Evening journal., 1907-02-13
BODIES IN ICE
FLOAT THE SEA
LarChmORt Horror Off Block
Island May Have Cost
Isl Lives
COwAROICE IS ALLEGED

BY Our own Wire, Publishers Press.
PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Feb. 1S-Ugly ru- |
mors of eowardice and brutality on tho
part Of members Of tho crew OF the Joy
iino steamer Iarchmont. which oollided
with the schooner Harry Knowlton early
yesterday morning, resulting in the sink
ing Of both vessels arc today following
close on the heels Of the shock occasioned
by the disaster In which it Is now bN
lievod iSl persons lost their lives.
roday's account shows twenty survivors
OF the two boats. Each captain blamcs
the other for the collision Captain Haley
is accused Of thinking more of saving his
vessel, which he beached, than Of lending
aid 10 the sinking steamer. Captain Nc
Way says he was the last man 10 leave
his vessel. Sea-faring men point signi-
ncantly to tho fact that he left In tho
largest boat-tho captains boat-whlch
was only partly nled while many of the
overcrowded that the first wave swampcd
them or washed half their iuckless occu-
pants into the icy sea-
Women and Children Crushed.
According to the few survivors the
panic following tho collision, vus indo-
scribable Tho bursting of the steam
pipes filled the main saloon with great
clouds Of vapor. and in the hoshth OF
tho confusion the cry OF rfire' was raised.
Men, women and children Joined In
mad scramble for the decks and scores OF
the weaker went down and were tramp
led upon It is said that il the hull OF
tho Larohmont is raised she viii be found
veritable tomb as many Of the victims
Of the disaster. never gained the deck.
An exact death list win never ho OBJ
tained. as Purser o. A. Young, Of the
I ILarchmon.t did not save his passenger
list. the only one In existence.
All hope Of finding any other survivors.
OF the disaster has been abandoned. II
is inconceivable that anyone anoat on
the blizzard-swept Sound since the hour
OF the disastwer, could siill be alive.
Bodies Washing Ashore.
A despatch from Block Island to-day
says that 90 bodies have already been
recovered. 13 coming ashore last night
and today All are frozen stiff and mono
has been identified, owing largely 70 the
fact that most Of thcm are dressed IN
night clothes. The bodies we're scattered
along tho beach az intervals Of several
miles and a number were In bad shape
as the result OF having been dashed
against tho cliffs by the high sea which
is stin running.
owing to the fact that many Of tho
bodies are incased IN leo a foot thick
the rescue boats are having considerable
d niculty IN distinguishing them from the
floating ice.
The steamer Kentucky. sent by the JOY
Line. left Block Island at II o'clock foI
Providence, bearing 81 bodies from th,
Inflated Larchmont and the 10 Survivors
who reached in the life boats yesterday
Many OF the survivors as soon as they
reach Providence will be taken to hospi
. tails for treatment
. All are suffering from frost bites and
freezing. and some may suffer amputatior
. OF limbs.
. Frightfu Stories Of Suffering.
More than 100 Of the Larchmonti
passengers lived here. About twenty
. of the others are said to be New York
ers. taking advantage Of a holiday foi
a voyage down the sound
So quickly did the Larchmont set.
tie. after the crash. that they had no
=, a moment to dress and We're driven or
deck and into the boats. with few ex'
ceptons. IN their night clothes Thi
Thermometer was near the zero mari
adm that all were not frozen is sur
prising.
Stabbed Himself to Death.
Crazed by the horror Of the situation
one Of the seamen in the captain'
boat stabbed himself as the boat wai
pushing of from the wrecked craft
The others were struggling TO saw
, their own lives and not a hand was
raised to stop him as he plunged his
. knife a second time into his throa
: and fell dead into the bottom Of th'