Evening journal., 1914-01-31

-. T lAON ENDS Wdilcls
W. A. GARDNER, waiter.
NORFOLK. Va. Jan. St.-The story
OF how Al souls went down to death
in the chill waters Of the Atlantic,
when the liner Nantucket rammed and
sank the steamer Monroe early yes
terday, was brought to port last night
by the "A survivors of the sunken
ships company who we're rescued
and brought to shore by the Nan
tucket
It was a story Of awful and sudden
death. sweeping out of the dark and
fog and taking unawares the doomed
two score and three with the heavi
ness of sleep still upon them.
II told how the stricken Monroe,
with her side gored deep by the knife
like steel prov of the Nantucket, fill
ed rapidly and rolled over on her side
and in a few minutes turned complete
ly over and plunged to the bottom.
carrying with her the ill-fated pass
engers and members Of the crew who
had failed to get clear of the wreck.
The revised lists prepared by Cap
tain Johnson, who survived the sunk
en- vessel, showed
st-Passengers, 70; crew, %;
total. A..
saved-P Passengers, 10; crew. 80;
total, a.
Both Going SLOW
Under the thick bank Of fog that hid
the heavily running sea, both big
ships we're making their way slowly
and with difficulty in the early morn
r ing The Monroe. with Captain E. e.
Johnson on the bridge. and a double
lookout peerng into the fog ahead
y was edging under half speed to the
5 northward. having left Norfolk for
/, New York Thursday evening with a
i nerve-racking. fog-bound voyage in
prospect
The Nantucket heavily laden with
freight and with only two passengers
aboard. was nosing her way south
ward bound from Boston to Norfolk.
Urged through the dripping fog. the
. two vessels were slowly drawn toward
y each other. while the death spirit
waited and watched.
The crash came about 140 o'clock
without warning Out OF the gray
black fog that shut even the waves
'' from view. the CLEAN of the Nantuck-
; cts searchlight scarcely touched the
p dripping side of the Monroe before the
J high steel prov of the southwark
bound vessel cut into the Mcnroe's
side with a ripping and crashing OF
y plates that threw the stricken shir
o aback The Nantucket. with her bow
+. crushed in. backed out Of sight into
Il the fog. as Captain Johnson. seeing
= that his vessel was fatally stricken
e shouted an order for the llcboats.
e Passengers Asleep.
When the crash came those abosrt
:, the Monroe were in bed and asleep
q Only Captain Johnson and the watc
!, on deck were up and about But the
y shivering of the stricken vessel an6
u her listing motion. as the water pour
u ed through the cash in her side
!, awakened the sleeping passengers ant
= sent them olambering toward tho
:, deck.
q Warned bv the officers. they hur
I. riedly adjusted life nreservers ant
made for the tilted deck. But thu
time was all too brief. Those res
cued agreed that from the time thu
Monroe was struck until she settled
beneath the waves not more than ;
short ten mlnufcs flanscu.
7 Ashore in N'glt Clothes.
Baggage. clothing, valuables weri
all forgotten in the fight from t1'
staterooms OF the sinking ship Pa
+ jamas. night gowns and bath robe
Il and blankets we're the common 20
,e parel of those who made the slip
r. perv up-ended deck before he wate
e tranped them below. And most o
them wore that garb wchn they lef
d the limpng Nantucket at her doc
- here this afternoon.
N AS the half-clad. excited throng o
N passengers reached the deck the.
: we're headed toward the lifeboats b.
IL the officers and the crew Three o
y the lifeboats from one side OF tn
n crippled vessel were unshipnod an
!, gotten away from the side. freighte
= with frightened humanity. mostly
women. shivering IN the wet an
cold under their fimsy night cloth
ing. BY the time these were ava
4. the Monroe was rolling over on he
y. side. and It was impossible TO launcl
G the other boats.
J. Vessel Sinks Under Them,
With a sudden lurch the'liner. no'
fast allinr with the water that rush
ed through the rent in her Dlatc'
D. rolled over on her side, throwing u
a her uninju7ed side and suhmergin
n cabins and saloons.
With a chorus OF shrieks the nm
fortunates left on the sinking ves
sci turned and. crawling Ike rates
made .heir way over the supersirue
a ture through port holes. window
u and compapionways until they resi
: cd. Just out Of reach Of the waves. o
the urper side OF the half-capsi7e
vessel.
But even this slippery securit
al was not long available. With rumt
,r ling sound the big vessel shivere
and shook. and then rlunged henea'