Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
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friends were truly distressing. Among
the first to arrive was Officer Reed Of
the metropolitan police force, who had
a wife, three children and a niece on
board the Wawaset. His agony as he
ran frantically around trying to CLEAN
some ray OF hope that some of his loved
ones were saved was fearful to wit
ness. Seeing group around Mckinney
the bartender on the Wawaset, who
was giving particulars of the tragedy,
he inquired in hoarse, broken tones.
Mr.. Mckinney, for Gods sake, can you
not tell me something about my
family?' Mr. Mckinney replied feel
ingly: Would to heaven 1 could give
you some encouragement, but 1t would
be cruel to deceive you. Your family
were all lost Mr.. Reed therefore broke
into wall Of despair, wringing his
hands and showing such marks of hope
less agony as to bring tears to every eye
1t was, indeed, household wreck for
Mr.. Reed, who at one fell swoop loses
his wife, three children and niece. The
children were all under 3 years of age
and the niece, Bette Reed, was a beau
tiful and amiable young lady, about 10
years of age.
Another distressing scene, following
upon Mr.. Reeds terrible display of
agony, was presented on the arrival of
Mr.. William Muse "a neighbor of Mr.
Reeds, who had wife and two chill
dren on the WawaSet. His distress was
shown In somewhat quieter form, but
was almost more painful to witness from
the convulsive workings of his face in
his attempts to Subdue violent express
sions of grief, and, from the silent tears
running down his face and his almost
inarticulate attempts to frame words Of
inquiry"
CONTINUING The Star gives list
~ of those, up to that time, known to
be lost or saved, but subsequent ac-
counts greatly increased the former.
List of passengers saved (white)-
Mr.. McAshton, j. B. North, O. Eddy, j.
H, Wise. A. Melvin, Benjamin Bartlett,
A: j. McGuiggan, Thomas Massie,
Thomas Owen, w. T. Emmerson, E.
Nash. John Reed, c. Emerlvie.
List of colored-R. d. Beckley, j.
Tate, William Saunders. James Brooks.
Henry Street George Parker, Samuel
Blackwell, Charles Shankland. John
Hughes. John Scott, Thomas Coxton,
Lewis Scott, Robert CASTOR H. Taylor.
William Herring, Moses Gordon, Ed
Hawkins, j. Christopher, NJ Walker,
A. Strout. J. H. Wood. boy; Thorn
as Rich, H. Blackley. William John
son, William Brooks, Lewis Woodie,
James Newman. Lindley jackson, Mrs.
Ogleton Taylor, Laura Taylor, Kate Nc
Pherson, Mrs. Price and child.
Susan Parker, May BlackWood. Eliza
Matthews. Laura Barnard, Julia Chris
topher, Mary Campbell, Matilda Dunlop,
Daffrey Winters, Mary Norman, Julia
Shankland. Clara Jackson. Nancy Bay
lor, Sarah Payne and NJ Ball we're also
saved and more or less burned
THE white ladies and children known
to be lost are Patsie Sands, Julia Kelly.
Esther Griffin and two children, Mrs.
J. w. Reed and three children, Miss E.
Reed, Cordelia Hobbs and Miss Marbury.
George Tibbs, colored deck hand.
was lost. and Adeline Jenkins, the
chambermaid.
Robert Nash, the engineer, came I'D
this morning. He was saved by his
son, Samuel Nash. young man, who
Jumped overheard and swan ashore
with his father. The son was assistant
engineer on the Wawaset.
THE captain was the last person who
left the boat. He was on the bow and
did all in his power to render assist
ance to the panic stricken women.