New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-14
THE IDENTIFIED DEAD.

THE IDENTIFIED DEAD.
Following is the list of identified dead. brought
to this city. up to 10 p m:
BROWN -- Negro waiter ProvtIence-
CARROLL James. Providence. freight clerk
COURT. Antonio. No. Keith Alley. Boston
ECKELs Harry Block Island
EILSBREE. Fred. salesman Providence
FLOOD. Nathan. sen Of James Flood 'sa~ed). No =
FOUNTAINE Moses waiter home unknown.
HESS Casper. first assistant engineer. Albany. " Y
JAMES. George chez. residence unknown
JENsON Mrs J. O., 1872 Broad street Proviience
KORAJIAN, Mrs. Koren. OIneyville. r /
LAMBERT. Captain Ellen. salvation Army. Cambridge
Mass
LOGAN Edward second assistant engineer Providence
NELSON Erik assistant engineer, Elm street. Provi-
PITTS. E h Providence
SMITH. George A watchrnan, Olneyvfle.
SCOTT. John j. halInan Petersburg Va
THIBEAU. Negro. No. ss1 Eddy street. Provt-
zADMUs. jacob vatchrnau. Paterson y, J.
stewardess. unknown
a Russian fireman. recognized. but name unknown
Not less than two thousand people assembled
along the waterfront as the Joy Line steamer
Kentucky came slowly up the Providence River.
This number. the great majority Of whom were
attracted 10 the scene by morbid curiosity
placed themselves at various points OF vantage
in order that they might better see the steamer
and in the hope that they could catch a glimpse
Of its grewsOme burden
The dead. still frozen in curious positions,
were placed in undertakers' baskets and carried
TO a nearby morgue. where they were arranged
so that all who desired might pass in an effort
10 identify them. There appeared 10 be few per-
sons among the many who entered the morgue
who expected to identify any bodies. and this led
TO the belief that few identifcauons would bs
made tonight. Physicians said that in many
cases death had been caused by the cold rather
than by drowning
MRS. FELDMAN'S EXPERIENCE.
one Of the most thrilling narratives OF the dis
aster told by Harris Feldman. OF No 2S3
East 99th street. New York who, with his wife,
was saved. FeIdman said that when the collision
occurred he ordered his wife TO dress as warmly
as possible. When she had done so they rushed
10 tho hurricane deck They had been there
only a moment. and the LarchmOnt was then
sinking so rapidly. that IT seemed that they must
be lost. when a great wave struck the top OF the
steamer and ripped or piece OF the super
structure upon which many of the panic stricken
passengers were standing. As the piece OF
wreckage slipped off into the sea many Of the
passengers either fell backward into the saloon
of the steamer or were thrown forward into
the water.
After the wreckage had been away from the
ship few moments Mr. Feldman counted his
companions. Besides himself and his wife. there
were thlrty-tnree on board, put Jney were crowd
ed so badly that one by one they began TO drop
off into the sea An hour after the raft had
been swept from the top of the steamer there
We're sixteen persons on it, and OF these only
eight were alive. Mrs. Feldnan slowly
freezing TO death. when her husband begged her
10 move her hands and feet continually In order
that she might keep her blood circulating. The
woman did not wish 10 do so. saying that she
would rather go TO sleep, as she wanted to die.
1t only by constant attention that Mr.. Field
man was able to save her.
For thirteen hours the raft driftsd about help
Iessly and when the schooner Clara E came
alongside and rescued them every person on
board was severed with a coating Of ice. Mrs.
FeIdmau was the first 10 be lifted onto the
schooner but. half insane, she leaped from the
hands of her rescuers back onto the raft, scream
ing that she would not be separated from her
husband.
ACCUSES CAPTAIN NrvAY.
Fred FIergeseII. an eighteeu-y -year-old boy, who
was returning to his home, at No. 12O Linden
street. New York. after having been a runaway
for nearly a year. made charges against Captain
Ncvay and his criew. Hiergesen asserts that
CAPTAIN McVay's boat was the first which left
the steamer He said that he saw many women
rushing about helplessly and begging for life
preservers Many of them pleaded with the
panic-stricken passengers and crew 10 direct
them to the nfeboats. but were unheeded
MY stateroom was almost at the point OF col
nsion on the port side of the steamer, Hierge-
sell said Il was in bed with my clothes on. and
when rushed on deck found the officers re-
assuring the passengers and telling them that
they were in no immediate danger. The captain
left his steamer in the very first boat. cannot
be mistaken as 70 his identity, for l saw him on
the Kentucky as we came over 10 Providence
this afternoon and he is the same who
stepped into the first boat launched from the
sinking vessel The second boat was taken pos
session OF by a gang of Negro walters. These
men seemed to have lost their heads. and so
many OF them crowded into the boat that II cap
sized as soon II struck the water and be-
Iieve that all Of them were lost.
1T was an awful sight on the hurricane deck
of that steamer. I saw lot of women run
ming around helplessy calling for life preserv-
ers and begging that they be directed TO tne i1s-