The New York herald., 1862-08-15
CATASTROPHE ON TIE POTOMAC.
Collision Between the Steamers Wesi
Point and George Peabody.
SEVENTY.TRREE LIVES LOST.
NAMES OF SOME OF THE SUFFERERS,
DC, DC, &C.
AQUA cRrEx. Va, , Augrs, IA. 1859.

Ragged Point between the Peabody art Wsi
Point involving the oss cf sevcnty three nge' r..
West FONT bourd to this place freai Ns Segs
with convalescent troops of Gen. runs4ss army sbs
sank in ton minutes after tho secidaat. The rca01oy
brou lit the rescued soldiers aad passengers this pom,
ana from Lieutenant Colonel Charles Scott, OF The Sikh
New Hampshire, who on board Of :Ne iNated yes
sol in harge of tho troops, have obtained the Ic
lowing account Of the anhr;-
We LETT %ewp9rts News Tuesday, tho I2lh inst,
with hundred and hftyour soldiers, four officers
three ladies' aud child At Fortress Mcnroe we
took seventeen mon making in AL two hundred ant
seventy souls.
IN Wednesday cyening, the 18TH inst. about eigh
| o'clock, OF Ragged Point, on the Potomac,
startled by shock. and discovered ihat collision
lad taken place between steamer and another
the George Peabody, bound down the The Wes,
Point began to leak very FAST and ascertained thai
she would aink in less than ten minutes The Peabody
which had been partially disabled could render
sistance. except with tho small boats.
From other urccs ! learn valuable assistance was
rendered by Captains Eggs and Hall and their assistant
quartcrmsstors Of General Burnsides army who
passing IL the steamer John Farron at tho lime and by
Acting Master Joslyn, OF the glmboat Reliance. An
known bark also rendered valuable assistance, and by
the combined efforts OF all .so hundred and three per
scns rescued.
The West Point went down in four fathoms OF water
abou; and halr miles from the Maryland shore,
thing can lc now ecen Of her but portion Of hsl
i a. Ike e,a,k moss and somo y,r,ne ed IN blanks o,
her eecks All Of her .rcy were saved cxccnt ono ire
man, naluet John Russell
The b "a. period lul nc which .heTest Point remained
II at after striking, and the Consideration which pre-
vac i prevented the otorts to all from being
,e, ~ =. ,,, 10 ,o,,r.a t.r.ot, n,,,o and : ,o,
the last to leave the vessel Without
o,,b, 49, o b,,,. u ether rgivo Won the STATE
monte n, ho,,, s,.r,s
qo co,l,,,,o u tc e,,er,en or vn, T. lery,n ni,ot
al ,ha pa,ov II s earr,boratea by atain Yravers
~, ! ! A. aa.,. !, ,l,e ,in,e az t,e coI,xon.
m .toa,h hu ec,rqc Peabody left Aa.,ia e,eel Angus,
fs cr r,r.rese u,fr,, \, haf,,s. foo~ c.lo,, r. NJ
~, s,o,,o,r nr,c, ,,y, ~ ,vcr ons ,yi,, ,bont
a. ,-,., pin, ,rl e.,.r;rg csst NV ee,tn ,n,da nm
n, ,c,,,.r ,.,,r. vat,, yva., pom, az ,,r ,or,
| hon, -,e ooc bor cr or s.ea,n yh7,le which was
ops,vcre, ~ ronrp bv ,he s,eaner wcst roin, Whom
mo s.e,r,er n.,ro, ,,,red onr wheel yie pilot or
Yhooy,r haa charge of the s,oaue- West ront star.
hoard NJ liz yloc "a sir r shia's boa On tho nor,
s,do for,,,, or or ,,a,cr wheel, 4, i've n,rn.es vas,
| s,,bt o,,,octp
lhe following Is lie sta.cmcn, OF CAPTAIN Doya Of toe
| West Point
JE G. DOYLE master Of the steamer Vest Point, CERT.
as tina, b,,w.cn eight and nine oc,ccs a. OF Aagatls
steering fon Ragged Point 70 sc, soundings about i've
| miles above Lower Mrchoduc about ,yest by south
across tho carel heard whistle bow ono. two points
on the sarboarl bow. immediately ans~ .rcd w. which
signal mcans keep 10 the right our lights al b,rnr,
the time our green light being tho only ihat conls
| be seen from the other steamer, with which colscr
| occurred. saw the boa, coming down us im'nedi
atcly stopped The engine End backed the boat be c,hi
| boat apparently going cli srccd. Her port glare
| and paddle box took our bow stove
| il in, taking away about ten feet, iclvn,
| rs in sinking condition Immediately halsc aim II
STAY by as We were In ,ist.sgs lie, ygssel as and
advised the pilo. to beach the boat immediately sh'
order was complied With My steamer ncl..l %. he
Maryni shore ana sank in aboat four u'i,,ns water
| da everything 10 avoid lilo collision and asel my
| utmost exer;ions % gave all ccnld
| Through tho kiuaness Of Captain Bland ant roai
cuGrlermastcr wet Of this pscc whc kindly aG rlel
nc facilities fm visiting the pcaboy, rnaoed
send you tho following partial st q missing lhc enrs
number missing Is sevcr,y..hrce oi whom portion may
be saved as number were picked Up ~ aiuaa
| and sehoonerv m tie vicinity
Wife ana chil ac Major port sixth Ncx Hampshire
wife oslcntenant cooncls Scott sixth Ncs HAMPSHIRE
Wife Of Capt Cummings co. G, sixthNcw Hampshire.
--w wa, land, Co H. Ninth New York
Sergeant schanas Forty sixth Ncw York,
| Yri,ateJ. y. Nccutchcon, co.i
W. FOX. Co. +, F:-ly.drst New York
nr. Ncen.
/. !. ,hesrcrth
Private 1hos. Williams, Co b, For,y.clghh r>pnsyva-
MA
sergcart Majw Jones Iredcll.
| sorrsa,, ,ol,r yo,ne
Private Geo. Myers, Col
| Jas Guryins, CO. G, Fifty FIRST rcrnsyl lyania
Private, Ezra Grant Co II: John r. Scar Co K: 1ncs
| Brown Co. J. Forty ai.h rcnusyv na.
| riivaies Thomas McEecyrr 60. A. Samuel withorov
| Co. +; John Mclan, Co. III Charles w'rron CO "; Jno
Jcncs, Co. u lsaae Trump, Andre" Hannah, .'op'fttS'
$50, - ,o,,nor =, !, ,,oo u,n t.c.,b p.,,syi,,.,,
'Vs'aii y "o''uo' ~ !" w " 80. 't