Litchfield enquirer., 1848-09-14
TERRIBLE SHIPWRECK OF TIE
OCEAN NONARC

The packer ship Ocean Monarrh, Captain
Mursotk. t ON I. rerpm', August :.4lh. tT
Bias on, was bulmed ia th. Enyl, SlI Cha1.m
$ non after feaving port, and $50 persons p r.
iShed
The Ocean Mon rch was one Of The finest
and largest ships that 'vei dpa' ed. and had
male several reimarkaiac Sh0 p $SaerS.
The Oce II Monarch ieft Liv:,p'M Aug.
24Ih wi h $50 >tee'agr passengers, cabin
aud 22 SECOND cabin. and with her or. w,
mad Oh ht,lId 39S pei sous She had net pros
cceied far. hnweve', hei.'re the utmost con
Sit nation was prcdared by an anIuu ce-
meni that the ship was on fie, and $rau.-
y had The al"rm ieen given. when she was
in a complrl" blaze. The scene which fol-
lowed may he 'nur,' ea>iiy ron,tiv' Il than
described. TIE passengers became traffic
with de>p iT, aAd nuH1be,S IL, oiNp ,,Angeh
in . tHe 'ce IA, To c%ra!a: tire more awful
death which apparently awaited them -
Husbands we're Severei from ,lfeir wives,
aud wives r. IN Their has .and>. and chit
drrm from their pa'eplS The cap ain find
ing that all control over the poor creatures
WAS snhe. and hat are Fl Y was making ra-
pad prs'greSS, ordered hnh anchors 10 below.
cred, in the hone Of bringing the vessel hail
"
anrhGr>. m my Of the uniOr unale l,a>sen.
gers were dragged hiO the &C: IN, III y ha>
Wing sc ted the ,>elveS ON the chair rah rS,
auG were thus Launched inro eternity. Al
The time the fire wa: discovered, the vessel
was annui 3 miles 10 the eastward of 7lrt
srea Orm'S Head. aud several vessels were
in sight. A ~ignaa ~ dis r>$ was al omre
40 ste |, which WIS imn.' cia,.ly answered
by ii yacht belonging TO Thomas Lil,lrda e,
and was about six miles distant Mr. 1.il>
llec ale wax himself on bpa, I'd. end al un.e
more down TO render what ass stance was in
his power. There was a s if irTerze ih,.~-
g, AMI had tn yacht ven,ried along site
il would have been total Il. >,rnciinn tn all
~ board a boat "aS. however, immehi-
lie y lowered aud pIoceeted 10 the ship. for
The parp '>e of reScunS $Ore Of the nninriu
nate p,SSen, ers. The scene viii h pre ,rnt.
! Itself to MT l.utIedale. on n. ar,ng ih..
vessel was "i 'he nosi applii.ng and hal-
owing Description. hat gentleman truly
'ie>cfihr> il az awnl, and Such as he hopes
never I" witness again.
The flames were burn ing with Intense fu.
ry from the S'erh and centre ut the vessel
;" great was the heat IN these paris. lha
the passengers male. and female, men. wO
'nrH and children DIVIDED IL h.. fire par
Ut the vessel Their i"ering heart rel din"
>hr'ekS tor aid, were c.rrird across the
blue wa'ers. In their mad,ieced despair
women jumped owe, board. with their IF
spring in their aims. and sank Ia Use
more. Men followed their wives IN fTenz,
ami we're 'Osi. Srnips of men, women ant
children a's' prec pitarei themselves ini"
The water in the vain hope Of self preSrrva
lion hut the water rlnsed over many 81
Them fpr-ver. No pen can de>cr he This
awful >cr2" The flames cU:.in TO rage
with Increased fury. In f'w minutes the
IN zen mast went nverhOlrA il few mo
m"ni> more The main>ma>t shared the same
fate; there yet remained the lore mast. As
the FIRE was M king It's way TO the FIRE par
"f the vessel. the p. s'engers and crew Oi
course crowded still further fTwar.i 90 the
jih hoOm. they C. ung ~ clusters as ih".k a.
they could pick. one lying over The other.
Al lrngih The fire mast went overheard
SnapMcg The fas,en'ngs Ct the jib.boom.
which with lis had of huNnrn b"ing<, drop.
ped into me water. amidst The most hearl>
tendin2 Hrreams, h0lh Of hO>e ~, boa rd aud
of those who were fall ng in'n The wate:
Some Of the poor creatures were enablch
IN gain the vessel, Whe'S H. ted awat on
>plrS. hut manv mel with 81 waterY grave
The loss 0n' of 1913 perSms leaves I53 to he
arcoun;e r.. A mi. rrip,inn has been Aei
on fil0 " ih' relief Of ahe sufferers.