The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-02-15
occurred until Sunday, between IL and a. NJ,
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WhOh e0 oA11P-uOiAS dOOOg tulk NV A1AASS NO~~
of Hatteras, on the edge of tho Gulf stream
was discovered to be on fire in and near the coal
bunkers. Every effort was Immediately made to
suppress the flames, and it WAS apparently so far
got under that some hopes were entertained for
the safety Of the vessel, but at A. NJ. it broke
out of the forward hatch, when all hopes for the
safety Of the ship were given up, and the boats,
three in number, we're got ready.
TIE parties saved, with three others, got into
one boat, and had to be immediately cut loose
from the ship to prevent swamping-by which
means they became separated-and it was not until
eight o'clock in the morning when they fell in
with one Of the boats containing Captain CoNEY,
Isaac BACON, second mate the Savannah pilot,
and first steward, named TALBOT. This boat was
full Of water, and they all got into the boat with
the seven first mentioned. They then returned to
the burning ship, but could not find the third
boat when they started for land. About five miles
from the steamer they made sail, which proved
to be the schooner Laura S. Watson, Captain
DoRrTY, Of sedgwick (Me.,) from New York for
Georgetown Is. C.) She hove to in heavy sea
and gave the boat line, when the latter got under
the lea quarter and was capsized. By this acci-
dent Captain CoNEY, the s:aond assistant engi-
neer, CHARLES A. CLARK; the Savannah pilot;
TALBOT, the steward; j. P. HAMILTON, coal
passer, and BARNEY coal passer, were all drowned.
The remainder, four in number, we're rescued.
The following are known to be drowned: ALBERT
A. GOLDEN, chief engineer; first engineer, JOHN l..
W1eaN; MEAD, chief mate; lady passenger and
child, and male passenger. AS the third boat
was thought to be less able than the others, it is
feared that the remainder Of the crew are lost.
There were twenty-six on board all told
We copy from the Georgetown Is. C.) Times OF
the 18th inst, The following report of Capt. 8. B..
DoR1TY, of the schooner Laurl s. Watson, in
reference to the loss of the steamship CITY of
Bath:
We have received from Capt. 8. B. Dority, OF the
schooner Laura s. Watson, bound for Bucksville,
s. c., the following statement Of the burning OF
the steamer City Of Bath.
teras bearing W. 8. ", thirty-ave miles distant,
blowing strong gale and very sharp sea run
ming from the N. w., II A. NJ, made vessel on
our lea bow on fire; kept off and ran down to her.
and Savannah line, burned down SO low that the
water was washing into her. Saw no one
on board; ran to the s. W. about four miles;
made boat on our weather bow full Of
men. We ran along until dead to leaward Of
them; hauled the jib down aRd hove the schoon-
sail. The boat rowed across our bow, and before
they got her around was astern Of us. We hove
them line which they got; the man that had the
steering oar, which was Capt Coney, OF the steam
them to get out their again and pull the boat
to leaward of us again, 80 ss to get clear OF our
leaquarter just as they got her going ahead NICE
ly, the Captain sheered her hard to with his oar,
which brought her under our lea-quarter again,
and capsized her instantly lshe wasa metallic life
let our line CO. and the first sea carried them out
Of our reach There was such bad sea, our small
boat could not have lived two minutes. So we made
SAIL wore ship and stood back again; did not reach
them the first time. We made five tacks; twice
we stood by and could not find them, there was
such heavy sea and one end of the boat was sunk.
All but four mem were washed away and drowned.
We saved four by running by them and heaving
Davis, Jeremiah O'Brien and Patrick Donovan, all
Of Boston. There were 26 persons on board the
steamer and % lost. There wesa taree passengers,
one man, woman and child. Tne fire started in
ing fire from lamp that was hanging against it;
took fire about o'clock Sunday morning; the
steamer was hove to at the time. The boats left
the steamer about o'clock in the morning; three
boats-two Life and one common boat. The cap
tain's boat swamped about daylight; all lost but
four out Of her, the captain pilot second mate and
steward. The other life boat picked them up.
The passengers we're in the captains boat; the
captain left the woman and child in his boat dead
The common boat left the ship with four men in
her. We could not lind anything of them, though
we continued our search from II o'clock until
night.
The men we saved were fremen. They say they
think the Captain was under the influence of liquor
when they picked them or him up and think so,
too, by the way he managed the boat when he
tried to get alongside Of u.s. did all in my
power to save them. My vessel was il ballast, and
very light, 80 we could not handle her very well.
give you the particulars as got them from the
four survivors.
I will give you the names of those learned sup
posed TO be lost = Coney, Captain; : Meade,
FIRST mate; Isaac Bacon, second mate; A. Carleton,
chief engineer; E. A. Cark, second engineer; =
Salvage, pilot; Talbot, steward; Moses Taylor,
second steward, colored; :. Bangor, quartermas-
ter; G. Potter, second cook; J. Bryan, fireman:
Joseph Hamilton, coal passer; J. L. Wiggins, first
''''''''' L. B. DoRITY, Captain.