long boat was swamped with water just after getting clear of the ship. The second quarter boat stayed out of the danger area, but three people (David Ashworth, Aaron Hayman, and William Sanguily) were able to swim through the surf to the quarter boat. A total of fifteen people, including 9 crew and 6 passengers, survived the wreck. The captain did not leave the ship. Passengers and crew The list of those on General Grant includes: William H. Loughlin of New York - Captain - Drowned at time of wreck Bartholmew Brown of Boston - First officer - Lost at sea attempting to reach New Zealand B. F. Jones of Massachusetts - Second officer - Drowned at time of wreck Magnes Anderson of Sweden - Carpenter - Drowned at time of wreck Keding - Steward - Drowned at time of wreck William Newton Scott of Shields (also reported as W Newton Smith) - Able bodied seaman - Lost at sea attempting to reach New Zealand William Ferguson - Able bodied seaman - Survived Cornelius Drew - Able bodied seaman - Survived Peter McNevin of Islay - Able bodied seaman - Lost at sea attempting to reach New Zealand Andrew Morison of Glasgow - Able bodied seaman - Lost at sea attempting to reach New Zealand David McLelland of Ayr, Scotland - Able bodied seaman - Died on the Island Joseph Harvey Jewell - Able bodied seaman - Survived William Murdoch Sanguilly - Able bodied seaman - Survived Aaron Hayman (also reported as A. Harpman)- Ordinary seaman - Survived Corn - Drowned at time of wreck Purser - Drowned at time of wreck Cook - Drowned at time of wreck Assistant Cook - Drowned at time of wreck Mrs Brown - Passenger (wife of First Officer, Bartholmew Brown)- Drowned at time of wreck Mrs Mary Ann Jewell - Passenger (wife of Able bodied Seaman Joseph Jewell) - Survived. She is often reported as a stewardess but this is disputed. She did pay for her passage but had to sign articles of employment as a stewardess to accompany her husband - a member of the crew - but she did not act as stewardess. James Teer - Passenger - Survived Frederick Patrick Caughey - Passenger - Survived David Ashworth - Passenger - Survived Nicholas Allen - Passenger - Survived Mrs Oat and four children - Passengers - Drowned at time of wreck