Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-14
The Disaster OH tic Sound.

astor CT Lo1g Island Sound, en- Fidsy night,
published 10 Saturday. Gsz,lto, To gather the
following Gdditicral particulars from TO days
exchanges:
A dense fog prevailed ct tho time, but The
captains CT both steamers, being confident CT
their courses were sailing 1T lair r0tc CT speed
| The officers Of tho Stonington first lighted tic
Nsrragabsett Oh their stsrboard bow, AID al-
| though every cifort was made to avert u COLI
| sloG, the bew OF the Stoniugton struck the port
| side OF the Narisgausett forward ct her v heel
house. Tic shock bro o the boilers a0d burst
| the gas tank. and in itss than fifteen minutes
| tho steamer was on Ere. The passengers were
nearly all in their bsrths, aud when the crash
came there was terrible coEtusion. Volumes
OF scalding steam pass:d through thu cabio.
aud for lew moments 10 one sttn c TO know
what had happened. Men, women aud chilJrcu
rushed from tblir state roon?, mary 10 thGi1
night cloihiug, screaming AID struggling to
reach the deck. When lights were prlcIred
lrabtic rush was made Tor chairs, lie presarvers
AMI mattresses, IL which husbands were
separated frem thlic wives. a1d mothers from
their children. while, TO add TO the horror Of the
situation, it vas found that tho NGlrasarsett
| Was on fire. A rush w:s made Tor tic boats,
srd, as there was DO cfficcr thtro to ship them,
|
into them. Tho steamer WAS fist sottIiUr, tho
hcat ilcrl tic buroing wood work Was bccam-
ing Intense. aud with las! despalring effort
the terrified passengers eaped into the dark
waters, sJne with hie'presctveIs. others with
l out, ard others with chairs OF plarks which
4 they had slccacded ia sIcuior. The ShccS 81
l the collision had driven back The Stolingtou 4
i considerable Gisianc', aud when the tX,;o-
\ ment on board Ct her bad subsidru aud the
Il blaz, OF tito burning steamer Guild be seen
through tho thick fox, tho boats y7crr lowered,
when it was found that there wero no plugs TO
step the water holes. This ntc .ssliated further
delay, but at last tho boats were 1igged srd
manuel, aud macy OF the downing men aud
| women w4ro res cued.
The Narra2sEs t. soon burr CT TO tho wattr' -
edge and the hull. with her ru,ire cargo su TX
10 eight tathoms OF water As no accurate list
Of hor passengers vas Kept it is difficult TO cs
nsto til, exc: l,Ss OF hle L: is believed
that there were 500 passengers on board OF
whom the City of New York took go. while the
StorDg;oa Carried several to Stoninglon, aud
tho hopes arc that 10: more that - or 80 Hcro
s.: The Storicgtop, fortunately, ceclpcd with
but slight damage.
Oao Of tia slddest events cJuntc cd with the
horrible Calamity is the cas-, Ct Mrs. A. DIX,
Of BrotkIyp, wife of MIR. a. i. DIX broker OF
the firm OF DIX 4 Pnylo. Mrs. DIX, was 90
the Nnrragansctt with her three children aud
nurse. All arc lost but Mrs Dix herself. They
were all II ,lptd into tie life boat strcr the csl
li.itn. but the boat was oapslzsd. Mrs Dix, her
purse. baby. Little boy and girl ouog to tho boat.
But the boat was TUNED over in the sano way
three zines, end Mrs. DIX saw her baby, her
nurse, and her it'll, boy and girl washed away.
She and another lady were the only ones lett 90
tho beat. After more than 90 hour, they vera
picked up by an officer aud men 10 boat from
tho City ct New York, and taken on board that
boat. She wore diamond earrings. and tho
dianoad riggs on her hands Tero ell b lddtd 10
the swollen fl 81. The tkn had betn tern elf
her Gcgers, hard' ind Wriss BY Tho boat sides
ADD ropes to which Sho had cluog for her life.
AS 5000 as the City ofN.w York arrived. word
was Sent 10 Dir. DIX, in Wal street, and he
rushed 10 tho Iior aud found bis vile. Tne
meeting Of the father and mother. who lad lost
their entire family, brought tears to the eyes Of
every ouo 10 Tic saloon. The o,hcr survivors,
who had rct met with so great losses, iorxo!
their o"n misery for memeut, in sympathy
ter the unfortunate man aud vito whose chill.
dion were drowned.
As woman was boirg lifted Up tho v,s4rs
side she asked If her iitlo daughter had b5en
saved. Toe child had teen socu from h;r by
her hu: band, from whom She Was separated,
and she hal succeeded 10 recovering IT, SSmo
one told 1T that the Child La been lost, and,
giving one lew. 4, Spanning c,y, sho FIT blc,:
dead But The ohill had beeu saved, siicr a
AID when brought 10 htr mother the latter WIS
dead.
Mrs. purdv. young married t.d5, Of S..
John, New Is u0swjck, loapcd icom tho upper
deck luto tho water and tried 10 catch hold + a
lsto ralt but man on it pus,c her off. Sho
p2ain tiied TO clog TO tho tide, tua SONS Of Tho
mcn On tho laft STU her on tho h .DGs aad
pushed her away. She lrasprd tho liuo tGat
| ''ed the raft to me steamer, aud they tiled 10
Grag 1t Gu. 6i her hands She wound il liz btlv
ar@uod her hands, and wss dragged along, tbs
saves ll:lDg over her head and almost tuICcIt
lTg her. At last she Was ref cucd by Ito cfev
ci a life boat.
Alvin RuGdcil, stawald on IIavemycr's yaoif,
was a passenger on tho Naragarsvtt, beitp on
his Way TO his home, q. East Greenwich, Il [,
lilo was enc OF those who remained 90 tho
s'osm to the lsss, and by aiding 10 building
rails OF loose tinbers srd Other material It
hand, helped to save at least score Of pcsscH-
gers, who 1trl unstl9 to help themselves. lie
Was amArg those transferred to the City of Nav
York. Excitement proved t5o muah for hin.
and when ia rcaohod tbs city he was entirely
dtranecd. lie vas taken to the prilco street
polio, station. where The police surgeon exam.
!ncd !i;n. lie gave hope CT BIZ sccovery WIN
b. hsd Obtaiacd rest cad sleep.
| Nj. and Mrs. Frederick SuIson, Of Atlspla
| Ia, were % their way cas-. with their two little
children. IL appears that they took passage
on the III iatsd NatrsgauSctI, aud when the
disaster occurred the children, who werc locked
up 10 tho s.atcroom, were t1r tho moment for
g7tIcn. il is supposed that both babies were
| burned before aEy as.i;arc, c>ud be obtained;
aad the poor mother, when she rcalz;d her
| lcs', was 10 parcxysm Of grief.
Ao old lady, Margaret Muir, Of B:ooklyu,
soout ~ years OF age, was picked up while
tioaIrg in the water. ko!dicg high abovs hrr
her bisDt erardotl'd, Is mouths clI.
a boy PANIED CHARTS Csso, about ~ r. ars of
age, residing 10 Jersey Guy, who, with lis
lathcr, IVES Oh the way 10 Boston ca the Mr.
laSansets, was placed by his father 90 LIE ratt,
With TIM ossu-nY , that :, n ,,.IJ, -