Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1880-06-25

help, The captain lifted me up and
put me in before they lowered her.
Another lady ran to get in. She
slipped and broke her wrist, but she
got in. Then they lowered the boat
and as soon as she touched the water
all the men, captain and all jumped in
A lady and her baby, not more than
eight months, were left behind on
deck. She begged of US to let her in,
but the boat had foated away several
feet from the steamer and we had no
oars. She kept on beseeching us to
save her. The last | saw of her she
had her hands raised, crying for us to
come We had to 60 then, because
the steamer was becoming wrapped in
flames. There was only little spot
left which the flames had not reached,
and she was standing there crying.
The gentlemen took their hats and
padded to get away from the burning
Narragansett In about Is minutes
enother life boat, not as full as ours
was, came up and gave us two oars.
A lady, gentleman, and three children
were then in that water near our boat.
They begged to get in, but we told
them no, the boat would capsize.
They hung on the sterr. of our boat
| don't know what became of them af-
ter that We saw two children-a
boy about six old and girl little
youngef--in the water. They seemed
to have no life. preservers. saw
then,~-si sink Il little distance off. We
rowed up to the City of New York
and she took us in We found on the
City of New York a good many rescu-
cd persons. Some were injured. A
lady, who hade been clinging to rope
on the Narragansett, had lost all the
flesh from the inside of her hand,
which was open to the hone. Almost
all were DIRE. ched and were shaking
with chills The passengers Of the
City of New York wrapped them in
blankets and gave them whisky. One
said he lost his wife and oldest son.
He had only his youngest son with
him. A lady said s,e had lost chill
dren and was weeping hard. Another
lady said she had lost two children
Everybody could have been saved if
the captain of the Stoniugton, who ran
into us had sent our boats, or if he had
sailed up himself but he didn't do any
thing
The steamer Narragansott cost $500
900 in 1868. She was repared last
Autumn at an expense Of $4,000,
and was in excellent condition. New
boilers were put in about year ago.
Her value to the company at the time
of her loss was not less than 5000, 900.
She was insured against fire for $780,
900, and there was marine insurance
upon her of 100000.
Mrs. L. Soul, of Boston, was heard
to say to her child Nellie: "If | jump,
will you follow mep To which the
child replied 81 will, mama" Both
were saved Charley Clare Berry
was placed on raft by his father and
saved, but the father was drowned
None of the Narragansett's books O,
papers were saved, but the captain es
Inmates the number of passengers leav-
ing New York at 800 Mrs, Freder
lex A. Stilison, of Atlanta, awakened
by the noise ran to her brother-in-la MS
stateroom and called to him, when
they went back into the soloon, where
her two children were asleep. The
smoke was So sitting that they could
not go in and save them A moment
afterwards flames prevented all posi-
billity of saving the children, the struy
gle for life but both were saved Ed
ward Mulholland and wife lost thci,
only child, a boy ? years old One. Of
, the saddest events connected with tht
horrible calamity is the case of Mrs
A. 7. Dix, of Brook yn, wife of o
broker of the firm of Dix& Phyfe
Mrs. Dix was on the Narraganset
with her three children and nurse
All were lost but Mrs. Dix herself
They were helped into the boat ant
! the men tried to lower the boat. Wat
err poured in and it capsized it, ant
, when the lifeboat righted again som,
, of the women were carried away anc
, the meu abandoned the boat. Mrs
, Dix, her nurse, the baby, little DO,
t and girl chung to the boat, but it wa
turned over in some way three times
. and Mrs. Dix saw her baby, her nurs
. and her little boy and girl washed
. away. Her diamond rings are imhed
, ded in swollen flesh, the skin bein
, torn off her fingers hands and wrist b
/ the boards and ropes to which she "a
. clung for life, So soon as the Cit
/. of New York arrived word was sent t
: Mr.. Dix, and he rushed to the pie
and found his wife. The meeting q
t father and mother who had lost thai
| entire family brought tears to the eye
of ever one. Other survivors who ha
not met with SO great losses forge
! their own misery for a moment in syn