Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-06-18
TATER NEWa.

A TERRIBLE disaster occurred on
Long leland Sound on the night OF the l2th,
caused by collision OF the steamers StOn-
ington and NarraganBett, 10 which the latter
caught fire and sank almost Immediately, The
steamers belong 70 the same line. The Mar
raganaett vas on her regular trip from New
York to Stoningtou and the steamer Stoning-
ton was returning 20 New York. The collision
took place on the Connecticut River. The col
tsion, fire and sinking of the Narragansett
occurred within such short time that many in
their rooms atthe time must have been lost.
One account says Rdense fog prevailed at the
I me and objects at short distance even we're
indistingu shable. Both steamers, confident
OF their courses, were proceeding at fair rate
OF speed, although not under iull headway.
Suddenly cry on the decks OF the Narragan-
sett pierced the dense air OF midnight as a
dark object loomed sundenly,up on the star
board quarter. IL was q matter OF seconds
between the hrst shout Of alarm aud the mo-
the Nhrragansett fast fbrwatd of the wheel
house, the huge vessel trefnbled for an in,
slant and then Teeled % one side. Startled
passengers In scanty attire, aroused
either by the RhOuts OF the crew or by
the sickening shock OF the collision,
The walls Of women and children mingled with
the agpnized shouts Of men, while tine entire
thr0ng rushed almlessly % the eide Of the
weasel, where the quick commands Of officers
anu Tic hhhuld VI kNN tltM AINNAANNu .ANH
trouble TO be located. A sense OF the fact
that q collision had occurred al tmldnight IA a
dense fog, with no point Of land in 81 ght, had
scarcely been realized by the tetriiied pnssen-
gere ere shouts fr' m below came up, qdding
TO the already tel rlbe confusion. Volumes
OF smoke gushed from the hatehway, The
stairWayg we're choked with the sckening
fumes OF escaping gas, and amid all from the
depths OF the hold came the terrified and aW-
iul cry Of Are on ahinboard The scene Of
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wives or children rushed TO the boat or sought
some movable object upon which they cast
themselves out into tho waves, preleIrmg the
uncertainty OF the dark waters rather than
the horrible death which seemed imminent,
Rs the iames now began 20 make themselves
apparent IN harlug tongues through stairway
and creYires The StOnlngtou, IN the mean
time, was blowing quick whistles OF distress,
aud the changing OF her bells rang out iutu
Lhe night the tidings Of alarm. fne steam
ers City Of New YORK and Providence, hear
ing the signals gave way and came along
side, The attention Of their crews was at
once bent 70 the saving of those strugr
gliDg IN the water There were about
thme hundred passengers In all, tgo hundred
OF whom We're saved. FROM seve tt-iive to
one hundred were m sslng, Many OF ths pas
fe gens rescued we're badly seal led Others
we're plf naked. The rescued were taken 20
New York City.
Ex-sENAToR JAMES A. BAYARD, died
at Wilmington, Del, ON the 18Th.
In the Senate, on the 18th, the con-
ference rep lFt on the hill relating 70 timber
trespasseu passed. Xhe Mexican Pension
bill was discussed, but 20 inal action " .
iaken. In the House , conference re.
p.rt on the Ute bill was agreed {. Tue
bill provides that sunuld thpre be sutilciont
arabic laud IN Colorado The fudians shall b.
settled IN that Stats, but A IDt, then they
shall be settled IN Utah and New Nexico.