, 1880-06-14
The SOUND HORROR.
Nothing Dotlnit Yet Asccrtaincd
as to tho Actual Loss
OF Life.
officials Refuse to Give Up Any
Information as to the
Disaster.
Interesting Statement Of John Reilly,
O We}l-Known Baseball
Player,
Who Noted tho Time and the
Situation with Clear
Precislon.
Total Lack Of Discipline or Fa-
cilities for the Saving
Of Life.
The Steamboat Officers Shifted for Them
selves and Ignored the
Passengers.
Capt. Young Says He Was on His
Course, and Proceeding
Cautiously,
And that He Heard the St0nfng-
TOMS Whistles at Regular
Intervals.
Full identification Of Six Of the
! Twelve Bodies Thus Far
| Recovered.
Belief that Large Numbers Of the Dead
| Will Be Found in the
Lower Cabin,
And that He Heard the St0ning-
TOMS Whistles at Regular
Intervals.
Full Identification Of Six Of the
Twelve Bodies Thus Far
Recovered.
Belief that Large Numbers Of the Dead
Will Be Found in the
Lower Cabin.
IN PROVIDENCE.
nv Z 1EFJ : 119lIN VIs
THE NUMBER or LIVES LOST sTILL I'm
KNOWN.


THE NUMBER OF LIVES LOST srILL I'M
KNOWN.
Spee&at Dtspdteh 10 Tho Chicago Tribune.
PROVIDENCE, X l., juno 13.-Tllere Is to-
night us much uncertainty rs to tho cnuso Of
the accident or number Of lives lost iii tho
Long Island Sound calamity NJ ut the timo
when the uows OF tho disaster WIS first re-
cefyNl. Great complaint is made at the con-
duct OF tho officials, who absolutely refuse
information On eyety point; Tho lists Of
passongers are known to bo incomplete, alad
there IL growing feeling hero that tho 1ll,li-
ber of lost Is far greater tlian WAS Mt first
feared OF tile oftlcinfs aro willing to all0w.
Tho Captain Of tho NnrragansGtt Is III
Now York, and Ills return Is not expected
for some dnys at least. Ono thing Is certain:
the steamer was completely out OF her
course, a1lsl WAS being driven alead Mt full
speed, Notwithstanding tho dense fog. This
is vollcIlcd for by those passengers who lad
not gone to bod w!len tho collision occurred.
They a1t agrcc that the speed was not less-
encd. II 1t llnd been, they say, they would
surely hayo noticed 1t. They agree tllut tho
continued whlstllngs md tic high rato Of
speed caused feeling Of nervousness. re-
marked ut tho time. md not stlakon of by
many.
THE TINE OF THE AccInEST
Is tielnitly settled by John Reilly. tlrst-base~
ntun ut the Cincinnati Dase-13all Club, who
got hero tonight, nnd who tells a straigllt-
forward story which reflects anything hut
credit on tho management OF the steamer.
lie was III tho lower cnhfn MT, md was
awakened by tho shock, which caused tho
lamp close by to taro up and show him
where tile stairs were. The lamp was
broken, but Reilly knows he was tho first ono
to CLUB tho stairs, a1ld he Is pretty ccrtalu
that
NOT A sou1. FHoM TIE CROWDED CABIN
followed. It took him but Il f0w moments
| to got to tho top, and tho largo clock thero
was precisely ut II 30, thus settling tho time
Of tho Incident beyond question.
Tltero wore O number OF people left OIL tho
upper deck, anu MI attempt was nsado to
loosen the llfe-raft, but 1t WIS tied
down 90 strongly TINT they could
not movo 1t. Not a,, Axo
was to DO found anywhere, mud not an officer
or sailor came to render assistance. Indeed,
| tho only otllclnl they SAW WIS the bow
watchmall, and llo was not OIL the deck until
all hope was gone, and
mn NOT oFPER Hin aEnvIcEs.
When Mt last they got the raft of and low
cred 1t, crowd from tho lower deck jumped
Oh md capslzed 1t, mid 1seilly md
/! about forty othera had 10 alternative
but to Jump over. Dofaro doing 20,
however, llo pushed into tho saluon In a1,-
aver to loud cries for help, md found lady
who Ind lockud i,or two children lu their
stateroom and had lost tho key.
The sulid door raftsel to yield to the
weight Of four Inen, Not tool could bu
found anywhere, md the children wero
LEFT TO 1.ultN TO DEATH,
while tho mother was swept away by the
crowd and lost sight OF.
It WIS at the Kaugway at this tina TINT q
yo,ltlg nun wis see'l to deliberately put q
pistol to his right temple and blow Ills brains
out, but tic excited crowd pull no nioro Ut
tention' to It thun they would to pop-gun,
and tho body WAS tralnpled undor foot in the
lnOst lnutter-of-fact way.
lioiliy was In the water m hour, md wa<
then picked up fatnt and exhausted by tht
City OF New York..
| Other people who hayo come on hero to
night verify Isellly's story as to tho luck o.
discipline.
6pocials from Stontngton describe tllt
sceues thcra to-day ~ leartrendtng. Ther,
l,ayo beun fearful crowds all tlay long ut tllt
whasycs and ut the tnOrgne, aud lnnNlnorabtt
applications havo been made for descriptions
ut bodies
It IL satisfactory now to be able to stata
that all the bodies NOW hero
.. HAVE nEEN IpKSTITIEp :.
by personal recognition or description. Thu
number brought Hers up to this morning
six, and their names aro US follows:
The Rev. Mr. Leonard OF Fltty-cighti
street, Now York. ...~.
The llev. A. i. Peaso. of philadelphia, VIII
came up to preach ut Westerly.
Mrs. q. D. Sheckley. Of Brooklyn, who wa
supposed to have lost her child, and die
fron fright -.
Mr. Charles @. Clare, Of Jersey City.
| }Yllltam Noyes, drummer Of New Yotk