Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-05-17
Z Further Particulars of IN B91isg
., Oftho Ocean Wave ;.!..--.-..

About one o'clock on tho morning OF
the so,h ult, thr steamer Ocean Wave
on her passage from Hamilton q. -Oy.
lensburg, was discovered 20 be on. FIRE
when about 8 miles above tls Ducss As,
Ian Is, AMI g miles from The main shore.
On the cry Of fire being hearI, Tho MAZE
passed from the wheeihousc in tae sn.
loon, and founl the flames making
through the floor. The captain came
out Of his room, anil jumped ovarboaf.l
with saw horse in his hond and the
passengers and crew speedily dfircn"'
verboarI by the flames. Tho steamers
b,a,s were la,hcl aft the whceihonse,
and could not be lanched, as the fire
reached them in few minutes. Ihc
boat stopped about three minutes al,ef
the alarm of FIRE was given-perhaps by
the engineer, who is among the missing.
The crew anil passengers save.l cluns
20 the guards, ru]lcr, &c., till taken OF
By the schooncrs.
The escape Of Mrs. Stevenson wife OF
Jas. Stevenson, Esq, ol the Branch Bank
of Montreal in Hamilton, was very OK.
traorlinary oae. She was sleeping IN a
state. room with her little daughter when
she was alarmed by the cries OF the ?as'
sengers. She rushed te tho adjoining
stolcroom' where her two young sons and
her,mail were sleeping; failingto make
| them hear her by calling she burst into
the door only TO find them suit,catcd by
the smoke. Taking her remaining
u child. she was persuaded by the pufser
# to jpmpcl overboarl and was tiel TO
1 one OF the braces of the wreck By the
4 fist mate where she remained Two Or
n three hours, slightly exposed 10 the ac'
" ton Of the fire till taken up. Her
!. daughter was lost. however and the gal.
. Ian: first mate who assisted her is also
:. among the missing. Mrs. Stevenson
went up to Hamilton on Sunday by the
o( Maylowcr and it is said will recover en-
Is ,irely from her injuries. Miss MLcl.
Il Ian of cornwall belonged to the party
,c we have mentioned as bound for Gin.
&c cinnati. She altered her intention. how.
n ever, when she reached Niagara Falls,
g. and re,urned-lo NEE. he! death.
os PEnsER's ACCOUNT. ..
lc Abou! o'clock on the morning o
Saturday, April 80, 1853, cryi Of fir,
was raised. The captain and pasen
gers were all in bed. immediately o,
Q. the cry Of fire all rushed down 10 the al
,crpart Of the boat AMI scene OF con
fusion took place which battles the ina &
ina,ion to conceivc...-;he cry OF children
ire ,he wailing of mothers, the parting O
mt friends, were heart.renling in the ex
in IRENE. -
VS.. 1t was impossible 20 get at the boat
he as the FIRE was first observed on the up
os. per decks, and in about hal! an hour tn
Ks whole of the upper cabin or saioo
was consumed. The passengers thre,
ms themselvs out on planks AMI such thing
Jus as they could get their hands on.
VIC Some made for shore 1--WE were ubor
yer two miles from shorc) others RENAME
,ge clinging TO the boat, and those that di
i'll so were savel-in number, four cabi
ch passengers, IA Of the crew, and the pu
or. ser. About half fpast4 We were dcliveIc
ON from our perilous situation by tn
ny. schooner Emblem Of Bronte, Capt. Bo
IS, ger, and :he Georgiana. Port Dove
ell; Capt. Henderson, to who.e exertio
to through Almighty Col, We owe our liv'
ul. AMI we would now most cheerluly tend
, il them our most sincere thanks for the
-se timely assistance and also for their kin
His ness and attention to our several wan
re. and particular to Capt. Bolger. Of Il
lies Emblem, for the prompt measures
but took to return with us TO Kingston; a,
ure we now ask OF the Almighty God to pr
r o. tect rim and his in like manner as
,rld has done 10 us. -