Participating in the hazardous rescue of the officers and crew of the sinking Monitor, Jones, after rescuing several of the men, became separated in a heavy gale with other members of the cutter that had set out from the Rhode Island, and spent many hours in the small boat at the mercy of the weather and high seas until finally picked up by a schooner 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras
Jones, after rescuing several of the men from the sinking Monitor, became separated in a severe storm while aboard a small boat with other members of the cutter that had departed from Rhode Island. They endured many hours at sea, exposed to harsh weather and high waves, until they were rescued by a schooner 50 miles east of Cape Hatteras.