Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-12
DEAD BODIES WASHED ASHORE
Joy Liner, on Way From Provi-
denoe to New York, CoIIided
With a Schooner.
She Went Down In Ten NIlnutes--Tem-
pcrature Below Zero--Mony
Frozen 10 Death.

Jul VI HI estimated TOTAL OK from 1Jp
to 200 persons survived the sinking OF
the Joy line steamer Larchmont last
night. according TO an estimate made at
p. N. today. or those saved. eight
were passengers, six men and two wo-
men, and the rest were members of the
crew. including Capt. Mcvey. The
Larchmont. which was bound from
Providence to New YORK. went down
after colliding with the schooner Harry
KncwIeton. The survivors reached this
island in small boats.
DEAD BODIES CAME ASHORE.
Block Island r. ], Fob. i2.-The
steamer Larchmont Of the JOY line,
with many passengers on btard.
bound from Boston for New York.
sank off tho northwest side Of Block
Island early today after having collid-
cd with the three-masted schooner
Harry Knowleton. The passengers
and crew from the steamer took TO the
boats but 1t is feared that some may
have lost their lives either by heing
drowned or freezing, as the tempera-
ture was below zero The schooners
bow was cut away and her captain
ran her ashore weGt of Quonochontaug
to prevent her sinking. The crew of
seven men, including Capt. Haley.
reached shore safely in their own
boats.
CAUSE OF COLLISION UNKNOWN.
The cause Of the collision is not
known. The night was clear but
there was a strong northwest wind
ana the sea was rough. II was in
teusely cold throughout the night
When the first boats came ashore from
the steamer II was found that some OF
their occupants were dead. In tho
first confusion II was not known
whether they had been pulled from
the water after having been drowned,
or whether they We're frozen TO death,
The KnowIeton. which halls from
Eastport Maine, was bound from
South Anboy for Boston. She lies
on n sandy bottom, but is fun Of water
and IT Is not known whether she can
be hoated.
THE LARCHAIONT.
The Larchmont left Providence last
night for Now York in command OF
capt McVey. The chief engineer was
Robert Gay Of Bridgeport, Conn. She
carried a crew of about 80 and had
On board some passengers and a mis-
cellaneous cargo of freight.
The Larchmcnt registered 1,6n1 tons
gross. She was 253 feet in length, 81
feet breadth and II feet in depth.
THE KNowLEToN.
The Harry Knowleton registered 277
tons net. She was 12S feet In length,
80 feet In breadth and II feet In
depth.
The passengers met their deaths in
various ways Some of them attempted
to launch life boats and were frozen to
death ON the decks of the laundering
steamer Others were drowned In the
attempt to escape before the vessel
went down, and still others who We're
successful In launching a lifeboat were
frozen TO death before the small craft
reached shore.
Capt. Mcyey said he could moi estl-
mate the exact loss of life at this
time. His steamer left Providence late
IN the evening and he had not had an
opportunity to examine the passenger
list which had been handed TO him just
before he left Providence. The cap
tains estimate of the number of those
on board agrees, however, with the es-
innate made by the Joy line officials
at Providence. who said that the Larch-
mont carried about 100 passengers AMI
n crew OF 80.
The Inhabitants Of all parts of. The
island turned out TO assist IN rescue
work, though many Of them live several
miles from the point at which the
steamer sank
The northwest gale continued, with
zero temperature, throughout the fore
Al 1880 four more bodies were
washed ashore, making total of Is
bodies recovered, with eight survivors
OF the accident being cared for upon
the island.
NO DEFINITE INFORMATION.
Providence, n. l., Feb. 12-The prin-
cipal Joy line Office IN this city nj 10
o'clock today WAS without definite IN
formation concerning the sinking OF the
steamer Larchmout of Block Island.
The officials here stated that their
only knowledge Of the disaster was a
telegram sent by Capt, McVey 10 HIS
wife stating that no was safe. The
telegram made no mention Of loss Of
ITO among tho passengers or crew, but
a private message received here from
Block Island stated that IA bodies Ind
been washed ashore.
The official passenger list NJ the
steamer was carried by Cant. McNey.
The JOY line officials estimated tlat
there were about 100 passengers on
hoard aud the crew numbered about 30
The Larchmont was a side wheel
steamer with three decks ana a large
freight capacity. Captain McVey had
been her master for about IS months
The agents Of tho JOY line here say
that Captain McVey viii undoubtedly
make fun report OF the disaster 20
the New York Office OF the steamship
company
ESTIMATE OF DEAD.
Block Island, Il. l., Feb. l2.-Capt.
Mitchell, or the North End lifo saving
station, on which point the faroh-
mont Is sunk, estimates that between
IS and % bodies have already come
ashore from the steamer Up 10 1898
O'clock several boats had landed ahf
others were making slow progress fror
the wreck,
FROM CAPT McYEY,
New York. Feb. l2.--Capt. Move
tho Larchmopt communicated with A.,
JOY line officials IN this city By telc-
phone from Block Island early this
afternoon. lie said the Larchmont
sank within 10 minutes after the colli-
sion. After cruising about IN small
boat from II p, m. TO a. m. today,
he landed Oh Block Island Closa hA-