The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-01-30
|[V0 SCORE DROWN N THE ATLANTIC
| WHEN SHIPS CRASH TOGETHER IN FOG

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torn away and her vitals exposed.
And through the great rent in her
side. water poured in such volume
that the great coastwise steamer
careened and plunged to the bottom
in q little more than fifteen minutes
after the crash. So far as the pitt
fully. small facts available can deter
mime, the record of the disaster
shows:
Passengers saved, 2s.
Passengers lost, "a.
Crow saved, 81.
Crew lost, between 20 and 80.
The heavy passenger loss has ap-
palled local navigators. They are
anxiously waiting for word OF how
the discipline of the wrecked liner
stood the test of the crash in the
stiffness OF the night. Some of the
Monroe's boats ars known to have
been launched How many, the wire
less has not said. But that there m lst
have been panic among the passen-
gers seems certain. All had been in
bed for hours. There was no time to
dress after the crash. Those who
were saved undc;:5tedly rushed for
the acR when the vessels struck. But
, whether the crew did everything pos
sible will have to be determined by
the stern inquiry Of federal steamship
authorities. the machinery for which
has already been set in molten. The
captain and first officer Of the III
fated liner are among the saved. Par
ticulars OF how they got away are
anxiously awaited by the officers Of
lines This is the first time since the
Old Dominion company was organized
that it has ever lost a single pas
ssnger..
Forty-nine perished.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 30.-The Mer-
chants and Miners steamer Nantucket
with the survivors of the Old Domin-
ion liner Monroe, sunk at sea early
today, on board reached her dock here
at 2:29 this afternoon.
The disaster cost forty-nine lives
laccording 10 an ofiiciaI statement IS
the company. Only persons having
business were permitted to go onto
the dock when the liner tied up. 1t
WAS stated that complete statement
of the wreck was being prepared and
would be made public Immediately
None OF the passengers who were say,
led had anything with them excepting
their night clothing they wore when
the steamer went down. James
IoiConnell, of Washington, one of the
survivors. was saved in his under
lclothing. As soon as he could ge,
down the gang plank he rushed to q
Telephone to tell his wife in Washing
ton of his safety.
Reach Shore at 100 O'clock.
NEW YORK, JAM 30.--The line
Nantucket, with eighty-six survivors
of the old Dominion line steamer Mon
roe on board is due at Norfolk at ont
o'clock this afternoon according to I;
wireless message received at the Do
minion Offices here before noon to
lay.
4 The wireless came from Superin
tendent Pannill of the wireless sta
Of DO IN o1C
Chief Wireless Operator Keughan, O
the Monroe was reported drowned.
II None Of the wives or other rela
tives of the members OF the crew o
the Monroe had appeared at th,
J, dominion Offices here up to noon
Mrs. Gately, wife OF Second Office
Gately, reported lost, called on tn
telephone She was hysterical an,
begged that some definite word be Civ
!. en- her.
At the Old Dominion offices here
, was stated that the Monroe wa
equipped with nine life boats, six ca
pable OF holding 2S persons and thre
. able to hold thirty. A life raft to cal
ry 125 persons was also on board
The Monroe was equipped with si
water tight compartments
Have No Clothing.
! NORFOLK, jan 30.-Captain Berr
OF the Nantucket sent wireless mes
sage asking that clothing for fift
men and twelve women bs rushe
aboard HIS vessel as soon as she reach
ed port. He also said that most c
the rescued would need MEDICAL after
tion. This confirms the belief that al
OF those saved were rescued in thei
night clothing. It is feared that man
OF those rescued may yet die fror
exposure.
Two OF the rescued are reported t