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THE VICTORIA GIVE A FEARFUL LURCII, and a leading citizen protested againstsuch a large cargo in such a contingency. But Capt. Rankin held on. Nearing the Cove Bridge. and at the bend alread referred to the boat was rockin badly. an the captain besought some of t nose on the upper deck to go to the opposite side from where they stood. Quite a number did so. and as they were moving there was a fearful creek, the stanchions crashed from under. and down went the upper deck on the heads 0! those; below. throwing its oocn ants into the water and killing outrig it or maimingl those on the lower deck who were not dashed into the water. The scene which followed was appalling and heartrend- ing beyond description. You have in __--. -.....-.v.y , uuvnu "v10 out)!!! on boe'rd whe were not without alarm. increued when the water came rushing in on either side of the lower deck. At the abrupt turn at the Woodland bend, those at the Springbank dock sew DISPOBED TO TAKE THE RISK if the passengers were. It is said that Capt. Rankin prevented a number of young men from going on board at the last moment, on the plea that he had already too large a crowd, but he erred most grievous] when he left the dock with such a load): All the way up the boat was swaying from side to side. and. while some regarded the rocking with much hilarity,there were those 1 0!] board who Warn “0’. m;.|\nuO Alaâ€"â€" seemed If there had been, the wooden stanchions of the upper deck would have given the contention the lie. These were no thicker than an average man’swrist and they were several feet apart. When. as was the case last ni ht, on this frail structure were crowdeg together several hundreds of peo- pleâ€"men, women and childrenâ€"what else at a collapse could have been anticipated? This was Just what took place. Des its the fact that the boat was constructs to carry at the outside 300. there were between 600 and 800 passengers on board. It is impossible to give an exact estimate of the number of people on board, as at the time of the catastrophe the officers had only partially collected the tickets. When the boat started from S ringbank. it was seen she was overloaded. gut all last season similar loads had been carried from and to the citv. and the boat. Anfltnrih'nn - GRASP (W A DROWNING MAN. ms mssscrm â€"aooident. no one here pretends to say it is. I have carefully investigated the mat- ter, and can anticipate the verdict of the coroner‘s jury by stating that, whoever may be to blame, the catastrophe happened through gross and criminal negligence, to which the people had become so accustomed that few appeared to fear any bad re- sults." To thoroughly understand the mat. ter, it is necessary to refer‘ to the construction of the vessel. The vessel was’ flat-bottomed and did not draw over three feet of water when fully loaded. Of course she had no hold, and her engine and boilers were on a level with the lower deck. There was NO PBETENCR THAT THE STEAMER WAS STOUTLY BUILT. Loxnox, May 25.â€"â€"Aa you will have seen by the accounts which have reached you, there are various theories as to Loxnox, May 25. The representative of the Tmss was the first newspaper man outside the London press to arrive at the scene of the accident. He arrived in London at early morning and prepared a graphic account of the catastrophe, as detailed by eye-witnesses and survivors. but could only send a sum mary of it in time for last night’s paper. The blame for this delay in transmission lay with the telegraph companies, and under the circumstances was excusable. From Tuesday night till late last evening the telegraph offices were deluged with inquiries as to the acci- dent from all quarters of the globe, and as private messages always get the preference it was absolutely impossible for our reporter to get his four column special report telegraphed in time for last night. As his account of the disaster differs in many respects from that telegraphed by the Press Association. we give its main features: INTERVIEWS WITH CITIZENS. Collection of‘ Incidents of ‘ Absorbing Interest. The Captain also Lands upon His Feet. ESCAPE OF THE ENGINEER. An Egg-Shell Structure More Than Double Loaded. INQUIRY INN] IHE CAUSES. Which No One in London Calls An Accident THE MASSACRE ---â€". V... In“ In the city. and the boat authorities [low Ihc Accident Occurred. without AME. rod'conneotion loft} und aftLVVWhen iii; boat «tuned, the boiler and connections Very many have expressed the idea that the victims should be interred in one plot. and this morning Mr. D. Glass. Q.C., and . Mr. A. B. Powell put the idea in practical shape. A plot of land was secured in . Mount Pleasant Cemetery for the use of any who may feel disposed to avail them- selves of itas a place of burial for their friends. Arran ements have been made that the ex use s all be borne by the city. The ca amity being of such a public nature. the proposal for a general place of inter- ment is a good one. Statement of an. “’m. nit-old. Mr. Wm. Duffield. who has relatives living in Hamilton, was on