The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-05
Particulars or she Burning OF the Steamer
Ocean Wave Lake Ontario.
From the correspondence the Hamilton (Ca.) Speca
tor, Maya

About O'Clock this morning, the steamer Ocean
Wave, her passage from Hamilton to Ogdensburg
discovered 20 be fire, when about eeh. miles above
the Ducks Isls d. and two miles from the main shore
On the If fire being heard the passed from the
whecihouse into the saloon and found the flames making
through the floor The captain came out OF his ROOM
ard jumped overheard with saw horse in hand, and
the passengers and speedily driven overheard
by the flames The steamers boats dashed aft the
wheel hem and could not be launched, the FIRE
reat he'd the few minutes The boat stopped about
three minutes after the alarm Of FIRE givenperhaps
by The engineer, who is among the missing The crew
ard saved cluDg to the guards rudder &c.
till tabeu of by the -chooners, as described below
List Of Passengers Sored--Mrs Stevens Hamilton
Miss g. French Cornwall; Capt Kiah Mrs Kiah; Thomas
Perry.
Potter nate Francis Iaiore fireman John Ewart deck
hand; Thomas Fuller. waiter; Peter Provost fireman.
ra1 nh aeck
Baptist Mier, ID engineer; Joseph Rosseau, fireman;
James Street. wheesnan; James Graham deck ha ad and
one other sent to hospital, whose name could not be
learned.
passengers and Crcc Lost-There in all fourteen
cabin and nine deck passengers board, of whom
above orly Eve we're saved The crew consisted Of
twenty six persons besides the officers of whom those
already named saved OF the lost passengers and
crew, the purser could only recollect the following
names-Mrs. Mcdonald, Ugdensburg; Miss McIenpan
Cornsa Mrs. Stewsrt, Toronto Mrs Stevenson thre
children md nurse OF Hamilton Miss Girouard of Ham
ton QAdy's maid) Ly man Fish Ogdensburgg: Mr.
Mitchell whi,by Mr. Richardson (colored man on his
way TO Kingston with appes) Mr.. ODoyle, from Of
cock
escape of Mrs Stevenson sfe of James Stevenson
E&q Of the Branch Bank of Montreal in Hamilton
. very rdnary She was sleeping in q .tate.
room with her little daughter, when she alarmed by
the cries Of the She rushed to the adjoining
state room, where her two young sons and her maid
lie eping failing AXE them hear her by calling
she burst in the door only to find them sufocated BY
the smoke. Taking her remaining child. she was per
suaded by the rurser tn jump overheard and tied
to OF the braces the wreck by the mate where
she remained two three hours slightly exposed the
action OF the fire till aiken Her daughter lost,
however. and the gallant first mate who assisted
her Is also among the missing Mrs Stevenson up
to Hamilton. on Sunday, by the Mayaower and it is said
will recover entirely from her injuries Miss Mcclellan
bound for Oocinnati She altered her intention how.
when she reached Niagara Falls and returned-to
meet her death.
PURsER's ACCOUNT.
About one O'Clock on the morning of Saturday, April
30, 1853 cry of fire raised The captain and pas
sengers all in bed Immediatey the cry of ire
AL rushed down to the after part of the and scene
Of confusion took place which battles the ina
TO ctnceivethe cry OF chidren the wang OF mothers
the parting Of friends he rendng the extreme
IL was mpossbl n get at the boats he fire was first
observed on the upper decks aud in about half an hour
1e WnoAe OF the upper cabin saloon was ccnsumed
Inc pssteneers threw themselves out panks and on
sucn tnings "a they could get their hands on Some
made for thore 1--WE about two miles from shnre
others remained cpeng the boat and those the. ala
- were savedin number four cabin pas
II the crew, and the porser.
About halt past four were delivered from our ,s;
Ions tftuafion by the schooncr Emblem Of Bropte Gan
tain B0lger, and the Georgisna Of Port Dover
Henderson,, to whose txertons, through Almighty God
them our cst sincere thanks for their timely
ance and also for their kindness and attention n our
several wants and particularly 70 Captain Boger
I'm btem for the prompt he took to return with
to KipRston: and ask OF the Almighty God to
pgotect him and his in like he has done to u.s.