The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-30
LOSS OF THE STEAMSHIP X ENSING-
TON, OF SAYANNAH.
Rescue of the Passengers md Crew by
the Steamship Georgia.

The steamship Kensington, from Savannah
for Boston, was run Into by the bark Tempar on
The night OF the 9th iustant,ne Cape Hatteras,
and sunk In thirty minutes after the accident oc
Cured. Her passengers and crew were picked up
by the steamship Georgia, which arrived at this
port last night. The following reports have been
furnished us by Captain Mathews, OF the Ken
sington and Captain CrowelI, Of the Georgia:
REPORT OF CAPTAIN MATHEWS. -
The steamship Kensington, Captain S. q. Ma
thews, left Savannah, January rs, for Boston
with u full cargo Of cotton, rice. lumber and
hides Frillay evening, 27th, at 1880, sixty miles
n, \. E. from Cape Hatteras, was run into by The
bark Templar Captain Owens. from Baltimore for
Rio Janern. The bark struck the steamer on
the port side, aft midshlp. The steamer COM
mcnced to oil and sink very rapidly, and wrnt
down In about thirty minutes. The passen9ersand
crew were put In boats, and left the wreck, also
one seaman from the bark, Who Jumped from the
-Abbaau the bark time Of -tlIa~' olAsiea:
H8 reporied that Captain owens was .nder tile
influence Dr liquor at the tlme.
AlIer leaving the steamer the boats stecred In
tile direction that the bark was las5 seen, but
could see nothing OF her. and supposed that slie
oiled AMI went down. The beats were then head.
ed west for land, supposed to be the North Caro-
lima coast. distant about thirty miles. Wind at
the time OF starting was north, Blowing good
breeze; sea not very rough. AT 10:3' the captain
made sail from blanket, and with an
oar cot sail on his beat. Also gave the pursers
boat q blanket and they also got sail. Captain
hoistsd a light and kept all the boats together.
At12P. NJ. the wind increased from the north
east with rain. Sea making rapidly and breaking
over the boats keeping the men constantly bail.
Ing wlth.bucSets to keep them free. After being
In the boats fifteen hours, ana much exhausted
by labor and want OF food, and exposure to
weather, sail was seen bearing down for us,
which proved 10 be the steamship Georgia, Cap.
tain Crowel, who took US on board, and showed
US every attention and Kindness In his power.
REPORT OF CAPTAIN cRowELL.
On Saturday. January 18th, 10 A NJ, Off Body
Island, during heavy northeast storm, picked
up three boat loads. passengers and crew, 1lty-
three In all. wrecked on steamship Kenslngton
the night previous. The particulars are as lol-
lows The Kensington left Savannah January .,
bound for Boston, with 1ltcen passengers, thirty.
eight officers and crew anu hfteen hundred bales
cotton, and when OF Body Island came i1 COLI.
sion with the bark Templar, from Baltimore,
bound to Rio Janelro the Kensingon being cut
nearly through, and sinking her IN twenty MN.
utes from the Time OF the collision. The bark Is
supposed to have gone down 100, as she was
sinking when one OF her crew Jumped from The
bowspTit TO the deck OF the steamer; and after
taking to the boats passed large quantities OF
spsrs, rigging, &C., not belonging to the Renslng.
ton. the boats picked up with the passengers
and crew were certainly In deplorable. condt-
tion. They were neatly lled with water, no pro.
visions or fresh water. and every one wet anG
chilled through.
The following is a list OF the passengers and
crew picked up by the Georgia:
PASSENGERS.
John Nolan, A. u. Robinson, j. II. Lewis, N.
Kelley, Mrs. Rely and chil Miss l.. Stiles. W.
Marshall, NJ. OBrIan, S. Winslow, A. H. Blown.
W. R. Wiiliams, ]. Z. Loud. Chas. Butfum, NJ.
Ryan, Mrs. a. l.. Brown and TWO children.
CREW.
Captain S. Il. Mathews, S. Sampson, purser;
Joseph Baker, first ofllcer; A. S. Louis, second
otiicsr; Thomas Kelly, James Percy. Joseph Per
cy, Daniel Kennedy, Alexander Cavanagi: EG.
ward Jackman, Robert G. DelanO. seamen; Mark
Thornton engineer Hugh McA4ce first asssan
sic, james Ray, John Edwards oilers: Henry
Kelly James Kane James Dalton John snnin J0hns0n on
Ian. Charles Peers, Thomas Leonard, coal passers;
George Jackson, seward; Peter Singer, COOK;
Louis Denlardt, second cock; John Hallisy, mess
man; Kate Anderson, stewardess.
The Georgia cruised about in the vicinity Tor
some time hoping to pick up the crew OF the bark,
but seen nothing OF them.