The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-04
TUG RESOLUTE
SUNK AT BOSTON
Run Down Last Evening by the
Steel TOWbOat SWatara.
RESOLUTE'S ENGINEER LOST.
All the Others Of The Twsnty-Sh Persons
klsTn 10 B. on Board SaVed.
SOME WERE PICKED UP BY SWATAHA.
0h3B Rescued BY the Tug Ross Rssouiss
Wooden Hull Was Crushed | s3 fspsr and She
Sack Very few Minutes.
All The Others Of The Twsnty-SI Persons
Known 10 b. on Board SaVed.
SOME WERE PICKED UP BY SwATARA.

Boston. Jan. 3.--Th United states
quartermaster's tug. Resolute. capt.
George Lorins. was sunk in The Aarbor
early last evening in a collision with
enc steel ocean tug SNatara OF the
Philadelphia and Reading coal Com
pany's fleet All on board are believed
TO have becnnslved except engineer
Henry Ottobine, who had not been
found al late hour
The Resolule fled and sank SO quick
ly that 10 was remarkable that no lives
were lost
When the Besolute left her berth
on Atlantic avenue on ..er regular trip
90 Fort Warren there were known to
be - persons on board. including the
crew. Those rescued were as follows
capt Browne tn Artillery station
"a at Fort Warren
Lieut.. Hatch. Fth Artillery
Mrs. and Miss latch
Miss Brown, laughter oc capt.
Brown
Mrs Tobn.
Miss Efie Morris daughte- " Maj.
Norris OF the fort
Miss Brinckley and Miss Hnl.
Sergts. Tobin ana Flach.
Corp. Brankerhoff.
Privates Heron. Biebricker. Ernst.
Fitzgerald kopStes and McCuddy.
John Morris, son OF the commandant
at the fort
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Edward Loring, his son; John Hanson,
deck hand and fireman rhiliy.
When the Resolute went down IL OF
The party were thrown into the water.
including all the women, but none Of
them lost their presence Of mind and
so were easily assisted in keeping
atioat by the men They were rescued
in a very few minutes
Capt. LOrlng took the customary
route and had proceeded as far as
buoy Q. He passed the steamer Putnam
inward bound from Lynn on the star
board side and was heading over to
the other side OF the channel next TO
Governors Island when ne met the
Swatara. which was out i'm the harbor
adjusting compasses preparatory TO
taking a tow OK three empty barges TO
Philadelphia.
The steel bow OF the Swatara pene-
trated the wooden side of tho Resulute
and 4he-la+ A#-hegan tn-Snt--a- -lna4lae=-
diTtely The Swatara succeeded in saw
ing a number of the pas ngers and
crew. who were landed al Long wharf.
while the tug Irving Ross. which
cnanced 10 be in the vicinity. FASTENED
To the rescue and picked up the others
Tug Cat6Wissa, Capt. Robinson also
went To the assistance OF the Reso-
lute's passengers. but they had all been
rescued before her arrival with the
exception OF Engineer Ottobne, who
was not seen. The Ross transferred
the rescued people 10 the Catawissa
ana the hitter boat conveyed them TO
Fort Warren.
capt Philip Day of the Putnam
which reached her berth at the Atlas
stores at y. m. brought the fret in
.elllgence of the disaster Il the city.
iie stated that be passed the Resulute
lust inside OF buoy No. .. after ex-
hanging the usual salutes he took
bis course inshore. while the Rcsolute
be- AIDED for the farther side Of the
,hannel. The Putnam had hardly pass
1d when tne Resolute and Swatara
'amc together with a terrific crash.
The old wooden hull OF the former was
sruShed in ike paper She went down /
within few minutes. just south OF .
'uoy 9. where she now lies entirely
submerged.
The police patrol boat Watchman .
vas dispatohed 90 the scene as soon as
word or The accident roaone1 The har-
'or police station, and she made a care
ul survey OF the vicinity with her
but there was nothing 10
marx the spot where the boat went
oWn. and no wreckage whatever was
o be seen anywhere.
Sergit. Clark. in charge OF ,he Gov
rnment landing at this end OF the
quite notified Can't Williamson. the
u1rtcrmas,cr i'm charge OF this station
nd he arranged for the Transportation
D ne fort of the passengers brought
% his city
An Investigation into the circum-
tIu'es leading up ITO the collision viii
robably be begun tomorrow cant.
.oring is well known as careful nav
gator and is perfectly familiar with
very inch OF the waters OF the harbor
nj bay.
Tho SWatara Is commanded hv cant.
'ecrs. an old employe of the Phi'ldcl-
hi1 and Ec4ding line
Tho Resolute was ono of Tho oldest
cssols IN the service or the quarter
'9ster's department. Shn was ~ wood
na registered - tons. Her dimensions
rro' length s. feet inch beam
feet 6 inches depth 8 foot. She was
uiIt IN Philadelphia I'm 1876.
Father" sad Genre, py,-bfrr+ou