The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-20

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The Burning OF the Steamer r. K Collins.
As everything relating to the burning Of the Collins Is
of general interest," We make extracts from the
Cleveland papers in reference to the disaster.
ng The M ~: ass
It win be that reflections are made by Mr.. upon
the conduct Of some Of the ooers Of the boat It to
every thing that .y appear to their disadvantags:-
We have received . statement from Mr.. Cary. who
& hs 1sa
the alarm Of fire was given, between ten and sisve.
O'Clock Mr.. G. probably the only passenger up and
passed down the cabin gangwsy to the main deck IL
he ached that deck he the smoke in the cabin bs
ing from that cabin to the main deck Mr. G. imusdi-
atey through the cabin, and up the arch to the
upper hurricane deck to the pilot house and tod the
put her s.ho1s This request was mad. three times,
and the last time NJ O. begged the wheesman for Gods
GERS and to enforce his request pointed tbs whsebnsa
TO the flames then bursting out around the smoke ppss
up on the asst where they were '9s whsssmsa made
the attempt made it was after the engine had been
stopped, and her Roadway about gone Mr.. Q jumped
down . staunchion to the main deck whore he found
life preserver STOOL end Selling that he got down
reached nothing but his LETT hand with which he held
Mr. got off his cost ard boots, and while doing
number threw themselves overheard ono man knocking
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burned that he ". forced to leap tsiin stool
with him, which sustained him until he picked up
Fintry. When Mr.. c. was the main deck, before he
found his stool he heard the order given By some to
persons standing in front Of the wheel house. aud the
smoke completely crclng Ground the whsel house, and
but from what the engineer afterwards stated the engine
at that time must have been stopped Ms. Morris was
up By the e. % nal s. a vi.
saved This boat picked up at that time thsee four
persons. NJ. Cary was in company with M Stone and
issipg but Mr. Farr saved. Hopes are yet sntsr-
tanned that Mr. Stone may Be at Maiden - Mr. c. heard
gers a that point somewhat burnt Tss ~rssf was
burr ing when Mr.. G. came down the river yesterday
morning.
officers TO discover this re for Capt Atwood Of the Bay
State had conversation with the captain OF steamer
cried out to the officers the Collins to put the boat
yesterday, bad conversation with the engineer Of the
Is the alarm heard The engineer said there
were many false alarms about FIRE that not
Of ssH w. on bo. Va,
by the clerk Of the Conr after the passengers got on
the Fnry fnquiIng Of each what they knew Of the
very uncertain The beat started from Detroit about
half past eight and the fire took place much earlier than
on board the Fntry Some devil stole Mr. Carys mcnsy
from his vest pocket whs the vest was hanging to dry
on the Finty There were no directions heard by Mr.
Cary from the plain to the passengers IS to how they
should save themselves, and each one, among passsn
gerssrd crew, seemed to look out for himself The feel
jones' the sss dsm.nds searching
CATION The idea that the Are took place from tobacco
pipes loo1 "a pgn By the g: :; oGIsus
ing, you ~ the .tsans. (. Collins ~; o.nsd ~
have not nor never had, interest In the Collins
Mrs Lewis owned IS, 900 interest in the boat which
vas n.:s IN the North Western Company
he PAN Deaier Of wednesday has tn. following ::
learn By P.ssDgsrs from Detroit that the impress
ion there 10 that malicious individual fred tho
tost The engineer had jus. been over the boiler deck
nd found all right The Captain was standing on this
mate had just turned In All a. one the boat lit up ~
BY powder The Captain head the cry Of FIRE, opsned
the cabin door and was met by fire and smoke and I'm
the life boat but before he could cut IL clear hs1 TO
leave for the approaching flames It sesmed bat amin
the boat The boat was within Few rods Of shore, a.
mest neer enough to jump land, and Jet evea ths
crew Who lnev every part Of the boat asa land were
The same paper relates the following incident OF tns
disaster
with others went west few weeks ago TO buy land
leaving some business with the law hrm Of WymAn q
Of This in Msss ana On moassy
last said brother In law and near neghbor Of Stone
to town, and, visiting their lawyers on said bust
ness rad occasion TO speak Of Mrs. Stone whe he said
quite SICK in fast entirely prestraed By shocking
dream she had the night before sns dreamed that her
awful Manner The lawyers informed said neghbor thss
steamboat had been burnt on Lake Erie the night be-
fore but Mr. Stones did mot appear either among
the lost or saved and probably not board While
taking the comrade and room mate Of Mr. Stone. Mr..
Farr came into the Office, and announced that Mr. Stone
was on board with him, slept IN the stassroom
heard the alarm Of nre rushed out together into the
cabin which full Of fire and smoke that thor lost
one another Farr reached the deck and jumped into
the Lake, Stone has not bean heard Of siccs The
words he spoke we're, Farr, whore are you ~ aHsse
sm, said Farr, both snveloped in smoke that thsv
could rot see enc another Far happened to asd Che
cabin door and escaped Stone proHaby was smohersd
and devouIed by thu. flames Ths parties are al ~
known, and these facts nesd no suthsaticstion.
he very night and about the very hour that ths hus-