The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-10

estinp recountal of his experience on
board the lated vessel Said he, 1--WE
lef New York at about the usual hour
In the afternoon. Everything proceeded
in he usual way. My room was on the
top deck just absft the pilot house.
did no. sieep verv we'll owing to the
whistle blowing which was Kept up on
account of the fog. At about 1l:4O O'Clock
the wh stle OF our boat was answered. by
another. Tne distances seemed grow
ing less aud less.
The Crash Came.
"It finally appeered SO close that got
up, and before could reach the door the
crash came. felt the deck of the boat
rise in the air from the shock. 1 tried
WITH all ny srrengJu TO open the door
aud for some time vas unable To move
tit was pusnsd out OF place by the
shock OF contact. l finally succeeded in
getting out with NV clothing anu valu-
ables on my ar n. 1 put on my clothes
hastily aud took ia the scede. The bow
of the Stoningt)n had crashed way into
the Narragansett about fifteen feet away
from my room. leaving great jagged
place cut out. There were few men
ON tho deck who shouted to the other
boat TO come back. In the meantime the
Stoningt hal drawn away ana the
water rushed into the hole i'll the side oil
the boat. l looked the situation over
and made up my miud TO stay with the
boat as long as IL doated. While l was
sitting on the rail awaiting develop
ments a lnan with his wife aud child
rushed to the railing. He was quite out
of his head and cried tremously, My
God. we are lost MY darlinKs VIII 0e
raising the child Ia the air
and Tossed 1t overheard. She then
iumned after it. i could see them bob
hin,, aIonu in the waves. / rushed up to
the man and shook him and told him
that il he thought so much of MS oarlines q
why didl.'J he jump after them and save
them. He Jun ped. but instead OF swim
ming toward his wife and child he swan
like duck toward one of the boats that
was putting of from the steamer and got
III.
Wife and Child Disappear.
"What became OF the wife and
child do not know. The
boat finally sank almost to the
topsail ana as the steamer Stoning-
ton did not seem over quarter OF m,ie
away deciued to SWIM ar IL. put my
life preserver on aud ju nped. / swan
for a time straight for the StoningtJn 1
soon saw boat put of rom the Maria
ganseJt and made for it. l missed it aud
had to turn back again. Again / saw
another boat and this one / caught.
thai could just as we'll hang on as to
overload them inside. became
exhausted and told the man In
tue stern that l must let
90. So they put rope nnder my arms
a, d towed me in that manner to the
Stoniugto1. While there was raped
up in blanket and noticed the various
stages of weakness which the rescued ap-
peared during the few hours.
''At first they were, like myself, able to
walk down the stars; then the next lot
were helped down by one man the next
by two mea. aud finally they were car.
ried down bodily. THIS shows the vari-
Gus stages of exhaustion into which they
had fallen owing to their exposure. l
bought so re very dirty underclothing and
jumpers aud overals Of one of the deck
hauas, for s., which / wore. l left on the
City of New York aud arrived in New
York city on the morning or Saturday.
at once telegraphed home that I was
safe. IL seems tnat / had been published
rs one Of those lost aud my family were
very anxious. soon procured clothing
ana came home"
Mr.. Wood and Mr.. Greene had both
lively experiences. especially Mr.. Wood,
who with his wife was in the water for a
very long time.