The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-31

/ said as the fog rose she expressed fear
! to her companions. but was assured
there was no danger When the
crash came Miss McCombs rushed out
/ to find passengers running up and down
with women screaming. Miss Hilda
( Haviiand, leading woman of her com
! pany and with whom Miss McCombs
was rooming, appears to have been Sc
riously effected by her severe expert
ences In the disaster.
| James OConnell. of WashinRton D.
c., escaped injury. He was in the wa
ter for some time but Is only slightly
indisposed from his experiences
| All Washed Into Sea.
\ y. g. Brown, of Brooklyn. was among
/ those who were forced 10 walk along
inside of the Monroe as she careened
just before sinking. Finally all were
down easily. however, and there was
/ but little suction
| Captain +. r. johnson. who com
rnanded the Monroe. came from the
I Nantucket much depressed. He said he
| felt In no condition to talk about the
disaster at this time. and would have
10 defer any statement that he may
make until he has time to make an Of
fetal report 20 the officers of his com
pany
! Il have been up for two days and n
! night" said Captain Johnson, and You
|
| like talking about this matter right
now. l Will do so later. but for the
| present can have nothing TO say for
! publication"
The Merchants and Miners steamer
! Nantucket after remaining some time
! on the scene OF the accident. was joined
| by the old Dominion steamer Hamilton.
| bound from New York to Norfolk. and
! by the Hamilton was conveyed to Nor
| folk. The Nantucket has a terrible hole
| In her bow, and will have to undergo
! extensive repairs. The Nantucket was
/ bound from Boston TO Norfolk and
| Baltimore.
Thousands Greet Vessel.
| Thousands Of people crowded the
| river front TO watch the Nantucket's
arrival at Norfolk this afternoon. near
~ twelve hours after the disaster. The
! Nantucket's decks were crowded with
survivors wrapped In blankets. Doe
! tors had been sent below on tugs to
| meet her, and there were aboard United
| States steamship inspectors as well as
| lawyers. representing both steamship
| companies. These had gone on tugs
! End boarded the Nantucket as she came
| into Hampton Roads.
I The coroner of Norfolk Will go into
an inquiry bearing on the death of
! Mrs. Harrington and Lieutenant Curtis
| The local United States steamboat in
| spectors will proceed with an early In
| quiry rs to the disaster generally. The
! date for this more important inquiry
/ has not yet been fixed. and may not be
| determined upon until United States
! Supervising Inspector Of Steam Vessels
! John w. CAST. of the third district. re-
turns from Washington, where he is
/ now in attendance upon annual
| meeting OF the supervising inspectors
! Assistant General Manager u. e.
/ Palen, OF the Old Dominion Steamship
Company. tonight gave the Associated
Press the following statement:
| The Monroe left Norfolk at 7:4o
and ran into light fog when outside
of the Capes and was proceeding eau
iously on her route to New York,
blowing a fog whistle every minute
! by an automatic time clock She
(, passed two vessels, stopping in each
case when she heard their signals.
| when about halfway between Cane
Charles lightship and the Winter
Quarter lightship. she heard the fog
whistle of the Nantucket off her star
board bow. She stopped and blew two
! whistles. which were responded to by
the Nantucket. She again blew two
whistles, which were not responded to-
and Immediately thereafter the crash
came.
The Nantucket was not visible ex-
cept immediately before the collision.
| - 10 OSiiE iicdNS near the water,
but light above.
It's Sinking Inevitable.
The Monroe was struck on the star
board side. about one third the distance
| from her bow, the Nantucket penc-
tratinS the Monroe something like one
third OF her width, making the sinking
OF the Monroe inevitable
CAPTAIN Johnson, who had been in
the pilot house for several hours, i'm
mediately gave notice to the steward
to awaken all the passengers. thong h
the passengers were at that time rush
ing out of their staterooms They
were told to come at once to the boat
deck. The dynamo, which was then
running, gave out in n few minutes.
and the vessel was encompassed in
darkness, until Engineer Oscar Perkins
rushed below and started the second
dynamo. which ran for two or three
minutes The Monroe Immediately
listed to the starboard, and In the
course of three or four minutes. the
starboard side of the Monroe was
awash, and the port side was high in