New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-31
Particulars Of the Burning of Three steam.
boats Mt st. Louis.
lFrom The ST. LOU. Republican, Jan. ;

lFrom The 81 Louis Republican, Jan 7ol
Between three and four o'clock yesterday
England, lying at the upper end of the wharf and
before Its progress could be stayed the entire boat
was enveoped in flames, and finally burned to the
waters edge.
The steamer Brunette, which lay below and alongside
ard the New Lucy, which moored on the outside OF
the New England, coon after caught fire The former
burned to the waters edge where she Law and the New
Lucy burning loose from her moorngs foated past the
city, and fundamentally have foul Of and set fire
great number Of boats at the landing but for the timely
action Of Captain Lamothe of the Altoona who immedi.
tely ON the breaking ont Of the fire. hastened with
his boat TO the rescue of these in peril After hauling
out several from the landing, among them the j. M
ClendeDin which boat she towed to Bloody Island she
cast hawser board the burning wreck when had
reached theoot Of Locust st. and pulled 1t TO the foot of
Bloody Island thus preventing the destruction of large
number of boats moored below.
After the wreck had been owed out Of the way of the
other boats ct the landing the ferry boat Illinois took
board the Missouri and two other engines nndprocee1ed
t. the place where it made fast and succeeded in
putting out the fire. saving, at most portion Of the hull
The steamer ST. Ange. which laid next below the Bru
nete, YVES at one time in imminent peril but escaped
without injury partly from the fact that the burning
wreck es hoated past her, carried out by the
rent, and partly from the exertons of the members of
the ST. Louis Fire Company who took their engine on
board OF the boat and kept her wet down until out Of
danger
No other boats injured by the fire, though many
he'd narrow escapes, and as far as learn
to learn though we have made digeDt inquiry. There
Waterman on board the New England at the time.
but he does not TO know anything about it, farther
than that he the first TO discover the fire. when
late to do anything toward saving the boat.
The New England WINS old boat, built on the Ohio,
in le47, and valued ut $1,000 She insured in
the Union Insurance Company, OF this city, to the
smount Of $4,000.
The New Lucy was fine boat, nearly new, having
been built during the last fall at this place She val
ued at $4,000, follows, viz In the Union Insurance
Company for $1,000 In the Phoenix for 5000 and in
the Delaware Mutual FOR $1,000 Both of these boats be-
longed to the Keokuk Packet Company.
The Brunette also a new boat built on the Ohio,
for the Gaena trade last fall She valued at about
$50 000 and insured for S2S0 600 The insurance is
divided between the St Louis and Louisville offices,
follows, viz The Citizens Insurance Company of st.
Louis, $500; the Union, $1,000; the Floating Dock,
$4,000; and the balance in Louisville company which
we did learn the risk by any of our
city agencies, the insurance having been effected by
Captain BaTger, at Louisville
The Brunette owned by Messrs w. L. Ewing &
Co. of this city, W. +. Coobaugh of Burlington Iowa,
and Capt. Charles Blrger, her commander.
The hull of the New England sunk where 1t lay to-
ward night; lut ut dark the Brunette was still above
water. The hull of the New Lucy towed back by
the Altoona and landed at the upper end Of the levee
last night