The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-20
DEATH IN FOG.
Continued from page Deyen.


In stateroom No. 2o7. the last one to-
ward the starboard wheel TO be injured
and which Is called the bridal chamber. a
young married couple were placed. They
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sinclair from
New Jersey.
The force OF the collision so wrecked
their stateroom that they were made
prisoners but were rescued by a lusty
cabin boy with an axe with which he
demolished one end OF their apartment.
HIS HEAD TAKEN OFF.
The aged watchman, John Mccarthy
was In the steerage and there the crash
OF the partition caught him, taking his
head from his body as II by the stroke
Of guillotine.
Capt T.. X. Davis, the gray-haired
master OF the Plymouth, said that he WA
In the pilot house and particularly alert
because OF the dense fog. "As the ves-
sells neared each other he said. II
quickly rang for full speed astern and /
heard the bell Of the City OF Taunton
give the same signal.
/ cannot talk for publication now but
must refer you to the agent who will be
here today. The sad feature OF the affair
is the loss OF life. The accident occurred
just east OF Plum Island. The CITY Of
Taunton was heard TO sound the distress
signal as she backed of and pulled away
from our vessel
1--WE could not see the other vessel be-
cause the fog was SO dense, but from
the fact OF her sounding distress signals
we assumed that she had received serious
injuries.
SAVED BY BULKHEAD.
"our forward .bulkhead saved US. but !
thought the only and safest course was
| to make for the nearest port"
All morning an army of freight hand
lcrs were relieving both steamers of the
vast quantity OF freight which they oar
ried. Both had valuable general car
goes. that of the Plymouth. like her pas
senger list. being unusually large for this
Notwithsta nding the fact that the order
full speed astern was given. the effect on
both steamers shows that they struck
with immense force. Torn and twisted
! pieces Of massive iron and the entire bow
torn out Is the sight presented by the
City OF Taunton. while on the Plymouth
the state OF chaotic confusion OF mat
treses. bedding, garments handsome fur-
niture and panelings, together with
twisted bars OF iron. give evidence that
the vessels had not responded TO their
machinery msich before they came to-
gether.
NO FULL LIST YET.
Until the agent OF the line gives out the
passenger list and all OF the crew is ac-
counted for. Il will be impossible to tell
whether the six known dead represent
Eight people were injured some Of them
| seriously. Patrick Daley OF New York
| a coal trimmer on the Plymouth. whose
| arm was torn off. died at the hospital
| this afternoon. This makes seven dead
| as far as reported.
Is ITALIANS PERISHDD.
Boston, March 2o.-Among the passen-
gers on the Plymouth who arrived here
were several Italian immigrants. one OF
whom, Pasquale Nitelo, says that he is
sure a number. OF immigrants I'm the
steerage were killed In the collision,
while others jumped overheard lie said;
"I believe that about Is Italians perished
In the disaster / saw nve dead and ]
am satisfied that 1 saw at least ten jump
overheard"
Two Of the Italians who came here
were injured, one OF them having bad
bruises about his chest and back. One OF
these says he saw seven fellow country.
men leap into the sea after the collision.