Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-01-21

with about lou passengers ""u '"'
freight.
About half past Z in the evening,
hearing the cry of fire, he ran on deck, /
and saw the fire bursting through inc
wood work round the chimney. All
wos confusion and terror in moment
He ran up to the wheel TO advise run
ning for the shore, which Capt. Childs
informed him they were doing, he being
nm nj the wheel. He then ran down
on deck.
An attempt had been made to rig
the fire engine on board, but did not
succeed. They rushed for the boats,
and Jumped in, to the number he thinks
of % in each: and lowered them down
while the boat was under full Roadway,
and they were filled Immediately, and
he is of opinion that not one OF the per-
sons in them escaped
The Life Boat was thrown over, but
cnupht the water wheel, and was lost.
He saw several passengers floating with
life preservers, but thinks none survi-
we'd until morning. He advised to tum-
BILE over the cotton bales, and assisted,
he thinks, in getting over lOor II, and
dashed himself to one.
When the steam boat stopped, which
she did from some cause TO nm I'M
known. man by the name ofCox, en-
ploycd on board got on with him about
6 o'clock, and the braces under the
guards were full of persons, having
gained that position as the last resort.
lie remained on the bale of cotton,
and was taken off by Captain Meeker,
of sloop Merchant, of Southport. They
discovered the fire soon after it broke
oct, and attempted to get out of the
@harbor, but it being shallow, and the
tide falling, they caught aground, and
did not get out until morning tide.
Cox died about O'Clock, on the bale
with him.
Capt Manchester, the pilot, and
Charles Smith, fireman, and Capt. Hill
lard, are supposed to be all that are
saved. Two bodies were found, one
supposed to be the steward. and Cox
as mentioned above. and were taken to
Southport. Capt. billiard is now on
board. from Bridgeport to New York.
Your obi serv't, JOHN BROOKS.
Office of the Republican Standard.
BRIDGEPoRT, Jan. ID, 1910.
APPALLING CALAMITY.
Steam boat Lexington destroyed by fire
find nearly lpo hundred lires lost i!
f The Lexington left New York for
(. Stonington on Monday, 3 o'clock. p
NJ, having, it is believed, about one
hundred and fifty passengers A large
quantity of Cotton was placed upon
, her decks. At o'clock, when about
two miles from Eaton's Neck, the cotton
took fire near the smoke pipe.
The boat was headed for the shore
as soon as the efforts to exlnguish the
+ fire proved unsuccessful. She wa:
provided with three boats-yet such
was the panic which took possession OF
E all minds, that they were hoisted ou
while the boat was still under Roadway
! and Immediately s,comped. The engine
q few minutes after gave way. leaving
n her utterly unmanageaDlc. The scene
: which then cnsued, is described a.
: most appalling.
y Captain Chester billiard, ofNorwich
+. passenger on board from whom we
: have gathered these few particulars
t states that soon after the engine stop
y ped, the passengers began 10 leave the
boat on boxes, bales, &c. In compan,
: with one Of the Fireman he was so for
: tunate as to secure a cotton bale, Il
! which he dashed himself He remain
. ed upon this bale, the wind blowing OF
}, Long Island shore, until II o'clocI
J. this morning, when he was taken up b,
IF the sloop Merchant, of Southport.
His companion in the meantime hat
;. been released by death from his suffer
ngs. Two others were taken up b,
the sloop, fireman and the Pilot o
the boat. Both we're nearly insensible
, 1t is surprising that any should have
= survived the exposure. There is too
much reason to fear that these three
II are the only survivors. 1t is howeve
J possible that others may have been say
u ed.
:, The Boat driflcd up the Sound will
u the tide and was off this harbor abou
midnight. Capt. ii. states that sh,
sank at 3 O'Clock, as he marked IN,
! time by his watch.