Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1857-07-02
Terrible DiSaSter-Steamer Burnt
Immense Loss Of Life.

Terrible DiSaSter-Steamer Burnt
Immense Loss OF Life.
QuEBEc, Saturday. June 81.
The steamer Montreal was burn
yesterday, near this place.
Two hundred passengers were drowned
or burnt to death. They were mostly
Scotch emigrants.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MoNrREAL. Saturday, June 81.
The steamer Montreal, the loss o.
which has already been telegrapheG
from Quebec, contained five hundred
passengers, and only one hundred and
seventy-6ve are known to have beer
saved. About two hundred of her pas.
sengers were drowned.
1t Is believed that many swan ashore
and were saved in other ways. The &C
cident happened near Cape Range, be-
tween Montreal and Quebec.
LATER.
The Montreal took fire at six O'Clock
last evening. The steamer Napoleon
saved two hundred of her passengers,
the principle portion of which have just
landed OF Quebec on their way west.
TIL LATER.
The Captain and crew of the Mon
treal are among the number saved.
Later advices say that the number
persisted will reach three hundred and
fifty.
QuEBEc, Saturday June 27-10 P. NJ.
The steamer Montreal left this place
: at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, for
hanfraol rr,f1 1.or, Co., A. &C. L.,
dred passengers, mostly Scotch emil
giants, recently from Europe.
Nothing unusual occurred until the
Montreal reached Cape Range, twelve
or fifteen miles above Quebec, where
the woodwork, near the furnaces was
discovered to be on fire; quickly after
ward the flames broke forth, causing
the utmost CONSERVATION among the
passengers.
Every effort was made to arrest the
flames, but to nc purpose. Captain
Randolph, finding it impossible to save
the steamer, ordered her to be run to-
ward the shore.
The officers and crew exerted them
selves for some time to get out the life
boats. The flames spread with the
most astonishing rapidity, and the wild
est confusion and despair prevailed
throughout the ship.
Numbers of passengers threw them
selves overheard and were drowned.
Fortunately the steamer Napoleon, also
bound for Montreal, was but a few miles
in advance. She put back with all
possible expedition to her assistance.
The Napoleon succeeded in rescuing
from the burning wreck one hundred
and twenty-sevcn of her passengers.
Captain Randolph and the Purscr of
the Montreal were among those who
threw themselves into the river. Both
being excellent swimmers, they sue
cecded in reaching the steamer Alliance,
and were saved. It is quite possible
that others succeeded in saving them
selves by swimming, but as the steamer
l,ecame manageable when at con-
s dcrable distance from the land, there
is no doubt but those who threw them
selves from the burning boat met a
wa+ery@gravc -Sfxrecn of those who
were saved died shortly after reaching
the deck of the Napoleon. From the
present information, it is believed that
the total loss of life by this terrible dis
;Ster VIII not 1alI snort OF DetWecn
three and four hundred.
The steamer Alliance arrived here
this afternoon with forty-ivc bodies.
We have not been able to learn, as
yet, the names of those who we're lost,
except that of Mr.. Phillips, of the OK
lumber firm of Norcross & Phil
lips, of Three Rivers.
The Montreal had on board two hun
dred and tifty-eight Scotch emigrants,
with several German families, and a
number of American passengers.