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were two women, Louise McFarlane
and Sadie GaliOp. who were still alive.
All the others were dead. Louise Nc
FGriane was a native Of Wilmington,
y. c. and she soon revived. Sadie Cal
lOp was from Boston and the crew work
ed over her body for a long time before
they thought they would be able 70 save
her. Both are expected 10 recover
Survivors housed now In Block Island
expressed the opinion today that at
least half on board the IarchmOut had
secured places in boats or -afJs, but that
many OF the boats were swamped and
many persons were swept away by the
seas, or had fallen overheard while they
were slowly freezing 10 death.
Capt. Il. A. Scott. of the wrecking
company OF that name, who was at the
scene of the wreck today, said that only
three women and five men passengers
were rescued from the LarchmOnt- The
former were three Salvation Army wO-
men, out OF twenty. on board. They
stood on the upper deck and sang gOs-
pei hymns as the boat sank or the
treacherous sharp reefs, on the end Of
Block Island.
When the first boat came ashore from
the Larchmont 81 was found that six
Of the occupants were dead IN the
first confusion IL was not known
whether they had been pulled from the
water after they had been drowned, or
LaTchmont Seemed Unframed.
One noticeable feature Of the accident
was the fact that although the Larch-
mont steamed past the schooner, ap-
pareuuy unframed. and the schooner
headed Immediately for the land with
her bow shattered. there WAS no loss Of
life on the schooner. The captain Of
the schooner did not know the steamer
had sunk until a telephone message was
sent from New York
\ terrible story was related today
or the experiences Of the crew Of the
schooner Elsie, owned by Smith Broth
crs. of Block Island.
Thomas Remsen, mate OF the crew.
tells this story.
Story of Schooner's Mate.
ION our way out we passed a piece
Of WTeckage from the steamer with
twenty dead bodies on it. Frozen stir.
the attitude of the dead men suggested
the agony they had passed through
Iney were huudled in every position in
which they thought, after leaving the
steamer and making their way TO this
refuge, that they could reach safety.
Dead fingers were still clnging to
projections with a grasp that could not
be lOCSened, and eyes long past seeing
sul stared as If looking for the aid
that did not come. The figures we're
covered with Zee in some cases. and IL
needed but glance from the deck of
our schooner to show that all on board
the piece Of wreckage were long past
help
That glance given, We went on our
way, while the crew swallowed the lunp
that came up in their thrOats Our er-
rand was 10 the living. not the dead.
for the dead were 10 wait their turn.
Cruising near Shark Reefs. three
miles out, we came upon boat con-
taining six living and two dead people.
The latter were frozen stif and those
alive were half dead from the fright
full cold and exposure"
Survivors Leave for Providence.
The steFner Kentucky. sent by the
Joy line. left Block Island this morning
for Providence, bearing fifty-one bodies
from the Inflated Larchmout and the
nineteen survivors who were rescued
from the HfebOats yesterday Many of
the survivors as soon as they reach
Providence viii be taken 10 hospitals for
treatment
All are suffering from frost bites and
freezing, and some may suffer amputa-
ton OF limbs.
Capt Foster Gray. Of the Kentucky.
said he expected to reach Providence
between 3 and ( clock this afternoon.