The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-31
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hcation found on the body being the
name Curtis upon andkcrchief
taken by the coroner from the pocket
OF the army officers pajamas.
Revi,cs to Find Wife Dend.
Mrs. Harrington had been rescued
by her heroic husband. who was swim.
ming with his wife's hair in his teeth
when picked up by "A hoat from the
Nantucket. HarriDgto ton himself over
come when lifted aboard Of
the Nantucket revived to find
his wife dead. With a blanket
about him he remained by her body
until 1t was. In his presence. borne
from the Nantucket. Mr.. Harrngt ton
Tomorrow will accompany his wife's
body TO the home OF her parents. Mr..
nnd Mrs. j. Kelly, 30 stevens street.
Norwalk, Conn
There were notable deeds Of hcroism
by Assistant Engineer Oscar Perkins
ana First Wireless Operator Ferdinand
j kuchn. Perkins, when the thrush
OF water put out the main dynamo and
Iclt inc Monroe in darkness rushed
neIo" ard put To work an emergency
dynamo. He is among tho rescued.
wireless Operator kuehn gave the
hrst >. o. :. call and after adjusting
life pr"servcr which would doubtless
nave saved his own life. removed this
from his body and pu, ii on a girl.
huehn was lost. His assistant, r. l..
Etheredgc. was saved and walked into
me arms OF his wife. who stood to greet
him as the Nantucket locked with the
rescued this afternoon
=. w. Poole, en- route from Gray, Va
with his wife and two-and- onc-half-
ycar-old boy. to visit in Massachusetts
and Canada. had his wife and child
washed from his arms over the rail or
the sinking Monroe. Poole, complete
~ crushed, tonight told the story OF his
great loss and sorrow. He VIII return
to his Virginia home tomorrow.
Ed German, OF New York, told of
narrowing scenes of women screaming,
for help in the cabin of the Monroe
Walking UP on the side of the careened
sinking ship German met n girl whom
he begged to jump with him into the
sea The girl refused and perished.
,iorman was at once picked up by a
passing lifeboat. J. Galley. second of
;icer Of the Monroe. gave his life pre-
server up TO woman. who had none.
and after being washed into the water
saved himself by grabbing a floating
ladder
Miss Sally Mccombs, a member of the
Macaria Theatrical Company. was in a
lifeboat with West Indian negro. who
lost his head and grabbed Miss Nc
Combs hair. He had TO be beaten al
most into insensbility before he would
free the woman
tutS INTO sea.
c. II. Davids told how a frenZied ne
gro standing upon the sinking Monroe
asked another negro for pocket
knife with which he proceeded to
cut his own throat from ear TO car,
and then fell into the sea.
Though some OF the negroes lost
their heads in the end there has been
notable comm endation of their conduct
Eencrally. and there arc none who has
anything but praise for the general de-
incanor Of the negroes aboard the
Monroe in the great excitement follow
ing the collision.
T.. =. Lyons, the former Richmond
theatrical manager. said:
The Monroe's crew behaved splen-
didly. There were not very many "o-
men on the ship, but they were allow
cd to get into the boats FIRST. There
WAS no effort on the part OF the men TO
crowd While we were in the life-
boat we picked up a man and wo-
man. He Was holding her by the hair
in his teeth, and was almost exhaust
cd when We pulled him in.
There were many people who must
lave been caught in their sta;crooms.
The collision occurred SO suddenly
and the boat sank 80 quickly, It's a
wonder that many more were not
drowned. The listing of the steamer
made 1t impossible TO lower the life
boats on one side OF the ship, and
that added to the difficulty in saving
lives
The Nantucket stood by us. and
those OF us who could. climbed the
rope ladder TO get on board. Those
who were not able TO follow US We're
fitted aboard the Nantucket by the aid
Of ropes. which were placed under
their arms
Wife Rescued. Husband Dies.
Mrs Woods. Norfolk. was
hurrying to New York TO be with her
husband. whose death occurred there
almost simultaneously with the sink
ing of tie Monroe this morning. Mrs.
Woods, with n wounded head. was
borne from the steamer Nantucket to-
day. ignorant of her husbands death.
She was almost overcome from ex-
iaustion. Mrs. Woods, in being res
cued. was pulled by rope through
Que Of the NantucketE port holes.
W. Albert Snyder. of East Orange,
y. j.. in business at $50 Front street.
New York was among those of the
rescued who had to be sent to the hos
pital Snyder. who was long in the
water, is suffering from exhaustion
W. G. Clauscn. of $40 sixty fourth
Avenue, Milwaukee. came from the
Nantucket as did many others with his
Dajamas and a blanket as his only
garments. He had n cut foot but is
getting along nicely. Clausen was
among those first reported lost. lie
was anxious that 1t be made known he
still is alive.
Ralph Flanagan, 50 Hull Street.
Brooklyn, went to the hospital tenn
porarily; he is not hurt.
One of the most thrilling stories told
by survivors was that by Miss Sail.
McCombs. whom n crazed negro. caught
by the hair in lifeboat. She was of
the nine members of the A1acaria The
atrical Company who survive. Miss
NIcCombs owes her life to the bravery
of Charlie Sutton. Il native of Hert-
ford, n. c.. and member of the Mon
roes crew. who leaped overheard from
the laundering ship and kept her
afioat in the Icy waters until they
reached one of the Nantucket's life
boats. Miss McCombs, lying on her
bed at a hotel, filled with emotion as
she told tonight of her rescue. She