New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-01-06

Iol o'cock the water was reported gaining rapidly.
lew minutes later, and the report WAS ina. !"
wonld soon be up to the fires i Is AGAIN was ioi-
lowed by the report thar the vessel could not i've
more than two or ,hres hours longer. The water
rapidly near,d the fires; when they were put on.
the pump, could not be worked.
When l. was reported that the Monitor could not
,taud II more than hour or two Longer, Signals OF
distress were OF obe made. Red, white, and bne
rockets were thrown up, 8nd were answered BY the
Rhode Island Tbs was a. IL O'clock, when 1t had
been decided as impossible to save the weasel, and
attention. was turned IT, saving their own lives. Doe
of the hswsers connecting the Monitor win the
Rhode Islspd had parted bet geen and y CLOCK
When the Rhode Island answered, voice on the
Monitor cried ont through trumpet that they were
il a sinking condition. rhose appealed to on the
Rhode Island went 10 work with she utmost speed
10 send boats 10 the rescue.
L. was most daring undertaking, bnt they got
on. Lsuueh and manned her, and ridiog on the
crests and sinking IN tue hollows OF waves, rue
made toward the Monitor. At his time he ssy
was filed vita clouds through which "A BIZ hight
from tie moon appeared, 40 that OBJ cts could be
di,tinpuisbsd. The remaining ha~seF % now ent -
that the boats shall not get entan8led; the bavser
becomes en'apgl,d with the padde-whsei Of the
Rhode Island; the rope clogs Tue w~ei, ana Inc
Rhcde Inlsni q large war steamer, Ii drifting
toward TIE Monitor; the launch Is between the two
vessels thu. nearing each other, aud seems doomed
~ destruction TIE Lunch .eAches tbe tide OK tho
iron lad.
The proximity is dangerous 10 all for two or three
lunches ana the shuf Prov OF tbe Monitor viii stave
In tho wooded walls % tue ,SaTer. ~ iee' mat
tlev shal 20 10 the bottom. there IA a terrible
plcnce SO far ,Sose on the Mohlor are concerned.
A. ,wo thfee Inmp Ont-oi tle bout, tue oafr are
s.cn % .sh 10 tie ar; the Lunch Is heard oihsu-
iug. IN "A second the ciew have sprtng Oh tie deck
ot the MJnlor. simultaneously tpe Aawser ls
cleared iron tile pad'ie-wneei, AID The khoae
I-li.d rusA a. without the islai shock, 10 Il safe
Gis ancc.
Willie the vessels lay aloug,ide several Of the
Nopi'ore crew sprsse for the ropes That d"nsied
from the ,i.ie OF tue Rhoio Island, ana s)De enc
o~.d.d in ciimbny NJ. while Other were wasbo!
i,to he s,a iue crew o. tho ladncl ncT sprInl,
back in,o her but trr.e OF the Monitor were re
ineis 10 trust them elves TO maze the attempt as
A., cral were wsshei oil the deck by tne erea' teas
suashibg over. They clung, therefore, 10 tha toP
e he ur.et farisg they uigat share the tate they
had witnessed oys,takIuK otI.fs, pfoierfIhg lbti'
-iai &C t. hive l.ttle !oager, although ihere Wa
he moral certainly that th.y '0iH! hOt remain ~"
i've lOtg.
urobstlv some III cen from The Monitor. All tina,
were Oh deck a. Tbs time got IN, aud tie Iaunco was
ordered off SnIae stuicd ne cfrfJcd slde WIN pea
picke's, willie OthCrs bailed oIt, aud the ro"ers
~ Il to gci 90 the steamer, WIN was ihrf olil
hnpe. ~ auwbile, tne krote Leland TAI launch.
"a whaieboa'. ihe se,. which az tonh'. dashe'
thr mhaietoat upou the ldnnch wlth terribly iotol-
~. GA Of tho oiio,.r IL tDe Ial0cI snHng ovsf
towsris toe s.de ana sisetchod Out bo'h us arms
i,r.ak tlg L.ow shd turn abe cunrre .: the boat
1hl. he succeeded in doug. bat not "lihou eonrIa-
,fabc inquiry to biu,' H.. 0etlllg close TO 'e
ale mer tue ,ucn spfil ior H. roles and some los,
their holi and arr swallow I'd by ths se,, although
nr,Fy esvsy one ~ the tosf !, saved.
i.. wlsl.-bo.t saved Vthers' IRON the ir0n-ei-d.
4 third rvrcung oat w,s ient, ovu.iaaLded b! NJ
BfoNu, brave E4ao aud rkiii.l ia management Of
d loat. 1lls las .lot teen icsid from, bat u may
lave yickrl ~ aom, Survivors AID have 3, ssfcly
Ia ,olDc vthtr tel The boui'or wen. uo1o
MI Ilt =. % ok in the uOu,ug.
Dr Weeks wi-hcd QUE ngo-ter 10 state tlat be
y 100 inpch eNoaus'ci by bis vonuds and eNgo
,afc 10 dent inI.a,r Inciden's connected win ni,
dslti"g. H. NJ uccoun, on ano'hcr page viii he
iound ia OF tue officers saved nud u thoe who
Are ..,,rslug. Al were 'reared with the greHtest
Lfuduess GA IN. Rhode leland.