The Yale expositor., 1900-11-16

bers and began leaking. The water
gained fast and when it was decided
to take to the boats frantic scramble
between the crew and passengers be-
gan. Some were washed overheard.
Some lost their lives by the overturn-
ing Of small boats. Others went down
with the steamer. She sank Off Cape
Forchie. The City Of Monticello ran
between Yarmouth and Halifax, which
is 140 miles from the home port. She
halls from Glasgow and was built at
the yards of the Harlan & Holdings
worth Company, Wilmington, Del, in
1866. She was formerly the City Of
Norfolk Her registered gross tonnage
is 1904.
Struck on Dangerous Coast.
The place where the 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
the currents are many and changeable,
it being one of the most dangerous
places on the coast. The gale last
night kicked up a tremendous sea and
at the tire the vessel struck the waves
were sending spray for hundreds OF
feet over the land. Practically all the
deckhands and the remainder OF the
crew belonged along the shore between
Yarmouth and Lockport and many OF
them leave widows and children. The
Monticello carried crew out OF pro-
portion to her size, as they handled all
freight themselves and made frequent
calls at intermediate poinJs, both day
and night. The officers and men on
the Monticello were: T. NJ Harding,
captain; II. D. Newell, first officer, OF
Sable Island; N. Murphy, second Off
Ger, Yarmouth, N. S.; James Flem-
ming, third officer, Port Clyde, N. s.;
B. M. Hilton, purser, Yarmouth, n. s.;
Charles Greig, chief engineer, Halifax;
Herbert Poole, second engineer, -;
Wynne Ringer, oiler, Yarmouth; ROB-
ert Doucette, oiler, Yarmouth; James
Cole, fireman, Yarmouth; Samuel Glou-
cester, fireman, Lockport, n. s.; Sven
Johnson, seaman, Yarmouth; N c.
Hopkins, steward Of the steamer, Iar-
mouth; Miss Kate Smith, stewardess;
Beecher Hopkins, waiter, Darlington,
n. S.; Levi Nickerson, waiter, Shag
Harbor; Austin Wickers, waiter, Sable
, IslS-d; walter CunI.y CHAM, waiter,
Cas-, Sable; Isaac Vanembe- s. Jr.,
cook; Wilson Cook, quartermaster,
Yarmouth; Swan Johnson, quarter
master, Yarmouth; Stanley w. Ringer,
deckhard, Yarmouth; Samuel Surette,
deckhand, Yarmouth; John Whitman,
dcckhand, Yarmouth; James Dunn,
deckhaad, Yarmouth; Robert Nicker-
! son. deckhand, Yarmouth; John Burke,
fireman, St. John; George Morse, fire.
man, Yarmouth. Those saved, so far
as known were:
Wilson, cook; quartermaster OF Hall
/ fax; Kate Smith, stewardess; Captain
A. N. Smith, of the Battle line steamer
| Pharsalia, a passenger; Third Officer
,, James Flemming.
The passengers were Captain A. ~
| Smith. Rupert Olive of st. John, pur-
/ ser Of the Dominion Atlantic steamer
Prince Edward; A. S. Eldridge, mer-
chant of Yarmouth, wife and two
children; Miss Elsie Mcdonald Of Var
mouth; J. c. Fripp of Woodstock. ".
b.: O. w Coleman of New Glasgow,
| N. s.. married; John Richmond, mar
ried. of Sussex, n. B.; the three lat
ter being commercial travellers.
Three Persons Are Saved.
Captain Smith, Mr.. Eldridge and
| Miss Macdonald were saved. The list
of lost includes many wefl-known local
navigators. Captain Thomas Harding,
the master of the Monticello, who is
among the lost, leaves a widow and one
daughter, at present residing in var
mouth. The first officer of the Month
cello. who acted as pilot, was Captain
Harvey Newell. a native of Newellton,
| Cane Sable Island, Shelburne. He
| leaves a family. Second Officer Muir
phy leaves a widow in Yarmouth and
has been fifteen years in the company's
service. Steward Hopkins belonged ut
harrington Passage and is survived by
widow and several children. The
purser, e. T. Hilton, was a native OF
| Yarmouth and unmarried. Chief En-.
gineer Greig was a native OF Scot
land and resided in Yarmouth.
six Drow ned In Disaster.
Boston, Mass, Nov. 13.-The three
masted schooner Myra b. Weaver was
wrecked in Vineyard Sound early this
morning and six lives were lost. The
names of those who persisted are:
Captain r. S. Vannaman. Of Philadel-
phia, aged about IS; Steward William
Peterson. married. residing in New Or
leans: Charles Magnussen, single, OF
Bergen, Norway; John Holman. oil
Aland, Finland; Miss Mary Emerson
aged about 20, OF Mobile; Miss Ella