The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1914-02-04
FORTY ONE PERISH
WHEN SHIP SINKS
Continued from Page Three.)

thing possible, however, for the COM
fort OF all survivors and Mrs. Ray
is being cared for at loc hotel
until she can communicate wiki her
friends and determines when she will
proceed to New York. The case Of
Mrs. Ray. beautiful girl of not over
20 years, is one of the very saddcst
Of the diseaster. She was rescued in
her night robe, and said
My husband and all were lost.
know not what TO do"
Mrs. Thomas II. Harrington of
Bridgeport, Conn. and Lieut. lie
Grand b. Curtis. U. S. A., died on the
steamer Nantucket after their rescue.
Lieut.. Curtis was taken from the
water unconscious and badly injured.
Deeds of HerOism.
There were notable deeds OF hero
ism by Assistant Engineer Oscar Per-
kins and First Wireless Operator Fer
dinand J. Kuchn. Perkins, when the
inrush OF water put out the main
dynamo and left the Monroe in com
pletc darkness. rushed below and put
to work an emergency dynamo. He is
among the rescued.
Wireless Operator Kuchn gave the
first 0 call and after adjusting a
| life prescrvcr, which would doubtless
have saved his own life. removed this
from his body and put it on a girl
Kuehn was lost.
G. w. Poole, enroutc from Gray
with his wife and child, had his wife
and child washed from his arms.
ED German OF New York told of
narrowing scenes of women cream
ing for help in the cabin Of the Mon
roe. Walking upon the side of the
carcencd sinking ship, German mot
. girl whom he begged to jump with
him into the sea. The girl refused
and persisted German was at once
picked up by passing lifcboat.
Riskcd Own Life.
J. Gatclcy, second officer Of the
Monroe, gave his life prcscrver up
to a lady who had none, and after
being washed into the water saved
himself by grabbing Il floating ladder.
G. II. Davis told how frenzied no
gro standing upon the sinking Mon
roe asked another negro for pocket
knife with which he proceeded to cut
his own throat from car to ear ami
then fell into the sea.
Though some Of the negroes lost
their heads in the end there has been
notable commcndation of their con-
duct generally and there are none
who have anything but praise for the
general dcmcan0r of the negroes
aboard the Monroe in the great cX-
citcmcnt following the collision.
Ralph Malannagan, 50 Hull street.
Brooklyn, went to the hospital tenn
porarily. lie is not seriously hurt
One Of the most thrilling stories told
By the survivors was that Of Miss
Sally McCombs, whom n crazcd negro
caught by the hair in Il lifcboat. She
was one Of the nine members of the
Macaria Theatrical company who sur
vivcd. Miss McCombs owes her life
to the bravery OF Charles Sutton( a
native OF llcrtford. \. c., and mem
Der OF the Monroc's crew who leapcd
overheard from the laundering ship
and kept her ailoat in the icy water
until they reached one Of the Nan
tuckct's lfcboats
Miss Ililda Haviland. leading lady
Of her company, with whom Miss Nc
Coombs was rooming. appears serious
ly affected by the experience.
O'Ccnnel Not Hurt.
James OConncll Of Washington es-
capped injury. He was in the water
for some time but is only slightly in
disposed from his experience.
a. c. Brown Of Brooklyn was
among those who were forced to walk
along II the side Of the Monroe as
she carccncd just before sinking
Finally all were washed into the sea-
The Monroe went down easily, how
ever, and there was but little suction.
Capt E. T Johnson, who command
cd the Monroe, came from the Nan
tuckct much depressed. He said he
felt in no condition to talk about the
disaster at this time and would have