New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-07-01
BURNING OF THE TRANSPORT ECgOPA-LOSS
OF TWENTY-ONE LIVES.

The transpert-ship Europa Oh her wayto Turkey was
burned on the 3ls the Atlantic abou: 200 miles from
the English coast At the time she had on boarl GO
dregocn. and 81 horses The Captain VI the Inflated
vessel makes the following report to her
'On the day in question viz: the jst o May, the mill
tary officers all suffering from sickness with the
exception Of Col Moore. wO with myself had visited the
decks and lower hold several times that day and at
F. NJ went and inspected every position that coud
be examined in the lower hold. There appearance
fire. and returned 10 tho cabin with The conviction
mind tat he ship perfectly safe; but scarcely an
Iour had elapsed before startled by the alarm Of
fire. Immediately below, and discovered the fire
burning ferooy in e fore peak who're We had slowed
quantity of hawceis. rope, tar pitch, oalun, varnis
ara sails. The Officers, ,eamen, and soldiers The
spot almost simultaneously myself and every one
erted every effort in their power exnguisl the tire The
force pumps which had been fitted by orders ote Govern
supply The troops with water from The tanks and
butts in e hold had hose ataced and with those belonging
the ships pumps taken below and the jets directed
in and upon the burning mass The troops also
worked vigorously in passing buckets of water 20 those
below 10 check the of the ame. but 10 no par
pose The tar pitch, and other combustbo ignitng,
cent io.h overwhelming blaze into the foreho!d and
firing the bulk OF tow which was on board for padding the
hoiae-s,als The heat and smoke became great
that oil hands forced TO quit the lower hold; many
were almost sufooaed On reachin"betweon dec Ks we
found flames ascending the orebacway in huge volumes,
cutting on all communication with the fore part of the
ship. As hopes OF saving the Europa from destruction
then past, and this at the urhermosi was at 10i
clock, just a hour from The moment that the alarm
Of fire raised this viii show the rnpdity the fire
gained. The volumes Of smoke thst rolled up the main
ind after hatchway overhung the main deck ike
q oloUG-it was most suiiocatlng and the flames
from both matches chased 70 tho poop. |
have omitted to inform You that ON my first
coming deck ran the ship away before the wind IN
order To near bark and brig that We're to the eewari
of u.s. The boats were lowered and filled with men. All
were got clear except the longbca which from the be-
gin ming it impossible to get out The las; boat
was tax off the skids the poop, from whence we
comp elled 10 launch it To 1t from being burnt
1t was then about Il clock the main deck was then in
gnitd state, and the mests and rigging alot were IN
flames. still KEEP, the ship before the wind, TO near the
vessel eesard and to keep the fire forward Nearly all
Oh Loard Tad LETT the vessel by this time. Among them
all the officers OF the ship the adutant surgeon and
cornet OF the troop, leaving LeuenaDt-Coonel Moore
with the veterinary surgeon and about twenty-six
soldiers board besides myself carpenter one or
binary seaman, and tie cook, on the burning wreck.
Sir. Black, the Admiralty agent. and the second mate
were in the last boat which Quilted the ship She was
pulled away ut IL O'Clock The mainmast went at two
cloCk then the foremost and the ship rounded lme-
da'ey aerwGrd II blowing very hard az the time,
with very heavy short on, raining heavily. will
further dwell upon this painful moment than to add
that the ship rounded with head 10 wind the fire sprea1
over where and burnt out, compelling us to
seek shelter in any way could number OF men took
Il wreck of tie manmast some weN lost IN attempt,
il omtke il. with the carpenter got over 10 ieewurd
found very great difficulty in getting under the wealth
er-chlnnel and making along the bands TO If there
was more unburnt wood to hold by but driven
into the fore chains the half of which still unburnt
Suffice say that at three o'clock the boat OF the brig
Clemen.ina Capt Pike came up and took us out of the
Inc Doat nl,o pckeu up zen
spars of the wreck One died in the boat The noble
cid Lieut. Colonel regret to say, persisted in the wreck
Several troopers impored him to leave the ship IN the
boats but lie would leave his men, and shared their
terrible fate The in the boats picked up by the
bark Morana of Dundee, and Prussian schooner Her
Msits steamer Tribune took off the brig Sunday
the 9Th inst and the circumstances being reported hat
the remainder of the survivors board another
yesel she overaued the bark and schooner, and took
all hands on board
One of the rescued officers urnishe, the following ac-
count:
"Of the number originally embarked on the Europa,
twenty.one have doubtless pershed officers Lieut.
Col Moore Veterinary Surgeon Kelly are among the
missing and six non-commssioned officers, ten priya'es
two of the ship company and woman, have shared
the same fate The greater number OF these were wi'ed
away from the wreck Of the masts to which they had
cung but Lieut. Col Moore remained at his post to the
last having repeatedly declined 10 leave the burning
yos eel until all his had been safely removed was at
last dye into the mzen channels by the violence OF the
flames aHd there unfortunately pershed From the con-
current testimony OF those left the burning wreck,
from T. NJ OF the Dist ult to q A. NJ. Of the LIST INST,
il would appear that the conduct Of the master Mr. Gard
ner marked by great GOODNESS and nrepidy through
out these trying hours he the last man to quit the
wreck and had his jealous endeavors TO maintain order
and save life been ably seconded by his ships compa-
ny there can be little doubt that the list Of casualties
would have been reduced