New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-22
MARINE AFFAIRS.
LOSS OF THE BARK MONASCO-STATE-
MENT OF CAPT. DALEY.

MENT OF CAPT. DALEY.
To the Editor Of Then Y Tribune.
The bark Monasco, under my command, sailed from
Gottenburg June II, 1857, bound for New-York With
a cargo of iron and 81 passengers Nothing occurred
on the passage worthy Of note until the 18th of July
when the weather set in foggy much so that We got
no observation that day, for three days follow
ing. On the DIST of July at ii o'clock p. M, the
dense fog st continuing, the bark struck, the first
mate having the watch on deck at the time. being
in bed and asleep the collision awoke me, and lsprang
upon deck heard the first mate calling loudly that
we he'd struck upon an iceberg, that her bows were
stove In and that the bark rapidly sinking.
immediately called all hands to the braces and hove
both topsails aback, in order to clear the ce taen
ordered the boats cleared to save passengers and
crew. We found that the vessel would not back off,
but laid in the position as when she struck IL
being dark, and the fog heavy that could not
see what the vessel had struck against, sent the
second mate forwar TO ascertain the damage, and at
the time ordered the quarter boat TO be launched
and the pumps tried which was done. The second
mate reported that her bows were entirely stove in,
and her forward hold full of water up to the matches
The quarter boat then being partly filed with crew
and passengers orderedthem out, and told the mates
10 launch the oDg-boat, which they proceeded TO DO
lehVDg lew passengers tne COOK 10 tue
boat my wife, who was standing by my eide, put
into the boat with them and told the steward
to get the passengers out of the house. He ard the
cabin passenger endeavored TO do So but only sue
ceeded in getting few of them out, the remainder
choosing TO stop and pray rather than make effort To-
save themselves. jumped upon the house and called
10 them TO come, but being unable TO speak their Ian
gnage, / could have no effect upon them.
The quarterboat, swinging in the davits, com.
rnenced breaking up. tried to launch her. but there
being breakers under her found il impossible to do
The mates and crew succeeded in launching the
iiong-boat, and fourteen of crew and passengers
jumped into her; the mate calling for oars found
two and put them into the boat. then took my wife
out OF the quarter boat and sshed her TO the mizzen
rigging. The bark was then settling head-foremost,
the forward part Of her house being under water the
mate calling at the same time that she was sinking
and urged me to get into the boat. asked him if the
boat was loaded and be replied that she could carry
Q few more. then told him to come up TO the niz-
zen chains and take my wife, he backed the boat mp
as rear as possible. then threw her toward him and
the mate caught her and took her on board. then
stepped back on deck aud the vessel was enking
fact only her poop being out of water. then sprsng
Tor the boat and succeeded n catching her by Tue
bow with hand and got into her. My cook ca'ied
TO ne TO save him; told him TO jump as had done
and at the time told the men Ia back TIE boat
nearer the wreck but some. in their fright, shou'ef
that the boat loaded TO pull of that the ship was
confusion of the moment they pulled away from
the wreck. / told nv mate We must try
to save the cook. MY God he exclaimed,
ave are deep, captain, and il these pssseu-
gers' should jump in. che would sink with Us all -
felt the side iii being dark could not see
and found be correct, for very few more persons
in the boat would have sunk her there being already
sixteen people in her. We could not see the wreck,
although We supposed ourselves TO BE- within bun
bred feet of her and determined To keep as near to her
possible, until daylight
After ! bad been on the boat an hour, thought I
snelt the lard, but considered impossible, our
reckoning carried Us TO the southwark.
AT about 81 O'Clock q. m. we made out the laa1, we
beng eloee IN to the breakers shore In few min
utes saw he wreck, sunk, her foretop and portion
CT her sarboard quarter out Of water the making
q complete breach over her. As soon as we saw her,
we hailed, and received answer from her. We
told them TO keep up good courage and we would
save them. We then proceeded to land what people
ne had IN the boat, she being too deep to take in
others. We succeeded in landing in cove, after
rowing quarter Of mile there we landed the pas