board with his two sons. James and William. and makes, in substance. the following statement : When I joined the boat at Bprin bank, I saw that the upper deck was too all. but had no idea that the lower one was in the same condition. I afterwards noticed that on both decks the people were standingasthick as my fingers. There was not room enough between them for one to move from one end of the boat to the other. The lower deck was sunk to the water's level. and in the heaving mo- tion which was set up water rolled in among the eople's feet,which caused them to chan e t ieir positions,and this increased the lure ling motion of the craft. However the boat was brought so far as it was on her journey I cannot imagine. She did ‘ well to hold out so long under such a heavy ; strain. At the fatal moment the boat gavea lurch. which dislod ed the boiler. which was set upon the lower eclt. without any other support or fastening, as (believe. than the , -V_ _ _-.. n...â€" uuu vle-I ywacu. however. before he was again seized with a death-like grip by a drowning man, and in the struggle he lost his wife. He reached the shore exhausted, and looked about to see his wife saved in some unaccountable way and by his side. Both then became unconscious. - Loss In Ilse Catholic Community. Agoodly proportion of the victims be- long to the Roman Catholic community. The names of 25 have already been returned for burial, and the services are going forward this afternoon. A priest‘ attends at the house and another at the cemetery. It is probable that seven or eight others have yet to be identified and returned. On Friday, in the forenoon. a solemn service will be held in St. Peter‘s Cathedral. assisted in by all the priests. and it is expected His Lordship the Bishop will deliverasermon appropriate to the occasion. The case of Mr. H. Beaton, the hatter. of Richmond street, is one ‘of the saddest in connection with the disaster. He was near the centre of the deck when the capsize took place and taking a child under each arm he sank below the surface with the determination to escape if possible. In the intense struggle of the next few moments he had lost his two little ones and he him~ self was in the act of drowning below the deck; while there he felt the body of a woman move past him, and seizing hold of the dress he was drawn out. Some one had broke a hole in the deck. His two i pretty little children. however, had sunk to rise no more. A Desperate Snuggle lor Life. N o more desperate struggle for life ever took place than that in which Nicholas Wilson engaged in immediately after the disaster. Apprehending the danger he told his newly married wife to cling to the railing. and a moment later he found him~ self floundering in the water. Strange to say, Mrs. Wilson was thrown directly into his arms, and, seizing her firmly. he struck out for shore. 0n the way, a strong, big man, overcome with fear, seized him with an unshakable grip by the ~throat, and hung there for dear life. The whole three must inevitably have sunk but for Mr. Wilson's presence of mind in seizing the fellow with his teeth and biting with all his force. The hold was then relaxed, and with weakened strength and still bearing his wife in his arms he struggled towards Ithe shore. But a few feet had been passed. L-l___ L , , . passenger, and drawn to the bottom to die, for a drowning man’s grasp almost invari- ably results in the death of the person caught hold of. To arental afieotion. anxiety to serve the litt e ones, must also be credited not afew deaths. Mother after mother, and father after father, have been recovered with one or more little ones tightly clasped in their arms, resolved that whether living or dying they should not be divrded. the memory of the disaster and the scenes. they were the unwilling witnesses of will : remain indelible on their memory till their , d ing day. It was harrowing in the extreme. : hat rendered the aflair more lamentable‘ was the fact that 80 MANY WOMEN AND LITTLE CHILDREN \VERE LOST. I Gazing on the many prettily dressedi little ones lying in the last sleep of death ’ by the side of fathers and mothers.‘ brothers and sisters. all taken off in the climax of a happily spent holiday. one would be indeed hard-hearted if he did not r sympathize with the agonized relatives . who kept vigil through the long hours that = elapsed before arrangements were oom- I plated for the removal of the victims of the ; catastrophe. Strange to say, notwithstand-I ing that the boiler and engines moved out of their places and toppled over with the upper deck, THE ENGINEER (ROBERTSON) ESCAPBD UXHUBT. He was. however, greatly terrified. and so was his wife, who wasso overcome with anx- : iety for his safety that serious consequences were at one time feared. Captain Rankin remained at the wheel till the nature of the catastrophe was apparent, and then was amongst the first and most energetic in attempting to rescue the shipwrecked passengers. Many were doubtless killed outright by the falling of the shivered timbers and mass of human beings upon them; others were crushed to the