Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-15
A HELPLESS WOMAN
PUSHED FROM BOAT.
Miss GoIub Of Boston, One Of the
Survivors Of the LarChmont,
Says That Either Captain MCvey Or
PuTser Young Pushed Her From Boat,
:1At -
Although Il Would Have Held Mere -Seventy- -four
Bodies Have Now Been Recovered,

Block Island, p. l.. Feb. lt.-One
more grim harvest of % victims OF the
Inflated steamer Larchmont, which III"
intrepid Block Island fishermen gath
cred yesterday in nearby waters wa:
sent to the main land today. And as
the death laden boat left this port for
Providence, still another victim was
brought in by tn fishing schooner
Teresa, making ir all Il bodies that
have been recovered from the fear
full disaster of Watch Hill Monday
night. The steamer Kentucky carried
away AZ bodies yesterday as we'll as
IS survivors. Today the tug Roger
Williams. which came down for the
purpose from Providence, steamed back
with IS rigid forms on her Grck9. The
body OF Harry F.ckles. a resident OF
this island, will hc buried here. while
that Of an unknown negro. which was
brought in just before dark tonight.
will probably be sent to the main lard
by the regular steamer Tomorrow.
One survivor Miss Sadi. Goiub of ):
Lever,tt street. boston. still remains
on the island, where she is being cared
for at the home of George EIilliken.
This afternoon she stated to several
newspaper men. that when she begged
either Capt. McVey or Purser Young
to take her in their boat, they pushed
her back, and the lifeboat left the
Larchmont with only six in il. although
it would have held 20 more When the
steamer went down she found herself
on n piece OF wIeckage and remained
on it until picked up 10 hours later by
the crew of the fishing schooner Elsie.
Miss Golub was very emphatic in her
charges against Capt. McVcy ana the
officers OF the LGrchmont.
Until this afternoon Miss Gnlub had
renal - unconscious since being
brougi' n,'. but upon regain:ng her
senses. -l -.-. very eager to max" 4
statement. i! con iition was s. gray.
yesterday hat it was impossibl" 70
take her to Providence with tine oth".'
survivors. hut it was stated tonight
that she will recover. although he
hands and feet are badly frost bitten.
All the bodies that were picked up yes
terday by the four fishermen and the on,
brought in today by the schooner Clara
F., were assembled r. the sheds Of tho
wharf at the new hlrbor and all wrr.,
ready for shipment when the tug Roger
Williams arrived at 3 O'Clock this after
uODn from 1'TOVNi- nee. / ne Work OF car
rying the dead bodies on board the tug
occupied about two hours and at )
o'clock the Roger Williams steamed out
Of the harbor for Providence.
About the time she rounded the pnir.
OF the new harbor on her way back
the littlo schooner Teresa was sighted
coming into the old harbor with her ha.,
ut half mast There was Il rush across
the island to the old wharf. but when
the schooner ran along the dock her com
mander said that he had only one victim
on board.
The body was that Of a negro. evident
1y waiter Over the head and incaSing
one arm was n life presrrver. while tho
other arm was free. AS the body was
landed on the dock the lapel of the coat
fell back. disclosing u wound in the
throat which had the appearance of hav-
Ding been r,adc by n knife. It was at first
thought that il might have been inflict-
ed by one of the fishermen when he haul
ed the body to the boat with q boat
hook, but it was pointed out that such
wound would not have caused any
blood to flow, as there were traces of
blood about the wound it was tn general
opinion that the unfortunate man had
taken his own life will; the hand that
was free, after failing in a desperate ef-
fore to put on the life preserver.
The Block Island fishing feet Of 20 sail
searched the adjacent waters today. but
only two bodies were recovered. The
boisterous condition which prevailed
since the I.archmont went down moder-
ated today and the wind shifted to the
southwest and It is not believed any
more bodies will be found upon the
beach.
The Block Islanders are still feeling the
strain of their trying experience during
the past two days and II will he some
time before they recover from the fear
some sights of the disaster.
Providence. r. l., Feb. IL A new
element was injected into the horror
attending the loss of the steamer
in Block Island Sound
night through collision
when Captain McVey of
the steamer early today, admitted that
his lifeboat was zone of the first, If
not the first to leave the sinking ship"
This statement was made in reply to
charges by Fred Hiergsell, an IS
years-old lad of Brooklyn, one of the
survivors. Hiergsell alleged that the
were left TO shift for
that the ships crew
crowded the boats without attempting
TO provide for the passengers ant thar
Capt. McNev was IA" fist to GnsCr;
he ship. The statement of young
created sensation il view