The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-06-15
THE COLLIsION.
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Captain Young. the 0faesT vino Wa
IN Temporary command IL The Gaa-
g.nsstt On the night Of the disaster,
during the past two days has sPsnt his
entire time at the scene Of the disaster.
He has said but little shout the collision
and subsequent loss Of life except to
express his belief that be was in the
proper course when the accident hap
pened, and that when all the facts are
known no blame whatever can be at
taehed TO him. He heard the whistle
Of the Stonington at intervals for sew
eral minutes before the collision, but
could not exactly place her, because Of
her lights being indistinguishable
through the heavy mist and fog. He
was proceeding cautiously, nj n very
low rate Of speed, and was making his
course. expecting TO soon pass the
lightship on Cornheld light. lie heard
the warning Of Mr.. Cook on the bow
watch the moment II WA given, and
with the loss Of hardly an instant or
dered his engines reversed and did ey-
erything in his power 10 avoid the ca
tastrophe.
In regard 10 the cause OF the hre
which followed this collision, he did not
ven express an opinion, and gave the
inference that he was rs much In the
dark as other people.
With regard TO the behavior Of his
crew through the trying ordeal Of saw
ing his passengers, he says NO crew
could have done more under the cir
cumstances. The passengers on the
whole behaved admirably until the cry
OF fire was raised. and then they be-
came unmanageable. Through the
GOODNESS OF his officers and men, every
one Of whom stood by his post, many
were placed safely on the life boats and
who otherwise would have been lost.
In regard 10 where the blame Of the
collision should rest he would not ex-
press an opinion.
It appears from conversation with
leading navigators Of the sound that
Captain Young has been sailing those
waters for thirty-ona years. and was
considered one Of the best pilots on II
before taking command Of n steamer,
which he has done for many years.
New London, June 13.-Of the
twelve bodies recovered from the
wreck Of the Narragansett the follow
ing haye been identified:
E. ]. Horton, jewelry drummer, At
tleboro, Mass.
VIM. Noyes, New York.
A. Reed, East Greenwich, N. Y.
Mrs. VIM. Stevens, Boston High
lands.
Mrs. J. X. Little, residence un-
known.
VIM. Noyes Is q brother OF Benjamin
+. Noyes, Of New Haven, recently i'm
prisoned in New Jersey for violating
tho insurance laws Of that state.
The Narragansett was boarded by
the assistant inspector Of life boats
during Sunday morning. She lies In
seven fathoms OF water. 1t Is the
opinion Of mariners that the boat is
broken In two. She is grounded or the
western extremity Of the shoals. But
for her grounding there she would have
sunk out Of sight.
The master Of n w~recking schooner
reports having inspected the wreck In
diving armor this morning. A part Of
the port wheelhouse Of the Narragan-
sett was picked up early this morning
In the race.
The courses Of the colliding steamers
lay together, but had the Stonington
sounded two successive whistles, in
stead Of one, in reply to the signals OF
the Narragansett, the accident would,
In all probability, not have occurred.
No bodies have been recovered to-
day.
Captain John McCushion, OF Bath,
Me-, states that the deck hands and
petty officers Of the Narragansett went
of In the first boat, d~isregarding the
claims of women and children. He
also states that three other boats were
manned by passengers, and that the
c,ntafr woo NOT ooan affair ba ahnrfaI