bottom of the riverâ€"never again to come out alive â€"by the passengers who were fortunate enough to be uppermost. There can be no doubt that fully one-half of those killed or drowned were never afforded a chance to save themselves. Others nearly reached the shore. when they were seized by the death grasp_of some unfortunate fellow- sound as the boiler went down, and then an ap ling silence ensued. The transformation that took place was almost likeaflash. I found myself standing up to the middle in water ‘W'fmall part of the steamer. which formed a raft. My boys were near me. One of them said: “My God! pa, look at those few saved out of such a large crowd!" Iturned round and saw two small groups of sur- vivors, one on a portion of the wreck. the other on the shore. The number alto-i gether looked very small, as compared with the crowd on board. Ifelt nerved 4 with the strength of a lion. and succeeded in raisin up with my back‘a portion of the j deck. an had it propped up with a piece I of board. Then I put my hand down and picked up poo la in all conditions one after anot er. While standing in the water I felt my legs grasped by numerous bands, which seemed to be reaching out wildly for some. thing to seize hold of. My son Willie told me he had the same experience. A woman took him by the leg with one hand and by the coat with another. Her head was under- neath the water and seemed to be held there by something. She died before she could be torn loose. After a while you could see the people coming up to the sur. face in every direction,some fr'om among a lot of the matchwood into which the boat's hull had been splintered ; some out from under the deck, resting on the water. I thought at one time I would‘ be dragged under by the weight of the persons who had held of my legs. I could not get released until they all must have died, and I was powerless to save them. I think those in charge of the boat were to blame for allowing so many to go on board. They shogld not have started out with such a ca ." earner despetohee been sup lied with slid off intc graphic details of it. end I he not repeat timbers on them here. It suflloee to any that the sur- I carrying it vivore of the terrible catastrophe assure me . great 80:81 the memory of the disaster and the scenes . sound as they were the unwilling witneesee of will : then an a} remairr indelible 09 their merrier-y till their : trauelormm sung; gqsggtolgog begn_ supplied with A Sad, End Bereavement. A Place of Burial. scuppere. She refused to right. and he sent the boy down again to ask if there was any den or or if she was making water. The engineer said that unless she was get on an even keel there was danger. He :then determined to run her on a sand bank close to where the accident happened. At that time there was a great crowd, and he told them to move over to the port side. At this time two row boats came down the stream. and as they were racing the‘ attention of the passengers were attracted. The crowd made a rush tof the port side. and she heeled over in an alarming manner and went port- an aged couple of London South, were passengers on the ill-fated Victoria when she foundered in the river on Tuesday evening. The couple were seated on the south side of the vessel upstairs. When the boat careened. just before the crash came. the old gentleman looked around for somethingtohang on to. and asked his wife to do the same. The words scarcely escaped his lips. when the hurricane deck commenced to move in an opposite direction from them. The people who were amidships hurriedly repaired to the north side of the vessel, and a terrible scene ensued. Old and young alike were trampled under foot by the excited crowd who had freed themselves from the falling hurricane deck, and amidst the most heartrending screams and frantic yells of despair. crash went the timbers of the vessel, as if it had been split by means ofawedge, and the passengers on the side where Mr. and Mrs. Little sat were hurled into the water in promiscuous heaps. Mrs. Little caught between one of the seats and the wire net‘ ting and sustained serious injury to her back. By dint of hard work. and after a tremendous and determined struggle for liberty. the old gentleman succeeded in freeing: his helpmate from the network and swimming with her to the shore. She was very much exhausted when brought to the bank. and a conveyance was soon secured and she was taken home,where she lies in a precarious condition. A Clear Slatement oflhe Collapse. Mr. Alex. Hardy, medical student. who was interviewed by areporter. says: Iwas on the bow of the lower deck of the Victoria ‘ when the accident happened. and when I saw the boat was sinking I climbed to the upper deck and dived from thereto the London side. A man coming behind. I threw a post to him, and he grabbed and got him to shore. when he again fell into the water and I pulled him out. When I looked around I saw the people crawling on to the hurricane deck. and in one instance alittle boy caught a woman around the neck and pulled her back. In company with Mr. Wm. English. we threw