The Mena weekly star., 1907-02-21
ONLY NINETEEN SURVIVED
O6icials of the Ill Fated Larchmont Estimate Loss of Life
 at 1SO.
ONLY TWO WOMEN AMONG THOSE SAVED
Mrs. Harry Feldrsan, of Now York, and Miss Sadie Gallup, of boston' Lived to Reach the Shore-Sur- vivers Are All Badly Frozen--52 Bodice Recovered.

Block Island, R. l., Feb. 14.-The Associated 5 press communicated Wednesday with Capt. McVey and Purser Young of the steamer Larcn- mont From them 1t was learned that a conservative estimate of the loss of life by Tuesdays disaster was 150. Both Mcvey and Young are suffering severely from the phy- sical pain from their frozen limbs and from the mental anguish caused by their terrible experiences. Neither was able to leave his bed.
 Tn addition to the three bodies which were picked up during the night, one was recovered shortly af- ter sunrise. There are now 3S bodies at the Sandy Point North End life saving station and IA at the New Shoreham station. Eleven survivors are at the North End station and eight at New Shoreham.
 During the forenoon the steamer Kentucky took on board the bodies at the New Shoreham station and those of the survivors who were able to be moved and then proceeded to the Sandy Point station on the same mission. It was planned that the steamer should go to Providence where the bodies would be held awaiting Identification and instruc- tion from relatives and the suffering survivors given medical attention.
 There are only two women among the survivors, Mrs. Harry Feldman of New York. and Miss Sadie Gallup of Boston.
 During the night the coast guards from the two life saving stations. aided by a large number of the pop ulace, patrolled the beach and water front for bodies Every corpse that came ashore was incased in ice sev- eral inches thick.
 On piece of the after-deck of the steamer were picked up two surviy- ors and a dead man, all that re- mained of 1G who had sought refuge on the frail support. Little hope was felt that occupants of the miss ing lifeboats and rafts had survived the fearful cold which moderated but slightly during the night.
 Nearly all the surviving passengers interviewed agree that the crew an1 officers behaved we'll With the first shock and the thrush of water and escape of steam from the broken main steam pipe, Capt McVey real ized the scope of the accident. The crew was called to quarters, each man springing to his station as the call to dessrt the ship was taken. Panic stricken passengers aroused from sound sleep rushed wildly on deck and mobbed the boats and rafts. men and women fighting each other, forgetful of all but the primal instinct of self preservation. Some of the male passengers recovered from their first fright and assisted in the work of caring for the women md children first. Many were sui located below in their quarters by he steam, or drowned beneath the deck
 Within ten minutes the boats were away from the ships side just as she settled low in the water with the waves dashirg over her. The bitter cold and high seas completed the work of destruction and the little band of people who got away from the Larcbmont was decimated in groups and in the helpless drift in rhe bitter cold 1t became the old story of the survival of the fittest."
 Providence, R. l., Feb. l4.-Up to 10 a. m. Wednesday the names of 1eJ persons who were on board the 'i amer Larcnmontw ere known. O.. these, l9 are known to have surviv- ed. II are among the dead, their tolies having been identified and 95 a-e missing Of the identified dead seven were members of the crew and fe 1T passengers