Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-02-03

New York, January 30.-The pres
] ence Of mind Of crew and passenger
alike was responsible for the saving o.
so many lives from the Old Dominion
liner Monroe, which sank off Hog Is
land early today, according to a state
ment issued here tonight by H. B
Walker, president and general mana
ger of the Old Dominion steamship
line, through James Leyland, superin'
| tendent Of the main line division.
In his statement Mr.. Walker say!
Capt. E. E. Johnson, master Of the
Monroe, launched lifeboat No. will
the aid Of eight volunteers and ther
picked up q persons who had jumped
into the water just before the hnel
went under, making the total saved BY
this boat rs. Equally good work was
done by First Officer Guy Horsley
who, after launching boat No. 3 with
ten passengers. rescued "a persons who
had jumped from the deck Of the
steamer. Lifeboat No. was smashed
as she landed in the water and No.
capsized.
Fourteen persons were saved by two
boats from the Nantucket. One Of the
life RATS on the Monroe proved the
means Of saving the lives Of six, while
another saved four persons.
J.E. Gateley, second officer, went be-
low Immediately after the collision tc
ascertain the extent Of the damage
done. He found some of the passen'
gers on the promenade deck. He triet
to get them on the boat deck, but die
not succeed. When the Monroe went
down he fioated off ladder and late,
was picked up.
The law Of the sea, that women ant
children must be saved first, cost the
chief wireless operator Of the Monroe
his life. He was standing by boat No
8 when he saw woman without life
belt and promptly gave her his. Mr.
Walkers statement counts him among
the dead. The woman was saved. One
Of the passengers, a mining engineer
followed the example Of the CHIEF
wireless operator. What became o1
him has not been learned.
Nineteen passengers Of the Monroe
so far have not been accounted for, the
statement says. To the list Of those
saved have been added. the statement
says, the names of Mrs. ]. M. Ray, E
P. Lyons and B. B. Vernon. Due tc
the fact that they were unconscious
from shock when picked up, the names
Of these passengers could not be learn
ed earlier.
The members Of the crew known tC
have been drowned are: Third assist
ant engineer, chief wireless operator
master two deck watchmen and two
bow lookouts.
When the presence Of another ves-
sci was suspected by the officers Of the
Monroe, the statement added, the yes.
sci stopped Immediately and the whis-
tie was blown once. The signal was
answered by the Nantucket with two
whistles. In reply to this the Monroe
whistled twice, being answered In the
same manner by the Nantucket. The
Monroe then kept her whistle going
but received no further signals, 1t /:
declared. A few seconds later the yes.
sci was rammed by the Nantucke
abaft No. port on the starboard side
A dramatic incident in connection
with the sinking Of the Monroe occur.
red late today at the office here oi
Capt James Leyland, superintendent
Of the Old Dominion steamship line
Mrs. ]. E. Gateley, wife Of the SECOND
officer Of the Monroe, 23, accompanied
by Gateley's sister, stepped up to Capt
Leyland's desk with blanched face, un-
able to utter a word. She turned ap'
pealing eyes to her companion, who
was on the verge Of breaking down
but found no comfort.
Don't tell me he's gone," she finally
managed to gasp. 1T Is more than we
can stand. We have been near your
office for several hours, but have beer
afraid to inquire what became Of him
Capt Leyland could do no more
than say that he hoped that her hus-
band had been saved by some passing
steamer. Sadly the two women turned
away. They had hardly boarded g
trolley car, however, when word was
received in the office that the name OF
Gateley had been placed among the
saved.
Two clerks were Immediately sent
after the women to tell the good news