The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-02-05
ship SINKS WITH Al.
LINER MONROE AND STEAMER
NANTUCKET IN COLLISION
NEAR NORFOLK, VA.
NINETY-NINE ARE RESCUED
Survivors Of Fatal Accident Arrive In
Port and Describe Scenes Follow.
ing Crash During Fos-Many Were
Asleep In 5erths.

Asleep In serths.
Norfolk, Va, Feb. carrying 80
survivors of the Old Dominion liner
Monroe, and the death tale of Al more,
the Merchants & Miners steamship
Nantucket came into port on Friday
The SO survivors brought story of
suffering and sudden death from the
sea.
The dead-Bolen, NJ, New York;
Bolton, Mrs. w. L., Newark, N. j.;
BuGwig, H.. New York; Claussen. w.
c. Milwaukee; Curtis, lie Grande b..
first lieutenant Second Coast artillery,
WaterTliet Arsenal, New York; Davis,
F. C.. Brooklyn; Edwards. j., United
States navy; German, Ed, Philadel-
phia; Gibson, Mrs. D., New York; Gil
bert j., New York; Harrington, Mrs.
Thomas r, died after rescue; Haskell.
j., Cortlandt, N. Y: Hamburger. E..
New York; Haviland, Miss, Marcaria
Theatrical company; Ingram. Mr.,
Sumter, S. c.; Jelleff Mr., Marcaria
Theatrical company; Lewis, Mir. Mar.
caria Theatrical company; Mario, Mr.,
Marcaria Theatrical company; Okla
kamato, j., Japanese; Poole, C. W.,
and wife, Gray, Va; Popa, O., New
York; Ray, j. F., and wife. New York
Seville, Miss, Marcaria Theatrical com
pany; Smith, Zack c., New York;
Snyder, Miss, New York: Tillett, Mr..
Marcaria Theatrical company Yer
non, Mr., Marcaria Theatrical com
pany; Wagner, o., United States Ma
rlne corps; williamson, G., New
York; Wilson, l., New York.
With heavy canvas covering her
crumpled bow and with a partially
shifted cargo causing a list to star.
BOARD, the Nantucket docked while sew
eral Thousand people waited for the
survivors. Many of the rescued stood
upon the deck wrapped in blankets
There were two dead among the saved
The hCdies We're those Of Mrs Thom-
as Harrington, daughter of ]. Kelly, 55 |
Stevens street, Norwalk, Conn, and |
Lieut. lie Grand B Curtis of the Sec
ond Coast artillery.
Thomas Harrington of Bridgeport, |
Conn, husband of the dead woman. |
told a thrilling story of the wreck. |
Harrington and his wife were long in !
the water and the man was swimming
with his Wite's hair between his teeth |
when the two were picked up Mrs.
Harrington died from exhaustion after
being hauled aboard the Nantucket
+. Lyons was among the first of the
to come off the Nantucket,
he gave graphic description of the
collision and the events that followed
1T was about 1870 O'clock" said
lyons, "and very foggy. | had un-
dressed, but had not gone to bed. The
Ioghorn was blowing every minute.
it blew twice and repeated
he double blast twice. Then, almost
ike putting on the brakes, the Mon
roe stopped, and l knew there was
the matter Rushing Oh
leck, saw somebody getting ready to
1ut a lifeboat over. l asked him if
here was any danger, he replied that
lie didn't know, but wanted to be
'eady.
Almost before the words left his
mouth, the Nantucket struck us near
he bow on the port side. | ran down
stairs and tried to dress, but the ship
vas listing SO that could not stand
lp, so l hurried back up. There were
'ery few passengers on deck and one
'oat was overheard. AS it pushed
way, Captain Johnson told me to
ump In, as there was room for one
more. | had to jump to make it and
left Captain Johnson standing on the
Ieck of the ship. The boat went back
nd he got in. The Monroe went down
asily, and was below the water with
n twelve minutes after the collision.
There were many people who must
ave been caught in their state
ooms," continued Lyons.
The Nantucket stood by us and
hose of us who could climbed up her
ope ladder. Those who were not
Bile to follow us were lifted with ropes
'laced under their arms. {
Captain johnson of the sunken Mon '
oe and all his officers but one were {
mong the saved. The lost officer I
Ias Second Officer Galley. S
Among the passengers on the Mon
oe was James OConnelt, vice-presi. I
ent of the American Federation OF i
.abor He was saved c
While the Nantucket backed off, /
'wered boats and began sweeping the
listy sea with her searchIights, the
lonroe, her passengers pitched out Of
erths in nightclothes,sa ,sank. like a plum. G
act. In the swirling vortex of the sink. '
,g ship men shouted and womer {
creamed through the mist. The Mon i
pc went down so quickly there was
tile time for launching boats, and it
! believed the only ones saved were t
hose picked up at once by the Nan. i
lcket. (