The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-02-04

vi the dlSaster. she was rescued il
her night robe, and said:
MY husband and all were lost.
know not what to do"
Mrs. Thomas r. Harrington ol
bridgeport, Conn, and Lieut.. lie.
Grand B. Curtis, U. 8. A., died on the
steamer Nantucket after their rescue
L.let. Curtis was taken from the
water unconscious and badly injured
There were notable deeds Of hero.
ism by Assistant Engineer Oscar Per.
kins and First Wireless Operator Fer.
dinand j. Kuehn. Perkins, when the
inrush Of water put out the main
dynamo and left the Monroe in com.
plete darkness. rushed below and p,
to work an emergency dyn- Is
among the rescued.
Wireless Operator Kuehn gave the
first 8 o s call and after adjusting 8
life preserver, which would doubtless
have saved his own life, removed this
from his body and put 1t on o girl
Kuehn was lost.
Z. w. Poole, ell route from Gray
with his wife and child, had his wife
and child washed from his arms.
Ed German OF New York told of
narrowing scenes Of women scream.
ing for help in the cabin of the Mon
roe. Walking upon the side of the
careened sinking ship, German met
girl whom he begged to jump with
him into the sea. The girl refused
and perished German was at once
picked UP by passing liefboat.
j. Gateley, second officer OF the
Monroe, gave his life preserver up
to lady who had none, and after
being washed into the water saved
himself by grabbing floating
ladder.
G. H. Davis told how a frenziod ne
gro standing upon the sinking Mon
roe asked another negro for n pocket
knife with which he proceeded to Gu,
his own throat from ear to ear and
then fell into the sea.
Though some OF the negroes lost
their heads. in the end there has been
notable commentator of their con.
duct generally and there are none
who have anything but praise for the
general demeanor Of the negroes
aboard the Monroe in the great ex-
element following the collision.
Ralph Faiannagan, SO Hull street
Brooklyn, went to the hospital tenn.
porarily. He Is not seriously hurt
One Of the most thrilling stories told
by the survivors was that by Miss
Sally McConhs. whom crazed negro
caught by the hair in g lifeboat She
was one Of the nine members Of the
Macaria Theatrical company who SUR
vived. Miss AlcConbs owes her lift
TO the bravery oi Charles Suttoii. q
native of Hertford. n. c.. and a mem.
ber Of the Monroe's crew who leaped
overheard from the laundering ship
and kept her afioat in the icy water
until they reached one Of the Nan.
tucket's lifeboats. .
Miss Hilda Haviland. leading lady
OF her company, with whom Miss Nc.
Combs was rooming. appears seriously
affected by the experience.
James O'Connell OF Washington es.
capped injury. He was in the water
for some time but Is only slightly in.
disposed from his experience.
A. G. Brown of Brooklyn was
among those who were forced to walk
along on the side Of the Monroe az
she careened just before sinking
Finally all were washed into the sea
The Monroe went down easily. how.
ever. and there was but little suction.
Capt. e. E. Johnson. who com.
manded the Monroe, came from the
Nantucket much depressed. He said
he felt In no condition to talk abou,
tho disaster at this time and would
have to defer any statement that he
makes until he has time to take or
official report to the officers Of hi
company.
II have been up for two days and 6
night" said Capt. Johnson, land 20,
car we'll understand how / hardl!
feel like talking about this matter
right now. I will do so later but fol
the present can have nothing to say
for publication"
The Merchants and Miners steam
er Nantucket, after remaining fol
some time on the scene Of the acci
dent, was Joined by the Old Dominion
steamer Hamilton bound from New
York to Norfolk and by the Hamilton
was conveyed to Norfolk. The Nan
tucket had great hole in her bow
and will have to undergo extensiv.
repairs. The Nantucket was bount