The New York herald., 1871-11-23
PERLS or THE deep.
Total Destruction Of the Steamship
City Of New London.
Loss Of the Cargo. Several Passengers
and Two Of I. Grew.
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NAMES OF The MISsIN0.

NORWICH, Conn.,, NOV. a lsJl
Tho steamer City OF New London. Captain Brown.
OF the Norwich and New York line, TOOK nre a
about haEpast four O'Clock this morning ON tho
river Thames, five miles below the city. The names
were 1rst discovered issuing from one Of the ven-
tllators. The captain was on deck and ordered the
boat anchored. Efforts were Immediately made to
eXtinguish the flames, ana after short time were
apparently successful rigid examination dis
covered no traces or lire. The anchor was hoisted
ana the BOAT proceeded up the river.
When abont three miles below the city, abreast Of
the mouth OF Poquetannock Cove fre was discovered
In some cotton which was on deck. The donkey
pumps were started, and the captain and engineer.
aided by the crew In less than one minute had three
streams on The ire. Despite all the exertlons tho
lre spread with great rapldliy, and soon enve-
loped all the forward part OF the boat
The captain, scen2 ali efforts to exttnguish the
fire were useless, ordered the boar beacned, but the
engineer could not start the engine. The donkey
pumps were however, still kept at work, until the
engineer notified the captain that he feared An ex.
plosion or the boilers In whlcn event all would b
lost. The spread Of the names nad In the meantime
cut OF all communication with the boats and rem
dered the life. .preservers inaccessible.
The passengers and crew tneu threw themselves
into the water. clnglng TO such portions OF the
cargo ana boat as had fallen overheard. Those VINO
were able 10 SWIM had not mucl difficulty in reach
ing the shore. Some were picked up BY boats, from
foatng pieces OF the cargo. IN an exhausted cond-
ton and taken to farm houses IN the Vicinity where
they were cared for and resuscitated.
Some half dozen OF the crew ana passengers are
stlll missing and it Is feared. lost among whom 10
q. B. Rogers, Q wcll-Known manufacturer Of this
city.
one OF our reporters just from the wreck, reports
her lying about dty to seventy-fve feet from the
river bank WITH bow down stream, still burning
fercely with hope Of saving any thing OF conse-
uuence Everything above ner deck ls already con-
Sumed. e4w
A train, with fire engine was taken down nom
the city, but too late to be Of service The wreck
has driiied down stream. ana TO leeward, about
quarter OF Q mile below Haiden's Island, where Il
has been abandoned by the crew, and lies fast
aground lust be.0w Poqueranoo Cove. Trains are
running down hourly, and vi yiant search - beins
made for the missing men.
The City OF London was nrst class boat, and had
large cargo LII
The ONCE OF the Norwich and New York Trans
portation Company in this city Is crowded with
persons anxious to learn the fate OF their friends
among the passengers and crew. and much excite
ment prevails.
Later.
NORWICH, Conn.,, Nov. "a, l07l.
The following persons are now known to have
been lost on the steamer CITY or New L0ndon:-O
y. Rogers, William T. Norton and Harrison Aldrlch,
passengers; Matt Baker, engineer, and Harry
Du.an steward.
Wreck Of the Brig Q. II. Kennedy the
New Jersey Coast-Staicmrnt Of the Gap.
tasn.
On the evening or the 18th instant the brig O. II.
Kennedy, OF Portland, alen with lumber ana
bound IRON Bangor TO Philadelphia experienced .
heavy gale when or Bainegat Light during
which she went ashore OF WrIck Pond, near
Shark River, New Jersey, and became .
total wreck the captain, his family and crew being
saved by one OF the nchoats stationed on the coast
The following Is the statement OF Captain Noah b.
Dodge, the master OF the vessel, from which 1t Will
be seen he and his comrades had q Very narrow es.
cape or wa.ery gravel
AT SIX o'clock p. Nj. on Tuesday, November H. We
encountered one OF the most terrific storms from the
bound from Bangor to Pniladcphia; Kept the brig
heading soItherly until south OF Barnegar Light;
course AT eight p. NJ. hauied down the mansail
and cloe reefed ~ took In close reeieo
succession move 10 under close reefei mainsai the
gale stu lncreasinx AZ twelve we ma ourselves M
the tine crew .na a1d rr,6 tos to sh
the staieroom, the sea boarding the
brig In oil directions making IL Impossible 1OK
me to reach the cabin gangway ~ The brig
swung head or shore. ana all the crew and myself
were In the fore rigging. AT daylight worked my
way TO the cabin, and with great JOY found my wife
and son still alive, with the water three and ono
half feet deep III the Cabin, hut NOT SO deep a. 10
overflow them In their berth, nv vile supposln&
all those dreary hours tnat We were washed
! overheard and lost: | took my VIE and boy
on deck and lashed them TO Q weather kevel the
tide at the time springlng aud the sea sweeping
over the brig fore anu at by this time oil the crew
had succeeded In getting art, the wilma having
somewhat abated. We knew not. where we were,
but hearing voice from tue shore found we were
people began TO arrive on tho beach, The brig at
this time appeared to be within one hundred yards
OF the shore; but with the noise OF the wind and
rushing OF the sea nothing could be understood from
the Shore At this time islx A. Nj the brig began
10 list to the and incline to Swing broadsde to
boat from the davits, thinking to place my
wife In her, the men on the shore making signs 20
keep back. No sooner, however, had tho boat
touched the water than she was capszed and
WASHED ashore. In this awiai state or suspense Do
tween hope and despair we were huddled together
on the quarter until about seven O'Clock a. M.
when we saw tnem arriving with the
life.saylng apparatus. TINS was quickly
placed IN position. under the supernendence
OF Captain Pltny Curtis aided bv BENJAMIN D.
Pearcc, by which means we we're all safely landed.
Our landing was not effected q moment too soon,
for We had not been rescued q half hour wnen tne
brig swung round broad side TO the sea, headed on
shore and the swept across ner In such volumes
that her deck load Of timber hew IN all directions,
and not q soul could have remained on deck one
moment.
RAPID TRANSIT.