New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-20
MISS MOBILES STORY.
SHE TELLS HOW SHE WAS SAVED FROM
THE MICHIGAN WRECK


THE MICHIGAN WRECK
Miss Katherine Noble one Of the survivors OF the
wreck OF the Gamer Michigan of the Ehgnsn
coast arrived here Yesterday on the Lucanla- MISS
Noble is the daughter OF Horace Noble, manu-
facturer Of Baltimore Nd. She was accompanied
by her parents sn3 the party started for baitmore
yesterday afternoon. Miss Noble showed sIeal
presence OF mind at the lime of the disaster iiei
story has been told In several ways by various
newspapers Some OF the articles II was sa,u'
we're written bv her She said yesterday that she
had written nothing about he wreck. and that INC
stories printed did really tell her sto'y % Wv
wreck When asked 70 tell what actuaiS nap
pened Miss Noble said; ,., 81.
THAT there was something the mater win tile
,,.,.ca, became anparent after we had been re"
hours out from London. The steamer WAS "o'
moving through the water as II shouiu nave 49,
and there was decided list The uouo'e WIN 49,
machinery and ne vessel was SAID 10 DC que u ,.'
fact tnat I, was built during strike III t"e snp
wards 81, Hull But the structural or fnec"@'NO
>s,l,s in The steamer did cause the disaster -
Is now an admi ted fact that Captain Griihtns ""S
mentally unbalanced. and II seems s4neu'A
he was allowed to direct three sane men u 'ui .io
Nohegan on the rocks Such are lhe ldo'e' ~
ever and lack Of discipline Is Responsible lo' NV
terrible loss Of hfe There was plenty OF unio "
80 all before the boat down, but "hle tho
officers and crew appeared to be wiling 10 save
NE they ha6 no order. and were tuhh''e '0--
noinf 70 point like lot OF sheep seeHlHsi5 N'
conscious Of the danger and not knowing VIVA. ~
do The Efetoats we're so ushtN lasHeu .'1'
,ook considerable time TO get one or TWO OF 'nei"
,oosa Then the ropes and tackle would not "oiA'
and the ufo-saving apparatus was practica4Y use
loss on account Of the list Captain GIlH''"S wa"
on the deck when the steamer sank -
IL was Just al supper time "hen inc -
,truck the rocks II was not very Ha'N
CAPTAIN Gr.niths vas not In the dinng-saooh '"e"'
sid
,od ,ben that he was In another cabin Win sol"e
xvo,oe, had lust finished plate OF soup ""e"
IRE shock occurred. and instantly ran up Oh ueNN
7 did not 20 below after that. ana so 81" al N'1
heppered There nothing 10 cut 'l'e 00u'9
loose with and sailors were rUnhlns ANU. -
deck asking for knives or razors- All 'ae o',0 90.
were giving orders but the crew were uh@O'e 70
amend 10 them. because they were so many ana
conflicting Il there had been some cool person 70
lead many lives could have been saved
when ! 20, on deck secured hfe-oelt, ana
when realized that would have 10 go over oo1iO
I divested myself Of my dress and sAr's anu mae
readv 10 swim Il the other women mao zone '"e
60 hing they too might have escaped l was
rsrfsctlv cool and as ! could see the lights a!ons
,bs ebore fe,; satisfied that ! would be saved
climbed into the second boat out "heh 'o'N
THAT II vas overloaded ! jumped back ONO 'l'e
deck % The listed steamer. intending 70 "@Ne '''
vvav 70 the rigging But the waves were "dsi''iis
oN-'~'~'
sven, overheard The confusion was terrible fcIi
sre tba, the suction would draw me down al
though able 10 swim only & few strokes' s''oOA
out and cleared the wreck Two men IN the "a'e.
caught hold Of me but ! kicked them away anu
~ we're sfterward drowned. While was hoa'-
,,r about q piece OF plankng about three feet long
.,~uck me. AND | held 10 It, Next piece OF
g. ra-ne nv way. and held that also.
while I was noan E in the water Mr.; BROWNING
the fourth officer q TIE AOhcEd'4 "l!v Hau Nv.
preseryer swan up TO me- He eHcou'a geo me II I
e. cc,ld and acted the part OF brave man. !
ne rcS him nov. Inc disaster happened. and he sac
Cantain GRIN rs ought 10 have been sAot, some some
~ Provnire 10 come 10 me- but the poor Re low was
tber Exhausted and he like the others aoout ine
nearly Eve houIs and had dlNteo aoout W. M hno1
away from he wreck hsa'u SesTd one Of The
roastguaYds say that there was woman neaI
Them ard that they must save her. snouieo sgasc 81
fnr hslo aud the came up men Wds -
ru-nb and SIM thar | could do nothing for myself
60 they lfted NE into the boat win theIr oa pa :
Tbey save me whiskey. and rubbed me ana ear car
49, ne ~ the shore and cared for me IN hsh
90 ,iiiaee In few days recovered from ne
effects OF the large amount or sea water uSO
iSrii" Trarspoyt Company offered me transports
lion nome and 500 but did not accept H. ,o,,o,r
c---ifsfb.s strange behaNior said that he hao yeer
erur and seemed 10 her . be menta J.; W. ~ ~
anced After leaving Enga yo Lh e snday and h,
rsyiisd mai she would be mighty lucky If she sol
fhrre on Tuesday or At all. 49,, .,,,s .,
The body OF Miss Bushnell one or the NSttns o ~
80 Nroberar disaster. arrived yesterday Afternoon
- ne American liner Paris. i WIS accompdhts,
nv Dr. william Bushnell. OF Mansneio Onio, ~ ~
for m pilruoss Of recovering his dauga
tei's body The reward OF TO- Wtlc. ne No. cio
10 careful search Of ne coasi apoQ1 n he isken Il
Mansfield for burial