The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-15
THE COLLISION.
Additional Particulars OF the
Appalling Disaster.
..Nohodrto RIamen

Poughkeepsie Is DIR. Kelt edge, o
FishkiIl Landing, one of the survivor
of the NdTrdgdItSett, states that b
stage on board the steamer while the fir
was progressing till it got so hot that b.
5 had 10 jump overheard, aud during tina
) time he did not see single officer of thl
} boat or hesr an order given, aud the lif,
boats were not lowered until the fame
had made great progress. He and hi
son were picked up by boat from lhC
City of NetO York.
New London, q, mn l3,-Uf twelve
bodies recovered from the wreck Of the
NGYTdgdnSeh, the following have beea
identified: +. J. Horton, jewelry drum
mer, AitlebOro, Mass; VIM. NOyes,
New York; A. Reed, East Jamsica, n.
Y; Mrs. Vim. Stevens, Bos on High
,ands; Mrs. j. X Little, residence IN
known; VIM. NOyes is a brother OF
Bsr jamin +. NOyes, Of New Haven,
recently imprisoned in. New Jersey f T
.violatiEg the insurance laws of the states.
The NdTTd0dnSe { was boarded by the
assistant inspector Of the light boats
during Sunday morning. She lies In
seven fathoms of water. 1t is the opinion
Of mariners that the NGTTGaGTSett is
broken in two. She is grounded in the
western extremity Of the shoals. But for
her grounding there she would have
sunk out Of sight. The master of the
wrecking schooner reports that he in
spected the wreck in dlvlrg armor this
morning. a part of the pert wheel
house of the NdrrdgdnSeu was picked
up early this morning in the Race. The
courses of the colliding steamers lay to-
Relher, but had the StOningto1t sounded
two successive whistles instead of one in !
reply to signals of the NdTTGgdaSeu the |
accident would in all proba bility not |
occurred No bodies were recovered to-
day.
Car tain Scott has just been down and
examined the steamer. He thinks /. can
be raised. The bulEarks are in COM
paratively good condition. He found
the body of child about year I'D, but
nothing to identify it.
The Herald has the following special
from Stonington, Conn: Captain
Young, the officer who was in temper
airy command Of the NarTGgdnSett on
the night Of the disaster, during the past
few days, has spent the entire time at
the scene of the accident. He has said
but little about the collision and subse-
quent loss Of life, except to express the
belief that he was in his proper course
when the accident happened, and that
when all the facts are known no blame
Whatever can be attached to him. He
heard the whistle Of the ,StORiHgtOn at
for several minutes before the
collision, but could not exactly place
her, because Of her lights being indis-
through the heavy mist or
fog. He was proceeding cautiously at q
very low rate of speed, and was making |
his course expecting TO soon PASS the |
light ship off Cornfeld light. He heard
the warning of Mr.. Cook On the bow
watch the moment it was given, and |
without the loss of a moment he ordered |
his engines reversed, and did |
everything to avoid the catastrophe. |
In regard 10 the cause of the fire |
which followed the collision he did not |
express even sn opinion, and gave the |
inference that he was as much in the |
dark rs other people. With reference to |
the behavior of the crew, through the |
trying ordeal of saving his passengers, he |
says no crew could have done more |
under the circumstances. The passengers |
on the whole behaved admirably, until |
the cry of fire was raised, and then they |
became unmanagable. Through the |
GOODNESS Of his officers and men, every
one of whom stood by their posts, many |
were placed safely on the life-boats and |
RATS, who otherwise would have been |
lost. In regard to where the blame Of !
the collision should be cast he would not |
express an opinion.
1t appears from conve ssiion with lead
ing navigators of the sound that Captain |
Young has been sailing those waters the |
past thirty OIL years, and was considered |
one of the best pilots on l., before ever
taking command of a St amer which ne |
has done for many years.
Stonir gton, IA "A large number of
persons visited the scene of the NGTrG-
gdnsett disaster. Investigation of divers
show the upper hurricane deck and its
staterooms entirely 60 e, while the |
cabins and staterooms on the main deck |
were charred and undistinguishable
mass. A large qusnti:y Of freight was
raised.