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cd any injury. She had forty-fve cabin
passengers on board.
Following Is the list OF the Allsa's
passengers, fourteen In number: George
III. Pierce and wife, Kingston, Jamaica;
John p. Cantrell and wife. Newark. N.
j.: Mr.. Tietjoins, New York; II. ingalls,;
Wesley Day, Newark; C. b. Miller and
wife, Brooklyn; A. l.. V. Carachristi,
Richmond, Va; Mr.. HoH: p. ]. Cum
mings; George NJ. Douglass, and Watson
Ryan, Newark.
All OF the Ailsa's passengers and crew
were saved, though Mrs. Pierce was
slightly bruised.
Mr.. Cummings. with three others OF
the passengers, was In the smoking room
when the crash came. Rushing to the
bow, he instantly saw how serious the
danger was, and shouted. Bring up the
women first"
This was done, and they were sent
into the rigging. where many OF them.
at the sinking OF the vessel, were I'D 70
their knees In water. 1t ia said that one
or the crew brandIshed n revolver In his
endeayors TO get into the life-boat
Mr.. Cummings jumped into the water,
and was ultimately picked I'D by the
Ailsa's boat which contained seven of
the crew.
The tug Harold, which came TO the res
cue, was at first afraid TO approach the
wreck, but at length rescued all hands
Not ladder or life-preserver or other
appliance was used. The tug literally
came aboard the Ailsa. and the unfor-
tunates were picked off the rigging. Mrs.
Miller. one OF the passengers. fell over
board In the excitement. but was gall
lantIy rescued by her husband.
WORTHY OF HANGING.
Mr.. George II. Pierce, one of the pas
sengers on the Ailsa, is the Postmaster
General of Jamaica. West Indies. In
an interview tonight he said: 1--WE
were all in The cabin when tie crash
came. All were thrown from their
chairs. At first It was thought that
the vessel was not badly injured. but she
soon began to settle by the head, and wo
knew that she must go down. Captain
Morris and the other officers behaved
splendidly, but the conduct OF some OF the
firemen and the crew. Is worthy OF no.
thing short OF hanging. They were the
most cowardly lot of dogs that I ever
saw in my life. When II was found
that 1t was possible TO man only one
life-boat, the xascals pushed the women
out of the way. fought the passengers
back. jumped into the boat and rowed
.Nafahb W tlOW0. we saved
nothing Such a short time elapsed be-
tween the time the vessel was struck
and the time she went down that we
had no time to get even an extra over.
coat. The Lord only knows how we
all escaped. Some OF US had TO climb
the bare mast-pOles because the shrouds
and ratlines were filled with struggling
men.
1t seems to me that the Frenchme,.
should not have acted as hastily as they
did. She struck the Ailsa on the bow.
tearing big hole In her and then back.
ing on, steamed away and left US 10
our fate. We hardly had time TO catch
the steamers name. It was all done so
quickly"
A. i. V. Caracbristi. OF Richmond. Va.
another passenger, corroborated Mr..
Plerce's version Of the accident He said
that the officers and captain of the yes
sci did all that could be expected. but
that be action Of the cowardly crew
who stole the only life-boat and LEFT the
women 10 their fate and also the action
OF the officers OF the Freach-Line shin.
were thoroughly ignoble.
1t VIII be some days before the Ailsa
can be raised.