The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-09-29
Further Particulars of the Burning of the Nj
agara.

i, CHICAGO, Sept Is.
The Niagara left Collingwood at 2 P. NJ,
Monday, with between $50 and us passen-
gers; % left the boat at Sheboygan, where
they arrived at P. M. yesterday. Two hours
out from Sheboygan the passengers discover
ed the fire issuing from the engine room. In
a few moments the whole cabin was in flames.
The widest CONSERVATION ensued. The boats
were lowered and all filled and capsized ex-
cept one containing 20 passengers. Numbers
jumped overheard and drowned instantly
The steamer Traveller was ten miles distant
when she discovered the fire. She saved 80.
The propeller Illinois, bound down, picked up
about 80 and left them at Sheboygan. Names
not received. The life boat at Port Washing
ton rescued 20. George Haley, clerk of the
Niagara, is supposed to be lost. There were
probably so or so lives lost. There was ru-
NOR in this city that it was the work of an
incendiary. 1t is stated that Immediately af-
the discovery of the flames a key of powder
exploded blowing the fire in every direction.
The first engineer was not on board.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. rs.
The Daily Sentinel, extra, says:
We are panied to be obliged to record an.
other dreadful lake disaster, in the loss by fire
of the steamer Niagara, of the Collingswood
line, last night, off Port Washington, about
20 miles north of this city. We are indebted
to Mr.. VIM Snow, of the firm of Snow &
Williams, of this city, who came up on the
Traveller last night, for the following particu-
lars The Niagara, Capt F. S. Miller, took
fire on her passage from Collingwood to this
port, when within four miles Of Port Wash
ington, and some twenty-five miles from this
port, and in a very short space of time was
entirely consumed and sunk. The light was
plainly seen here at o'clock last night. The
steamer Traveller, Capt. Sweeney, bound here,
fortunately came to the assistance of the boat,
and the captain, officers and mon calamity ex-
erted themselves to save lives, and with sue
cess.
The following is list of those saved by the
Traveller Many others, it is said, were pick
ed up by boats and vessels which came in
sight:
Harvey Ainsworth, of Royalton, Vermont;
j. BE-: So, Steuben county, N. Y; Henry
Loss ssT, 14ington, VT; VIM. Koag, Buffalo,
n gsssS sl4 HILL Collingswood; H. Chambers
s5H51amilton; j. Locke. Waterbury, VT;
Henry Locke, do; Lewis Hart, Utica, n. Y.
j. P Kennedy, st. Lawrence county, n. Y;
Julia Kennedy, do; G. K. Westbrook, Green
Bay, Wisconsin; DR.. s. FL. Allen, Concord, N.
H; James Robinson, Knox county, Ill. Hugh
Kennedy lost his wife and daughter. Three
dead bodies were at Port Washington; all la
dies. One lady had a ring marked S. E. G. D.
The Niagara had very large lead of freight
all Of which is total loss--not pound ofany
was saved. Of the crew there was saved F.
s. Miller, Capt; Sd mate--name unknown
engineer, Niekinson, waiter W. j. Thourbour,
fireman, A. Snyder, and J. Gordan, Robert
Gillespie,s A. Curry, A. D. Dillwater and Dan.
Osborne. The propeller Illinois took large
number. There were several sail vessels that
did service. It is reported that ] ohm B. Macy
was ION board, also j. K Goodrich, of this
place. The water was SO cold no one could
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