Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-02-10
SHIP SINKS WITH Al
AINER MONROE AND STEAMER
NANTUCKET IN COLLISION
NEAR NORFOLK, VA.
asINETY-alaE ARE RESCUED
Survivors of Fetal Accident Arrive in
Port and Describe Scenes Follow
ing Crash During Foe--Msny Were.
Aeleep In 6erths.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. Carrying 80
survivors of the Old Dominion liner
Monroe, and the death tale of Al more,
the Merchants & Miners steamship
Nantucket came into port on Friday.
The SO survivors brought a story of
suffering AMI sudden death from the
esea.
EBclton. Mrs W. l., Newark. n. J.:
Buawig. f., New York; Claussen. w.
&C. milwaukee,: Curtis, lie Granda b..
fnfst lieutenant Second Coast artillery.
'Wxtervliet Arsenal, New York; Davis.
n. C., Brooklyn; Edwards, j., United
Estates navy; German, Ed, Philadel,
phia; Gibson. Mrs D.. New York; Gil
bert, J.. New York; Harrington. Mrs
Thomas R.. died after rescue; Haskell
J., Cortiandt, N. Y: Hamburger, E..
New York: Haviland, Miss, Marcaria
Theatrical company; Ingram. Mr..
Sumter. S. c.; Jelleh, Mr., Marcaria
Theatrical company; Lewis, Mr.. Mar
CARA Theatrical company: Mario, Mr.,
Marcaria Theatrical company; Okla
hamato. J.. Japanese; Poole, c. W..
and wife, Gray, Va; Popa. o., New
York: Ray. J. F.. and wife, New York;
Seville. Miss, Marcaria Theatrical COM
pany; Smith. lack c., New York:
Snyder, Miss, New York; Tillett, MI.
Marcaria Theatrical company Yer
non. Mr., Marcaria Theatrical com
. pany; Wagner. o.. United States Ma
ir1ne corps; williamson, c.. New
York: Wilson. l., New York
With heavy canvas covering her
scrumpled bow and with partially
shifted cargo causing a list to star
board. the Nantucket locked while sew
'eral thousand people waited for the
survivors. Many of the rescued stood
upon the deck wrapped in blankets.
There were two dead among the saved
The bodies were those of Mrs. Thorn
as Harrington. daughter of J. Kelly, IS
Stevens street. Norwalk. Conn, and
Sond Coast artillery.
Thomas Harrington of Bridgeport,
Conn, husband of he dead woman.
told thrilling story Of the wreck.
Harrington and his wife were long In
she water and the man was swimming
with his wife's hair between his teeth
when the two were picked up. Mrs.
Harrington died from exhaustion after
being hauled aboard the Nantucket
p. Lyons was among the first OF the
passengers to come OFF the Nantucket,
he gave q graphic description OF the
collision and the events that followed.
1T was about 1870 O'clock" said
Lyons. "and very foggy. had un-
dressed. but had not gone to bed. The
doghorn was blowing every minute.
Suddenly 1t blew twice and repeated
the double blast twice. Then. almost
like putting on the brakes. the Mon
roe stopped, and knew there was
something the matter Rushing on
deck. I saw somebody getting ready to
put lifeboat over. | asked him II
there was any danger. he replied that
he didn't know, but wanted to be
ready.
Almost before the words left his
mouth. the Nantucket struck us near
the bow on the port side. ran down.
stairs and tried TO dress, but the ship
was listing so that I could not stand
UP. SO l hurried back up. There were
very few passengers on deck and one
boat was overheard. AS il pushed
away. Captain Johnson told me TO
Jump in, as there was room for one
more | had to jump TO make it and
I left Captain Johnson standing on the
deck of the ship. The boat went back
and he got in. The Monroe went down
easily, and was below the water with
IN twelve minutes afterthe collision.
There were many people who must
have been caught in their state
rooms" continued Lyons.
The Nantucket stood by us and
those of us who could climbed up her
rope ladder Those who were not
able to follow us were lifted with ropes
placed under their arms.
Captain Johnson of the sunken Mon
roe and all his officers but one were
among the saved. The lost officer
was Second oficer Galley.
Among the passengers on the Mon
rec was James O'Connell. vice-presi-
dent OF the American Federation of
Labor. He was saved.
While the Nantucket backed OF,
lowered boats and began sweeping the
misty sea with her searchlights. the
Monroe. her passengers pitched out OF
berths In nightclothes. sank like plum
met. In the swirling vortex of the sink
sng ship men shouted and women
screamed through the mist. The Mon
roe went down so quickly there was
Hide time for launching boats. and IL
is believed the only ones saved were
those picked up at once by the Nan.
tucket.