Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-13
THURsD1Y moRNING. DEC. IS, Is0O.
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peller jersey City which was wrecked of
Long Point in The late gale There Is no
sensation" about il, but in the plain style Of
s uotorial protest. the noble hearted hero tells
bis tale OF suffering and Of sacrifice. II any
brave seaman is entitled to a testimonial in
token of appreciation Of heroic deeds, Capt
Monroe is thus entitled. Twice has he risked
his own life for the safety of Others, and
the world should be thankful that be is yet
spared. We extract -
"The vessel rolled badly. We kept the
hand pumps going the best we could. She
rode so until II A. ~ Saturday, the oath
Nov, when she commenced - drag. We
were then about % or th ee miles above the
Light House at Long Point Il was partially
clear, showing q little, but we could see the
land and the Light House AT III A. N. we
struck the bottom with our stern, having
dragged ashore. We could not get our small
anchor down, being so much iced up, and
shipping such seas forward as TO wash US
away when we attempted il. She commenc-
ed to break up In about half an hour after we
struck, the stern breaking of first right for
ward of the boiler We attempted to clear
away the boats, but it was Of no use-we
could not do il and if we had, no boat could
have lived moment.
We stuck to the wreck, until she finally
broke up, at y P. N. Just before this we
got the life boat from of where she was
slowed on the upper deck forward, and
launched her overheard, nearly dry, shipping
some water in launching one third
full. We yeered her away with long line
but she rolled over and over several times.
Our vessels head was nearly of shore and
stern on shore at this time. The after part
Of the vessel was all gone, and we were all
hands cODgregated forward on the port side
-23 souls in all-2I Of the crew and two
passengers, all males, no females on board.
At q P N. I saw she was all going to
pieces. l tod all hands to get on top of the
hurricane deck. Nine of them, with myself.
did so. The two mates, one wheelsman and
two deck hands hauled the life boat up and
got into her. l thought the hurricane deck
would not bear or carry US all, and got off,
taking life plank and, Just as she went all
TO pieces ] jumped overheard to attempt to
reach tie shore, one Of the walters taking
life plank and jumping over at the same
time.
When I jumped, the rest Of the men, not
spoken of above, were on the promenade
deck forward, and on the arch was under
the water moment or so. 0nrising, Ifound
myself in the midst Of lot of food wood
and debris Of the wreck, and in the struggle
to get up through let 60 Of my life plank.
| saw the life boat, bottom up, near 10 me,
and taking piece Of wood under me l made
for il. On reaching it, ahd taking hold of
the painter, she turned right side up One
man was under the seats, alive Another one
came up close by, within my reach, and got
hold Of him by the collar and pulled him in
so thut be got his hands on the life boat. Just
then she turned over again, with me under
meath. saw the man no more.
In moment or so the life boat turned
right side up again. The other man was still
under the seat inside, and stil alive. She
turned again bottom upwards; I was then on
the outside Some food wood had followed
US and hosted close by, and let 60 the life
boat seizing a piece Of scantling to support
me. Just then | saw. the piece of the hurri
cane deck, with eight men on il, near by. l
made an effort 10 reach il, and succeeded, but
I could not get on it alone. Those on it
pulled me up. found there the two engi-
neers, two iremen, the clerk, one passenger,
one boy, one wheelsman, making, with my
self, nine persons in all. One of those on the
deck previously, had left before the vessel
broke up and got into the life boat, and was
lost.
rrl;, r;., - a.. Al f., 49,. ,l,.
three-fourths Of a mile below the wreck, and
nearly two miles from the light house. with
all nine Of Us on it. We were all able TO walk
ashore, except the clerk and the boy. took
the boy in my arms and carried him as lore,
giving him to the passenger, who carried him
M TO the sand hills I turned around with
the engineers and one fremen to get the clerk,
Mr.. Derby, ashore We got hold of him and
brought him ashore. It took Us an hour or
more to do It, The sea would bring the piece
of deck in shore and snatch it back again be-
fore we could get him Off We were weak and
benumbed, Our clothes all frozen upon US.
Mr.. Derbys clothes were heavy. BE was
lying on the piece Of wreck, the seas running
over him. We succeeded at last in getting
him ashore; we carried him up close to the
sand bank and and laid him down; but he
died in about two minutes, --iust like one 60
ing to sleep. Hooked around at the boy
be had Just died. The passenger had staid by
him all the time. His DEATH too. was like
sinking away to sleep,
All that landed from the wreck alive, be-
sides the nine on the hurricane deck, were
the waiter on the Life Plank, and mIlatto
/ deck hand, who also landed on a Life Plank.
The waiter and deck hand were both frozen
to death. Those who were alive-7 in all
leaving the 4, after they were dead, started to
/ 90 70 the Light house. about two miles Oft
! They were myself Manchester, the First En-
/ gineer, Cummings, the Second Engineer, Jno
4 TObin; and Michael McFarlane, Firemen, Dir
Gran 7all, passenger, from Monroe CO., N. X
and John Wells, wheelsman. The last nam
( ed and McFarlane, fireman, had gone to the
! light house at once, on landing, and were not
i frosted at all The other FIVE that staid be-
/ hind to try and save their fellows, started fol
the light house together.
We all got within one hundred rods of III,
/ light house when we came to q place where
I the sea had made an inroad upon the shore
The first engineer attempted first 10 wadl
across. His clothes were frozen upon him 81
stiff that be could not raise his legs and h'
retraced his steps, lying right down, exhaust
/ ed, on the sand. The second engineer soor
joined him, getting down on his knees a1C
taking his head into his lap. In TINS position
they both soon died--frozen to death. i my.
selffell down exhausted close to them, bu
seeing them die, thought to make one NOR
effort 70 get up and make my way TO thu
| light house. Afaer several Intellectual at
\ tempts, the fireman, John Tobin, assisted me
and BY rolling my frozen stiff arms up on thl
| dead body Of the engineer, as & lever, 90
up. The passenger az this time was helpless
One Of the men in charge Of the Light hous
| arrived at this time and tried to hell
me down to 1t; but was too far gone. 81
went back and got his assistant who wa
sick, and with the help Of both, was got t
the light house. They returned and got th
| passenger and fireman, each separately, ant
brought them IN. l went right off into in
sensihility, and knew nothing further until