The New York herald., 1874-11-15
STEAMBOAT COLLISION.
The Steamer Louisiana Sunk In
Chesapeake Bay.
The Colliding Vessel Rescues Her
Passengers.
THE CAPTAINS STATEMENT.

that steamship accident had occurred Ia Chesa.
peake Bay. HERALD reporter visited the ONCE
OF the Coast WrecKing Company 70 ascertain
they had received any detailed news OF the catas-
trophe. In conversation with Captain Merritt,
who was about starting for the scene OF the
disaster In company with Captain Young, he
said d:-"Al can tell you Is thar the screw steamer
Louisiana, belonging TO the Bay Line. and bound
nom Baltimore TO Norfolk. has coluded In Cnesa-
peake Bay with the screw steamer Falcon and
sunk There were = large number OF passengers
on the sunken steamer, who have been fortunately
saved by the Falcon. received news OF the col
lision through the President OF the Bay Line own.
ing the Lousiana, and was asked TO come on and
give ASSURANCE. That is all know.n
Captain Maye's st.tsment--The Chief
or the Sunken Steamer Explains How
the Accident Occurred-Run Into
While Steaming Fourteen Knots an
BALTIMORE, Nd. Nov. IA 1874
The following statement has been furnished In
regard to the collision between the steamers
Falcon and Louisiana, In. Chesapeake Bay. lass
night, by Captain Mayo, OF the Louisiana
Lett Norfolk about hatpasr seven O'Clock
last night, touched at Old Point, rooK on q few
passengers and proceeded up the bay 1t was
blowing from the nortn. Iretired at eleven O'CLOCK
p. NJ Everything was quiet until TWENTY-FIVE
a. n.
awakened BY hearing my whistle blown once
lmmeuiately arose, ran into the pllot house ana
close aboard. Looked out Of the port win
dow Oh the plot house and saw all the
ss s osasr sa.s .ss sa y Sy ss:
| wneesman It was already "nard aport." Then IN
hooes o. steering ner stern IN gave order hard
| could De executed we were struck amtdshtp, the
collding steamer going into our port paddeoox
Which Viii the Louisiana an iisd led up p rapidly. The donkey
engines were put to work at tner full capacity.
put they hsd no eject on the leak. Endeavored
to work the main engine, put found II had been 80
/ jammed that It was impossible 70 get 1t past the
crew to quarters, cleared away the boats and be.
gan lowering them TO take on me passengers Al
thts time the louisiana had between SIX and seven
| feet OF water In her hold. H.
HAILED THE COLLIDING sTEANER,
which proved 10 be the Falcon, and requested her
| TO remain by us. The Falcon immediately came
| alongside, and all the passengers ana baggage
| were transferred to that steamer. hawser was
to snoal water. Went down 70 examine the leak
again; found the water gaining rapidly. with
we could not be towed more tnan nail q mie with.
out sinking Endeavored then TO save - mucn aS
aid py o. xostn1 sos an hsnds snury
the hawser parted and the Louisiana went down
by the head IN H. ises Of watsr a. sne time OF
miles per hour and the Falcon nine to ten.
THE PASSENGERS SAVED.
As stated in q previous despatch. all the pas.
sengers mail, express matter ana baggage were
saved. Among she passengers were:-
Three ladies.
Commodore Patterson.
Commodore Crosby.
Captain J. B. Creighton.
Captain william G. Temple
| Captain II. c. Blake.
| Captain A. W. Johnson.
Lieutenant W. H. Emory Of the United States
| Navy.
Captain McLane Tlton, OF the United States
Marine Corps.
| These were all ofncers OF the Court Martial at
Norfolk, inquirtng into the grounding OF the
steamer Brooklyn. All the passengers OF the
louisiana lncudtng the ladies. conducted them.
selves wirh the greatest GOODNESS and selfposses.
slon.
The Louisiana was the favorlte steamer of the
Bay Line, Of 300 tons burden and valued as $50.
00o, with no insurance. Her cargo. which was
lost consisted OF 200 bales OF cotton large guam
tty OF tobacco. thirty tons OF pig iron and Other
freight.
The Falcon, with the passengers OF the Louisi.
ana, returned to Baltimore, arriving shortly aites
TWO O'Clock.
No statement OF the collision has been furnished
by any ofacers OF the Falcon. The passengers
OF the Louisiana corroborate the statement o.
Captain Mayo.