wˌaɪl kˈɪɹsɑːɹdʒ wʌz ˈæŋkɚd ɪn hˈæmptən ɹˈoʊdz ˌɔn ðæt dˈeɪ, sˈiːmən ˈiː.ˈɛm. kɹˈɪstoʊvɚsən fˈɛl fɹʌm ɐ dʒˈeɪkəbz lˈædɚɹ ɐtˈætʃt tə ðə ʃˈɪps lˈoʊɚ bˈuːm ænd lˈændᵻd ɪnðə wˈɔːɾɚ.
While Kearsarge was anchored in Hampton Roads on that day, Seaman E.M. Christoverson fell from a Jacob's ladder attached to the ship's lower boom and landed in the water.