New-York tribune., 1880-06-13

s, me from actual observation and others rom
toned evidenceas regards the part one OF yoI % ON
took 10 rsseung the lives Of w1o ~ Ser %sre Oss
board Narraganset at the S 1S o. ,be active
service sexng from taF HJre 70 New
YH, SrS q SsS w3O afs nGS
have thrown himself liable to your rues o
1ore reition You not only relieve him from punish
but grant him furlouga OF tny a ys,,%ihc oc
casOn. .....- !,
Lieutenant Commander Morris came down to the
hotel in response to dispatch, and 6hen ne reau
th, petition and talked with the people, asked 10
see the seaman DurOy. Ho compllmented nun
highly OH his bravery, and esaid that, although nc
had broken the rules he would be freely forgiven
for his brave action in rescung human life at the
imminent risk of his own. He gave him permiS-
sion to stay in the city until tomorrow, when
further furlough will be given him. In addition
the guests at the hotel raised subscription anu
presented the seaman with 500 gold piece
MODEST AS WELL AS BRAVE.
Henry Duroy is slender seaman ABOUT Ihrly-
five wears of age He has been in the United States
service for about six years. and has been attached 10
the ship Tennessee for six months. when asKcu
to state what he did in rescuing the people, he re-
piled: Oh, these people give me too much creui''
ONLY did Just what you would have done II you
had been there" When pressed by one of the
guests to narrate his story of the accident, he said
GWeI. it was about midnight when l was awak-
ened from a bunk had made for myself on the
lower deck by the collision. 1 dld not know WhaI
e PspS saW os %s Of D peoSe TenS rushing about IN the most
frantic manner, and then l saw the StomngIon
ahead of u.s. l took in the situation at once, ana
dressed Several women, seeing my Sal,9r % ciGIhcs,
Tnshed ND to me, and asked me for Gods sake, 10
saN @ them. told them certainly W0uid, IL tncy
would promise not to get excited ana 10 90 luSC as
I told Them Then more came over 10 me, ana one
woman held up her chiu for me to save lookc4
around and could not see any officer OF the Dpat:
Al ~, ,ln IN
there saw that the water was rushing over the
rails put one woman on top OF the RAIL- JuhPeu
M myself and the others followed.
II saw that we could not stay there so TOOK inc
party up to the hurricane deck. carried the wo-
mans child myself then assisted IN S get'iig9 iif9a
crew on board. 1t was q jump of about ten OF
twelve feet but not one of the passengers wen1 ht9
the water. took. the child and jumped myself; l
told the people to keep quiet and they would al De
saved. They all obeycd me- l had secured an
inq'it E' we got away safely from the steamer which
had already began to burn. found mIssn Is MA ~
very critical position. The, raft was filled with
people the sea was high. and all had to manage
with was little oar. 1t was so fOggy-alu III an
old seaman, and have seen many iHgs' ouu pull e nnt
see where to co. The heat. too, was ntOlcIiInP w
drifted with the tide about two miles kept Inc
peOple calm but told them to cry aloud so that we
would not meet with any accident Ill & Ine Ins, s,c nc
we would receive assistance sooner We'll 10 hiahc
long story short the men kept up it n Nc, T2
York after we had taken anotheT ratt Ill TOW. as
we were drifting along we met the 3ther ran, puf
| the people on it were very much dlsheartehur
| think l only did my duty IN saving my own lie.
| and all the others that met" u, ill -.
| C. W. Haversen, of the passengers, sad NJ
Earles Hotel that the account gwen by Duroy was
true in every particular only he Thought the sea
man was too modest to tell OF ms brave actions. actions
| He declared Lthat if it had not been for DuToys
action every of the forty persons ,W0nld nave
| been drowned. He experienced hiinself the brave
actions of the seaman, and said that he could Ot De
| praised too highly. He had ample opportunity to
save himself and leave the others behlnu Salu NJ.
Haversen but he preferred to see the others sale
on te raft before he left the steamer. The way lie
| commanded the raft gave confidence to every one
| that they were i'll safe hands" ,,,.,. ,1o.o,
Mr.. Gibson, one OF the guests NJ Eirles IloCe,. 9
| was so much impressed with the passengers story
| of Duroy's action that he intends to petition the
| Secretary of the Navy to promote HIM. lie halu
| he was personally acquainted with the Secretary
| j. W. Pierce, of Philadelphia, was on board inc
burned vessel and certified to the actions Oh D[oy.
against an iron pillar by the force OF the COLLISION
| He ran out to see what was the matter Inc only
| when he went out of his berth. Then lie saw the
| captain leading q man who had Decn H1ued pH
| being thrown out OIL his Derth'
SAVED WITHOUT HER BABE.
! Mr.. and Mrs Edward Mulholand We're found in
one of the rooms of the hotel. Mrs. MuhOlland had
saved no clothing but had been given some by the
cuests in the hotel. She had been attended by the
! physician and although very weak was able 10 Slt
up al started" she said. " from Lodi, New-Jcrscy.
with my husband and little girl to go to my old
| home i'll Pawtucket. was asleep III the ladies'
| cabin when was awakened by the cries Of w0-
| man who had Dccn pitched out OF the berth over
| me on TO the floor Then | heard screams.
| realized the situation in moment. My husband
was at my side when got out OF the BERTH ana 10
gether with my baby Ill my arms we rushed 10 10 inc
met people attached to the boat Ihey assured us
in the most positive terms that there was not the
slirhtegt danger. | asked them why all the HghtS
had gone ont but they only said again that there
was no danger Then saw the boat in flames AZ
| that time was as composed as i am now, ana
Thought that the best thing to do was to put my
self under the protection OJ the officers OF the boat
| searched for them in vain. 1 believe now: as
everybody states that they launched tho first NE
boat and saved their lives and left the rest to
| perish When saw that assistance could not bo
| whom Thought would prove her better protector;
Prcfcrring death by water rather, than nan ny yi hlc
m2ea Ecb sune tO ny Ny MYTH hus
band jumped after me. but as he touched the water
he lost his hold on the baby seized y TWICE. 9nt
| caught hold of a mattrass. and jumped on to IT.
| NV husband is a good Swimmer, but We Host each
for one e. hour until saw "a boat For Gods sake
! save me- for Pm all aloneV cried but the men men
thct them to stop .iut they went on. one man whose
name have lost jumped uD on the boat ana sald
that he would not see any woman dG~h % & ostote fo ms
long time. and finally compelled them to take mo
on board. The men cursed him, but no remained
resolutc in his purpose of saving my life. Ho
reached Inc pole. and dragged pe along the water
until ho caught my hands. and then he pulled mo
| aboard, NV life is due to him. He gave me his
name but the name Fis erased from the card. All
| can make ont of it is James Sc. The boat was
taken to the City of New York, where everything
was done to resusicate me. Oh kindly the officers
Of that steamboat acted. When became CON
missing. I cried bitterly. Early this morning
fonnd man carrying my husband OH his shoulders
up to my ROOM / cried with JOY. although he
brought me the sad intelligence that baby was
drowned. haven't got a rag to my back nor
| cent of money"
MIN MoRE CRUEL THAN THE SEA.
Mrs William Purdy, Of st. Johns, N. b.. was
lying in bed at the hotel unable to sit up. 1t IS
feared she is injured internally. Tho flesh on her
hands is torn from clingng TO rope behind raft.