Daily Republican., 1880-06-14
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THIRD EDITION
TiaE NARRAAANSsll.1l,.,r -

RhOHoh.
wreeh-A" Accountosth~ "..
of James Eg'snton, Js, "''sI
Amongst the wrecked an H..
sound steamer "Narragaps.tiiG', aL'a9
day night was Mr.. James E,ii,,oa
a morocco manufacturer on THU 5u T.
between Madison and Mopro a''a y, "
Mr.. Eglinton was on I;s surg
Boston in the interest Of .S way !,
with which he is colnGc, .IV \
at New York took passage On n. n
ragansett. Hearing ths, a ' NJ
from the REPuBLI CAN ctio4 vs., ' 1l,S
for him this morn ing, Nc. p aSs|
very kindly dropped into gu, c 4s,la \
forenoon and gave us the foI,onis.
count of the collision and his g l,,1
cape. Mr.. EelInton saws 'I La
New York on the Ney..n,.
at five O'Clock on Fri6av 6' ~
ing the weather being GeJiyb,v',||
pleasant and the sea smooth 0T M
tired to his berth about 1920 o,S.]
undressed himself, went to bad s Uvs]
asleep when the collision occu,s1
conclusion threw him ont of bis N
and getting up he leisurely mt on
clothing and arranged his ,ois,
did not think of anything mora ,s,,l
than the humping of the two WY
together. He looked out and n
steamer (the stoningtop) with h.,
aft the wheel house. While in
berth some person ca!lsd ia
that he had better be getting anij
the boat was ON FIRE and he MAJ
danger Of either being drowpsil
burned TO death. The person vbo
30 kind as to give him this vsynl
however seized the life preseryer n |
berth aud made off with it LEAVING !
without one. Mr.. Eglinton then
THY suspended his toilet operation
leaving his baggage behind bin
rushed out and looked for ND
escape from the perilous pOjl
in which he was placed. Hs stel
ted to go forward but was dd|
back by the flames, when
was forced either to jump overbd
and run the risk of being drowned
be burned to death. In this dilsu|
he mounted the wheel house and
ing one of the Narragansett's bcsp|
meath he made leap and LANDED
the boat. The boat soon filled 10 !
as they put out from the burning
sci they picked up and saved a coIl
man and three women. Thcss
Eglinton said were the only psrI
they cav in the water though
deafening screams of huldisis|
others could be heard in the dnkd
in the water and ON the boat. TbeI
had broken out amid-ship and tur|
toward the stern forcing all Oh \
part Of the boat into the ws,r
crowd clustered on the bow Of tia
where they were taken off bqiyrs
boat sunk. The boat in which
Eg)inton leaped beat abeu: ia /
water for nearly an hour, aud (
gradually working toward ths (.
uatil the whistle of the CITY
New YSrk was heard, when they b
ed their boo. towards That stesma
were taken on board. Mr.. E7Iot
suffering considerably to-day from
effects of some person leapi1g fraa
burning vessel and sligGti1o ausS|
shoulder, but ura,s :. .a4 circum;taI
he has 40 complaint to make. Held
the reports that the Captain wss
first to take boat and escape 10
City OF New York in incorrect, A
girl named Lizzie Teale, who had
spine disease, was one of the passtp
put aboard the City of New York
savs she was put in the last boat
LETT the wreck by captain Young,
that whes the boat put off the CAP
went back to the ill.fated steamerag
This little girl cane with Mr.. EN-
on Saturday to Philadelphia, v
she resided. Mr.. ElIintoA d
the opinion that the City Of B,A
that. passed about the tims Of
accident, must have picked up
of the wrecked y ,,ssgsngers, IS
lizzie Teale in ,lornIed' HIN that ;Ed
received telegram from some
irienas ~ho wore on the wrecked
SCI cut who had arrived safe in &
{ Sr. Esliuton had no means ofk1o
how many lives were lost on
fsted vessel, out he thinks the la'
must run up near a hundred
Eglintnn arrived at New lOlk
quarter before 10 O'Clock On Sa'd
morning and at home in WilminAl
5 O'Clock in the evening, very
gratiied that he had made Sa
lucky escape though he has nOtTes
Boston vet,