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dead, but was resuscitatcd aud there arc
hopes of his recovery.
The Correct List of Survivors

Passengers Horace Warehouse Of Ban, Mainn
James Brown OF Lawrence, Mass; T.. W. Fair
| banks OF GOrham Me-; Capt s. Vance OF North
Fdrnsworth OF Townsend, Mass; II. Wcidman OF
| l1wrence John l.. Cook of Portland, Me; Capt.
+. II. Hammond Of Gouldsboro, Me; Eugene Nc
Crthy (stcerage) OF Someryie, j. II. Tlbbets Of
S1mcryillc; q. n. Whcomp (ateerage) OF Hudson.
Oflcers and crews. e. Wright, Uaptaln a. A.
Pitpan, steward; Henry Collins, second assistant
eugncer W. II. Spauding, purser; II. A. PhIps,
nrSt assistant engineer f. T. Briggs, porter
Ihomas o Leary, fireman; Fnrher Hanson, walter
ward O'Brien waiter; John White, seaman ;
John Hines, fireman; Robert Gallant, seaman ;
iwars Leary seaman Thomas Butler, fireman
Qlartermaster Macdonald.
The corrected list of those on the vessel
foOs up 81 passengers and As officers, sea.
men and walters OF this number 10 pas
sengcrs and II of the crew were saved, The
total death list is 81. There is a possibility
that these figures will be altered by the dis
covery of additional survivors. Stray bodies
of victims have been recovered by various
craft plying through Vineyard Sound and
| taken - widely separated points. 1t is posi-
| lively known that there are seven bodies at
| Vineyard Haven, but the number at other
ports can not be ascertained, owing to the
fact that there is no regular communication
between the various ports.
purscr Spaulding says. "a steamer passed
the wreck four miles to the sOuthcastward
before O'Clock, but although we all waved
signals and a torn jib was flying in the wind
she paid no attention to us"
Second Assistant Engineer Collins says
that all the women were completely helpless.
Some of the men in the rigging cursed and
sworc, but the majority prayed for death to
release them from their torture.
Mr.. +. w. Fairbanks of Gorham, Me,
one of the survivors, says that while in
the rigging together the pilot said TO him
that he fixed the course of the vessel
and fastened the wheel and, as he was very
cold, went to the smoke stack to warm him
self. lie remained there fifteen or twenty
minutes, and when he returned to his post he
| found that the shi p had veered around. Whct
| he ascertained that the vessel was among
the rocks, and that to save her was probably
| impossible, he put her right on shore and ran
her as high up as he could, with the result
that, although she drew seventeen feet, hcI
| forc-part was in eleven feet of water Mr.
Fairbanks is of the opinion that many Of thC
passengers did not leave the cabin until thci
bodies were washed out by the waves, which
soon tore off the after part of The deck ant
carried out bodies, furniture and baggage be
fore the eyes Of the Mortified survivors.
What Eugene McGarry told gives an idea
of what all the survivors saw. McGarry wa
a Storage passenger. lie said; II went OF
deck as soon as | was able afr the vesse
struck, and made up my mind to stay for
ward. The waves came tumbling over Thu
deck, sweeping away one portion after anoth
er, and when one of the boats was almos
ready to launch it was turned over, and
number of women sank from sight. The,
| M I ont ~ IA
cabin. Some were held back by their hus
bands, who thought it was death to 90 above
and were drowned in the cabin. For awhil
| stayed on the forward deck, near the pilo
house, which seemed to be the safest place
but after some time had passed all who ha
gathered there found they must climb alOit
Some OF us went up the mainm9st and som
foremost, and crooked our arms and lee
through the ropes, aud while we sat there W
passed words OF encouragement TO eacl
other. The sea broke over the vessel, an
we saw the cabln and pilot house swep
away. One poor fellow chung to the raj
and resisted one wave after another. |
seemed to me he was there half an hou
making desperate fight for lie. He coul
not move to a better place, and was final
lost AT first there may have been thirt
men in the rigging, but one after another q
discouraged and helpless, and dropped int
: the water. Some of us clappcd our hanC
: together to prevent them from freezing, an
kicked our feet against the masts. One ma
died while sitting among us. When W
were seen by the life boat men and the ere
of the revenue cutter, and the little boa
drew as near as was safe, We had to jun
= into the sea and SWIM for our lives. | hG
taken of my coat ard shoes, and waite
until my brother made the attempt before
lried. He sank but when jumped II b
billow carried me q long distance, and one
the bostmcn caught me with a boalhOok, an
: pulled me near enough for the crew to he
| aboard ~