The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-02-15
II BODIES
RECOVERED
FROM THE ILL-FATED STEAMER
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WILL
NUMBER MANY MORE.
Tales Of AWFUL Suffering Are Told BY
the survivors,

BLOCK ISLAND. r. L. Feb. IA
Block Island had a brief respite today
from the scenes OF death and suffer
ing which followed the collision on
Watch Inn Monday night between the
Joy Line steamer Larchmont and the
coal laden schooner Harry Knowiton.
The survivors Of the wreck have left
On the steamer Kentucky which was
to convey them to Providence for med
lcaI treatment. Fifty bodies were also
placed on board and as the vessel
steamed out Of the harbor those who
we're left on shore returned TO their
homes. many Of them to recover from
fatigue caused by their long vigil on
the beach.
The Kentucky's smoke was still WIS.,
ible across the sound. however, when
little fishing schooner came hurry
ing In before the wind. with her nag
at half-mast. A moment later a sec
onN fisherman was seen heading In
shore, also flying the signal OF death
from her masthead. A third schoon-
or, and then a fourth, sailed In, each
with halfmasted flag.
AS soon as the fishermen were with
in hailing distance the Captains shout
ed their news ashore. They had gath
cred in twenty-five corpses, two OF
them the bodies Of women.
The little life-savipg stations were
at once turned into morgues, as on
yesterday, and the surf boats were run
out and the dead we're placed on the
floor, side by side, to await the arrt
val OF another steamer to carry them
to Providence.
life SFsssFVsFs on Them.
The bodies brought In this after
noone we're, with one exception, fully
clothed and, in addition, had life pre-
servers strapped to them. This fact
leads to the belief that the victims
unlike the others who drifted ashore
haA remained on board the ili-fated
steamer long enough to fasten the
life belts about them.
The Associated Press communicated
today with Capt. McVey and Pursel
Young OF the steamer Larchmont
From them 1t was learned that con
sentative estimate of the loss OF htt
by Yesterdays disaster was 49, Botf
Mcvey and Young are suffering
severely both from the physical pair
from their frozen limbs and from
the mental anguish caused by theii
terrible experience Neither man II
able to leave his bed.
From some Of the surviving ofhcer'
It was learned that the Larchmon
carried a crew Of forty-lve men. o
which only ten are accounted for. Tni'
means a total OF $50 to 200 people
aboard the Larchmont, nine passen
gers and ten sailors have survived
Their condition Is pttiabie. but tw'
physicians are in almost constant al
tendance upon the sufferers and ea
press confidence that none OF the IN
,ured ia likely to succumb.
There are only two women anon
the survivors. Mrs, Harris Feldmar
Of New York, and Miss Sadie GaliuI
Of Boston.
Incased In Ice.
During the night the coast guard
from the two life-saving stations aie
cd by large number Of the populac'
natrolled the beach, and on the waite
front for bodies. Every corpse tina
came ashore was incased in ice SCI
eral inches thick.
On a piecc of life raft OF the steam
or were picked UP two survivors an
one dead man, all that remained
s,xteen who had sought refuge on tn
fraIl support. The little hope was re
that occupants from the missing III
boats and RATS had survived the fea
ful cold which moderated but Slight
during the night.
Among those lost is said to haV
been a little squad OF Salvation Arm
workers from Worcester. This ban
Of salyationists, said to have numpe
al ten persons. furnished, accordin
10 reports, one Of the thrilling inc
dents OF the disaster.
when n was evident that the Dc'
must sink and the frenzied pasee
gers were endeavortng to get into u
boats the Seivationists are said
have fallen to their knees. where tns
,oined IN prayer, invoking the a
mighty to save and protect the sni
wrecked people. Only one OF this
no band. woman. IS said to be amor
the survivors.
Mrs.. reidman. Of Providence, OF
~ the survivors. in describing the a
full scenes following the collision.
quoted as follows;
49,, A. ha EorrsoAtan