The Portland daily press., 1884-01-19


terrible sea was running a 8 we approa ached
we saw the vessel was a steamer and the
waves we're breaking over her We anchored
on her starboard quarter, 200 or 800 yards away.
Inc Gu rer's boat was 6nce lowered and
manned by I'VE men in charge Of Lieutenant
Rhodes who brought off seven men. A re-
turn trip was made and one man was brought
70 sthe vessel Lientenat Kennedy was then
dispatched In the gig with four men and took
OH Tour or five men. Meanwhile the lifebost
transferred several mel to the cutter. aud at
length the rigging was cleared of the surviv-
ors The vessel sunk in about four fathoms of
| water and the railing on the bow was the only
portion OF tbs hull visible. We found the
| men 10 the lore and maintoD and
rigging. II was impossible TO row over the
rigging as the boats would have been pou nded
TO pieces. The men in the rigging were forced
to jump into the sea, and We caught them as
| tney arose TO the surface and pulled them
into the boats. Some of the men could not
swim, but nearly every one in the rigging was
saveu. Engene McGarfy Jumped from the
rigging, aud Lieut. Rhodes jumped for him.
but the boat was lifted 10 feet on crest ana
| IL was necessary to starboard to avoid being
swaipped. The posr man was not seen after
Waids. AT the same infant nearly, McGar-
| rye brother was pulled into the boat, Can't,
/ wright was among the last to leave the ship
| Two men who were frozen so stiff that they
were unable to reliDquish their hold on the
rlgeine at length the only persons re-
i
| L cut. Rhodes asked him 10 Jump, but he
shon'ed"save those men first" ''rhey are froz.
90, vas the lieutenant's answer The cap
tain then Jumped, and although he could not
1 Kennedy.
Lieut.. Rhodes performed beroic act which
eilclts hearty commendaiicn. Two men hung
| IN the rigging unable to move from exhaus-
tlon. The lmcer determined TO save the men
at the peril Of his life. Returning to the cut
ter be asked Capt. Gabrisson to give hin
man to steer that he might swim to the wreck
and rescne the unfortunate men. The captain
| granted the request, and Lieut. Rhodes was
l placed in the boat, bat on reaching the steamer
| it was found to be folly to attempt
| to go alongside. Bot Rhodes refused to abau-
| don the attempt, aud sang out to man the life
Doat to take him TO the wreck Lieut. Rhodes
| bo4 rded the life bmt aud tyjny a rome abont
himself waited untl he was within about 80
| feet OF the vessel, when he sprsng INTO the sea-
| He had nearly reached the wreck when he vas
struck by piece OF timber on the leg and
sAnk, when he was pulled aboard the bo at aud
taken to the cutter. His leg was found to be
cut, but after CHI nging his clothing as the sea
| was smoe ther. he determined 10 make last
attempt, and he again set out for the wreck.
This time the men were reached One was
hanging with his feet and arms through the
rAtines, and his head was hanging. Lieut..
| Rhodes pnt bowline about him, when he
murmured, "For Gods sake don't touch me- %
The mans tho was afterwards found TO be Mr
| beft RS reaching The cutter. About 800 was
foubd IL wallet in bis pocket. The second
man, who was the last person removed from
the wreck was in the ratliues i'll the weather
rigging. and although breathing when placed
in the boat, e~also expired before reaching the
cutter.
- A. EeIPitman, the chief steward of the
steamer, said: l was ~ my berth when the
vessel struck, and was not awakened by the
shock. A general alarm was given, and hur-
ried into my clothes aud left INV s,ateroorR,
| Tue greatest excitement preva led, aud the
women were rus,ing about the oin In their
nlfhs dresses. On reaching the deck found
the men hosting the jib, and in about twenty
mlnutss the st. amer listed. The houses w, re-
carried away hy The sea almost immedia,alv
and the deck began to break up at about7
O'Clock. AS the passengers came on deck tbev
were swept overheard by Scores AMI The scene
was horrible. After the vessel listed, made
my way along the windward side, nm an in-
cilned plane, aud into the rigging, where
about 20 persons. all men, had taken refuge
There we clung for life, with fiogers benumbed
and With 1oAiiog corpses aDd debris at our
feet saw one man, who was knocked into
the sea when the topmast head broke.
The steward furtner said he RENE mberei a
fe" OF The Passengers. Among them Boston
Globe reporter. whom he recalled from the
TACT tbaf he came to him and requested a
warm place at the able, as his lungs were not
strong.. The gentleman said he was going
South for his health. The description given
answers to that of Mr.. N. j. Morton, formerly
OF this city, who intended to start for Savan-
nah Thursday. Among the passengers with
whom the steward became acquainted was f.
