 Crane 's report of the incident appeared on the front page of the New York Press on January 7 , 1897 , only three days after his rescue , and was quickly reprinted in various other papers . The account , titled " Stephen Crane 's Own Story " , concentrates mainly on the sinking of the Commodore , and the ensuing chaos . Crane dedicates just two paragraphs to the fate of his compatriots and himself on the dinghy , while detailing their inability to save those stranded on the sinking ship : 
