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Show KNOWLETON'S CREW HAD NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH IN SEA WATCH HILL, R. I.. Feb. 12. In describing his experience, Capt. Haley of the Harry Knowleton, said the Knowleton rammed the Larchmont on the port side about a quarter-way from the bow. The blow carried away the schooner's jibboom and bowsprit and all her forward rigging, opening up the seams and making a (Treat hole forward, through which the water rushed. T . . i . . i - av saved the lives of the rew. Capt. Haley and his fix men all took a hand at the work until the moment came to launch the boat in which thev were able to reach the shore at Watch' Hill. Capt. Haley laid the Larchmont. so soon as the two boats had cleared after the collision, appeared to continue westward west-ward and ( apt. Haley and his men heard no calls fof assistance. However, they were so much engaged in keeping afloat that they had little time to watch the Larchmont Can't Explain Accident. "I never shall quite understand how this accident occurred." said Capt. Haley. "The night was dark, but starry. We were making fair progress through the sound. A long time before the accident happened we had sighted the Larchmont steaming westward. Some of the crew were on deck a while and we spoke of the picture that the Larchmont made, all lighted up. We saw then the steamer seemed to be heading directly for up. " I looked up' at our lights which were burning all right, and of course I expected ex-pected that the steamer would look out for us. 8be kept right on. and some of us shouted a warning and one mem; ber of the crew blew a horn constantly. I did not know what to do. I did not dare attempt to tack to clear the path of the steamer because I thought she would turn out for us. Couldn't Avoid Her. "When she was right ahead there was nothing for us to do but hit her. The blow was a very bad one. I thought we were going down at once, as the steamer qnivered and reeled backward. back-ward. The water rushed in at once. The steamer lurched and continued on ber way. She did not seem to be badlr I damaged." 'ajt. Halev narrated the experiences of hims!f and crew in working his vessel ves-sel shoreward. With five feet of water in the hold and gaining, manning the pumps was exceedingly difficult, as the wajer surged about the men all the time. Finally it wis decided to abandon aban-don the vessel and all hands took to the boat. |