IL. Hale, OF the firm of II. L. Hale & Co. Ms
80 and 80 Commercial street, Boston, MIR pit |
man also remem bered a Mr.. Tibbetts an ex-
Dressman at Somervlle. Messrs Merrill ami |
B@tchelder Of Boston, one of whom Was ac- |
compauled BY his wife; Mr.. Sargent, car |
rlage maker, OF Merrimac; j. G. Bell of Low |
ell, and George Goddard of Stowe.
John l.. Cook, srreeu-maker, recently in |
the aenpioy OF E. 7. BLrrowes of Portland. |
Me-, was a passenger, and occupied a state
room on deck, with an elderly man, who told /
him he was born in Brunswick Me hnt /
whose name he could not asctrrain, AT the
t me he vessel struck, he was awake. bnt did |
net teei Alarmed until he heard orders given to
hoist the iib and detected signs OF confusion
aud alarm. Mr.. Cook dressed himself and |
learning shat the ship had struck rock and
was sinking, he went back to the state room
and alai med his companion. The latter
seemed crazed, and although Mr.. Cook pulled
him out of his berth twice he could not pre-
vail uJon him TO leave tho room. Mr. Cook |
was at length compelled to abandon the at
tempt, and returned to abe deck, where he
climbed to The top OF one of the houses, where
he found two young men named Farnswortb
Capt. Wright and a seaman named White,
AT abOnt IL O'Clock the house was carried |
away and the 1--WE men sought refuge In the |
foretop. All five of these men were saved.
Mr.. Cook said many of the scenes were heart
rending. John Roach, coal passer, daneled |
from the maiustay for two hours with his |
hands and legs about the mainstay. At length
his struggles grew feeber until he dropped |
in the SEA. A passenger was astr;ae the st,v /
and clung there from until nearly 10 q. m
when he TOO reliuqaished the fight for life aud |
dropped into the ocean. Nj the rescued give |
the highest prais to the officers OF the revenue
cutter for the bravery they manifested in saw |
ing them from the wreck. All ths survivors /
are now on board the cutter, where they ara /
cared for by the officers.
The mayer t-ndered the hosptalities of the |
city TO the survivors but they preferred to stay |
on the cuttec rhs steamer was fast going to |
pieces when the cutter left her at D. m.
Tho following is a full list of those lost:
William W. Wright and wife of 567 East |
fourth str.et Boston; e. S. Rand aud WIFI,
(awyer) 80 F,rt Avenue, Roxbury; r. Il.
Held, produce dealFr. Boston; Levi Lawrence,
George. H Kellogg DR.. Fl. q. Brtlet and |
wife, Mrs Keane, Mrs. d. r. Small, South |
amptoD, Mass Miss Beach, Mrs Gibson, Os- |
Car Iasigi. Turkish Counsul Gen raj at Boston. |
% Marlboro; A. j. Morton, Boston GLOBE:
Helen Brooks, Northboro, Mass; Mr.. and |
Mrs. @. A. Band. aud Son of Boston; Mrs. |
wife and tSo children, Mrs. j. Atkinson. Mrs
L Davis, Mrs. Fl. J. Kellogg
RE'IDENcEs UNKNOWN.
G Richardson and wife, S. Vance and wife.
E. T. Hutchinson and wife, HenrN L. Bachel. |
der and wlie, 16 Everett Ave, Dorchester, |
" r. James, JdmoS "A, Morr1I OF Boston.
Henry l.. Daniels and wife, Mrs James BeaI, |
Mrs. Whitcomb, d. w. Mitchell, j. Tlbbetts, |
M, S rgenf, A. Cummings, A Chase aud wife,
H. Durland, Mrs. S. /. PIukham o. Lynn, w. |
Lapham. G. R Hammond. G. D. Bail, 6. f,
Frank, joel Nourse of Boston.
Steerage-The residences of nons of the fol- |
lowing are known: Annie Kelly, Susie Smith, |
G. e. Goddard, I. McCarty, G.
Hines, G. Griffin, T. E. Giddines,
W. z. Wright, August Pearson, j. r. Hebar,
G J. Whtcomb, q. A. Willett, Brown,
= Walker, Forsett. The last three al,- |
Piled for ti,ke,s just before the hour of start
ing and hsir full names we're not obtained: |
officers, FIRST mate, Edward Fuller of Barn.
stables second mate, Allen Eidridge of Chat |
ham, Mass. boastman. Phillip Clark of Bos-
ton; Qlsrtsrmaster Mcdonald; Engineer A. |
Morrison of Bostos, Third Engineer Collins, |
Parser W. s. Spalning of Boston, Second |
Steward Howe and 80 seaman names uuknown. |
PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Jan. 1S-The cutter
Dexter has laLded at New Bedford seventeen
persons and four de ad bodits taken from The
wreck OF the City of Columbus off Gay Head.
Am 1nsane Young Englishman Jumps
from "a Train.
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