The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-21
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JOHN COLEMAN, negro. pantry1nan.
JULIUS DAWSON, negro. Inessrnan.
JOHN II. WI1,LIAA16, negro baker.
JOHN BRIsCO, negro, pantryman.
MANY INJURED.
The complete list OF injured Is impossi-
bic to obtain, Tor the reason that many
who were slightly hurt were attended tg
Immediately upon the arrival Of the
plymouth here this morning and then
proceeded on thir way. Three OF the IN
1ured are at the hospital here. They are:
j. r. Cregar. travelling salesman, Of
Philadelphia, who Is suffering from
sprained back; David samuelson, negro,
OF New Bedford leg wrenched, and Pat
rick Daley, O freight trimmer, whose
right arm was crushed from his body,
Michael Kilduff. OF Boston, and John
Thompson, Of Allegheny, Pa, are tho only
persons whose names are known by the
officials. N III 8 {5s n y q
The responsibility for tho accident has
not been determined. It is said by the
officers of the two vessels Tint both
steamers were going at a. fair speed.
considering the fog, and there was not
time after the warning whistles which
followed tho lookout's discovery Of the
danger to avert a collision. The steamers
apparently wero under good Roadway
when they met. The bow Of the City OF
Taunton. which was proceeding toward
tho west, bound from Fall River to New
York, penetrated ten feet Into tho bow
Of the east bound vessel. When the
vessels pulled apart the bow Of the
freight steamer rakcd the upper-works
Of the Plymouth, tearing out the sec
ond cabin and ripping out state-rooms
like cardboard. Seven cabins In all were
swept from tho starboard bow of the
big passenger boat. 3g 81
MISS FAY ESCAPED. .5 sS
Investigation by the steamboat officials
to-day has resulted In the following state-
ment regarding tho occupants Of these
wrecked rooms: X i,
Stateroom No. 200. occupied by Miss
Mngdalena Fay, Of Baltimore, who was
rescued uninjured. Stateroom No. POI, oc-
cupied by some person or persons who
have not been identified. It Is not posi-
| lively known whether the occupants of
this room escaped or met death byFbeing
| swept into the waters OF the Race. State
room No. 202, occupied by j. +. Cregar
OF Philadelphia Stateroom No. 2O3, oc-
cupled by G. II. b1arsten, of Paterson, N.
j. He has not boen accounted for. Stats
| room No 20i, occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
| NJ. II. Zack, of Taunton, Mass, both OF
whom wero slightly injured. Statcroom
| No, 206, occupied by j.. II. Thompson. who
|
killed. but who escaped. He was slightly
injured about the legs and body, but he
proceeded to Boston. Stateroom No, 206,
! occupied by an unknown woman, who was
| rescued. s
AS soon as the disabled Plymouth came
into port, shortly after O. clock thu morn
| Ing, ambulances were summoned to bear
the injured to the hospital. Passengers
were cared for until q special train, could
| be made up to carry them and their Of
| fects to Boston. and the work of search-
ing for the bodies Of victims, members Of
tho ships company, who were In the
| flooded forward compartment, was begun.
| AT s o'clock this evening there remained
one body In the lower cabin OF the Ply
mouth-that Of John Br!sco, the missing
waiter. The diver. who had been at
work all day, suspended operations, ow-
Ing to the darkness and fear OF getting
the life line entangled in the wreck. Work
vii! be resumed In the morning The
other bodies have been recovered.
The question as to the identity Of the
passenger killed in the collision occupied
| tho minds of the officials Tonight 1t twas
thought at first that the Victim was John
M. Thompson, OF Allegheny, Pa but Mr..
Thompson appeared this evening with some
friends, with whom he had been staying,
peared on the pursers list, was g. Fl,
Marsten," or Masten. Tho body lies at
an undertaking shop awaiting word from
reativ or friends. All tho mans outer
clothing, az well as his personal effects.
were swept away In the crash -
LARGE NUMBER,
A rumor was current In this city this
evening that several italian workmen
who were steerage passengers on the Ply
mouth, were Smissing. These men wore
in the deck cabin on the starboard side
and the Taunton's bow crashed through
/ that compartment like a knife through
paper, 1t was In this compartment that
Waterman Mccarthy was killed Officials
of the company said Tonight that an fal
as they knew all the storage passengers
We're accounted for, although It was ad'
mitted that one or two might have beer
swept overheard, The number Of pas
sengers was larger than usual at this
. season, about $50, and that moro people
did not lose their lives is considered lit
Ito short Of miraculous.
CAPTAIN j, ". Miller, general manager
Of the Department OF Marine Construc-
ton of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad, reached this city this
evening, but said lie was not In q POSI-
ton TO mako y statement for tho rea-
son that no had not yet had mn oppor-
! tunity to examine Into tho occurrence,
, A detachment Of United States n.ariaes
: under tho command at Captap Lowe
who We're passengers on tho plymouth
had a peculiar experience, Wnkened from
q sound sleap, tho soldiers rushed from
tho lower cabins, whore they were nuar-
/ tered without outer clothing or Shoes
Ing a panic anloong tha other passengers
And while engaged IN this laudablo WORK
a their clothing and effects were lost, Vhe
soldiers made nvter coverings of hian
asets, and, even out tho blankets Into
n strips and wound them around theft
4 fact to replace tlH!F shoes, In this con
dtion the marines boarded g special traiI
for Boston.
DUE S'rcl RULklIpAps,
il Captain ELISHA Davis, Of the Plymouth
said to-day that both steamers were 80
Il inE at q fair speed. M The ESCAPE Spe tn,