The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-18
wksr PISS SQUARE, PhiIadel
Collision I'm Chesapeake Bay between the
Steamboat Monmouth and the br1g Wind
ward-The Former sunk and Mine Persons
Drowned.

from the Baltimore American, Oct ls
About i've O'Clock tuesday morning the steamer
into Oh the wolap Light by the brig windward hence
for New Orleans BY which she Vas completely disabled
b@rS .hssl and .hssIhoase and asp.eiur the sasr,
from m position, besides causing her 70 leak badly The
brig vas abo Injured and her captain Was Obliged 70 put
her Norfolk for repairs Finding that be could not
proceed, Captain Dsnsey tf The Monmouth, cut his %
cho With view 70 walt for the Gladiator, By which he
and she vss heard but could GOT be seen but
v minutes In consequence OF the thickness OF the at
nosphere the boat lay At anchor oil day and towards
evening gAle and u was soon dscoveret that she
ne Grew as once began 10 construct RATS as the only
hope Of safety and before the stea LOUISIANA from
Eorfoik on her upward trp reached her there vas no
thing visible but portion Of her upper works and the
sea vs breakns over her Capt Rassei deter 10
do everything possible tor the sufferers and aescrying
ran With . number Of persons on H. despatched two Of
his boats 70 their rescue. They had nos proceeded fer
wss NOT Ss' long yns err Wish
contsned Two other rsfs overtAkea one Of which
hsld Two persons and the other one al o. whom were
Tor Two or three Of those rescued In exhausted
condition, andgbut for the timely succor afforded % EN-
ths schooner Ada, Of this port wS ran and that
eight persons we're len on board the Monmouth Capt
there fears snsrssnsa thai they ali persisted Wien
the steamboat vM struck the concussi,n vas 90 great
thai her smoke pipe Wa thrown down 80 that eli hope,
n her machinery not injured. for working her TO
land vas lost Al seven O'Clock Wednesday evening
che steamboat do after lying 81 anchor Tor thirty
eight hours.
The following . LIST Of those saved from the wreck =
We Dsnsey, captain; Thomas J. Edori, clerk; J. c.
Deaney and Charles Reeder engineers H. Cannon and
james Hutchinson mates Henry Brandon and George
Blake, colored, hremen William Brennan, white, and
John Hach and william stoxeley, colored deck hands
William Truitt colored, vneesman: Mary Robinson, co
1ored, chambermad and Theodore and James Davidson,
children, passengers all Of whom brought up yes
terday by the Louisiana.
The following supposed 4, have been drovneis-
james Davidson, Mrs Davidson and tvo children, pas
ceneers Matthias Mathews, steward; William Woodland,
coos Charles Phlips, coalheaver, and Perry Rdg way
deck hand.
C.p, Hewitt was last seen on ran going ,axa,ds the
res and though he vas supplied with four bknkets Is
fesred that he pershed Al the time OF the collision the
brig. 10 said, had lights out, ~ required by law nor
wss she until II vas impossible 70 escape from her
The Mon mouth belonged 70 company Of planters the
Pamupkey river and IL total loss, there having been
NO Insurance her. The officers made sigma Of dis.
kress 70 those board the light boat, but attention
worthy efforts OF Capt Russell the whole number would
IN he highest terms OF his conduct and Of bis d,s, mate
Er wud who dd eysry thing possible 10 The rsscung OF
the wrecked and administering 10 their comfort AFTER he
got them on board his boat
The Davidson children, y no we're made orphans by
THIS calamity were kindly csred tor and subsc Upton
Of seventy i've dollars collected from the PASSENGER.
Of the Louisiana forty dollars Of which are 70 De applied
% their immediate necessities Ten dollars rere given
Auen Ward The mate, and eve dollars each 70 the I've
eesmen who la0oret q he rescue