A Terrible Calamity

One of thoee appalhog accidenta whicu Providcnce permita occasionally to remind mankind that in dcaling with tho clemcnts of nature he cannot be too carefu!, oocurred on Long Island Sound on the cveoing of Friday June 1 1 th. The steamer Narragansett, of the Providence and Stonington line, bound for the latter place, with 300 passengers on board, was run into during a heavy fog at about midnight, by the steamer Stonington bound for New York. The location of the accident was off Cornfield light, opposite Clinton and Madison, Conn., and Greenport, L. L, within 17 miles of the boat's destination, Stonington, and 100 miles out of New York. The Narragansett was so badly injured that she went down in a few minutes, and with her many a precious human lií'e. The crews of both boats were as wild as the passengers, and showed a wonderful lack of discipline. In fact, if it liad not been lor a passing steamer, The City of New York, but a coniparative few of the passengere would have been saved. The crew of the last nained i-hip were under complete discipline and showed plainly what an advantage there was in having a crew that knew how to do. The Mjeuebeggars description, and the details of the brutality of mankind wlicn placed face to face with death is too sickening lo reproduce on paper. The loxs of lile is et-timated atfrom 100 to 200. At about the same time in mid oocan, there oceurred a similar accident. The steamer Anchoria of the Anchor line was run into by the stcamer Queen, of the Nati' mal lino, and not only evcry life was Kived by the trained men who had charge of the NMlli but both boats were brought to port in safety by carcful management.