The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-30
BOARDED BY A BIG SEA.
THE ETRURI4'S DECK STREUN WITH
DISABLED MEN,


thing Like Tidal Wave Doctors
Among tho Passengers A ssist tho ships
| Surgeon-A Relief Fund of 800 Raised
Tho Cunarder Etruria came into port ysstsr-
day with eight seamen In the hospital Ono
man had boon killed on the voyage from Liver-
p,ol and buried at sea, and several of the SUR
vivors are In procarious state.
| Eight seamen and a boatswain's mate had
the forecastle watch early on Tuesday morn
ing last. at $3.50 O'Clock. The Etruria shipped
big sea forward.,which knocked all the nine
men OIL their feet, and swept them across tho
deck and against tho deck rails. Gripping or
otherwise disabling all OF them.
On board the Etruria they think that It was
| something like tidal wave-perhaps one OF
! the cumulative waves that sometimes rise By
the coincidence OF u number of lesser waves
The sea Just before the accident was as it
| usually is In August under the influence OF q
| brisk westerly breeze. The first and only warn
| ing OF the nearness Of the lowering surge was
the preliminary plunge OF the big ships bows
| into tho trough ahcnd OF the wave. The
Etruria's lib was set and Just before
tho wave struck her tho wind hauled to
the north and the sail BEGAN to shiver. Chief
| officer Carhine who was on the bridge.
shouted to the forocastle:
Haul over tho lib sheet"
1t was while this order was being
executed that tho wall of water tum-
bled abonrd. II It had come over
either bow instead OF directly over tho
stem. most OF the men would have been
washed into the sea. Tho wave seemed to
tower Mt least ton feet over the deck.
1t was all over in moment, and tho men
lay whore they hal fallen. Help wns instantly
at hand. Dr. Pointon. the ships surgeon was
asleep In his room aft wien n sailor pushed in
bis door shook him into wakeiulnees. and
cried: We've shipped u sea and tho watch
10 damaged"
Dr. Ponton found the nine mon lying about
the deck. some OF them crying with pain.
among the passengers were u number OF
physicians. Drs. w. p Northrop and ST. Clair
Smith and others were routed out OF their
berths and called to the assistance Of tho ships
surgeon. The mon who were worst hurt were
attended to first where they lay. and before
many passengers were on deck all the injured
were In The hospital. The sea had done no
damage to speed II to the ship
One OF the injured men. Jeremiah Harring-
ton. died at 10. He had a compound frac-
ture OF the skull. broken ribs. ami broken
jaw. He was 80 years old. aid left wife In
Liverpool. The othor men Injured were:
Barrett John. q years old. scalp wound and
Bell. Robert, boatswains mate. 40 years old.
Eardley. George, 81 yenrs old. dslocation of
shoulder uLltl lnint and sprained ankle.
u.
biz bone. injured spine. and wound Of the
~s Mcbride Duncan, 81 yeur. DID, froo,ur. ..
the iii thigh ana both ankles and '' scalp 10
Murphy James. 30 years old. fracture of the
right arm right leg. and ribs
radcliffe. John. "a years old. scalp wound
SPRAY. Thomas. 90 years old, scalp wound
The Etruria from the time of tho accident
MAJ Two days OF rough weather which the
sers say bsd hsSd o ,ha, Hdi a "a tse
Merure OF G GsFs ""s said that
during the storm tho, >hp tchsd SO that he
said that he Lad never 81 sesa So
many Messengers sea sick.
H0 Tor p ss nssy
After the death Of Harrington tho contrlbu-
had been snhsciibed It was decided that that hat
tb. th 1S should 90 tn haTrinstons wd3w aud
~ M Harm vas buried .! ;eS on "Wednesday
vas little feeling over this proceeding.
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have asked whatever one Of them was Of the
spiritual welfare aud to ofIiclate at his bnrlalS
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were the lev. Dr. William Adams. DR.. John
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Mrs. George Cregisr. Mr. Thomas Elder. Mr.
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