New Britain herald., 1924-07-22
Bodies In Wreckage


 By Tho Associated Press.
 Newport, July 22.-Three passen- gers, two men and one woman, are known to have been killed when the oil tanker Swiftarrow, crashed into the Eastern Steamship liner Boston, eff Point Judith. late last night. Their bodies were seen in the wreckage of two staterooms when the Boston was lowed into Newport harbor and teached there today.
 Identification of the bodies was i'm possible here. They were caught be. hind ships plates that had been crushed in and it was said that the plates would have to be cut with gas torches before the bodies could be extricated.
 several passengers are known to have been injured. Of these the most seriously hurt so far as known is C.. Copeland of Brookline, Mass He was rushed to this port on board the coast guard cutter Acushnet and taken to a hospital, where 1t was said that his leg and shoulder were broken and he had sustained internal injuries.
 He died at the hospital this after noon.
 Taken on In Lifeboats
 Passengers and crew were taken off in lifeboats and transferred to rescu- ing steamers and naval vessels which hurried to the scene after receiving the Boston's radio calls for help. A few were landed here by the steamer which proceeded to Fall River with other survivors A large number went aboard the Fall River liner Priscilla, due in New York this afternoon. Among those on the Priscilla is the purser of the Boston, who took with him the only available passenger list.
 The Swiftarrow, apparently undam- aged, stood by the Boston until day. light. Then she proceeded to an an. chorage outside Newport. whence she sent ashore nine boats containing pas sengers from the Boston. The Swift arrow was bound from Tuxpam, Mexico for Fall River, with oil.
 COllided In Fog
 The collision came in a dense fog The tanker struck the Boston amid ships on the portside, cutting a gash 30 feet long and 20 feet high three feet above the water line. A number of saterooms were crushed in and it was there that the casualties oc- cured.
 Half an hour afterward the steam- er appeared to be settling with her engine room filled with water and her power and lights gone.
 Women and Children First
 ''The work of lowering the boats was begun then" said James F. Rooney of 43S Pleasant street, Nal len, Mass, one of the passengers who anded here. "Women and children vent first in accordance with the law ,f the sea, and then the men pas 'engers and afterwards the crew. Captain A. w. Call and a radio op- ,rator were the only persons remain ng aboard. The ships officers did everything possible for us. There vas some difficulty in lowering the ,oats. but as the sen was calm there vas no danger" The circumstances of he collision were described briefly by ,. l. Corvell of 6 Brimmer street. Boston. another of the passengers anded here by The Commonwealth.
 Describes Collision
 "It came at 11:45 D. m" ha said. I was just about to retire for the light. For half an hour I had heard mother steamer whistling in the fog; there was a crash and the Boston listed sharply 10 starboard. T found that the Swiftarrow had ut right through the Boston's en- -ineroom and also had crushed in everal staterooms. The engineroom oon filled with water and within an | our all lights on the Boston went | ut. "Iifeboats were lowered and pas | engers and crew put off in them. I elped disentangle some of the ropes f these boats"
 Boat Cost sf.75O.000
 The Boston, built with her sister | hip. New York, for the Boston-New ork passenger service of the Eastern