The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-11-11

nALifAA, ~. D., NOV. l0.--Among the
rocks and shoals at the entrance to tho
bay Of Fundy this morning the sidewheel
steamer City Of Monticello. bound from
st. John for Yarmouth. was overwhelmed
by the mountainous seas only four miles
from her destination and engulfed. with
thirty-one Of her passengers and crew
A heavy gale was raging at the time
and there was a tremendous sea. The
Monticello carried full freight and a
fairly large passenger list. Just before
she foundered an attempt was made to
reach the land in small boat in charge
Of the quartermaster. and containing
Third Officer Fleming. stewardess Kate
Smith and three passengers. This boat
was smashed by huge comber, the oc-
cupants being hurled high upon the beach
at Pembroke. uninjured. 1t is believed
these are the only survivors.
The city Of Monticello was used in the
coastwise service between Halifax, Yar-
mouth and st. John. ard was due here
tomorrow morning. She was an iron side
wheeler OF about $500 tons gross, and was
commanded by Capt Harding, OF Var
mouth, where most of her crew belonged
She was formerly called the City of Nor
folk. and was built at Wilmington, Del,
in 1865. She was valued at $4,000.
Not safe ship.
The vessel had been rebuilt within the
last fifteen years. but was not regarded
as safe In exceptionally heavy seas.
Those saved. sosfar as known. are: VII
son Cook, quartertnaster Of Lockport;
Kate Smith. stewardess: Capt A. r.
Smith. of the steamer Pharsarlia, passen-
ger; Third oficer Fleming; A. 8. Eidridge
merchant. Of Yarmouth. Miss Elsie Nc
Donald. OF Yarmouth, passenger
The other passengers were: Rupert o.
I've. OF st. John, purser OF the Dominion
Atlantic steamer James Edward Mrs
Edridge. OF Yarmouth. and two children:
J. c. Fripp. of Woodstock. N. B.: O. W.
Coleman. OF New Glasgow, ". s.. and
John Richmond. OF Sussex. n. b.. the LAST
three being commercial travellers.
List OF the Dead.
The list of dead includes many well
known navigators. The twenty-four offi-
GERS and men lost on the Monticello were:
Capt. II. NJ Harding. Yarmouth; II. D.
Newell. first officer. OF Sable Island: ~
Murphy. second officer, Yarmouth. N. g.;
II. NJ. Hilton, purser, Yarmouth. NJ s..
Charles Greig, chief engineer Halifax:
Herbert Poole second engineer; wynne
Binger. oiler. Yarmouth: Robert Doucette.
oller. Yarmouth: James Cole, fireman.
Yarmouth: Samuel Gloucester fireman.
Lockport. n S.. Sven Johnson. seaman.
Yarmouth: N. c. Hopkins, steward OF the
NteAIftf, btF1NcT HOPKINS.
waiter, Darlington. ~ s.. Levi Nickersnn
waiter. shaung Harbor; Austin Gable,
waiter, Sable Island Walter Cunningham
waiter. Cape Sable; Isaac Van Emherg
jr.. cook: Ivan Johnson, Quartermaster
Yarmouth: Stanley Wriger. deck hand
Yarmouth; Samuel surett deck hand.
Lockport. James Dunn. deck hand. Var
mouth; Robert Nicgcrson deck hand. var
mouth; John Burke. fireman, 81. John;
George Morse, fireman. Yarmouth.
stery OF n Survivor.
Capt. Norman Smith. one OF the sur
vivors, was the first 20 bring the news
OF the disaster to Yarmouth. from Penn
broke. where he landed He gave the
following statement:
The steamer Monticello left St John
Friday morning at u;15 The wind was
blowing heavily az the time. but was not
so strong as 90 cause any alarm. The
storm became heavier. however. and after
the steamer had passed Polio passage. Il
was feared she was doomed.
"Ahout II o'clock, when four miles OF
Cherogyn point. Il was decided 20 send
the women ashore In the boat. and J. NJ
Fleming. the third offieer: Wilson Cooke.
acting quartermaSter Nemiah Murphy.
second officer. and Capt Smith volun-
tccrea te take them ashore
The women numbered three. Elsie Nc
Donald AGED Is daughter OF Alexan-
der Mcdonald. OF Yarmouth. Kate Smith.
nf Yarmouth. stewsraess. and a coiored
girl. whose name l did not know.
The women we're gotten into the boat
with great disteuity. the volunteers fol
lowing and getting the boat away. The
wind was blowing inshore AZ ,he time.
and the boat was carried rapidly toward
the land.
"when the boat got away thoy we're
prepzriug on board 20 launch another
but 40 not think u got away I think
all the rest were lost The arss boat was
rapidly driven ashore near Pembroke. and
on nearing the land gigantic wave
struck e and threw {; upon the shore.
smashing Il % atoms ! fauaa myself
ON the beach. holding 10 the Erass."