Earle A. Smith Block Island, RI Earle A. Smith, 20, fisherman, went with the schooner “EIsie” and assisted in the rescue of eight passengers of the steamer “Larchmont,” off Block Island, Rhode Island, February 12, 1907. (See case of JOHN W. SMITH.) External Articles This Day in RI History: February 11, 1907 – New England’s Titanic