, 1864-06-06
CATAsTROPHB AT sEa
Collision Of the steam rrxn.nor+.r r,.-
q Hath md Pocahontas or s
Cape May,


lFrom the N. =. Times, juno 81
The United States steam Transport C5tT oY p,th
~apt. Lincoln nence June l. at eleven O'clock. 4
r., pound TO Washington, d. C., returned to Dor
ssMp focahont&E, from New Orleans near Can
Aay, hayinE her bowb stove In and stem c,Tfd
nw.3. 1ae foeAhontat eun1 in twenty-d min,
passenger and crew. ~ "eA
CAPTAIN 1Mco,.x's nkron4.
The City Of Bsth left New York June i. ,t .,.ve,,
8Gioex 8,ia.., =. r. bognd to Washington, i. 6. At
Light ahead, put or helm apo1t to c3esr ~: =
tae samo time the Pocahontas' helm was nnt tn
5noafa ~ 20 md the two boats togethsr ths
fore Rigging, backed Of from her. and tound thst
We we're leaking badly; commenced throrin-
eS e.ee.Fd y essgS 70 Ehtsn her forward and sae:
ne 1ts1stonce Of inc other vessel, and ls7 bT TIN
place ratii daylight IN hopes to Ind more Of hcr
eer% ea boss nee int haESng asad bsen
time Of The collision Cape Nay iicht ehIp bore
est seventeen mties F 0o19
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The Paesengers lost we're soldiers. dl.charrsa or
IN lnr!ongh- The Pocabonias was 4 screw
ste4mer. Of about eight hundred tons, commanded
reens enn Ha1te ,te ., a{sn,s and sailed from
one souls on board. She had rendered GOOD sss eue
tlse to no5ee ee uz9E tho Te5
time q tbe disastcr vas nnususy 9P 70 1hs
eantata (ba1tcr} was in feeb'e health. With tho
consent Of the Chtcf Quartermaster Of the Depart1
grt %ent ofthe Gut he had placed n change 6sptain
much experience. All the officers on bosri ali
tleir Te1y best 70 render the passage pleasant
nobie Captain Frank B. Haleck comn.n1 ,a1y o, X
Seott's Nine H1ndrsd, In charge Of Iii broihsr'
capt:;n Harvey Ha1leck. "AS'"'''
h,91 On Weanetesy night, June l. being dark and
al113, s1eemefe 9 light was sctn within few han.
osea s yatos Of tue Pocahontas. Captain Baxter
ana omce1s were on the lookout Soon our Vhis-
tn, lie vas blown Tsy loud several tines The Poca.
aeatas vas making ten or eleven knots through
iao T Wa!eE ~ steam and heavy press Of canvass
GseI5fnlnS. apparently, was do0e to prcvent dis
on both steamers, thb ships came In coiision Tne
City Of Bath, bound TO WashlnRton with Govern.
mcnt storee ran into tho Pocshontas bow on strik-
tE ny On Inc ftarboazd side, just sbst tho forc
Il being nearly e'eren O'Clock, most Of tho pss
eepgeIe rag retired to their betths. many Of whom
soon 1or the upper deck. The two captains
soon d.sco'e9ed that tho vessel IVES sinking The
6 heats we're ordered to be lowered Immediately,
1hs
snd tben separated. One Of three bo3ts during the
sHt e5e,tcsent Kas sWanped, and the other two did
snnt tGe1 S1ald to rare 1he poo5 sons already
t"entf minutes: P1aEks and ladders were thrown /
tS 2Sssr1csIo, 9Ed Capt Lincoln Of the City Of Bath,
but the sca was high and the wind ftcsd' which
esntea ss4szq mans Of the poor fellows to alnk INTO
~ AI1AtA SLRsC8 army, IN invalid
On leave OF absence to his family, eta1cd by the
fn1p TO the lat. encouraging the men, md thgeV
m4ny planks lnto The water, and kept SAYING |
;. Hold On, boJs, )" n1tl he was quito hoaree a3
She3 T the ship Was going down, bow drst. The
,fap'a'n deliberately took of his overcoaS and
o'rEFed Into the sea- lie swsm OF as fast as b.
:ooo, lot being able to secure plank OF lfe-prc-
:elxes ior himself He prov1densiall5 reached the
tern o. one OF the boats, exhausted, sud was
lEefe not being sufficient means to Keep the water
ut OF the boat the chaplain gave his CAB to one Of
pc fal]ors to bail with This boat, which vas M
ef INC charge Of Captain Samuel Baxter, did good
efs1ee hy picking up many soldier near tho Jaws
one Of the soldiers saved had but one arm. hsr-
lg l9et the ether in the battle Of Pleasant Hii.
=. Aft name 1s Tennison, and be beloncs to ths I
e9fsn Second New York regiment.
Ihe survivors were verY kindly received on bosrd
tue Clfy Of Bath. Captain Lincoln was com
elsd = l. to throw oyc1hossd much Of his cargo to
etr his own slip from sinking He uereualned near
c spot until morning. and had the estiefactinn ~ a
III .lne one poor fellow, who had hugged up TO
The ecene Is beyond description. Many haye q
en eavtd without Int Or a shoe losing cTerv. 6
aEc Int their lives: Mr. Duocan, second Officer E
the Pocaloutas, deserves much praise for his =
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