New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30

Starln. ana uSeQ DN MIN II carrying Messengers
10 Glen Island. struck a rock yesterday after
noon al = O'Clock, just off New Rochelle with
nine hundred passengers on board and sank in
less than twenty minutes. She lies in about
fortv feet OF water, between Fort Slocum and
Daverport's Neck. Only her upper deck
smokestack and propellers are now above the
u-ater It is be!ieved that all of the passengers
escaped although there are a few yet unac-
counted for.
The passengers owe their lives TO the coolness
of the captain and crew of the vessel and to
the action of the men passengers who bravely
helped the women and children to get into life
,reservers and boats before making their own
escape The passengers We're the employees of
the John W. Green hat factories of Danbury,
Conn About one-half of them were women
ers children The excursion left South NorwaIk
Yesterday morning at s o'clock and arrived at
Glen Island about noon. They had the Danbury
hand on board. There were also a number Of
emnloves CT other factories in Danbury, and a
large delegation of citizens Of that place Harry
Green. son Of the hat manufacturer. was in
charge Of the outing.
Before leaving South Norwalk the captain OF
the Mohawk took Bob" Lasher. an old and eN-
rert Sound pilot. aboard He was in the plot
house when The vessel went down
The travellers spent several hours at the island
ana had good time taking in the sights They
started back to South NorWalk at o'clock with
tbe hand playing. The boat got we'll under way
and was going up the Sound at a lively speed
when inst off Fort Slocum. the passengers felt
3 sudden jar. They did not pay much attention
70 the shock at first until the steam from the
engine room came rushing up the stalrways
Then the boat began TO pound, and a shout
went I'D from the lower decks that she had
str,eE q rock The Mohawk had time TO give
onlv three blasts when the water rushed in from
q hole about midships and put out the fires in
the boiler room
A PANIC ON BOARD.
Ev This time everybody aboard realized that
,be shin was sinking. and panic reigned on
hoard The people rushed up the stairways to
the upper decks and tore down the life preserv-
ers The captain and crew ran among them ana
they shouted There is no danger; everybody
will have time 10 get ashore" They succeeded
IN keeping fairly good order among the men, but
most of the women and children were in hys-
ferries and several sprang overheard
The cooler passengers went to the aid OF the
crew in helping 10 adjust the life preservers on
the women and children and also helped 10 let
Gown me Iifsboats. The men tore the life pre-
servers from the cabin seats and roofs and put
them on the women best they could. Many
OF the men proved themselves heroes. Arthur
Krom and John McGlynn, proprietor OF the
Croveland Hotel. in Danhury. were foremost
among the rescuers Mr.. BGcGlynn is nephew
of the late Father McGlynn. CT New-fork They
helped 10 lower boats and picked up half dozen
women who had lost their life preservers
and were struggling in the water about 70
drown. William II. Leonard. president of the
Consolidated Hygeia Ice Company. of New-fork
also helped TO pick up several persons who were
drowning He lives in Danbury. and was on his
Gnnd ndaV
The accident happened in plain view of Glen
Island and was witnessed by thousands Of peo-
pie on the shore. Myndert starin. son of John
H starin. was at the pier at the time. AS soon
as he heard the Mohawk give the distress signal
he ran down to the landing and ordered the Mat
teawan 70 go 10 the rescue. Captain Garry van
Pelt swung the Matteawan around and put out
at once.
The first boat to the rescue was the govern
ment tug General Barry She was on her way
from Rochelle to Fort Slocum, when Cap
tain Sypher heard the Mohawk whistle for help
The captain put extra steam and reached
the sinking boat She was careeneo 10 the port
side before going down. With dozen artillery
men and deckhands. Captain Sypher began
picking up the people at once. They rescued.
according 10 their statements. 206 passengers.
The women had lost their hats. parasols and
pocketbooks and some OF them franticaly de-
clared that their children were gone The Mat
teawan and a half dozen sailboats ano launches
came alongside shortly afterward- The Mynoert
starin which followed the Matteawan, was only
few minutes behind the others.
Mr.. THORNE's LAUNCH SAVES SEVERAL
Mr. and Mrs Newbury D. Thorne were out in
their private launch and picked UP several of
the passengers. Commodore James Launch, Of
the Huguenot Yacht Club also Joined the res
cuing feet and did good work. These boats res
cued nearly all OF the nine hundred passengers.
except a few men who SWAN TO Davenports
Neck. half mile away. They appeared after
ward and Mr.. starin furnished TO them dry
suits. The band which playing "A Hot
Time" when the accident occurred, escaped in
Heboats. but some of the players left their in
suuments behind.
The passengers. drenched TO the skin, were
landed Glen Island. where the management
cid all il could TO make them comfortable until
the Myndert Starin. another side wheeler was
made ready 10 take them TO South Norwalk. A
hundred or more did not trust to the boat, out
went TO New Rochelle where they took trains
on the New-York, New-Haven and Hartford
Railroad for Danbury and South Norwalk The
Myncert Starin, bearing about seven hundred
sh'pWrecked passengers, left Glen Island about
o-5O O'Clock Many of the passengers, fearing
mat friends al home would mourn them for lost,
rem messages ahead, and the local telegraph
oince was kept busy. IL is believed that every
che was rescued, although several OF the pas
trends IL viii not be known positively II any
one Is drowned until the people who went on
me me boat and those who took trains reach Dan
Duis ana there IL a rollcall.
SOME BRAVE REscUEs.
Many OF the travellers owe their lives TO the