The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-07-29
DueNING or the GALENA.


burning III Ii' S'c"h'tI baitIa, NJ Ncu
Wing, Min The Red Wing Republican
and the st. Paul Times furnish the follow.
ing particulars
About ! A. NJ on the lat inst, the ca
lena landed at Red Wing, when she was
discovered to be on fire. The fire com
mcnccd around the Starboard chimney,
and Of SO little consequence was it when
first discovered, that single bucket of
water would have been sufficient to ex-
tnguish it but before it could be ob.
tanned, ~ a strong breeze was blowing,
the fire had spread over the entire right.
hand side of the boat thus cutting of the
use of the stairway The alarm was
spccdil " given, nearly all the passengers
having retired for the right, and from all
sides, without regard to quality or guam
tty Of dress, men, women and children
rushed to the forward part Of the boat, as
the only place of rescue
The order was given 10 follow the cap
tain, but little attention was paid to it
But few minutes claaoscd after the
alarm was given until the boat struck the
shore, toward which she was directed by
the pilot OF the discovery OF the fire Yet
$50 fierce were the flames, after that only
one plank could he ran ashore, and over
this crowded all not intercepted hy the
fire Some back of the flames Jumped
into the water and swan ashore
Mrs Polly Porter, Miss Nancy Porter,
Charles Porter, (hoy,) Lydia Porter, all
of Mchigar, bound So Maukato, ard John
Tyson. are known to have been burned
o. death How many more is not known
but it is hoped none Those saved NUM-
her about sixty-fvc, To which are to be
added the crew The loss of the boat
was complete little or np baggage was
saved, and the freight aud mails, with
the exception of a portion Of the lat.
ter destined for Red Wing, wholly cor
sumed
Most providen,ial was it that the fire
did rot break out before Had the boat
been half It's length below, or event few
feet from good landing, the luss of life
must have been fearful the loss Of the
boat is estimated at $50 600 no insu-
rance 4 small amount of money was
saved from the safe
Ii seems TO hc almost certain that there
was noglcc, on the part of the officers
to have on hand, aud where it could hc
easily obtained a sufficient quantity Of
water But the expression of thcpasscI-
gers is universal that Capt Ipughton and
the officers did all that could bc done tu
save the passengers, even AT a great risk
10 themselves and particular credit Is
awarded to the pilot, for the heroic man
ucr IN which he maintained hts pos,, uH-
I'll driven away by the flames.
The following incidents are reported
\ young married man from the East,
with his bride. was on the GaleIa, intend
ing Ia ind home ia Mnc,1,a, and hay
iug IN his possession fifteen hundred dol
lars lie had neglected to place It ia the
safe. and carried It with him into hi. state.
room The money aud all his baggage
was burned with the boat; lac young
couple barely escaping with their lives.
The wife of the HON Mr. Beard. Of
Winona was on board of the ,ialcha, aud
was uu her way f. this city Ia JON her
husband She was aroused from her
sleep by the cry ot fire and aftcf all the
passengers had started forward she re-.
turucd 60 hcg room and awakened = Young
lady. occupying th" same room with her,
aal who was still sleeping sonily The
Young lady had bccr al school at oxford,
OHIO and was returning home Ia visit
her Ptrcnt, Ia Minnesota.
Mr. Crosby, cnici Of Police was also
GA board. bat had not retire, at the iiIuc
the fire WAS discovered
4 large quantity of catdt were on
board. destined for the city; they were