The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1858-10-13

laths nailed together as a. .sheathng for the
sides. When looked around, the ship was
a quarter of mile from me. | could see,
the ladies' aud gentlemen jumping off the
poop into the water, in twos and threes
some of the ladies' being in flames. Several
| hesitaied 10 leap from the burning ship un-
tiithe last moment, as the height was 81
feet and were only at length compelled 10
throw themselves off TO avoid more pain
full death.
In half an hour not soul was to be seen
on the poop. lpuled after the ship and
| picked up a German who was swimming
strongly; got him beside me on the boat,
and we padded after the ship with the laths.
| now saw vessel under sail, approaching
! She reached the Steamer at about 5 D. m
We continued pulling towards them, and at
about half past seven, after being five hours
in the water, got within hail of the sailing
vessel. She put off boat and took lis on
board. She proved 10 be the French haroue
Maurice, Captain Ernest Renaud, of Nan
ties, bound from Newfoundland 10 the Isle
of Bourbon with fish. She had, up TO that
time, rescued forty passengers of the burn
ing steamer, chiefly taken off the bowsprit,
though "a few were picked up floating
! around
At about 8 o'clock, one of the metallic
boats came up, with about tw eny.three per.
! sons, including the second the third officers.
Afterwards, three or four men were picked
| up, floating on piece of broken boat. The
| second officer was taken up, having been
! swimming, with nothing 10 float him, for
six hours. The second and third officers
were severely burnt One male passenger
was burnt irightfully, and some of the other
| male passengers slightly.
! There were but six women saved, three of
whom were burnt, one in a shocking man
| ner
Captain Remand acted with the utmost
kindness. He gave clothes, as far as he
could furnish them, 10 the suffering passen.
gers, and acled as nurse: doctor, aud sur
geon 10 the burnt people, dressing the
wounds oI the females with deIicacy aud
| tenderness that evinced benevolent and
amiable disposition.
did not see an officer of the ship during
| the fire, and am certain there was not one o.
them or the crew Oh the poop, except a
man at The wheel for short time.
understand that when the captain heard
of the fire he rushed Oh deck without a cap,
and when he saw the flames, exclaimed
''Ue are all iod." He tried 10 get out boat.
which accidentally or not do not know,
fell INTO the sea and was soon left behind.
He cut her loose from the davits. She was
carried under the screw and smashed and
several in her were drowned. Three or
four men escaped on fragment and were
picked up by the Maurice, as before stated
About the same time one metallic life.hoat
from the port bow was let down and swamp.
ed, but got cleared away with about thirty
three persons in her, including the first and
third officers and several women.
The men in The boat capsized her two or
three times in trying 10 clear her of water.
Ten persons were thus drowned including
some women. They afterwards bailed her
out with life preservers, cut i'll two and pull
led TO the Maurice, having picked up two or
three passengersft reaching the barquet
Altogether there were sixty. seven souls
taken into the Maurice during the night
a Norwegian barque came up with the
steamer the next morning, and boat was
observed going around the burning ship
They may have picked up few persons,
but only il few.
The Maurice had no communication with
the Norwegian larque.
AT about seven O'Clock the Maurice sailed
for Fayal TO deposit the rescued passengers.
AT about two O'Clock, the same afternoon,
she fell in with the barque Lotus, Captain
Traty, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, from Liv-
erpool for Halifax. AS was anxious 10 get
on British territory Captain Traiy kindly
gave me passage. lie was anxious to
take all the American citizens, but there
was such rush of foreigners into the boats
that only one load ofeleven could be got
| off, and even several of these we're foreign
efs. The fire is known TO have arisen from
! very culpable negligence of some of the
! crew.
The captain aid surgeon considered it
eXpedieu to iumigale the sieerage with
burning tar. The operation was TO be per-
formed by the boatswain, under the super.
inlendence of the fourth officer. The boat
swein heated the end of chain, 10 dip in
the tar in order TO produce smoke. Tue end
| Iar,,,o b,I bnlI bo Lat;
upon the deck, 10 which it set fire. The tar
upset, and Immediately all about was in
flames. A feeble attempt was made to ex.
tingush it, but without effect. There was
nothing At hand 10 meet such an emergen-
! cy.
News From UTAH BY NAu.-'Che 'intel-
| ligence from Salt Lake by mail is 10 the 4th
of September. Governor Cumming had re.
| turned IN the city after nlensurn eyrursion