The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-14
Steamer Nutmeg State Burned
Near Sands Point, |. !.
Several Members Of Crew Burned to
Death Women and Children Be-
|ieVed to Have Been Drowned.

and passengers taken on board ana
brought TO the city.
THE DEAD.
Capt. Brooks reported the vessel and
freight a total loss. The City of Law
renee arrived between and 10 O'Clock.
At 10:30 the following list OF known
dead and injured was given out:
Samuel Jayne. baggagemaster or the
steamer picked out of the water by
the yacht Kismet. died on board.
\ Henry Barney. oiler.
Unknown woman.
Patrick Coffev. first matte.
Later the following additional names
OF known dead were given out:
Terence Brady of New York, caDln
boy.
Charles Anderson of crew.
Thomas Murphy of crew.
John Connors of crew.
IL Is feared that some women and
children were lost by the swamping OF
lifeboats.
THE INJURED.
Some of the injured are: Henry j.
Wilt, PHILADELPHIA and his mother,
sent TO Hudson Street hospital.
Mrs H Purcell of New York city.
| went to her home.
| Those who were rescued and brought
| to this city by the City of Lawrence
are: NJ. Cellowitch. two Italians, +.
I Fried w. Rush. James Eagan. Chas.
| Alloway, Joe Rowan. w. Is. Ireland,
James Morton and wife. B. j. Secor.
Daniel G.. Roach. Robert Lyons. Chas.
| r. Murray and son. A. NJ. Lowden, Jas.
| f. Webb Louis Wire. j. t. Walters,
| Joseph VALLEY. William and Rchard
Hall Of Ansonia. Samuel Wintro, Lyon
Hollowitch. l.. Hotchkiss. Jr.. Las Co
hen. Miss Caroline Morell. Miss Lucille
Nye. Steve Bors. z. ]. Hurlbut OF
bridgeport Sidney Mather. wife and
four children. Bradley, Mary savage.
Elizabeth Tanning stewardess; Mrs.
Lucinda Luckirk and son, Belle Eng
lish. Dennis English. John Leach, wifs
and daughter.
Il. J. Hurlburt of bridgeport, pas
| senger was asleep when the f1re was
discovered He said the fire was hrst
| seen by Baggagemaster jayne, VINO
| after arcusing all the passengers he
could iuInped overheard and died from
Injuries he received from striking a
portion Of the vessel
BOATS CAPSIzED. ~
.The fire broke out about five min
| utes after and in few minutes was
I'm full possession Of the boat amid
ships" said Mr.. Hurlburt. Lifepodts
and RATS were thrown overheard as
ouickly as possible and the passengers
J 4
boats were so overloaded that tnsy
: ! capsized. but the passengers. many o'
| whom had life preservers. chung 10 the
; side ropes until the yacht Kismet ar
rived and helped them."
= The Nutmeg State was valued q
, s15o oOo and including the cargo IL l
: estimated that the total loss by the nr
[ was $200.000.
STORIES OF SURVIVORS.
Il According 90 stories told by survivor
p. the vessel caught fire within few mir
q utes of 6 O'Clock probably in some pal
Ie of the engine room or the coal bunker
,d | AS soon as the steamer was known
" be ON fire alarms were sounded.
O. The boat was brought 10 STOP an
every life boae and raft was put ovel
hoard. women and children, as far
n, possible being taken first Inc Work
i'm | puttdng the passengers In the Doats W.
r. done I'm great haste as the captain WIS.,
10 ed TO beach the boat near Sands foii
80 on the Long Island shore. All the DoS,
a got away safely excepting tWo. ~ ~
bt boat had been cast Oft, but the OH,
M had not yet been looseneu ,.,l aou
- ropes. The bow OF one boat came GOV
dS mon the othes and the steamer staiv'
before the remaining ropes couid
- loosened capsizing both poa's.
ut, BOATS OVERTURNED.
lin Members OF the crew VINO Nere me- =,
Id. ming the boats made fignt 20 SiWse, sSxe Y
women and children. Hugh - re- =
ona ~ the crew had three OF his u
ger GERS taken off in the smashing Of !
-, boats but ne and his fellows elung s ,S
Sck S A number of passengers who rnoc,sd nsd 0s s
~ IN the two boats were rescued,
ala 49, ard his fellows. who were n
vas o,,nS iater by tug. said they thoul
the ouTr nnnber of women and children
,n nen been lost Both boats ,Dsrda Msrs nea and
ie" people when thev were 1SSre Iowe're rescued cue
lies me-, heai .s,,nnosed 70 be the "Rising Sta
city 1ered IuS, M a number OF passengers n
that tbe overturned hfeboat. -,
she other suryivins sailors os tns say s burn
the ...,,,or when she grounded were $
oint sleab sS mt they saw there may have .
the eu ,,,' beiow decks who were unable
J ~ get out
and