The New York herald., 1877-01-09

James Granger, oiler.
John Morgan, fireman.
Thomas Scott, stoker.
James Dcn!g. stoKer
Albert A. Smith, cook
Alice Phillips, cook
Thomas Stockburn, waiter.
Four passengers, all Spanish gentlemen, and names
not given.
Captain Winters
j. ". Savage, First OHlcer
John Monroe, Quartermaster.
j. D. Nickardson, seaman
John L. Moran. seaman.
Fred Loungard, seaman
P. o. Sturm, seaman.
John Haik,s, seaman
Edward OLoughn. steward
Frank Lewis, second steward.
James Clare. messman.
John McEwan. chief engineer.
r. II. jenkins. nrst assistant engineer.
james MeEwan, second assistant engineer
Henry Osborn oiler.
James Norton, fireman.
James Calendar fireman.
Patrick Bricn, stoker.
Hugh Dorothy, stoker.
SAILORS STORY THE COLLISION.
The lookout Of the Montgomery says that their
lights all up and burning. sighted the steamer
a few moments before they struck her. but by her rig
and lights he misiook ner for sailing
schooner. The wheel OF the Montgomery was put 10
the starboard soon as she was deserted, thinking
thoy could the sailing vessels bows
The supposed schooner was unfortunately
under steam and running at tho ratio OF
about nine knots hour. Tho Seminole
rceling of about ten knots. and II not long
before they met Tho cotton n-loadcd steamer had the
advantage, as she coming bow She struck the
Montgomery just abaft the pilot house. crushing
in the bulwarks and cutting into her
side away below her water line,
The bow struck the sdc Of the second officers
room and is said that when tho forward house
stove in he was pinoncd by the pieces OF the wreck
and went down, utteriny piteous cries Tor asss-
tance. So far did tho Seminole enter tho
side OF the Montgomery that those on deck a
glance thcro help for bcr, and they
sprang at for the deck Of the Seminole The
captain and mate of the number,
escape in this way fell short OF their
mark, and lcapcd The sea 20
meet death almost Instantly. The list OF those lost
tells plainly how quick the Montgomery sunk. Tho
sokcrs with two exceptions, had not limo gain the
deck, and two oilers and one fireman went down with
the steamer.
STATEMENT THE SAVED.
Tho following statement is made by ono OF the sur
vivors:-The watches TOR the night as usual
and tho watch below had turned in Shortly alter
bells had bcon struck | heard sounds OF Confusion
on deck, and cries as II an accident OF somo
kind had happened was impending My berth
In tho forward house. and as soon as awoke
jumped from my bunk and pulled on my
when tho crash came. and tho steamer
seemed 10 stop as II 1t had struck rock.
There was a crashing OF timber aud sign, rccol
spraus out upon The deck and looking through tho
INST discovered that had been into by a bark
rigred steamer. All was confusion. Those who
we're below rushca deck just they
len their hunks terrified at the thought that
tho steamer had struck something and
was aboat to 70 down, while TO thcr number
added several men who had jumped from the vessel
they had into. IL was but second, II seemed
We had a chance TO see what wc had struck When
4 FIRST saw her she scttng by the hcac
aud in another moment she made Iunge
forward and sank beneath the waves carrying numbers
down with her. by their agonizins cries It appeared
70 me that large ships company struggling for
life, but those voices were soon hushcd There was
quite high sea running at tho time and the
was with difficulty cleared away launched and manned
and aid any that might be floating any part
OF tho wreck, bui there was ltlc lett to
mark tho spot where the ill.fatcd steamer
had sonc down The boat returned with but
one man Presently a boat belonging to the other
steamer boarded the Seminole. and when all hands
were afterward mustered u was found that hi,cen OF
tho twenty eight persons who had lc New York for
Havana 10 tue steamer Montgomery were alive
psscKrrios oy rrg sEniSoLE
Tho Seminole IA i0,Se tons burden, ?io feet IN
length 80 feet IN breadth Of beam and has
da,ons eighteen cabin and hocn stecragc passcn.
gers She purchased of the govcrnmeni--bc.ng
originally Q sioop-otwar-to take no place OF the
Kensineton, aad Is valued At about ts0.ooo
rHE STEAMER soS1GOnEEy.
The Montgomery was a screw steamer, bark rugged,
bu.n al New York In 1855 aud about 100 bur.
den she wooden vessel, owned by G. and II.
Poiilon, OF New York