The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-13

tuel1et, r. l.. Mrs. Samuel Paul. Paw
tucket, r. l.. Pauline Paul, 10 years. Ma
tilda Paul. Is years; Claud w. Lynd
Providence Fred II. Mooney, East Provi-
denee: John Lewis. Providence; John
Campbell, North smithfeld, r. L.; Jacob
Bonce, Providence; Mrs. r. Jensen, Provi-
dence: Miss Louise Jensen, Providence;
Frederick Elsbre, Providence; Capt
Richard Swan, Qunsagamond, Salvation
army corps; Lieut.. John Molin, Miss
Emma Breckland Miss Alma Johnson,
Miss Anna Oden, all some corps, Wor-
cester; Evely Critchelow, Providenee; j.
d. Pritts, Providence; James McCloud
Providence; Mrs. James MeCloud, Provi-
dence Benjamin Steiner, Providence;
Benjamin Winiker, Providence; Stephen
T.. Hedges, Providence; Koren Koreajian
Olneyville, r. L.. Mrs. Korajan. Olney-
vile, r. T.; Robert Biggard Worcester
Mass; Claud f. Reed Providence; Will
liam Franklin. North Atleboro; Prott
Dereco Providence; Manuel Lyon, New
York; Dr. Frank Wilson, Providence;
Benjamin Cohen, Providence; Mrs. Mac
Katz, a maid, Woonsocket; Ephriam Kah-
tan. New York; Mrs. Jennie Shugaman,
Boston: Miss Bertha Shain. Boston; NJ
T.. BaimpolZ. Boshton; Jacob Michaelson
Belmare. N j.; Sadie E. Michaelson
Belmare. n. j. Total missing, 50.
Officers and crew:
First mate. e. J. Hazard Providence;
chief engineer, Robert Gay, Bridgeport
pilot. George Wyman Taunton; first as
sistant engineer. Castles Hess. Albany;
second assistant engineer, Herrick. Provi-
denee; steward J. w. Harris. Providence;
porter, Wolchmin Tchukur New York;
walter George Smith, Providence: John
Scott, Providence: - Osborne, Provi-
dence: stewardess, Miss Louisa Scourgan,
Providence. Total missing crew. II.
At 10 o'clock the following statement
was prepared
Saved. IA: bodies recovered, $: miss
ing, 81.
Block Island. r. l.. February 12.-The
Iarchmont, a side-wheel steamer, which
was only put into the JOY line service
during the present season, left her dock
In Providence last night with heavy
cargo of freight and passenger list. esti-
mated at from 80 TO 200. A strong north
west wind was blowing as the steamer
ploughed her way down through the east
ern passage of Narragansett Bay, but
the full effect OF the gale which was
blowing out in the sound was not felt
until the Larchmont rounded Point Ju-
dith Then the side wheeler pointed her
nose into the very heart of the gale
and continued down through Block Island
Sound without any unusual incident un-
til she was we'll abeam of Watch Hill,
and within five or six miles of Fishers
Island.
Blasts of Whistle.
Capt. George McVey. who had remained
in the pilot house until the vessel had
been Strengthened out on her course, was
preparing to retire after a turn around
his ship, when he was startled by sew
eral blasts of the steamers whistles. He
rushed into the pilot house where the
pilot and duartermaster pointed out a
three-masted schooner sailing eastward
before a strong wind The schooner, which
proved to be the Harry Knowlton, coal
laden from South Amboy for Boston. had
been bowling along on her course when
she seemed to suddenly luff up and head
straight for the steamer. Again several
blasts were sounded on the steamers
whistle the pilot and quartermaster at
the same moment whirlng their wheel
hard aport in mad endeavor to avert
collision.
But as the Larchmont was slowly
swerying around in response to her helm,
the schooner came on in a speed almost
equal to the gale. that had been push
ing her towards Boston. Even before an
other warning signal could be sounded on
the steamers whistle the schooner crashed
into the port side OF the Larchmont, and
the impact of the big vessel was so ter
rifle that the hig. clumsy bow of the
sailing craft forced its way more than
half the breadth of the Larchmont.
When the force Of the compact had
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