The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1914-02-04

forty fathoms of water.
A list of passengers lost from the
steamer Monroe corrected and COM
piled by the Old Dominion Steamship
company is as follows:
First Glass
Mrs. w. l.. Bolton, Newark, N. ].
w. c. Clausen, Milwaukee, Wis.
Lieutenant l.. b. Curtis, U. S. army.
]. Edwards, U. S. navy.
Mrs. D. Gibson, New York.
]. Cortlandt Haskell, New York.
Mrs. T. r. Harrington, Bridgeport,
Conn.
w. H. Ingram, Sumter, N. c.
M. r. Jelleff, Macaria Theatrical Co.
Mr.. Lewis, Macaria Theatrical Co.
]. Okakamato, Japanese.
Mrs. c. w. Pools, Gray, Va.
Poole child, infant, Gray, Va.
J. F. Ray, New York.
o. Wagner, U. S. marine corps.
Steerage-.
j. p. Mildert, New York.
NJ. Bolen, New York.
c. Roper, New York.
N. |. Wilson, New York.
Shocking as was the tragedy the gal
lantry of the officers and crew of the
doomed ship and of the vessel which
had struck the fearful blow must fur
nish a brilliant page for the annals
of the American merchant marine.
The white seamen and the black
stewards We'd with each other in deeds
of gallantry and self-sacrifice that find
their prototypes in the history of the
men of the sea from the earliest days.
The stewards, with life preservers,
assisted the passengers, the most of
whom were clad only in night robes.
They fastened the preservers about
them, they helped them over the side
to the boats, they cajoled and en-
couraged them and, let this be re-
membered, these stewards were black
men. Many of them were drowned
in the rush of waters that followed
the downward plunge of the ship.
When the crash came practically all
of the passengers on the Monroe was
asleep. The force of the impact threw
them out of their berths. Frightened
by the shock they rushed to the deck
in their night clothes only to find that
the ship was filling and sinking rapidly.
Many of the passengers and crew in
stantly threw themselves into the sea,
seeing that there would not be time
to lower the lfeboats and most OF
these we're saved.
But there were many passengers
and seamen who went down with the
ship before ever reaching the deck.
Captain Johnson and all of the Of
flcers of the ship except ]. E. Gately
we're saved. The officers were picked
up out of the sea by small boats from
the Nantucket. All of the passengers
who were saved we're rescued in that
manner.
The wireless calls for aid went out
from the Monroe Immediately after
the crash and were caught as far away
as Boston, but there were no other
ships close enough to reach the scene
in time to render any aid.
Though the Nantucket was badly
damaged her lifeboats were quickly
manned and put overheard and the
work of rescue began. Though lost in
the mist almost Immediately after
their boats left the side of the ship
the sailors of the Nantucket went
about their work undaunted and re-
NAMED at the scene until no more
persons were to be found.
at was just a solid stunning crash,
no grinding and gritting, but thunder
ing crunch" said a Mrs. Rollins, one of
the rescued. 81 had called my hus-
band and he 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 careening and the deck
was on a steep slant.
"I do not know how long the Mon.
roe noated, but it seemed to me II
was hardly ten minutes from the time
she was struck until | was swept off
the rail by wave of water and saw
the Lash OF the ship, which was
little space not bigger than a hall
bedroom, disappear beneath the
waters.
"The crew was just as brave as
they could be. There was no excite