New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-06
THU Loss or THE MONITOR.
An Account from ouc Of stc Survivor
In.rrcssirs Details.

Assiitlut-Su-geon G.. VI. Nceh-, one 4 the SUI
viyors Of ihc Monitor, srrved home lNo. 80
Btoomc street. ia tn. y lat u!ght. aud frOi lin
our rcr,r Ct gathered te following n4rraive. SAY.
e,cn We l. Lao his nigh, band shattered AID arm
d-al!ed, caused by ui'emri'ng t. ward 'T he
whale boat u bile ia te hunca, which lad jos
'rksu toa; r ohi from t'e M0nI'oT 10 convey th,u
20 ,hg X oC, itl~Hi.
Iie Mont. E, ni fow 81 he steamer RHODE l-lAud,
stated from Foriess N"ur,c about three o'd Cd "a
# ndny al r. 9pn, 29,h D,eenh.r. u, - ~.
d. tow o. Tho ,''f".r safe 81 'ep'ga, h". ne
en- so,io tine Dciilc ana sas I"rhaur tn n - ~
,ea Oh board tie Mo.i',r wtr. q IcfsJus ~.
told. lie trl WAC ta'u ttd tmopih ~ rlass, aud
ne weather warm and prg,aut. Tie vese'l pro-
,eedeI a ito ra,r # hu"u' i've or BIN knots nj
Lour. with II fcrDcpIlic motion 'rts ihsn thai "i
anv Other vessel. Every thug seemed nn,.lrlou'
f,r Ii ploaalpl TN, AMI a. night ell wc tclow 10
deep. iaen they bcs'u 10 experience He ene;ts ol
J!l,o all.
L. tie iniciior OF the Mouitor. AS vii b, reueG..
hcrrd Nv der, uI,tions, few feet fOrwari at The
.moke--nck . the stern j. located the machinery,
tie hfe-foou, &; Unior ,he turret. and lev feet
iorw rd OF t,c IA III hatch Ia tie place occupied by
~. salor9. Still ;uri' er ior"n'd L. The cab" Ani
ward room. ! iHls ligrtei by iurret hoeT. Aiou' d
this are tour 90 roons, say by fe"t, ara Tour
smaller ones, d by9 feet, occupied ~ the officers
, She had blow or-engnes put Ia 81 Wa.nnet Ton Tor
the purpose OF drawing all the air possible through
TIE holes OF th.irsret and the bower-siacks.
With tho exception noted Of tho closeness OF air,
winch Indeed WIS almost innnf portable, mere was
nothing TO u ar the comfort Of The first night. The
next morning broke beautifully, but with light
bre.z, tlat smashed up Hale waves aganst the
turret Just en0IIgn TO make small raipDows when
the sun War rbining on the bows. 80 toe wehtoer
continued unul "Wednesday (Ibursday u Afternoon.
VIXEN il b-camc cloudy, aud M tue sky grew darker
il was thought they might have rain. Soon, how
ever the ind cleared all the the clon!s sway mud
,hsy thought there would DO agreeable weather sli
tho way down; but later III tue AFTERNOON, about
) o'clock, it commenced 70 blow.
Al . clock, they stood y. S. w. from HatteTas
Lignt, having cleared the Cape, the breeze freshei-
jpg more and more, bur no sppreLeusioos being Ielt
Of a gale About o'clock they discovered the Pds-
shic some three or four miles 10 tbe nortbeast.
When they saw the Paes4i. has III her stern sfo
having been Ten miles ate.d nj tie starr, alt on
board The Monitor could not but eel PRIDE thai she
nhe Monuoil vas the hfst there, as every wuese
esolhat rhe was the iir,t iron clad thsl hnd round
ed Cupe IIateras M she had led IN naval schi,ve.
meuls Inc conclusion was arrived VI that the
storm would not Overtake thom, aud therefore That
il WAs not Iecessary H. run towards lineas lole'.
TIE breeze Vas blowing pretty freshly, sbd III
sreasng ia violence but tbors were inpicationS III
the W IT OF lie clearing OH until about o CLOCK,
wien, III the spnoc .! lew muule', u bcr"i o'
wiud and rain gathered la the southwest te
vIaih OF the WAVES augmeuilng,w with sea 80 rough
that II began TO da.h against the tower, Throwing
up fountains that leuled 80 40 feet IL air wash
iop al over the iurrc TIE fury oi tie storm Kept
on every wave dashing over The whole Weasel ifon,
,c 10 stern and entering nj every crevice intended
tor the Admission Of air. The vessel was ihumped
about in IA manner ihdercrlbaJle.
1ne rain lasted from quarter to hall an hoor'
but the gale rugged more Intensely than before
he vessel Deg III 10 ehk-Ihey hardly Knew where
il came n-but it was very serious around the lore
cu,tl. ana anchor. L. Ms abOnf % clock, aLd the
rnm,s were sci III mo.i,n. They rapidly gained on
the water, but ia alb ut half an hour they KEEP
about even pace with each other. Ihe gale had III,
creased 10 a hurricane, the Monitor Keeling ana
sbudIsriug from end to end. Faster and faster the
wa,sr c,.lSs 10. IL VIZ. y.iui1g W Tie Iur'.s' W