in some long pieces of fence, by which means a great number were saved. I cut my shoe laces off and threw my shoes off, and swam back to the wreck and saved Mrs. Jos. Reeves, wife of Mr. Joe. ' Reeves. of the fire department. Procuring ' a boat, I saved Miss Meredith. of ‘ London. and also Mrs. Nicolas Wilson was ’ taken off at the same time. Seeing where ' Mr. Meredith went down. I tore up the ‘ portion of the hurricane deck; but he was too far gone to resuscitate. The sight was frightfulâ€"a mixed wail of despair filled the air. and heads were continually coming to the surface in a half-choked condition. The scene was such that I shall never forget. An Interview with Capt. Rankin. (From the Mail.) This morning I called upon Capt. Ran- kin, who expressed himself quite willing to make a statement of the circumstances connected with the disaster. After describ- ing the trip to Springbank, he said that before he could empty his load of passen- gers and head the boat out. a lar e crowd jumped on board, swarming overt e vessel, and even climbing to the top deck. In a very few minutes the vessel was over- B crowded. and he informed the passengers or that he would not leave the wharf unless M part of the crowd left the vessel. From in 15 to 20 peo le got off. and the remainder an of the crow be an calling out why he was not leaving. hortly afterwards they be started. and the vessel went along splen- pc didlv until they got opposite the na cemetery. where he noticed a little different action in the boat; as he had to set steer himself. though captain of the se: vessel, he could not go below toascertain th the trouble. A little boy belonging to one to of the passengers was with him in the pilot- Re house at the tune. and he asked him to go lit down and ask the engineerif there was any in danger. The boat at this time was listing on at the starboard. and water came in at her th‘ banâ€"a: mucusâ€"Hr- W03 mfi~“m‘â€"l‘ wdumgnowam HS elid 01! into the weter.outtiug away the timbers euppoxting the upper deck. and loarryiug it along. There was just one .greet_ soreeeh. mingled with e. biasing '. and tumulnmcs Little, Quite a number of the members of the Ancient Order of Foresters sre numbered among the victims. On hearing the news of the disaster. District Sub~Chief Ranger Mills. of Ingersoll. called a meeting of Court Marquis of Lorne. It was decided to send 3 deputation up toLondomsnd Little Msry McPherson, daughter of Mr. Arch. McPherson, went to London East on Monday to visit her little cousins, chil. dren of Mr. Morrison. Yesterday they Went to Springbsuk and returned on the ill-fated Victoria to meet their fate. Mar '. Nellie. Johnnie and Willie will be laid side by side this morning.‘ __" __- -w-v.uu-J in a. blanket. returned ‘Her to her parents on Waterloo street, to whom she delivered the little token of a. lost sister. Little Henrietta Hogan. aged 9 years. seeing her 12-year-old sister drowning. seized hold of a little ribbon and flower on the latter‘s breast and tenaciously held on to it until rescued herself by Mr. N. Hickey. Rev. Father Tiernan took possession of the little saved one and,wrapping her carefully in a blanket. returned her to hm- nnrnntn Mr. Richard Browne. a gentleman well known in Hamilton, and an old resident here. was saved through the timely sug- gestion of a Hellmuth College boy. Mr. Brown was sitting at the stern when the creek was heard. The boy cried, " Jump. Mr. Browne. or you may be hurt I" The injunction was obeyed. and Mr. Browne survives. Overcrowding on the boats on the Thames has been the praztice since navigation was possible. Last season there were several narrow esgapes. Incidence. By the express which reached London at 6 a. m. to-day. came a couple of Toronto undertaker-e, who were evidently afraid that their London brethren would not be able to _ox_’e_rtalge the extra work. Awoman whose head was fastened in the wires of the deck was rescued by Forker, together with two children. refused. saying, “If we go down you go with us." He saw that she would be lost so he cried out, "Well, I’m gomg to save myself.” and jumped over the wires on the port side of the main deck and swam Deck hand Parker was at the captain's house, and told the reporter that when the water was knee-deep on the lower deck he beseeched the crowd for God’s sake to move over to the other side. They absolutely refl‘lsed. saying, “ If we go down you go “No. the word ‘danger’was not men- tioned that I heard. and no one seemed to be apprehensive. The people forward of the pilot-house altered their position when spoken to. but those on the lower deck would not pay any heed to what was said to them, even although passengers went below and represented to them that their conduct endangered the boat. They were a pretty hard crowd." " ‘Vere you asked when half way down the river to land your passengers owing to the; Rerilqus condition of the boat? " a. full crew of captain, purser, engineer. firemen and two deck hands. There was a. boiler and also two engines working in direct connection on board. “ What depth of water was there in her when