouGh We were
told to-day that fog horn not SO very Lar from us
had been blowing all night at intervals Inc steamer
struck the rock broad ide. ahd soon alUer De.h 20
pitch heavily. The captain then ordered the ilres 10
| be put out in order % prevent accident Oy, IRE.
! Then the steam heating apparatus DIohe anu inc
Lo.t was filed with steam. The safety valve, now
ever was soon opened aud the steam was All eI on
! -, t,ar WAY The steamer OS>eu more ana more.
/ The Two main chandeliers III tne caDlh were ShaAeD
| from tber iaSteuings and came down with CraSu.
I One of them IN falling struck the mead OF the
/ steward utllctlug raj her serious wound. lie was
| trying 10 quiet the Passengers ana to Keep OrdeI
among them al the time and was dong great deal
| OF good. lie assisted many passengers 10 ""Ju''
rbe vessel was tossing and the were beat
irc against the with fearful force ana the next
nreat crash we heard was the ti!Ing or lIe siuohe
StacLs think they came down ut about O'Clock.
One OF them rolled oycrboarl the other lell upon
the deck. breaking mp every thhs III IT. way aloei
this the captain hurried down among Unc pdSseuscrs
AGAIN 10 quirt them he said be hoped mere might
he no loss of he, bcsOugnt the passengers 10 tenll
together and be ready TO obey any commands that
might be given assuring them that everything thit
/ could be done would he done u Sct ticn ashore
theugh he thought 1t would be Oe't % wait untIl
daylIght before attempting 20 leave the steamer.
lie mad no doubt but tnat she would uOlu together
( So long The steamer by this time. however, had
| begun go to pieces. IAe passengers WIN NE ne
! preSerycrs on aud with cork mattresses ready xo'
! upon the decks. 80 that IN case tle Vessoi DsohV
| tney would not he buried III the drorls' / he ool'
held together. and we renialheu quloV uhth tiiI
n | nrp9k of clv when although the tOg was stiIl
| heavy. we could the great breakers co"iue up
for some distance fore they Struck US As u gro"
II ghter to the left OF us could see dark liHe,
u bur whether twas land or Lheie5 4 uIusc Ciouu
II back OF the foe, we could not idil. Al VI Vnt
" nas.enqers crowded. along the sdo ana tIled IL
@ pp,nl,e out what it was. There was great deal O
coniectre about It, eil YOU. As soon ~ II became
= GigHt enough couIa see thai 1t was land, ant
II hen tine Captain lowered boat and sent
> tn asctirfain whether Ot not landing could b'
y mado The sea very seayy aud the boat wa
IT out a long time.
s. When 1t left US there was a roUe attached TO 1
II connecting 1t with the steamer!and when TIE sh0r
IL w,s reacheu aud 1t was iot,i That LANDING
e could ba effected, the Othov emo of tin
10 me was fastened 10 the shore. Thu
e the boat was enabled to go backNird anu tOrwar
1t from The steamer TO the suore. aud &c
II we're all safely landed without ihe loss OF singh
le I,te The sea was so rough that wshOut TIM
J. r1ne there would have been great @user II
u ,n1ik,ng the trps lt 80 rough sat th
e. narS could be used TO very little advantage Tn
ID Grsp mat that went over filled with lldies
1t with them went the cork Of tile steamer "ho'n
rs mediately started oil III search oi help'
y LANDED ON A REEF
/ o.hora wa fouud Ourge.y