New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
BOAT SINKS; HUNDREDS SAVED
STARN STEAMER MOHAWK, LOADED WITH PLEASURE
SEEKERS GOES DOWN IN THE SOUND


saving chain formed. One of the bravest
acts performed the rescue of ten-year-od
william Temple, the OF of the superin-
tendents the Green shoe factories. The lad
was knocked overheard during the mad rush of
passengers for life preservers. Mr. McGynn
saw the boy fall from the hurricane deck. He
leaned overheard and caught him by the coat
tail just he sinking, and placed him in
lifeboat
Arthur G. Krom proprietor OF the Hotel
Groveland at Danbury also saved a number of
passengers who leaped overheard in a frenzy of
fear. Mr. McGlynn gives the following descrip-
tion of the sinking of the Mohawk:
When in the channel between David's Island
and Davenport's Neck about 5:O5 p. m. there
was a crash. followed by the crunching of tim
Der. Then water began pouring into the engine
room and put out the fires. The pilot able
to give only three blasts of his whistle before the
engine room filled ! upstairs to he
second deck and found everything in confusion.
Women, men and children We're screaming Some
OF them leaped overheard. The band men had
dropped their instruments and were running for
the life preserVers when l shouted to them Drop
those life preservers and for Gods sake play
Inc Dand struck up There VIII Be a Hot Time
IN the Old Town Tonight This seemed to quiet
the passengers for a time. Then l called out to
the passengers, Be calm. you will he saved
GOOD WORK OF THE CREW
Lifeboats We're manned, and it wonder
full sight to how the stood aside and
allowed the women and children to get into the
boats. The officers and crew are entitled to
great credit, as they obeyed the orders of their
chief. and it due to their efforts that
eral hundred were not drowned l never wit
messed such narrow escape, as L hrst feared
many OF the excursionists would be drowned.
When the people began rushing downstairs the
captain and crew, by superhuman efforts,
rushed them back upstairs to the hurricane
deck
,One girl fell through a trapdoor. and would
no doubt have been lost had not Mr.. Krom
and myself dived into water filled pit and
saved her. Some Of the women with babies
were crazed by rear, ana were only restralheu t
from throwing themselves into the Sound by
came Two women who were caught in a closet
were carried out unconscious by two sailors
There were many other gallant rescues. Ihree
young girls who were watching the engines
tainted and We're rescued by the crew. 1t was
only a few minutes when the steamboat was
sunk up to her second deck, and the eHcur-
sionists were huddled together like sheep on the
hurricane deck. Some women tainted, WhAe
others got down on their knees and prayed.
so far as ] know everybody was accounted
for. Myndert Starin gave Mr.. Krom and myselt
two of his best suits. as our own garments were
ruined by the water
The rock which the boat struck belongs to a
group known Rodmans Reef 1t is IN the
inside channel between DaVenPorts Neck ana
Fort slocum- The yacht Defender was wrecked
at the same place two years ago While osins
towed from City Island 10 New-Rochelle in
command of w. Butler Duncan. who was taking
her out in the trial races with the Columbia
Myndert Starin when seen by Tribune re-
porter said that the captain and pilot were not
TO blame THE captain said he, rs one or
our best men. and he had pilot from South
Norwalk They got through the channel all
right this morning. l think the accident Is que
TO the winds and storms this spring, which
shifted the government buOys 1t was this
change that caused the pilot to make mis-.
calculation. He went on the regular course. II
the buoy had been in its proper place ne would
not have struck the roots. The accident is
unfortunate for U.S. continued Mr.. Starin, but
we are thankful no one lot his life II is
remarkable thing to have a big boat ike the
Mohawk with so many people on her, go down
without some one being hurt | attribute II all
70 the bravery OF our captain and crew, who
worked nobly, and the others who joined with
them"
Mr. Starin says that nobody so far as he
knows Jumped overheard, while at least hfty
neople saw they did Among the latter are TWO
men who wore Mr. Starin's own clothing, which
tbev said he gave them after they got wet. AS
the reporters were leaving Glen Island they saw
a nile of nearly a hundred life preservers lying
az Sfhe island that they had been picked up in
the sound The Mohawk. Mr.. Starin says. will
he raised at once Pontoons will be used to
bring her up The sunken vessel was side
wheeler and one of the oldest OF the Starln
fleet She was rebuilt only recently.
Danbury, Conn., June 29.-The passengers
who were on board the steamer Mohawk
rived here at 10 o'clock to-n night, none the
FOR their experience at Glen Island It is said
that all the members of the party We're ac-
counted for.
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