New-York tribune., 1880-06-14

of the accident the Naragansett was ashore
There was no discipline apparent on
the officers and crew Of the Stonington
displayed courage and bravery. The first two boats
to leave the NarragansGtt contained only men
principally foreigners. The third boat contained
women aud children. Two women and one man
died the Stonington after being rescued from the
water. child, taken from the arms OF its mother
-one of the two women first mentioned-was
saved. Mrs f. NJ. SOnle. of Boston. was heard to
say to her child Nellie. if jump will you FOL;
low me = The child replied will, mamma
They jumped and both were saved. Charles Clare
a boy, was placed on a raft by his father and was
saved. but his father was drowned" -,
A woman, who would not give her name. SAID /
waited on the Narragansett until saw beat com
ing; then lowered myself from the upper deck
with rope and was saved. There was woman
from Atlanta Ga, in the same boat; she seemed
insane. she had locked her two children in her
staterOom at the first alarm. and on returning
found them burning, and she could not rescue
them"
This woman had charge of a twO-years old child,
Lllic Checkley, OF No. MrlrOse-st, Boston. Ihls
was the child of Mrs. Checkley. Of Boston. 1t
had been stolen and taken TO New York. he
mother. after a months search for it in New-i ioTk,
by the aid of the police had recovered thG chlld;
She was taking 1t back to Boston. The child and
she were separated during the confusion, but both
were rescued The mother was brwallnC Der loss,
and was asking everyone about her chii9 when !
some one cruelty remarked, OF course it Is lost"
The woman went into ConvulsiOns OH hoar1ng tins
remark, and died i'll ten minutes.
SIX DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.
+. B. Jones. of Chelsea, Mass, sand ; hastened
to the upper deck as soon as the collision took
place. l could not find nor did l see any officers
there. The colored walters were the most efficient
men of the crew. Tncy worked bravcly to get of
the boats. was on board for twenty-five minutes
after the collision. The confusion was lndeScrlD-
able. ! went down TO tie lower deck and jumped
INTO the wafer / swan toward tie StonngtOn.
was about exhausted when was picked up hv n
boat The boat picked up thirteen people. One
ol them was a lady wi;n her sick husband. Neither
Of them had hie-preserveTs."
Pmlip Douatt, of Provost, Me, said =" was
about the last to leave the vessel got on raft on
which there were about forty five persons besides
myself. When the RATS were thrown into the
water have 10 doubt that great manv persons
were hit by them ana drowned. There was great
numbcr OF small children aboard and think the
loss Of life was greatest among them The tanCs
broke out by the smoke-stacks ana burned both
WAYS"
F. Emerson, of Buffalo, said al think was the
last man to leave the boat We were standing at
the bow IN about two feet of water. We dipped
mattresses IN the water and held them between tn"
flames and ourselves. No one seemed TO know how
to manage the boats. We had to cut them loose
frOm the vessel Several of them were capslZed. The
llfe-prescrvcrs were IN bad condition; many OF
them bad no straps, The officers and crew gave Us
no help"
John McNulty. of Providence, SAID: "Whcn We
struck did not awake until some one jumped on
my head from berth above me | got up, ana
found the steamers lights all out. got some life
preServcrs and put them on two women who were
calling for help, and made my way 10 the hurricane
deck, and got INTO a llfe-boat.'
William Prosscr. the brave sailor from the Ten
ncsscc, SAID; he worst sight saw was women
jumping overheard screaming; no ore knows what
became OF them. | saw as many rs four
jump in. a good many were drowned
from the lifcboat which first got out
by crowding into il as soon rs VIC began
to lower it, They stood on both decks. souc OF them
up to their waists III wafer. aud tipped the boat so
that ii struck stern first III the water, instead Of
coming down even. We finally got lfe-Doat of
thnt all right"
Michael Dougan, of the Tennessee. said; Few
men saved anything. ! saw jcwclrr with DIX
OF gold chains. He put all he could into his pOck-
cts al q abandoned the rest"
DELAY IN GETTING our THE BOATS
c. w. Brown, of Providence, gave the following
account of the accident: The StonlngtOu struck
tie Narragansctt just abait the wheel and
crushed through ten or fifteen state
rooms l rushed to the hurricane deck
The greatest confusion prevailed The passengers
were calling for llc.boats. Tne delay III getting
the boats launched seemed interminablc. ] asked
one Of the Off .ers of the boat what could do to be
Of assistance. He said: / don't know AIN gong
to look ont tor myself which he proceeded 10 do at
once. The small boats took us off. | he hic-boat
did excellent service. was taken off to the Guy
OF New-YOrk."