New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-22
PERIL AND SUFFERING.
RESCUED FROM THE STEAMER ASIA.

RESCUED FROM THE STEAMER ASIA.
AN ACCOUNT OF TIE DISASTER BY MISS MORRISON
WITNESSING THE DEATH OF ALL HER COM
PANGONs EXCEPT ONE.
PARRY SOUND, Ont, Sept. 21-The constables
sent to the vicinity Of the Asia disaster have not yet
returned Some hopes entertained that the books OF
the boat may be recovered with the list OF passengers.
The disregard Of the regulations by the Great North
em Transit Company Is well exemplihed by CONVEX
saton which took place between Charles Cameron man
ager OF the company, and j. o. Miller recently when
sunday school excursion consisting Of from two to three
hundred Passengers. was going board the Northern
Belle, licensed 70 carry sixty five passengers
Miss Morrison II still very weak aud il confined to her
bed but the doctor considers her out Of danger She
was able this afternoon 10 furnish correspondent with
the following account Of the disaster
1t did not get very rough until o'clock in the morn
ing was mp them but seasick and took no break
fast four women with children in the cabn-one
had four, and had two and two had each. They
two families and had taken a deck passage. no
tccd the four women and their children particularly.
The all sick, and the cabin maid was feed
ing the children There may have been other ladies in
the open air I knew there danger saw
people putting on life preseryers. I lay down and
thought would not move if the boat We're sinking The
boat rolled on her side and l thought it was sinking
when jumped up and tnto the adjoining stateroom
where n with two children WAS. found her
asleep and awoke her bat think she never left the cabin
Her children q small one about two years OF age,
and child ia the then put on life-prcscryer
and sat by the cabin door. Before went 10 my state
room asked the mate if there any great danger.
He said there was very heavy sea, but they had
already thrown horse, overheard and would throw
an the freight they could could hear great noise
made by the horses. l had hopes the boat would be
saved till water coming into the cabin.
was on the upper side of the boat. She lay now on
her side took hold OF the rail- slid down into the
water and sank. I up by the side Of the captains
boat H. took me by the wrist. and the mate helped to
pun me up Ny -tateroom companions were both in the
same boat, but no other women or children saw the
other two life boats. both full The captain and mate
had and tried to take OF orr boat Tie steamer
now went down and left wrcckage floating around
saw the other two boats upset twice. and each time tho
number of passenger, wa, largely reduced The three
boat, dred ogrthcr for a short time heard those IN
tine other boats cali o. the captain for one of the
two boats had oars had one and oUr boat two.
The captain could spare none. Our boat went along
Qut. nicely for some minutes the others cap~izrd
almost Immediately. They bad nothing to help mem
selves WITH Was sitting in thc bow OF our boat look
Ing back toward the wreck saw the other two boats
tip over three times and when 1 next saw them lhcy
were empty. 100 one even ch-l2 to thrlr Sides lam
" Finally our boat upset and we lost both oars We
then n the mercy OF hc waves and We're upset -FOUR
times DO ALL There were eighteen person DID, tur pnht
II became cauer near dark aud the bout dd NOT upset
a-au About This time picked nap boating oar hut
were too Nhau.rd to b. The mate told ue 10 hold
on o me NE me Nh"i. 'gi hapl'he,l ana never M TO-
Nout OF the i've died until after dark. The mate
i, T' ~. The rarfsin seemed very -,d and sell
dom spoke. None had bat. or cont- on. but Insis
10 our A hgJ bin i1b we co'd hdye cd on the
boat after the went down. but we mad nothing 10 do
The men nm died quietly and seemed 10 go 10 sleep
asked f Il "a- me aid yea NJ Lag WA , n.iai
down nv head Ia.b.d Tine captain. who was near to
release my bar he dl -o and the mate soon brcatbcd
bis last We saw light at Byns Inlet about dark, and