Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-14
A STEAMER SINKS
But lo Out u 200 Persons On
Beard Survive 4 cOlIis-
ion At ssa.
COLD ADDS TOTHE HORRORS


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100 persons went g tneir DEAN "
} Block Island Sound Monday night -
. result q 2 collision q tne tnree'
masted schooner Harry knowiton ana
the Joy line steamer Larcnmont'
bound from Providence % New York.
y y estimated tnat including me crew
Lnefe were nearly wv persons on poaE0
ne s.eamSr wnen sue salleu iioln
rrVvluence. " tnese only ~ appear
= nA'e sussiyeu INC uisas.et' Ien mem
Dols q me crew ana nlne passesrs'
rorIy-eisnt pouies nave peen recov-
efed.
awakened nom tneir SUMMERS "
tneir staterooms: tne unfortunate pas
sensrs were at tne mercy 81 tne iaees.
MAny. II Is Deneved went Gown WIN
me snip. Otners' temporarily tnAnh
lui lnat tney escaped drowning' prayed
Inat lney might De renewed q inc
.erliDie pam caused Dy tneir frozen
Douies' ana one unknown passenger
plunged KniIe INTO MS throat ana
enoeo MS suirerinss.
nne Few WIG survived were ~ 2
plului conoitlon. IN Almost every
.ase snslr arms ana .ees nung ne.p
.essly as my were iiiteu out Of inc
Doa.s IN Wnicn tney reached snoret
Durins tne gay AZ podies came ashore,
eitner IN boats or thrown up by the
sea.
The steamer with q huge hole torn In
her side was so seriously damaged
that no attempt was made to run for
shore, and she sank to the bottom IN
less than half an hour. The Knowlton,
after she had backed away from the
wreck, began 70 fill rapidly, but her
crew manned the pumps and kept her
afloat until she reached q point off
Quonochontaug, where they put out
In ifeboat and rowed ashore. There
were no fatalities on the schooner.
A majority Of those abroad the
Larchmont, had retired for the night
and when the collision occurred there
were few with the exception Of tho
crew prepared for the weather which
prevailed. They hurried from the
warm staterooms to the deck Of the
steamer and into zero atmosphere.
Chilled to the bone, many rushed
headlong below to secure more cloth
Ing, while others, barefooted, bare
headed and clad only in nightgowns.
stood on the decks, fearing that to
80 below would mean certain death.
It now appears cetain that the loss
Of life was heaviest among those who
had retired for the night. Despite the
efforts which were made to leave NO
one on board, It would appear to be
impossible that Of the 200 souls on
board none was left behind. Those
who had no opportunity to clothe, them.
selves succumbed long before they
reached shore, and even those who
were fortunate enough to be fully
dressed endured suffering Of q most
serious nature.
The Larchmont left her dock in
Monday night with heavy
Fargo Of freight and passenger list
from $50 To 200. A strong
northwest wind was blowing a. the
steamer ploughed her way down
through the eastern passage-of Nara
.apsett Bay. hut the full effect Of tho
ale which was blowing ont in the
'ound was mot fall until the Iarcbmout
,ounded point Jpdlth
Cam George Mcvav was nreDarina
4 retire aftar 4 tnrn around ~ sbin
Then he was startled by several
lasts Of the steamers whistle. He
ushed into the pilot house where
he pilot and ouartermaster poInted
ut three master schooner saiIlne
eastward before a strong wind
The schooner, which proved 10 be
lie Harry Knowlton, coal.laden from
outh Amboy for Boston. had been
owllng along on her course. when
ae seemed suddenly to inf mn ana
sad straight for the steamer AeaIn
,veral blast werp soundeS On tha