The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-02-11

overall gangway, just forward Of the
pilot house, the collision taking place
in less than a minute after the Nam
tucket's light was first observed. A
large hole was torn in the side Of the
Monroe, below the water line. The
collision took place approximately
thirty-two miles north OF Cape
Charles lightship.
"The Monroe Immediately began to
fill, and seeing that she was in inmi-
nent danger Of sinking, orders were
given to arouse all the passengers
and clear away the ifeboats. In the
meantime, the Nantucket had swung
around the stern of the Monroe, and
was lying off about quarter OF a
mile. The Monroe proceeded to fill
rapidly, and about four minutes after
the collision, was nearly on her beam
ends. One Of the nfeboats on the
starboard side was smashed in the
collision, and another was swamped
while being launched. The remain
ing Efeboats on the starboard side
were got away as quickly as possible,
It being impossible, an account Of the
heavy list to starboard, to launch the
port side ifeboats.
'tNot more than ten minutes after
the collision, the Monroe foundered
In about fifteen fathoms Of water, go
ing down in approximately the same
place at which the collision occurred.
Many of the Monroe's crew and pas
sengers were saved in her own boats,
and others were picked up by boats
from the Nantucket, which was
standing by, and rendered all aid
possible under the conditions. Nine
teen passengers were lost and twenty
two Of the crew were lost.
The Nantucket, which was in COLI
sion with the Monroe, docked in Bal
timore Sunday. In a written state
ment Captain Berry said that while
the Nantucket was on her usual
course, fog signals Of a vessel, after
ward found to be the Monroe, were
reported ahead. The fog was low
lying and at times clearer than at
others. The fog signals Of the Nam
tucket were sounding at regular in
terTals. The fog signal of the Mon
roe again was heard, and this time
on the Nantucket's port bow. The
next whistles heard from the Monroe
were two blasts. which indicated that
the Monroe was trying to pass the
Nantucket starboard to starboard,
contrary to the rule.
Capt. Berry said that in an en-
deavor to avoid collision with the
Monroe, the Nantucket's helm was
put hard aport to keep to the right,
but the Monroe proceeded at full
speed and tried to cross the bow Of
the Nantucket. She succeeded in get
ting partly past the Nantucket's stem
when the vessels collided, the Nan
tucket's stem striking the Monroe's
starboard bow forward Of the pilot
house at right angles.
The Monroe passed under such
great speed, according to Capt. Ber-
rvs report, that the stem OF the Nan
tucket was bent sharply toward her
starboard side and the Nantucket
was bent sharply toward her star
board side and the Nantucket slewed
around SO that her port side was
scraped by the Monroe crsshing one
Of the Nantucket's port boats. The
Monroe passed on out Of sight. At
the time Of the collision the Nan
tucket's engines were running at full
speed astern and had been running
for some time previous to the colli-
sion.
''The Nantucket appeared seriously
injured, but was manoeuvred to aid
in the work Of rescue, continually
using her searchlight. Wireless COM
munication was established and sew
eral vessels offered assistance, the
first to arrive being the Hamilton,
which conveyed the Nantucket to
Norfolk.