she listed?” “ When I sent the boy down the engineer replied that there was half his arm's length of water in the hold." “ Then you attribute the loss of the vessel to its leaky condition ?” , “ Yes, certainly. When I found that she was taking water I determined to run her on the sand bar, and would have remained ‘ there until I obtained assistance. When the passengers ran to starboard to see the row-boats I was alarmed for the safety of the vessel, and asked several persons to assist me in prevailing upon the crowd to keep to port. Young Parish, the purser, and several gentlemen spoke to the passen- gers, but without effect. If I had had two minutes’ time I would have beached her on the sand bank, where she would have been perfectly safe on account of her flat bottom. The banks up the river, where I first became alarmed, are precipitous, and I could not beach her. and I waited until I could reach the sand-bank bar. There was “ Were the pumps working to clear leek- age ?" I asked. “ She was leaking at the seams." “ Was this her first trip ?" I asked. " No," he said, “ she made two trips on Saturday, two trips on Monday and three trips before this happened.” .. "v: V..- - -_-â€"â€" -uv-v u was; ’500. for there would scarcely be standing room if such were the case. It has been said that there were 600 on board. but that is not so, for the main deck was not crowded. She listed on the starboard all the way up. and when the water came on forward another element of danger arose. The boiler went through the side when I was at the wheel, and I want down with the deck. She was staunch enough, but‘ the deck was supported by uprights run- ning along the gunwale, and there were no trices. “/6 came down the river slowly. with the syphon and another pump working." _ a- ----vâ€" v-a-g nave-u I“) tasteninge. and went through the side. The boiler carried six or eight of the main deck stauchions away. and the top deck. crowded with passengers came down with a crash. There were only about one hundred and fifty passengers on the lower deck. the crowd above making the vessel to heavy. He was on the promenade deck. where the greatest crowd was. and when the vessel went to pieces. he climbed upon the hurri- cane deck. The stern went to the bottom, the water being about ten feet deep and the prow came up out of the water and turned over just as if the vessel had made a somersault. He dragged a man from under the deck. which was ? crushing those beneath. A great many ihad fallen into the water when the deck 'gave way. and when the vessel sunk they {climbed on the floating deck. thereby pressing it down on the hundreds who were ‘struggling beneath and suffocating them. iCould the deck have been lifted a great many lives would have been saved. but the struggles of those clinging to it pre- vented any action. However. a great many of those underneath had the presence of mind to dive. and thus they saved them- selves and swam ashore. He told two young men who were passing to go to the city for help. “ Captain, can you describe the boat?" I asked. “ She was a flat-bottomed soow of about 190 tons. and was built upon the river. She was registered to carry 400 passengers, and I do not think she had a greater num~ her than that at the time of the accident. At all. events I d_o_ not think there were run bow dgwn. Tpon qhg bode; qlid from its ‘AA se ed. There Were. howaver, many first- cl swimmers lost. They Were either k' led or lost their lives through the piling o of bodies on them. ‘ Probably the most extraordinary escape recorded was that of Mr. W. D. Eckert, the Head Master of the London East School. a partial record of whose \ex rienoes in the water has already been ‘pu lished in my correspondence. Mr. ‘Eckert had to make a terrible effort to escape. Beside him went down Mr. Mere- dith. sen.. who was a heavily-built man. Grasping for somethin toraise himself by, Mr. Meredith seized ho d of Mr. Eckert by the neck. almost getting on his back. It was a desthgrip. for apparently Mr. Mere- dith was already insensible. To secure his owu safety, Mr. Eckert 'had to get the Some 0! the bodies discovered yesterday afternoor‘ were decomposing rapidly. peoompc ition sets in much more rapidly In part: lly warmed water, such as that in the .Th mes. than in the open air. FIVO ladies living in the neighborhood of Talbo street north say they owe their safet entirely to the fact that they could 3“; Among others were Widow o Maynard. who says that she owed her afety entirely to the fact that when the ccident took place she jumped away fro I the crowd and swam to the shore. If ad bean nnnhln 9n um'm I.-- .s_“,, W, tamer and mother both go down ? The fate 0-! the Hall family. residing on Mi" street, Was a. articularly sad oneâ€"five Ollt 0f the l ouse ing drowned, viz., Mr. 13- Hall. hi wife and child. and their son- in-law, JO‘ n Wall, and his wife. S°m° 0! the bodies discovered yesterday nfternnnrl ..._.._ J ______ . . -- *** “â€"‘ ID‘UIB- A Hamilldh Road girl, named Milne, rescued 8- bahy alive. Its mother had gone down with th crowd, never to rise again. The girl 00 siderstely took the infantâ€" Erobably not over 12 months oldâ€"to her 01118. wrapp .d in clothing of which she had to strip herself. The foundling is now all right, but: no one has claimed it. Did higher end Mother both go down ? One of the most remarkable escapes was that made by the wife and six children o/f‘ Mr. P. M. Lawrison. Hamilton R ' , or- merly of St. George. Mrs, man hardly tell how she and 2361- family got on shore. Her 91988?! 