, 1866-04-22

NufuInG OF fhe Steamer CITY Of Nor
W1th,

0ofn1aE OF ahe Steamer City Of Nor
wIrh.
Ar. Henry L. Tracy, trst pilot on board
the stramer CITY Of Norwich. furnishes the
following details OF the disaster to that yts-
fel. 10 which tho telegraph hss already made
altns1ou:
ctnc on watch at three +. n. having John
Carpenter ~ my whecGnan. The weather
was qnits thick, though light could b secn
any danger WAS s.ci1g tie schooner close
aboard Of "a. This waE about twenty-five
Mn Gtea ht four O'Clock. uw M l{p6t BE-
lore tle srhonnrs nSuck Ms, and tho lockout
htationed at our TOW gave no elasa,. aor did
any one or hoara the schooner make aar hall.
close thai could not have possibly clear
ed her In time Without help from the
schooner. She struck us Just forward
Of tie paddtebox. Immediately stlet the
collision hcsded The stermer lot Isnptfng-
loa Bay. then about two miles distant, as I
chances were We would sink, II Dur water
tight buIkhead did not rrevcnt. When wo
had got quite clear Of The schooner, blew
thsce Whales, n s1zpa1 Of distre.4 to the
steamer Electro, Which &c knew to be ahout
eight miles lehsnd a.. The Captain also d.
| rected the bell TO b. tolied- At this time
had 90 apprehension OF tho steamer catca.
Ing 0tc, for ! did not dream OF that We
had gone about quarter Of = mile when
| found tho vcasti WIS on hzu. and stopped
hef. - knew tho boats wou)d ho lownrcd
I hnd The paddles would swamp them. A. We
stopped Capt. St1rXis gave orders for the
| boats 10 be cleared and lowered. I then told
tho Hheels1nau that VIC could be Of no uso
any MON in the pilot-housa, and wo left md
started 10 take care OF ourselves. As We
bad great headsay, and We werc compelled
70 crAw1 through the namc. 70 srach
| the boats Wheu We got an one OF tic small
stcats Lad been ,nN cred By uue Of the t1remeu
snd four n.ors Of Tho crew who had started
LOT the Elects1-: Som aftc. our lic.hoas,
tFrsness tnetalIc, wa lowered, bat Wa In:
medistc!y ewamped By 70 u.any Jumping Into
hsI. The Captain, engineer, The @eheei,mAu
aud myself then attempted Ia launch tht
qnaEter.toat, bat the flames druye us AWAY,
and as wesc Obliged 10 jump overheard.
slipped down hy ths dAvitts1l snd caught
bold OF the bow Of the Mc-boat. Anl cndeay.
0rea 70 lrstsnct those haugsn9 IN 10 he. how
10 act, tor knew that If tae boat was prop
elly mansGrd she would support forty o.
nny. Instead Of llstenlnG to my directions
thcse near tho onas f,ot on one side md rolled
her orcr and nycr several times, keeping M
under water about bali The time Finding
that they either could mol or ould not lts,er
70 mc, ! let go aud swain oA u
The steamer, catching hold Of til.
paddle.hox. The Captain and mysel
| "StS Aae 4ast ~ AeANe t0c Ahp, anu Wtrt
! severely bcrncd bef1fe VIC did 30. At thI
time MI who were on board the stenu1cr Il
tho time Of thu collision WE'RE in tho water
except those who Ind gene IN the firnt hpat
When let 50 Of the atte-bo1t Ittt rompellct
70 DO 20, n order 70 Aave m5seM. Al .hA
time the Electra VIA ab1ui tusIouc diataDi
lying 10. soon after her boAts eane 10 ou
aasstsncc. The first boat. tlat arrived W
in charge Of the mate, md The next vns undo
thc comm land Of Ar- David Crowley, drst of
nerr Of The E1eetea. He picked me up an.
soms eighteen or twenty others, Tbt boat
hing round The wreck for some time, /,
hopes 81 dndInE more persons. There VI
considerable dsnealty IA doing 40, Tor ii
nssE'J al on nte, spreading over . carrpmier
tnec Of four or ntr hundred teet Of the suI
l.ce Of the Ma'er. TnIs eaused great conf
fion and difficulty, ns The hosts weyc CON
gekd 70 dodge Ia and ont 10 pick mp thos
thelr oAts. ~ W.