The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-13

dred Passengers, Left Providence.
n. l., st 7 o'clock Monday Evening
and at n. on watch mn. Came In
Collision with the Schooner Harrs
KnowIton, which Anerward Head
I'd For Quonochontsug and sank
Near That Portfolio steamer Went
Down within Half an Hour, Carry
ing Aio.s with Her the Largest
Part Of Her Human Cargo.
BLOCK ISLAND, II. l.. Feb. i3.-
A marine disaster with an appalling
loss OF life and entalllng suffering al
most beyond the limit OF human en-
durance, came 10 light when a lifebost
Of the Joy line steamer Larchmont,
bound from Providence 10 New York,
drlfted Into Block island harbor.
In the boat were several bodies Of
men who had died from the effects Of
long hours OF exposure 10 a death deal
ing temperature. In the boat also
were eleven men whose suffering was
20 intense that they seemed cblIvIous
TO the fact that death was In their
midst and that they had escaped only
by virtue Of their ability TO Withstand
the rigpr OF zero weather In an open
boat at sea.
The steamship officials estimate that
about 100 passengers and a crew Of
nfty we're on board the steamer when
she left Providence. forty.three bod.
les reached these shores. and nineteen
we're alive when taken from the life
boats. Taking the estimated figures
OF the steamship officials n a basis.
there are still iss persons to be &C.
counted for. The only positive evil
dence Of the steamers victims j. lylns
NJ the bottom Of Block Island sound.
The list OF passengers aud crew hand
81 20 the purscr Just before the steam.
or left Providence was locked In a
cafe. and II was not recovered.
The cause Of the accident has not
been satisfactorily explained. II oc-
CURED Just OF Watch hill about n
$500 v.na.r n,.h, ,h., ,hs ,hro.
masted schooner Harry knowlton.
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shore and she sank 20 the bottom In
less than half An hour. The Knowlion.
after she had backed away from tlle
wreck bevan 10 an rapldly. hut her
etew manned the pumps and kent her
anoat until sbe reached a point OF
ouonocbon,aus where they put out In
The llfeboat and rowed ashore There
wers M fatalities ON The scbooncr bu,
the men suffered from the extreme
cold
Tn. Iarchmont a side wheeler
which MA, opIv mai into the service az
the Low line during the pre.ent sea.
son left her dock m proyldencc with a
heavy carro Of freight ana n messenger
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