Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-09-30

ness. He gave clothes, as far as he could fur
nish them, TO suffering passengers, and acted as
nurse, doctor and surgeon to the burned peo-
pie, dressing the wounds of the females with
delicacy and tenderness that evinced a benev-o
lent and amiable disposition
| / did not see an officer Of the ship during the
/ fire, and am certain there was not one OF them
or of the crew on the poop, except man at the
wheel for short time.
understand that when the captain heard Of
the fire, he rushed on deck without cap, and
when he saw the flames, he exclaimed, I'VE
are all lost - He tried to get out boat, which,
when let down was swamPed, and he, whether
accidently or not don't know, fell into the ses
and was soon left far behind
The fourth officer was in the boat. He cut
her loose, and forthwith she went under the
screw and was smashed, and those in her were
drowned Three or four escaped on fragment
and were picked up by the Maurice, as before
/ stated. About the same time one metallic life
boat was let down from the port bow and
/ swamped. About 80 persons were in her, IN
cluding the Ist officer. They caPsized her two
or three times in trying to clear her Of water
Ten persons were thus drowned, including sew
eral women. They afterwards bailed her out
with life-prespTvers cut IN two, and pulled for
the Maurice, having picked up two or three pas
sengers before reaching the bark Altogether,
there were g. souls taken into the Maurice du-
ring the night.
A Norwegian bark came up with the steamer
next morning, and boat was observed going
around the burning ship. They may have pick
ed up a few persons, but only a very few.
The Maurice had no communication with the
Norwegian.
Mr.. GLAUBENsELEE's STATEMENT.
The following is the statement of Theodore
G. Glaubensklee:
At about 2t o'clock P VI Sept 10, being in
my state-rcom, heard the cry of Fire
Fastening on deck, saw the flames breaking
through the middle deck. The Captain was
trying to get the people out of the second boat
on the port side, to have it lowered. l fastened
10 the lore deck to keep the people from the
boat. After few minutes / turned around to
go to the quarter deek, but could not get through
the fire remained on the foreeastle, the ship
all the time going onward against the wind
With the assistance Of a sailor, ! cut down the
jibsais to throw into the water, to use in check
ing the progress Of the tire, but the people on
deck did not understand our intention, and
merely threw them into the water l tried to
discover something with which to save the
passengers, but nothing was to be found. The
spars had been thrown overheard and the
buckets being near the pipe, were all on
fire. In about half an hour the foremost
fell, and shortly after the mainmast, and at
about the same time the engine appeared to
stop. The ship, which thus far bs1 been
heading west. gradually turned to the north, and
finally 10 the northeast Soon after the boiler
seemed to collapse, and ten minutes after the
magazine exploded By the turning of the
ship, the flames and smoke droF to the fore
castle. The suffering then became intense
Our only hope now being in two vessels in the
distance, one of which, which afterwards proved
to be the Maurice, approached US slowly, the
other, further of, steering West, took no notice
of Us, although she was signaled to DO so by
the Captain Of the Maurice. Having taken nv
stand on the chains on the larboard side, grad
ually advanced forward to make room for 9TH
ers. At about 5 o'clock the Maurice sent off a
boat, and as soon as If came near jumped into
the water and reached it. Seven others were
taken in, and the boat returned to the bark
Two boats belonging TO the bark continued to
ply TO and from the steamer, picking up all they
could until the darkness made it impossible to
find more of the sufferers. Soon after sunset
the first officer and about a dozen others came
TO the bark, having saved themselves by life
boat. Later some Swedish sailors came in part
of boat, and Mr.. Brew and German in part
Of another boat.