The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-06-13
burniHg Of n Steamer :. Exciting Scene
and Less # Eife.

burning OF Steamer :. Exciting Scene
and Loss # Eife.
The New York papers have accounts of the
burning Of the steamer City of Newark, Captain
Kyan, on Staten Island, at o'clock Tuesday morn
ing. She had 60 passengers on board =.
The smote was first observed issuing from the fire.
foon and soon after the flames burst forth spread
ing rapidly over the deck of the vessel md driving
passengers to the stern. Here they endeavored to
bss from the ,apa fire.
scorchcd BY the heat. Their fears, however were
somewhat aliayed ss they the steamer Achilles
aod the steamboat Thomas Hunt nearing them. Soon
efter the Achilles ran up to the bow of the
City OF Newark. and tosk off about twenty of her
passensers- When they were engaged in saving
these cne of the boats of the Achilles the
rescue of those who were holding on by the stern
rails OF the burning This boat had no SOON
er got alongside than abont twenty persofs jumped
Into 1t, and those in her about pulling off, when
1t was upset by lady jumping in on the side Lines
and life preservers thrown into the water from
me Ihoms, Hunt, and three of her boats, in Of
which was her captain, we're immediately engaged in
picking up those in the water Three persons how
ever, it is feared, drowned-two ladies and one
sengerG
Capt. White, of the steam-tug Thomas Hunt,
which went to the relief of the burning steamer
makes the following statement:
Immediately lowered the three Iife-boats belopg-
ing to the Thos Hunt and called out to those whose
ves were thus imperilled not to be alarmed az they
One OF my boats, by swell of the sea, was driven
directly under the guards and in conse of tos
many falling therein il was capsized throwing into
water two or three ladies and an old gentleman be.
tween 6u and 40 years of age, named Samuel Powers
q resident of Massachusetts. immsdiately ordered
he man who was guiding the boat into which had
Jumped; to make for him. but upon nearing him
found that two of the ladies who had beer thrown
into hs water by the capsizng the rst boat were
ciineing to him. Tney pulled him under three times
was In the bow of my boat and upon seeing him 90
q down immediately reached out and caught hold of
MIN by the collar of his coats again caught him
6ut Just ut that moment those who were ciipspg TO
MIN pulled bim from my grasp. ] made another at
tempt, and succeeded In catching him by the hair
and thereby finally dragged him into the boat. The
last time he went down he either shook the females
on or they let go their hold nothing more of
them and fear they were drowned Isucc.eded in
seenng neary all the passengers from the burning
vessel into the Thomas Hunt with the execution Of
THOSE supposed to be drowned Several of those who
were Were conveyed to my vsssel had narrow escapes,
tneir clothes being burned from their bodies before
they could escape. Others jumped into the water
and were rescued just as they were going down for
the last time. One of the ladies supposed to he
drowned had on pink dress and a straw hat. The
last seen of her she cnging to the guards of the
consuming vessel calling for help. Taken all in ali il
was the most heart-rending scene have ever wit
messed.