The New York herald., 1863-08-28
DISASTER AT 6EA,

Tne Untsed states GwoDox,. Conneestout
an" 0Ss ker city an Coliision-A MsssDvs
ESCAPE rom Total Destruction by Both
: v..A.;. -~>- City IQtAliy Dts-
aotesf and Towcd to Bea fort, Sc.
Misfortune to have attended naval vessela
moro OF late than any time since she Tho Balm
bridge foundered the 2lst instant and We learn o
serious collision between two large gunooa.s occurring
ea tho sans day. We are without sanciens qe'siia
~ pe w,ud and weather aud other Scunlaiccs 70 Jus
ty 1t time 10 Snter into anssh,ng more thon
few surmises IN relation to the sad affair sA
Both OF these ships had just beau. t9orcushy over
hauled at great expense snd werch excelies condt
ton There wcrc commanded bv tSoe thc mos, skilfu'
seamea in the navy careful ana comp mcn M every
way; their oiocrs Of ability snd discretion
and how 10 account this sad accden. - bcycd
power Of comprehension.
II probably occurred during the prevalence Of ths gale
which occurred that time coast and perhaps D
the dark hours OF tho night Ono tdisg very certMn-
no matter what the circumstances were that the look
s,s wsse sst good they might have beon upon
ths WHOLE n the matter stands IN account. Is
strpsgs msstr. 800 =. ...,,
Our nfes ma,ro Is rocoivcd frcNs kabe source. but
is not - fs cossd 10 desvs& awe shall BE- Obliged
70 await fsr further and mos Tan details 70 arrive
Our corresponseus ssys;-- g. +
A collision TOOK. p&ss ssssJlsi the United states
steamer C6usectcus ard toe Quaker City ,o Nov tplct
wilmington, " c., shs 2ist INSTANT 0f 20 seress
character that it fsse6 tho latter ves may havo 70
Ito up ordinary for ~ tins - come Tho two steamers
cruising og coast, bus were nos svaFe Of zach
others coutiESitk until the ~onsDs Of csiltdps Tho
first nlimaton 10 those boswd o either vssss was
given the p&pt that tho Qunker Cry struck the
Copnec,cut Lss tofward Of the beam se Cosoecticut
thea gonS an~rass Of sUous seves Aiss IN Asuv ear
ryng away her stArRoard forwavA boat, Duwsrks snd
Arwsrd part oil wEsSlhouse, ssd ssaxanx her txougs
overy timber causing her decks 10 esk and tho Engines
70 Jar very considerably This 10 extent o damage
inflicted ON the Connecticut. Tho Quaker City, uufor
tunstsiy was much seriously damaged. From her
holes down TO the waier edge she WINS cut - 1t
eight fcet from her stern oil the down. exposing
the yeonnan's chain lockers fsm forward The
Quaker City instantly began to leak Soy and had shs
been less sharp than she Is the less smooth To
time, she would have gone down immediately. II was
necessary TO afford her instant assisusacs and II was
lucky that the Connecticut stl abo 70 rendcr 70
her by conveying her to Beaufort.
TneQuaker City went into commission on the 18th
nst the Brooklyn Navy Yard and sailed the follow
ing Tuesday for the Wilmington blockade The following
Ia list OF her onicers:-
Commandr-James Madison Frailey.
Lieutenant AND Ercc.aioe O9icer-Silas Casey, Jr.
Actina Suroeon-J J. Brvwnee.
Acting Edymdser--Henry j. Builay.
Acting Chief Engn,er--Goorge w Farrer.
Acting Mdaer-Horaiio 5. Blanchard.
Acting Enngns-A Dolano, Jr. J. T. Hslstcad, Charles
J. Hill.
Acting Aaaer's Mate-G. c. sanborn. j. B. Tow, z. ".
Scaver. Chas H. Thorno.
Commdnder's Cisrk-Francis B. Davis.
FauAaa.r's Cicrk-Henry BRINK.
Aciin0 Gunner-Joeeph furonu.
Enginsers-Second Assistant, henry Wankiin: Third
Assistant, Sanford r. HAwes, John X. Hickey James r.
Wilbur.
The Connecticut went into commission on tho Sd Of
August the Navy Yard, and sailed from Wis port on
the nth inst. II said shs had rowing COM
mission, bat she has turned up on New lnlet,
having "fci with friend" under very sad 0izcum-
stances.
The following Is . list Of her o6Hcers:-
Commdndsr-J J. Almy.
Liext<rdnf-Lcwis KempK
Assisant SurDeonEJ. Russell LittIe.
AasiadNl PdvWsdacr-Arthur Burti1, ".
ActinQ Ao&sr-Frankliu Hopkins.
EnsiSns-Francis wallace william JsmissoA, Samuel
harding, u.
Naar's Ndts-charlss Hall, Thomas stannsld, E. G.
D. Rowland, John Williams.
Enim1svs-Acting Chief Engineer, Alex. Mccausand
Second Assistant David NcArthur Third Assistants Jas
CAmpbsll and VIM. McGrath.
GnMnr-wiiam Mowbray.
CdpLdin's Clerk-S. Harrison Lee.
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