New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-02

tho water-llne and that there was no danger ""'
son Ryno. OF Newark. and |, were ior""i', NJ W.
ever and discovered our great peril We wiz. 49,.
Pearce and others, then went 10 worn ~ -. ~
four women passengers out OF the cam" anu Wy ~
the INNER deck which we succeeded III "o'is on
,,.ho, ,ba vessel began TO sink rapidly we all man
aged n climb up into the rigging, where i s.oo'
with the water up to my waist anu lily =.
above me- Meanwhile the crew had suo'ee'
lowering a boat, in which they ro"eu a"'' y.
only one passenger. who had manage" ~ o.
hoard in spite Of their efforts to prevent MN
Grey, were very cowardly and brutaliy pusheu g.
tho yoren and other passengers. was 'o'" '
some Of them drew knives and threatened u M"
Messengers who insisted upon trying 10 se' ""
wome, into the boat. The captain ana p''o' So
70 their posts till the last moment. Inc p'S'9
wera well assisted by the purser and stewart an,
=, ,,e ,o,naer berocally stood by his post ti
49, .o,ar mt ont the fires and compelled MN "
,,,a m. anplne-room but not until he had tui"e'
off the steam and thereby prevented an eNp''7.
When the vessel listed. just before sihN''b' '' ~,
and I tried to cross the deck TO get " Una. 90
ht,t ,,,s b,chest but the angle was SO great anu
the deck was so slippery from the RAJ" '"a' 49,
feet went from under us and we sil" "o"' ~
lovver side striking violently against an iroh-po"
stairway Mrs. Controls left cneeK was ,
cut and her left eye and leg were pau'' 1870
She Is now in bed under a doctors cure '"".
from complete nervous prostration WIN a'''IN' -
byct
and was also bruised The blow dazsh anu no.
mo henless for a moment Meanwhile MIS- vi"
trell was lying on the deck. Mr.. Pearce to'u he'
get up but she said she could not 90 so nc -
hor tha, she must and We helped her up ana INTO
the rigging barely in time - save he' me- '' vi
shin sank only a second or two later AS tue se'
| settled down. large streams of water were ioieu'
lilo yevsers fifteen or twenty feet into the air. We
| wera compelled to climb higher and higher we
| did not know how deep the water was OF no" soo"
we would go under altogether MY wie sno l We" We
going on a trip for pleasure ana recreauon chin W
may vet take a trip but 1t vii not be by steamship,
as we do not care 20 risk eheouh'eii"s ''
| trying experience.
NOT ALLOWED NEAR THE TUG
| Watson Ryno one Of the passengers on the A'''''
was seen at his home In Newark ny No.,
| reporter Yesterday After describing the cois.oi'
no went on. The sailors of the Aisa behaVed ike
| hrutes After fnssng with ltfeboat for several
minutes they capszed 1t in lowering II. linen .NeS
dropped another lifebOat. threw their pass Vi
ing into IT, and rowed away IN IT, N rb sp,'e tried 70
board the tug the captain oil "llcn i LIN an xe
and told Of his crew 10 pran re ~'t aboard
vas then Standing on the deck and few seconds
later | was high in the rigging and UP 10 my
George ~ douglass said he never saw cooler 0p
| more cowardly lot Of seamen who were hhos"S
spanlards and Italians
| MIR AND MRS. WHEELER ILL.
Charles p. Wheeler and Mrs Nheeief' Oh ~ 700
| Nalls,n-st Brooklyn. who were also on poaru oe
Ansa are still suffering from the shock at the nome
| of Mr. Brinckerhoff. father of Mrs "hee'er' W.
/ oiS Classon-ave Brooklyn. In compliance with OF
drs given By the doctor. one was aliowed 10 see
tho counle \ brother OF Mrs. Wheeler, hO"eEr,.
ia - ,belr experences. From what can learn,
| h. s,M INV brother AMI bis VIE were .atnis
luncheon I'm The cabin when the crash came. f;'eiS
nn. si,rmscl that accident or some KIM ~ ~
| houneuel There an imme nate rush III III .i'e
",ayirn,, leading to the deck When the deck was
reached the other boat could be di.tlhctly 50,
.hro,igb the thick fog Il was directly IN lro,,';;
-noo on. said the boat sinking, ana a seco.i
ranic followed The passengers began 70 SEEK sdieS
In the rigging When the order to launch icpors
vas Owen the seamcn sprang 10 the ooat anu ",
soon in It, and rowing toward the Long iI han
| shore The captain called 70 them 10 come oa.n
anI take my brother his wife ana another pas sen
y.r who we're I'm a very dangerous poslo,; II va
| ~. ,nnarent 70 every one thar tne ailst wa
| snklng Ora iuay the boat settled me oiIers oi
| ,be rrsv of a tugboat had been previously isnoieu.
| When thev we're thrown into the water my pr3lhsr
had much difficulty In keeping aiioat a'housh ne
| u A good swimmer -, a.. y-hoo,.-
Many friends called 10 see MT. anu -"''' ""'e
, Yesterday afternoon >. wi, -aa, es,,.s
man He and his wife have been ~ Tor some some
nn"nths Il was their intention TO remain al h'hs-
| sion for several months