Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-12
MANY PERISH ON
WRECKED VESSEL
THREE masrEo SCHOONER RUNS
INTO STEAMER AND cuTs OFF
sows.-sANk At ONCE.
ONLY Eight SAVED
About One hundred and Fifty Passen.
gers Mere On Board and Crew Of
Ffty-many Frozen.

Block Island. Feb le.-Only nine
teen out "f an estimated total oi
$50 10 200 persons survived the
sinking OF the joy line steamer
Larchmont or Rlock Island las,
night. according to an estimate mad,
at 2wo O'Clock this afternoon. OF
those saved. eight were passengers,
six men and two women. and the
rest were members Of the crew. In
eluding Captain Mcvey.
In the boats which carried the
survivors. were several passengers
who were frozen to death during the
trip from the wreck to the land. It
was impossible this afternoon 10 fix
the number OF dead. Captain Mcvey
estimated the number Of passengers
as $50 and crew at fifty. On the
basis or these figures the number of
those who have perished Is placed att
lsl. The bodies Of victims were con-
stantiy being washed ashore. By
noon eighteen were taken from the
water.
Block Island. r. l.. Feb. 1e.-The
steamer Larchmont of the Jaw line.
with many passengers. bound from
Providence for New York, sank off the
northwest side Of Block Island early
today after colliding with the three
masted schooner. Parry Knolton, off
Quenochontaug. The passengers and
crew from the steamer took TO the
life boats, but 1t Is feared that some
may have lost their lives either by
drowning or freezing, as the temper.
ature was below zero. The sehoon.
er's bow was cut away and the captain
ran her ashore west OF Quenochontaug
to prevent her sinking.
The crew Of seven men. including
Captain Haley, reached the shore safe
ly In their own boats. The cause Of
the collision Is unknown. The night |
was clear but there was a strong |
northwest wind and the sea was rough. |
When the first boats came ashore from |
the steamer it was found that some Of |
the occupants were dead and In tae |
confusion it Is not known whether |
they were pulled from the water after
or whether they were
frozen to death.
The Knowlton halls from Eastport
and was bound from South America
Tor Boston with coal. The Larchmoht
left Providence last night for New
York. She carried a crew of abolt
fifty and had some passengers aboard.
Eight Passengers Survive.
Block Island, Feb. 12.-Captain Geo
Mcvey, of the steamer Larchmont,
said to the Associated Press today I
hat he had on board between $50 and
200 passengers when the collision oc-
,urred and that only eight of these
escaped with their lives. At the same
ime he said fourteen bodies had been
washed ashore, making twenty-five
accounted for.
One Hundred and Fifty Passengers.
Providence, Feb. 12.-The principal
If the Jay line office in this city at
0 this morning was without definite
concerning the loss of life
n the sinking of the steamer Larch-
mont. A private message, however, :
eceived from Block Island says four
cen bodies have been washed ashore.
The Joy line officials estimate that
here were about $50 passengers and
hat the crew numbered about thirty. c
Sank in Ten Minutes. ,
New York, Feb. 12.-Captain Mcvey {
# the Larckmont communicated with
he Joy line officials in this. city by
elephone early this afternoon. He 7
aid the Larchmont sank within ten 3
minutes after the collision. After 9
ruising about in the icy gale from II h
}. m. to s a. m. today, he landed on =
block Island. Close behind his boat, g
mother landed, bringing fifteen dead G
nd eight dying passengers.
More Bodies Recovered.
New York, Feb. 12-It is said at {
he Joy line offices here that word {
las been received that the fishing :
chooner had picked up one of the {
.archmont's boats, containing five c