Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-14
FROZEN TO DEATH As
!. THEY FLOATED IN SEA
Awful Fate That SefeII Some of
I The Passengers Of The
4 Steamship LaPChmoRt.
=
FISHING SCHOONERs' GROSTLYLOOK
Four of Them Sail Into Block Is.
land With Their Flags at Han
4. mast-They Had Picked Up Bod
les as They Were Being Gas.
About BY the Waves.
(By Associated pressl

Wy Rssoclulcu pfcBS).
I PROVIDENCE, II. l.. Feb. 10
! me names of l27 passengers who
were on board the steamer I.arch
mont when she sank in block Island
! sound on Monday night are kown.
| or these nineteen arr known 70
| nave survived, eleven are among the
dead, their bodies HAVING been iden.
| uhei, and " are missing
! vi the Identified dead seven were
! lnehiberS OF the crew and four pass.
| engers; OF the survivors there orc
| members of the crew ami nine
passengerS; of the missing, twelve
are members OF the crew and IL
/ passengers.
/. Eleven more bodies from the
steamer Larchmont were brought
i ashore here this afternoon having
Neeh picked up by two fishing
k aciiuoherS. one vessels brought
4 seven and the ouher -four. Two of
me bodies were those of women.
and one was that OF colored man.
/ Woman's Wonderful Endurance.
I one OF the Two women survivors
o, tne !;achmont disaster was Mrs
I Harris Foldman. OF New York city
, VINO VAS rescued with her husband
after portion of the deck house which
lad been ser .adrift ny 4,tI.e-burslinp
J OF The decks from the pressure of
; the water rushing IN That a
woman saould have survived the
horrible experiences on the frail
support was Il miracle she was
I one OF sixteen persons who were
carried OIL ON piece OF wreckage.
There was one other woman on the
B deckhouse but in minme after
The raft Went adr!ft. saas swept
/ overheard the second woman and
! two men.
From II oclacH Monday night
| until picked up by the fishing
schooner Else Tuesday morning rae
! small portion Of the after deck
! men dropped off Some. wea kened
10y the cold exposure. lost thelt
! grip on the support ana were was "a
/ away by tile waves and drowned
Otscrs died ana rolled overheard.
! Still Mrs. Feldman, aided by ner
husband, chung to bhc raft Field
man at one time, was Il sailor on
! the Black Sea and he knew the
| necessity OF keeping up some pny-
| steal action to make the blood cir.
/ culate in such biting weather. BY
| word and example, he induced his
| wife 10 keep arms and legs moving
J although The woman became SO
| greatly exhausted that she could
| scarcely make her muscles respond
| to her will. Her chilled limbs were
rubbed b. MIR. Feldman into acLlv.
| ity when they were benumbed. and
| by his efforts She survived although
| apparently more nearly dead than
alive when the Elsie appeared.
investigation Begun.
United States steamboat inspec
tors of the New London. Comm
district have begun an investigation
OF the collision in which the steam
or Larchmont was sunk of Block
Island. Inspector w. H. Witsey has
been in communication with the
captain and the members OF the
| crew OF the schooner Harry KnowIe-
ton which col.ided Witt the 14arch-
! mont. The inspector instructed
these men TO be in readiness 10
meet him today to accept service OF
subpoenaes 10 appear In this city
Saturday morning at IL o'clock and
| give evidence at preliminary hear.
| ing.
This hearing will not be for the
purpose OF fixing the blame on any
certain officer but was stated by
/ the Inspector to be for the purpose
| OF aScertaming what happened and
| which vessel was at fault The fix
ing of the blame for the appalling
| of life will come later.
[ Unknown Steamer Didn't Stand.
! Captain Frank r. Haley. of I.o
schooner Harry Knowlo,on, which
eollided with the steamer Larch.
mont. in a sworn statement In Cap
tain Whtsey, United States inspec
| or says that an unknown steamer
was in the vicinity of the wreck
and after showing der lights veered
Oft and kept on her course without
offering any assistance TO the vic
tins OF the collision.
/ President Dunbaugh of the Joy
line issued statement tonight. in
which no said: The schooner
%as responsible for the collision
| The officers and crew of the Larch
mont are not to blame in anyway.
| in view OF the horrible conditions
which prevailed Immediately after
! the accident, am satisfied the men
/ did all in their power to meet tn
| situation as conscientious and hon