New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
BOAT SUNK (; FOUR DEAD
Steamboat Tennessee, Icitk 800 Pas
sengers. Cut Schooner an T7co.

The steamboat Tennessee. OF the Neptune Line.
bound west. from FAN River 10 New York, crashed
into and sank The three-masted schooner MsrohuS
off stratford, ,Shoal Light Long Island Sound. IN
a heavy haze 5 O'Clock yesterday morning
The MyronIH. which hailed from Ellsworth Me-
and was commanded by Captain w Z Belluty'
sank within few minutes after the coiiisloh'
carrying down four members Of the crew, who
were asleep in their berths- Captain Beilutty and
seaman. Henry Lundgren. We're saved The lost
according 10 CAPTAIN Bellutty are Austin Rliey,
mate: George Smith, cook, and Jan thompson ana
Alexander NessoI- seanen
Tho Tennessee was slightly damaged, ana
vas able TO proceed her dock in this city. ar
-sying but few minutes behind schedule uine.
There was a panic among the three hundred pas
r.,is is denied by .1he officers Of the boat
The Tennessee. 1nder the command or Saptsih
n 4 wilcox was proceeding slons with Captain
Williams the arst pilot. az the wheel when VIII
OFT an- warning the Myronus lOO1ned UP ou' "i
The fog and before the wheel Gould pe thIoYSh
over the boats together. the steamer strik-
sng The schooner amidsllip and cuiirs her square
ly in two. -
on deck threw themselves into the water and tired
to keep until boats from the Tennessee COULD
be launched. ISlndgren. who could not sNlhh
would probably have drowned but for the actlon
of Michael Cross, a petty officer on Doard the
cruiser New Jersey. and fireman named Presses
Of the cruiser WASHINGTON. who had oeen on d
furlouSh down East. and were returning TO reloln
crash they ran to. the deck and found thefh-
selves In the midst q the half dressed, panic
stricken passengers. Crying OUT thal lhere was
no danger the two went among the passen-
gers restoring order when they heard Iundgren
s1rvinp for help. Without disrOSns they sprang
overheard and rescued him and took him on
board Nothing Was OF the four other mem-
berS of the
The distress signals of the Tennessee were heard
by the Norwich Line steamer Maine and she nosed
her way through the fog until she was alongside
The passengers on board the Tennessee Insisted on
being taken on board the Maine. in spite OF the
srarerrents of officers Of the former boat that
there was no danger. The Maine was then warped
alongside the Tennessee the starboard side. ana
with the two steamboats, dashed together the three
hundred passengers walked across the gangpank-
Not a passenger remained board the Ten
nessee. Both boats then proceeded TO this city.
the Tennessee arriving q few minutes after the
Maine
The only damage 10 the Tennessee was that me
upper guard rail on rhe starboard side was stove
i- along the and the rail the main deck was
shattered The searchlights also we're broken. nav
sng been smashed when the schooner broke in two
and her masts went by the board
The MyrOnus was loaded with granite building
blocks and that accounts for her sinking SO quick
" She was owned by Captain Joseph NJ Higgins
OF Ellsworth, and carried no insurance The Ten
nessee. while owned by the Neptune Line, was
under charter to the Joy Line. 10 take the place
Of the steamer Rhode Island, which was damaged
In a collision with coal barge off Providence