New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-23
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SUNK BY A BIG SCHOONER.
TEN LIVES PROBABLY LOST ON THE
STEAMER MANHATTAN
A COLLISION IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE
MoRNING-No TINE TO TAKE TO THE LIFE
BoATs-THE CAPTAINS STORY.


BoATs-THE CAPTAINS STORY.
sailing vessel undoubtedly the four-masted
schooner Agnes Manning ran into the steamer
Manhattan, of the old Dominion Line OFF Fem
wick Island early Wednesday morning sink.
ing the steamer. There were thrty-three people
on board the steamer, OF whom three were pas.
sengers. The Manhattan sank in ten or fifteen
minutes after the collision Sc that little time
was given to the crew and passengers to save
themselves. Captain n. H. Jenney and fourteen
of his crew were picked up and caeried to New
London. c. w. Vose, ithe purser. and seven men
landed at Providence. Captain Jenney sent the
news of the disaster by a telegram to the local
agents of the line.
The news of the wreck Of the Manhattan caused
the offices Of the Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany to be beseiged yesterday afternoon with
visitors anxious TO gain particulars of the dis
aster But comparatively little could be learned.
The only information possessed by the company
was that contained in brief dispatches from
Captain Jenney, at New-London, and Purser Vose.
All the names of the could not be ascer-
taned, because the ships company had changed
since the October payroll had been made out-the
only record Of the crew in the companys Office
THOSE WHO WERE SAVED.
Afterward it was learned that the purser, c. w.
Vose, had arrived in Providence with seven of the
crew, including Caspar Charlton, first assistant
engineer; B. w. Slocum second assistant engineer:
Quartermaster Llewellyn Perkins, T.. c. Charlton,
oiler; John Peterson, sailor; Henry Seaton coal
passer; Edward Orr meSs-boy
Those Of the crew saved at New-London were
given as \. ii. Jenney, master: j. T. n Davis, first
officer Olaf Nelson second cheer; Joseph Garcia,
steward Henry Vogeander, oiler; Lewis Cook,
cook Henry Walling, John Nelson, seamen;
Fred. Nelson, quartermaster Andrew Anderson,
seaman William Mckenzie, fireman; Thomas
Pritchard coal -passer; Joseph Barnes, officers
mesSman.
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
At o'clock last night Captain Jenney and
Steward Garcia arrived in this city, and the cap
tain told the following story:
We left New-YOrk at 80 p. m. November 10,
bound for West Point. Va The wind was easterly,
with thick, rainy weather Al 80 the wind vas
cantng southerly and the weather clearing From
10 80 until morning there bright starlight I
was up several times during the night. the last timo
at 4 10 a. m. The weather then very clear.
About o'clock, a. nearly as l can tell awakened
by the pulling of the bell wires running 10 the engine.
the noise being quickly followed by four sharp blasts Of
the whistle. jumped from my berth and ran to tho
plOthouse quickly possible Just as opened the
door Of the pilothouSe the crash came. As soon as
drfted apart / hailed the schooner which had
struck Us and was plainly In sight, asking II help was
needed. The answer was No; We are making no
rapidly sinking, and gave orders 10 clear away
the boats and get up the collision cloth, but the
steamer settled fast Il impossible to use the
CLOTH 1 at once gave orders TO the different boas
ing the steamer was going down faster and
faster I again went to each boat, eau
toned the crews to unhook the tackle, swing the
davs clear, and keep the boats rightside up till
they foated.. l do not think my orders were obeyed.
Tho greatly excited, and the only boat that
| left the ship manned with a TIE one was
in and this boat got away myself, three Others being
| with me.
| Immediately after launching the boat went TO
the rescue Of the floating in the water. While
engaged in this work passed one Of the life-rafts
with number OF men on board. They said they
were all right so / kept on with my work. was
successful in all but ono case Cries for help came
from all sides but especially distinct were those
from the main topmast of the steamer TO which two
men were clngng. These were Quartermaster Nelson
and Chief Engineer Hayden. Nelson was holding 10
the mast. sailorfashion. ard Hayden was below
" Hang on a minute longer l heard Nelson say 10
Hayden. All right the engineers reply, and
then a huge washed him of into the sea. We
took Nelson into the boat, and shortly after this
picked mp Hayden's body.
After rescung all the men we could we made the
boat fast to the mast which stood about twenty feet
taken Off by Captain Curtis of the NewHaven schooner
Van Name and King
am sorry 10 say do not think there IS any hops
for tho missing Aside from the people saw
Vosc I think no one found anything to keep afoas
on and tat they all went down while We were picking
up the lhers Five schOoners passed Ia the vicinity
about The time Captain Curtis's vessel. and
II any of the missing had been picked up they wouA
have been heard from before this.
THE SECOND NATE WAS IN COMMAND
Captain Jenney said that the second officer,
Oof Nelson, was in charge of the steamer when
tho disaSter bannenpd Nelson said that the