The Savannah morning news., 1900-11-11
nIG STEAMER WENT DOWN IN
MOUNTAINOUS SEAS.
LOST IN THE BAY OF FUNDY,
TREACHERoUs COAST ADDS TO ITS
LIST or VICTIMS.
one small Boat with some of the
Passengers Reached ShOre--It Was
Smashed hut Its Occupants Were
Hurled High Upon the Bcach-City
of Monticello Was In the CoasttnE
Service Between Yarmouth and
Halifax n. =.

Halifax. y. s.. Nov. i0.-The worst ma
rine disaster in the long list OF steamers
wrecked among the rocks and shoals at
the entrance 10 the Bay OF Fundy. oc-
CURED this morning when the sldewheel
steamer City OF Monticello. bound from 81.
John for Yarmouth. was overwhelmed
by the mountainous seas only four mllcs
from her destination. and engulfed with
thirty-four OF her passengers and a crew.
A heavy gale was raging as the time and
there was a tremendous sea.
The place where tho Monticello struck
Is at the mouth OF the Bay OF Fundy.
where the waters OF the bay Join those Of
the Atlantic. There are many reefs and
shoals at this SPOT and currents are many
and changeable. It being one OF the most
dangerous places on the coast.
The gale last night kicked up a tremen-
dous sea and at the time she vessel struck
the waves were beating upon the rocks
and sending spray for hundreds Of feet
over the land.
The Monticello was on her way from 81.
John 10 Yarmouth with a fun freight and
a fairly large passenger list Just before
she foundered an attempt was made %
reach the land IN a small boat In charge
OF the quartermnster and IL contained
Third Oficer Fleming. stewardess
named Smith and three passengers. This
boat was smashed by huge oomber. the
occupants being hurled high upon the
beach at Pembroke. uninjured. II Is be-
neved these are che only survivors. one
OF the passengers IN this boat was Capt.
A. N. Smith OF the steamer Pharsalia-
WAS "a Coa-tinE steamer.
The City OF Monticello was used In the
coastwise service between Halifax. Yar-
mouth and st. John. and was due here
tomorrow morning She was an iron side
wheel boat OF about Loo tons gross. and
was commanded by Capt. Harding OF var
mouth, where most Of her srew Of thir-
ty-sevsn men belong.
She was formerly called the City Of
Norfolk. and was built in Wilmington.
Del. In 1866. when she received British
register her name was changed. She was
valued AT sS5 90, and was partially insur-
ed. The vessel had been rebuilt within
the last fifteen years but was not regani-
ed as safe in an exceptionally heavy sea.
Those saved so far as known are: Will
son Cook. quartermaster OF Halifax. Kate
Smith. stewardess: Caps. A. y. Smith.
OF tho Battle Line steamship Pharsalia.
passenger: Third oficer james Fiem-
ing.
The passengers were: Capt. A. ".
Smith. Rupert Olive Of 81. John. purser
OF the Dominion Atlantic steamer Prince
Edward. A. s. Eldridge. merchant Of
Yarmouth. wife and two children;
Miss E.ele Macdonald OF Yarmouth,
J. c. Fripp OF Woodstock. y. B.;
o. W Coleman OF New Glasgow. ". s..
married. John Richmond. married. OF
Sussex. N. B.. tho three latter being com
mercial travellers.
Capt. Smith. Mr Eldrldge and Mss
Macdonald were saved.
The list OF lost includes many well
known local navigatoTs, Capt Thomas
Harding. the master OF the Monucel o.
who is among the lost. leaves widow
and one daughter. at present residing in