The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-01-31
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shivered n shook. and then plunged
beneath the waves. leaving her hu-
man freight afioat on the icy bosom
OF the ocean.
Nantucket Stood BY.
Meantime the Nantucket, herself
badly damaged. had stood by. and Cap
tain Berry had aroused his sleeping
crew. AS the Intellectual rays OF the
searchlight failed to pierce the blanket
OF fog Captain Berry ordered out his
life boats. and one by one they slipped
away into h fog to search for the
Monroe. They found only the strug-
CLING survivors afoa in the icy sea.
crying frantically for help.
Many OF those picked NJ were ut
terly exhausted and unable 10 help
themselves Several had to be hauled
over the side OF the Nantucket with
ropes. unable TO climb the rope lad
der. Thomas X. Harrington kept his
wife aioat by superhuman efforts.
swimming with her hair In his teeth.
only to nave her die a few minutes az.
ter she was hauled aboard the Nan
tucket.
Lieut.. L. B.. Curtis. L.. S. A.. kept
himself afioat until rescued. but died
"AtA AtA'hAAAk ~ N~dnAAN
Captain johnson. OF the Monroe,
and all Of his Cihcers got away from
the sinking vessel and were rescued.
All OF the officers and crew OF both
the Monroe and Nantucket were held
here tonight 10 await an Investigation
OF the catastrophe. which will be be-
gun Immediately by the Federal steam
boat inspection service.
Thrilling Stories Told.
Thrilling We're the stories told by
the rescued who we're brought to
Norfolk by the Nantucket. Revised
lists put the loss OF life at AZ. OF
which number 10 were passengers and
- members OF the Monroe's crew.
Eight OF the Monroe's passengers.
whom wireless reports had put in
the list OF the lost. walked or were
borne from the steamer Nantucket
when the latter landed the rescued
at Norfolk this afternoon. These
were. Geo. NJ. NARROW. OF New York:
Mrs. John NJ. Ray. OF New York: f..
=. Lyone. Of New York: y. b. Yer
non. Of New York: W. c. Clauson, of
Milwaukee; Ed German. Of Philadel-
phia. and Albert Snyder. Of East Or
ange. n. j.. and G. W. Poole. OF Gray.
Va. Mrs. Rays husband was lost
and she. a girl Of 20. was tonight in
Norfolk without friends or means.
The Old Dominion Steamship Com
pany through its assistant general
manager. T.. +. Palen. took charge
OF the survivors and Mrs. Ray is be-
ing cared for at a local hotel until
ID can communicate with her
friends and determines when she will
proceed 20 New York.
Mrs. Thomas n. Harrington. Of
bridgeport. Conn. and Lieutenant Lee
grand y. Curtis. T.. 8. A.. died on the
steamer Nantucket after their rescue.
Lieutenant Curtis was taken from the
water unconscious and badly Injured.
and the only mark Of Identification
found on the body was The name "Cur.
fis' upon q handkerchief taken ~ N .
coroner from The pocket Of the army
officers bahamas.
Rescued by Husband.
Mrs. Harrington had been rescued
by her heroic husband. Who was swim
minis with his Wife's hair in his teeth
when picked up by "a boat rom the
Nautuckef. harrington himself. over
como when lifted aboard the Nantuck-
o.. revived 10 find his wife dead with
p blanket about him he remained b.
, her body until " wts In his presence.
borne from the Nantucket. Mr.. Har.
ringfou viii tomorrow accompany his
vife's body 70 the home 81 her par.
fINNs W.T.. dNN |IIH hfilNs 30. 90 NNeNr
ems street. NOrwalk. Conn.
There we're notable deeds Of hero.
isW hy assistant engineer Oscar Per.
EiuF and First Wireless Operator Fer.
dinaud J. Kuehu. Perkins. when the
thrush OF water put out the main dy
namo and left the Monroe in complete
darkness. rushed below and pat 20
work an emergency dynamo. He g.
among the rescued.
Usroic Deed.
M irrIran puerufnr Nunnn gave The
fr"f ri h 81 call and otter adjusting n
lie urearrver. wHcf e0ufn ffuhffeae
have e1rrd HE Nfe removed this from
POI. body ln1 put M ou l glrI Kuehn
vac .aaf Uis neslafanfU n. Efhrrefre
uHs rHHof and uaftr1 into me arms ~
Do. wife who stood f0 rreHf him aa
flr NfntuckN dockrd with thr rescued
Chile n~ffer1ocn.
o. IS. Poole. err1ute from GRAY va
pIfh Dc wife and two nrd r half wears
old by % rialf Dol M~1Haarnuacff.. bad
DOH. wife ard child washed from Ifr arms
over fue al ~ The sinking Monroe
Poole. cor rlrfely crushed. told fU-uIaHf
fNa story N Die great .urr0W ffa wIu
rffuw a. he Virginia home Tomorrow
20 Go nan. ~ Sew York told Of bari.
rcWiue Gene ~ women screaming Tor
hip ~ me cabin ~ the Monroe Walls.
fnr ur n The eide ~ fhr rarerrrf rfrt.
Tag ~ German met o. gIrl whom De-