The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-14
STORIES OF SUFFERING
 ARE TOLD BY SURVIVORS

about helpIessiy and when the schoon- CT Clara E. came alongside and rescueh them every person on board was cov- cred with coating of ice. Both Mr. and Mrs Feldn1an were taken to the Rhode Island hospital suffering sevcr2- ly from frozen hands and feet. A~
 Captain Left First
 statement made by Frederick 1rs geseil. an 1s-year- old man wh Twas returning to his home after 2 Aving been runaway for nearly year, contained the first direct escharges against Captain Mcvey ap is crew. Hiereanuia iasHwuuss sssss-s ys.sse-- :. veys boat was the first &,e that ieft the sinking steamer. said that ne ssw ssS many rss,sw womsn asout Ga ipiessig and begging for life pre- $vers. Many or these women pleadSd with panic stricken passengers and crew to direct them to the lifeboats, but their pray CTS were unheeded.
 Young Hiergesell said
 My stateroom was almost at tue point of collision on the port side oI the steamer. l was In pea Wi.n my clothes on when I rushed on deck l found the officers reassuring the pas sengers and telling them that ,nes were in no immediate danger. ne captain left his steamer in the very f,rst boat. | cannot be mistaken n HIS identity Tor I saw him on the Ken tuclv as we came over to Provioehco this afternoon and he is the same ass. nlan who stepped into tine first boat iaunol.- ed from the sinking vessel: Ine ssc. ond boat was taken possession ot Dy gang of negro walters and so many oi fhetn crowded into the boat that " cansized as soon as 1t struck the WaseI and I believe that all or them Wefs lost.
 swan to safety.
 got into the third boat with five other men. There were no oars In the boat and we were obliged to drift with the wind and waves. We drifted for several hours and when we were near land a big wave struck the boat and capsized her. The five men who were with me were drowned but as soon as struck the water I began to swim and although my hands were terribly frozen and my feet feft uke lead I succeeded in reaching the beach where some one dragged me out or the water. es
 s.f did not see many life, preservers around. As I left the ship many peo- pie were Jumping overheard just as the steamer began to slip beneath the waves
 David Cox. of Bridgeton, N. J.. de- cIared that his life and the lives Of those who were with him were saved by his sublime faith in God. Mr. Fox was returning from Bible convention which was held last week at Beverly. Mass He was on the same piece Of wreckage as that which carried the Feidmans away. As soon as the raft reached ths water the despair of all on board seemed to become so general that he spent his entire time begging them to. have faith in God Mir. Fox said that as the bodies slipped into the water those who remained found more room and had a better opportunity to move their limbs and keep. their blood in circulation.
 Among those lost is said to have been d little squad of Salvation Army workers from worcester. agSs 0
 This band of Galvationists, said to have nunlebered ten nersons, furnished according to reports, one of the thrill ling incidents of the disaster. When 1t was evident that the boat must sink and the frenzied passengers were en- deavoring to set into the boats. the Salvationists are said to have fallen on their knees where they joined in prayer, invoking the Almighty to save and protect the shipw ecked people
 Only one of this little band, a wo- man. is said to be among the survtv- ors.