The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1880-07-29
THE NARRAGaNsErT DISASTER.
interesting Facts and Incidents Con.
nected With This NEost Drn,arss,Io
/ Calamity. VIC

disaster is to the effect that an English
man, passenger on the Narragansett.
saved the life of a, little girl thrown
from the burning steamer into the wa
ter near him. He swan to the little
thing and lifted her up in the water. but
she slipped from his grasp. He tried
1t again, but the same thing happened,
and was again repeated. Finally he
got her on plank, and succeeded in
keeping her there till the two were
picked up by life-boat and transferred
TO one OF the steamers near at hand.
LOST HER THREE CHILDREN.
Mrs. George K. Thayer, of Pleasant
vile, Pa., was one of the saved. She
states that after the shock the officers
/ Went from room to room and advised
the inmates to dress, telling them at
the same time there was no danger.
She says that the men in charge of the
raft that rescued her were forced to let
one poor woman sink, because to take
her on would have periled the safety of
| Its occupants. A woman with three
children elinging to her clung to the
side of boat near, the raft on which
Mrs. Thayer was. The woman tried in
vain to put her children in the boat,
and after repeated attempts they were
hnaily drowned, while she was saved.
| SAVED BY BALE OF COTTON.
A telegram from Mr.. George Osoood
who, with his wife, was passenger on
the Narragansett, states that he and
Mrs: Osgood remained on the boat
until the. heat became unbearable, when,
though he was unable to swim stroke.
they leaped into the dark waters togeth-
er. A bale of cotton was fortunately
floating by and husband and wife sue
ceeded in grasping this and clinging
to it until rescued. Mr.. Osgood was
on his way to Newburyport, his native
place, from Nebraska City, by reason
of ill-health. -.
CONDITION OF THE sToNINGroN.
The Stonington has been hoisted into
the dry-dock, foot of Pike street. and
many people are visiting her. Her
bows for nearly twenty feet aft and
above the water-line are completely de-
molished. and to prevent Eher from
hillng with water, canvas and blankets
had been nailed over the hole. Her
stem-pipe was completely shattered and
the main deck leading back to the fore
castle was twisted and torn up, showing
that the shock was very severe 1t was
believed by some who examined the
bows that the damage showed conclu-
sively that the speed was greater than
the law allows in fog. Upon the up
per deck forward was strewn the torn.
soiled and drenched clothing of the res
cued passengers, consisting of shoes,
stockings, Undertaking and overcoats.
A COFFIN FOR A LIVE MAN.
The report from New London that
William Noyes was alive and well in
New York was confirmed on the arrival
OF the New York mail express at Ston-
lngton from Boston. On the train
came Mr.. L. NJ. Thayer, of the Hotel !
Dorrence and Nathaniel Grant, both of
Providence, R. l., who are personal
friends of Mr.. Moves. They brought
with them an elegant casket to place
the body of their old friend in, but be-
fore reaching the undertaker's estab-
lishment were surprised to lean from a
Herald reporter from New London that
MIR. Noyes was alive and all right. They
were 10th to believe, but, on viewing 4
the body, instantly and positively decided
that it was not Mr.. Noyes.
EVERYTHING UNHANDY.
A passenger says the people expe-
rienced great difficulty in getting the
boats loose They were tied in ali sorts
of ways, and only by lifting and pulling
this way and that could they determine
where the fastenings were. Not an of
ficer came to help them; neither did the I
deck hands come around. If they had |
he has no doubt but that the life-cars
could have been readily lowered and |
many lives saved. He could have saved |
the children locked up in the stateroom
if an ak had been at hand.
A STRICKEN CITY.
The residents of Attleboro are more
deeply interested in the Sound disaster
than any other town in the State, be-
cause so many of the jewelry manufact-
urers are constantly travelling on that |
line in the prosecution of their business.
Since the receipt of the intelligence of
the disaster all business has been sus-
pended, and groups collect ON the cor
ners of streets to learn any new things.
All were saved except. E. j. Horton,
Fulton and the two children of Stilson.
Fulton's body and the two children
were found yesterday. The children
were in the state-rooin where they had
been locked in by the mother as she left
the room to ascertain the cause of the
noise. The ladies arrived here last
evening and were received by large
crowd of people at the depot. The
mother is completely prostrated by her
ltfliction. and it was feared last Sunday
hat she would dies but she is now much
Expressions of sincere sor-
'ow at the loss Of Mr.. Horton are heard
IN every side, and the inhabitants feel
hat they could more easily have lost
'ther men. He was an enterprising
manufacturer of jewelry, was fifty-two
7ears old last December, had lived in
own from his boyhood, represented the
own in the last Legislature and was
luite wealthy. He leaves widow and
me child. The flags in the pub
ic squares and buildings are at half
mast. Fulton was a resident Of Attle-
'oro Falls and was salesman So great
5 the interest maintained by the public /
hat on the appearance on the street of
ny 1.-THE survivors they are besieged
Y crowds of eager listeners, and are
bli0ed to racita their axne ripnaas