Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-13
SCHOONER RAMS STEAMER
WITH AWFUL RESULTS
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my, Worcester; Miss Alma Johnson
aavatlon Army, Worcester; Miss
anna Oden, Salvation Army. Worces.
Ier; Estau Chrtchelow, Providence;
- d. Pitts, Providence; James Nc.
Cloud, Providence; Mrs. James Nc.
Cloud, Providence: Benjamin Steiner.
providence: Benjamin Winiker. PROV
ldence; Stephen e. Hedge. Provi.
dence; Korean Korajian, Olnevville,
n: l.; Mrs. Korajin; Robert Bigeard
worcester: Claude e. Reed, Provi.
uencc; Willard Franklin, North At
neForo; Protto Dereco Providence:
emanuel Lyon. New York: DR.. Franl;
wilson. Providence: Benjamin Co.
men, Providence; Mrs. Macktaz. n
maid, Woonsocket; Ephriam Kapton.
New York; Mrs. Jennie Shugarman.
Boston; Mrs. Bertha Hahn. Boston:
Norris Bainholtz. Boston: Jacob
Michailson, Belmare, N. j.: Sadie
Michailson, Belmare, n. j.
Officers and Crew-First Mate e.
y, Hazard Providence: Chief Engi.
meer Robert Gay Bridgeport; Pilot
george Wyman, Taunton: First AS.
sistant Engineer Haas, Albany, N. Y.
Second Assistant Engineer Hcrrick,
providence; Steward ]. b. Harris
providence; Porter Wolchimin Tchu-
kur, New York; Waiter George
smith. Providence; Crew John Scott,
Providence; Crew Osborne, Provi-
dence; Stewardess Mrs. Scorgan,
Providence.
Saved, II bodies; recovered, 49,
missing, g.
Schooner Hit Ship Hard.
The Larchmont, sidewheel
steamer. which was only put into the
line service during the present sea-
son. left the dock in Providence last
night with heavy cargo of freight
and a passenger list estimated at
from $50 to 200
A strong northwest wind was blow
Ing as the steamer plowcd her way
through the eastern passage of Mar
r7gansett Bay. When well abeam of
Watch Hill and within five or six
miles of Fishers Island the quarter
master sighted three-masted
schooner sailing eastward before n
strong wind. The schooner, which
proved to be the Harry Knowlton,
coal laden from South Amboy from
Boston. had been bowling along on
her course when she seemed to sud-
denly huff up and head straight for
the steamer. AS the Larchmont was
slo|ly veering around in response to
her helm, the schooner came on with
speed that almost seem to equal
the gale and crashed into the port
Side OF the Iarchmont The impact
was SO terrific that the big clumsy
bow of the sailing craft forced it's
way more than half the breadth of
the Larchmont. The schooner tenn
porarily remained fast in the steam
er's side, holding check for mo-
ment the inrushlng waters but al
pounding sea soon separated the YES
sells and as they backed away the
water rushed into the gaping hole in
the steamer with velocity that
could only mean the swift doom of
the passenger vessel AS the inpour.
ing water struck the boiler room
clouds of steam arose and the panic
stricken passengers. all of whom had
been thrown from their hunks when
the collision occurred. were ut first
under the impression that fire HAD
broken out on board.
Passengers Didn't CIothe Themselves
The passengers rushed to the
decks, few of them having waited to
clothe themselves. Their fear was so
great that the first penetrating blast
or m" zero temperature was disre.
Garded, but the suffering from the
cold and water soon became SO in
tense that personal safety was for
gotten in general effort to keep
the blood in circulation. Those who
had not stopped to clothe themselves.
now found 1t impossible to return be-
low and do so. Their rooms were
flooded soon after they had been de-
serted and the steamer was sinking
with a rapidity that sent terror to
the hearts of the officers and crew
While some of the seamen held back
the frantic passengers by brute
strength others were preparing to
lower the life boats and RATS. The
women, suffering more intensely than
the men, were placed in life boats
and male passengers and members of
the crews selecting the unprotected
RATS as their vehicle of escape. Can
tain McVey remained upon deck d.
recting his officers and crew until
every one on hoard appeared to have
been cared for He ordered all life
boats and RATS cut away and before
he stopped into his own boat he
stood on the upper deck a moment to
see that his order was executed. Then
he ordered that his boat be cleared.
Every hand in the boat was too
cold to handle the boats and the
ropes slipped through the locks setting
the boat adrift just as the boat became
disengaged. The condition Of the pas
sengers were Increased fourfold the
moment they launched their boats.
Every wave sent It's dash of spray
over tile boats and their contents.
Soon thin coatings of ice formed on
them, an occupant of the boat, al
though dressed warmer than many
others, was driven insane by his in
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