The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
LINER HITS SCHOONER
Four Men Drown When YES
sci Goes Down.
PANIC.sTRICKEN
Force Captain TO Transfer Them
90 Another Steamer in Middle OF
Long Island sOund-Skipper of
Wrecked Boat Goes Down with
Her, but Rises Again and Is saved.

New York, Aug 12-FOuT were drowned
when. in a dense fog of the Stratford
shoals light, the three-masted schooner
MyronuS. bound from Rocklsnd, Maine,
for New York. with d load Of granite.
was sunk in the middle of Long Island
Sound to-day in a collision with the Nep-
tune Line steamer Tennessee, bound from
Fall River TO New York
Cart Belatty, Of the Myronus was res
cued by passengers on the Tennessee, and
Henry Lundgren. one of his crew was
also saved by swimming 10 the steamer.
Those drowned were: Austin Riiey, mate;
George Smith, cook: Jan Thompson, sail
or; Alex Wesson. sailor
The passengers Of the Tennessee were
taken OF by the New Bedford Line
steamer Maine. and brought 10 New
York. The Tennessee anchored in the
sound. and when the fog lifted, proceed
ed 70 this city, reaching her pier sew
erai hours late. She was not much dam
aged.
Crowded with Passengers.
The Tennessee was crowded with pas
sengers, and was making very nearly her
schedule time. when the schooner was
sighted short distance ahead.
The selling vessel was so near that
collision was Inevitable, aud the Tennes-
sees bow struck her on the side amid
ship. tearing a great hole In her wooden
planking.
The Myronus sank Immediately. Capt
Beiatty, her commander. and one Of her
crew who were on deck, Jumped over
board The sailor swan TO the Tennes-
see. and was hauled on board. but Capt
BelSfty was a poor swimmer. and shout
ed for help
Joseph Kenny. a clerk Of go Broad
way. and Michael J. Coffin, an oiler Of
the United states battle ship New Jer-
sey, both passengers oa the Tennessee,
jumped intofthe water and brought him
alongside the steamer. supporting him
until a boat wss launched. He was
taken on board the Tennessee.
Capt Beiatty said that four OF his
crew were missing and must have gone
down with their vessel
Panic on Tennessee.
A hasty examination OF the Tennessee
showed her 10 be in little danger, but
panic reigned among her passengers,
troll. The schooner sunk quickly, being
almost cut ia half by the PROV Of the
steamer.
IN their fright the passengers crowded
around Capt David Wilcox and demand
ed that they be taken OF on the Maine.
Of the Norwich line, also westbound for
New York. which was close at hand.
He assured them that they were in no
danger. but as they insisted. gangpianks
were swung between the vessels after
they had been lashed together and the
transfer made without accident
Capt Belatty. Of the 8fyronus. said he
left Mount Desert, Me. week ago with
q cargo Of heavy granite building blocks
for New York
Il was tacking 10 the southwest" he
said making little he3dway in the heavy
fog. when about a point abaft the port
beam I saw the lights OF a steamer. I
shouted TO Lundgren at the wheel 10
throw her over. and he did so. But II
was absolutely no use
The Tennessee struck US fair amid
ships cutting us sqUarely in two. I
jumped for the rigging and shouted TO
LuhdEsn TO do the same. In less than
a minute had 10 jump 10 avoid being
sucked under when the Myronus went
down.
Goes Down in whirlpool.
II wasn't a second too soon. for went
down in the whirlpool with such force
that I thought I would be sucked 10 the
bottom"
The MyrOnus was three-masted
schooner Of 2Ss tons and was built in
1855 at Ellsworth. Ne. her home port.
The Tennessee is a steel vessel OF .248
tons. She carries a crew Of forty-seven
and was built IN Wilmington Del, in
1895 and is owned by the JOY line. She
has been under lease 10 the Neptune line
since the accident 20 the Rhode Island
two weeks ago at Fall River This is
the last day of her service with the Nep-
tune line.
LIE FLESCHE ANSWERS.