The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-31
officers and Deckhands Hclp
Passengers Put on Life
Preservers.
ONE Man HAS LUCKY SLIDE
Tunblc> From Ship Into Boat
Engineer Sees Nantucket's
Bow Enter.

OF Rrdgehampton, IL. L., were second
cabin passengers aboard the Monroe.
Rollins had gone TO bed. but his wife,
unable 20 sleep. had risen from her berth
and was standing looking through a port
hole She was an eye witness Q. the
collision. To a Sun correspondent; Mrs
Rollins said:
Il was standing at the lt.le round win
uoN looking out ut the fog when thought
Tor a second that I saw din light Then
II disappeared A few seconds later Z
was sure | saw the light again and then
| realized that there were lot of lights
The whistles of our ship and Of the
Nantucket both shrieked at once and then
game the crash.
4 ThunderinG Cranch.
1T was just solid. stunning crash.
no grinding and grittine. but just one
great big laundering crunch. l had called
10 my husband and he had started to rise
when the shock came. He tumbled out
OF his bunk. grabbing a single piece Of his
clothing. and together We made our way
into the dining saloon. The ship already
was careenins and the deck was on a
SAINT. steep slant.
Il chung to the rail and the ship was
gong down l do not know how long
the Monroe fioated. Some say II was fif
teen minutes l do not know. but =;
seemed to me i; was hardly ten from the
i!me she was struci, by the Nantucket
until was swept of the rail by a wave
Of water and saw the last Of the ship.
The crew were Just as brave as brave
h.. rl.,a a.,e 10 ha-
tween the white men and the colored
stewards.
The man that hlped me and my hus-
band into life preservers do not believe
mad one for himself Several of the deck
and dining room stewards who we're nelp-
ing us with the life iges.rNers and en-
'pursginy us, 1 am sure went down with
the ship.
There was no excitement such as
would have expected. Every body worked
las and furiously. but very quietly. The
moment almost that ] hit the water l
va, assisted by three men and they held
ne Up and encouraged me. We were all
picked up by a lifeboa. and then | tainted.
The next Trims l knew we were aboard
,Ae Nantucket"
Rollins Heated In the water for three
quarters OF an hour. calling for help. and
lnaliy was picked up by one OF the Nam
buckets boats.
James NJ. OConnell OF the United
states Industrial Commission. who has
been in Newport News. Va. several days
engaged In ain attempt to effect an ad-
justm,nt OF the strike among the boiler
makers and who had been reported as
drowned. was seen Tonight al the Mon
tcello Hotel by THE SuS correspondent.
O'COnnell's Lucky Tamble.
Mr.. OConnen said that he presumed MS
own experience was the most startling
and surprising of any of the saved pas
sensers. He was awakened by the crash
and came al once to the deck. He said.
The first person upon whom my eye
rested was Capt. johnson. ! knew him
and ! thought probably the best place 10
lie was at his side. ! stuck to him. and
he ship then was careened clear over on
her side a member of the crew came up
20 me and said. Want a life preserver?
! have two
Then | realized that had entirely for
gotten 10 grab one in my excitement. As
] was struggling into 1t the ship took her
ANAL plunge, | imagine. At any rate she
took a tremendous list In the direction of
her mortal wound and the deck stood at
eli angle of forty-flve degrees.
"All enmeshed in the life preserver,
which ] was TOO clumsy to adjust ! was
thrown to the deck. I slipped and slid
along on my back. bounced over the sub
merging rail Of the vessel and tumbled
right into lifcboat. II was nothing
snort OF "iracuious'
w..n us 49,. A.,..
L. J. j. Newb; a chief petty officer of
tn navy, en- route for New York., was
aIaong the survivors. Mr.. Newly said:
Judging from my watch, which stopped
.tfor went into the water. the accident
,topn.d M I.,S NJ aud 7 iudrs tia,
IL Vas no, more than ten minutes from
III. time the boats struck until was
Overheard
II vas IN hed whom tina crash came
Ard immediateiv grabhA.i my trousers
cot and can and v,bat ,ittis money I
Ind Immsdia teiv tho ves..l listed and
IN going nm IN dscls had m crawl like
. ,nonkev hand over hand
Tho officers of The vessel acted with
promptness and EFFICIENCY. In an in
cr,dibly short time ali OF the Officers
W-r, at their posts and the members of
Tho crew not caught In their hunks were
In their proper places.
There was no panic In the ordinary
sense of the word. There was excite
ment OF course. but the passengers and
crew all conducted themselves with
extraordinary fortitude ana bravery;
tHorl3 were maze 10 iauhch poats anu
'".T pu' wiz, very n'ue success;
e ih' ehshe ro1m was T., co.,