8 says he'len slip his boots yoluntanly, en some one seized them_ In endeavo mg to get out. of the seething mass of uman beings. He was also kicked 011 be head. but eventually reached shore did also his mother and brothgfs aI_I_d isters. Mr. Fryer, from Montreal. had just been married two weeks, and had come here to wind up his honeymoon. He went down with his wife in his arms; “ in death they were not divided." Mr. Fryer, sen., and his niece were also lost. - Mr. Wm. Dufiield (formerly of this city) was saved by the almost superhuman ex- ertions of his son Willie. aged 20. The father had gone down, apparently to rise no more.when his son â€"an excellent swim- merâ€"dived down, and by earnest exertions blll'ought him up and landed him safe on s ore. .__- v-vâ€"...u5, and in that way 'the £6133} got uoised abroad that Mr. H’s children were among those lost. Two pretty little girls, who were taken home by Fathers O’Mahony and Tiernan, were heard to speak with great feeling concerning the disaster. " I was sure we were all going to drown when the water came in upon us, so I took little Mamie in my arms and said : ‘ Mamie, we can pray, anyway! ”’ Mr. Hobbs, of London East, is happy to be able to inform his friends that his children, who were reported as lost, have turned up all right. The unfortunates who were first identified by Mr. Hobbs‘ neigh- bors as his children, were similar clothing, and in that wav the rumm- ant nnianl‘ As' Dr.VMitchell and a. reporter were passing over Keneington Bridge, at day break, the former greeted Mr. John John- ston. jun., of Lobo. quite heartily and said : “ Well, you are free from this anyway, thank God." “ No." was the and reply, “ I lost my little b035,, Mr. Dolbear, the flour and feed dealer. of Richmond street, was in the ill-fated vessel, together with his wife and tour children. By some miraculous means every soul of them escaped, one of the llittle girls having clung to a man’s coat- tail. Like everyone else, Mr. and Mrs. Dolbear were unable to tell how they reached the shore. Several cases of robbing the dead are reported. Among the articles missing is a gold watch and chain, which Mr. William 'llman had worn, and the gold necklace of a young lady. The searchers for the dead this morning raised two little girls clasped tightly in each others’ arms. as they. no doubt. had fallen together in the water. What; Mr. W. H. Millman was found in the water he had one of his children clasped tightly in each arm. and his appearance indicated that he had died while trying to save them. ' , ‘ ..... -0 'vâ€"IV on Bus: 11th VI. time. Orville Smith. a fine young man. son of Edward Smith, Westminster. whilst going down for the last time. said to his sister. who was also in the water : " I am ready to go." and in com any with a lady cousin and two lady frien 3 went down to rise no more. This was the message his sister who was saved, was happily left to be the bearer. Mr. Simon Graham was early on the scene on Tuesday night and worked fran- tically until the last man had left. A't daylight this morning he was on hand again and silently renewed his work. No one suspected that he had lost any friends until some references were made to his enthusiasm in the search. when he said. “ I've a boy down here.” pointing with his finger into the water. Ten minutes later the object of his search was found, and the strong man who had been so resolute before broke down and wept like a child over his dead boy. The scene was most afigoting._ 7 a: the crowd and swam to the shore. If had been unable to swim her doom was -2 ml A h ‘ see what could be done for the brethren. Accordingly, this morning. Bro. Mills and lourteen others arrived in this city. where the will stay until to-morrow evening. In. Herbert Parish was the purser o! the boat. At first it was reported that he was drowned. then it was said that he was saved.but so badly injured that he died. He is still alive. though in a critical condition. He struck in the water and started to swim for shore. He was. however. too heavily weighted with his clothes and on the int of giving up, sinking. when he felt a Egavy blow on the head. The next thing he remembers was waking up on the bank of the river. and finding himself surrounded by sympathizing friends. He had been rescued by a passing boat in the nick of OImA I‘GO wiggt qouldAbo done {or "5 - In": afiwrison can be and/afi- family got on at 8 says he’let slip his 3 en some one seized ) mg to get out of the umau beings. He was 1:9: head, ‘b.ut eventually amarkable escapes was ’V to and six children of,â€"-/’/ Hamilton R ‘, 0?. r. Mrs, man Lad/)aér family got on ‘Qfi BBVR hn’lnf. nun In‘n .(