The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-06
tine MONITOR DISASTER.
rr~~ccS>~~~-~~~~c~
Interesting Particulars or the
Calamity.
~~~~~~So~>~~~>o.1.>~~-
0ficial Reports Of Comm anders
Bankhead and Trenchard.
~>~~~>~o~>~~>>~>>~~~
The Storm and It's Effect on
the Iron-Clad.
The Leak and tho Extinguishment
Of the Fires.
Signals Of Distress, and the Rhode Island
Cores to the Rescue.
THE LAST SEEN OF THE MONITOR,
IN q ID H N II 8,
Asss &e~ 10.
The Leak and tho Extinguishmen
Of the Fires.
Signals Of Distress, and the Rhode Island
Cores to the Rescue.
THE LAST SEEN OF THE MONITOR.
1 N q L ID H N II .,
&sss ) &e.A 10.

Ass &es IL.
The naval wonder Of the word-our bravo little Mont.
tors more "LOst at sea, or Hatteras the
ing OF December 81 1867" tells the story OF her end
and, though she lies useless the bottom Of
tho ,sho will long be remembered by the American
people OF the North for what sac DONE and by the
American people at the South for having taught them
what ga Yankee cheese box a RAFT" could do.
On Saturday morning last, about ten O'Clock the State
of Georgia arrived at Fortress Monroe bringing tho start
ling intelligence that the Monitor had gone down. with
four officers and several Of her crew. officer
and number Of the OF the Rhode Island perished
In the attempt TO them from watcry grave
news spread like wildhre and q few moments every
man, woman and child had heard OF the disaster and
The Monitors los in every mouth, while here and
there military and naval officers assembled In groups dis
Guessing the news
Tho excitement was most intense among all classes %
learn authentic accounts OF the disaster and the
Of the lost but nothing could be learned than the
fact OF her going down in heavy storm off Hatteras.
with some sixteen or seventeen Of hose board and
the loss of Of the crew OF the Rhode Island In at
tempting TO save them.
The news brought by the State OF Georgia is as fol-
lows -
On Thursday, at eleven O'Clock A. NJ while her
turn 10 Fortress Monroe with dispatches from the Pas
lockout The Columbia reported having spoke the Rhode
Island and learned from her that the Monitor sunk
on Wednesday morning. about O'Clock and that six
teen and one officer went down with her She
further reported that twelve and two ocers OF the
Rhode Island pershed while attempting to save the crew
OF the Monitor and that the surgeon OF the latter lost
of his hands by being FIRST damned and afterwards ampu
tated.
This all your correspondent or any one else cond
learn on shore and hoping that additional particulars
could be gathered from the occrs OF the State OF Georgia
took boat and boarded her. whom learned that knew
all that they did but Informed that II any additional
news arrived would he sent Admiral Lee board
The flagship Philadelphia now went on board tho
Philadelphia, but up to six O'Clock Ia the evening not
ling furthe was reported.
L Al that hour the Rhode island was approach
Ing In fifteen minutes after she anchored scarce two
throw from the dook having board khe crew OF
thu Monitor. collect the following facts from different
wartisss-
About two O'Clock on Monday morning last the state
C Georgia towed the Passaic from Hampton Roads fol
lowed one or two hours later BY the Rhode Island
having the Monitor tow The weather was As fine a.
could be wished the shining and bright a. May
day morning, while the water was scarcely rippled All
around propous and the two Monitors gdeo stcad
ny along-oo steadily thought ,'as the natural SWELL
together with the motion caused by tho paddles Of the
stsamers failed make them ride and rock upon the
,wsves-bo,h literally ploughing through the water,
which occasionally ieaped upon and washed
stheF decks. Tho old tars who observed this would
knowingly shake their heads7 and ask, "what would
she do In . heavy Storm"
Nothing occurred worth mentioning until Tuesday
night both iron -clads remaining in sight Of each
other up Ave O'Clock p NJ, when they became scparat
cd, the sea becoming rough
About that hour the Monitor made Hateras light
fifteen miles the southwark, with slight southeast
wind but sign OF The weather was pleasant
and Wnbc and Hattcras shoals were safely rounded
the Monitor still In tow and acting well. Before the
officers sat down TO dinner, which about half
past Ave, she was reported perfectly tight and
there was every prospect Of hel weathering wha,
was then but light blow" She shipped
q considerable quantity of water, but II was easily
thrown out by the pumps. From six TO seven O'Clock
r. NJ the wind began TO able. and signs OF clear fine
night became apparent. As there was no prospect Of
storm Captain Bankhcad Of the Monitor, decided that
she should continue her voyage and put into Haeras
Inlet his intention IL the blow" increased in
stead Of abatng Distant from Hattshs Inlet at this
zine about fifteen miles,
'-.---., yIssr SYMPTOMS GALE
Hardly had the Monitor proceeded hsf voyage when
I'm. wind commenced to freshen; but still there
signs Of prolonged storm the shone bright and
.cear and tho sky free Of clouds by eight O'Clock
tths wind had materially increased and the sea rp
very high, sometimes passing over her turret
-. - a..s TIE LxAK.
she now began 10 leak considerably, but again the
p,nrs ovsrcame Of water which entered her.
and m serious danger was anticipated
From eight 70 nine r. NJ me storm ipcpased with =
esvy beating sea- sranng the vessel very much leaking
continuing TO grow she towed very heavy,
and in fact haddons so the commenced but
this may DO mainly accounted for by the strong current
OF the cui stream AZ well % the wind which both
against her.
Ifsttcras lxpt WAS last about eight pm. by hos
on hoard tho Monitor. She wa then bearings north BY
wost Al qusrssr before the Bearing Of Hattsrss
aish. north half west, distant about twenty mica
From nine 70 ten Pm the wind was blowing q gale.
abe sca being worry rough, and the Monitor leaking
<earsully The pumps worked we'll but the
water for tho first time was found 10 be
gaining Andtews centrifugal pump alone was
throwing 5000 gaions Of watsr per minute but sim
she wstcr gained, showing that she must have sprung
a Icsk. The breaking heavily over the
Moor and tho water entering ilm turret in large guam
titles.
Fr " elaven p. ". the water Ml gained rapidly
al was now known for certain that she had sprung leak
Tho storm was height, the striking and paa.
sng over ne Mocr, buryno her completely for N, nsds,
,ohe for fro seconds nohine could ~ Of her on, tie
Rhoe Tidnd baa Tia s1r poyt Of her twrd, surrounded
~ form This Twas caused folluws-A huge wave
would IN her up, when in descending 70 meet another
ins,ead of riding II like other vessels, she powed
through, tho projecting armor at her bow striking
the water with such force that the spray and foam
thrown around her the distance Of forty feet. This
GRO ei1ag arma undoubtedly tho cause Of the osx NJ
II extended AFT tsrtytwo feet, and forward four.
teen This constantly striking hs water with the force
that iI ga and the immense weight q ammunition IN
her hu have separated one from The other, thus
causing q lax from which she oiled and sunk.
ru xosros ssgIso.
she was found to DO fast sinking, and conssl,a
tion was held whether best TO abandon her
not The engineer entering at this moment reported that