Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-02-02

all had fed and left him. his wife, and little one to
perish. lie heard persons in the fore part Of the
boat but the flames presented an impenetrablc
barrier. Possessed for the.time with cxtrsordina-
~ strength. he seized a metallic life-boat which
was lett the hurricane deck, and started To-
launch her. hut found that she was fa-tcNed be-
low. Having left his coat in his room. lie lad no
knife to cut the ropes he obi yed t. leave
his wife and child aud descend to unfasten them,
Tbs moments seemed like centuries lie ut lcuyth
succeeded in looslng the ropes and ascending s!nv
oil the boat into the water. As soon n. she fell
she file and driitci under the guards
Not desparins "I reaching the boat. he threw
his chill into the water 10 keep from injuring it
in the DESCENT and bidding his wife to remain un
I'll he returned. he plunged after the chill! put
it in the Loaf. lie had no sooner jumped in than
his wife followed his example, in her fright not
hearing his request. lie succeeded in reaching
the boat with his child. and placing it safely on
board he started to return to his vile, when lac
raw female struggling in the water 10 keep her
sell from drowning. AS she was near the boat
feeling. Of humanity prompted him to rescue her
before returning for his wife, whom lac now felt
was safe Judge of his surprise. when seizng
hold oi the f.mffc. he recognized her To be his
wife. who had followed him and her child into the
water
Another laaly. who hal rushed to the spot after
the Loaf launched. seeing Mrs. Crapon jun ,
overheard. followed AMI would have drowned but
for the heroism of our fa.l W. ,i,izer Capt. Henry
fizscrnd. who. coming NJ to the place aud see
ing female in the water. descended to her res
cue. As Capt. Fitzgerald letting himself
down. the rope being burnt. gave way and he was
plunged into the deep. Although hc could not
swim. ~ the boat near. he succeeded in
sung the uly' The five being safely in the boat,
emit ii it of the water. and went to tho assistance
II the oilers. Captain Fitzgerald IN his efforts To
release others, left the steamer almost naked.
The Baltimore Sun of yesterday contains an az
count varying but little from the received 10y
telegraph and published in yesterdays Iiry"idn.
1t SAYS:
The North Carolina wa, five and half years
old. aud cost about Sl2000 There is about $780,
ooo Insurance IN her. nearly all Of which is in com
panies out this city.
The North Carolina was built by Mcssrs.
Cooper X Butler, ard launched April. 1853. Her
machinery was made by Mr.. Charles Reeder.
She was Of | 100 tons capacity. and at that time
WAS the largest bay steamer ever launched in this
port. She was finished in n style of elgancs new
or before seen in n Steamboat on the Chesapeake,
aud she was the largest boat until the building Of
the Louisiana. The following is list Of the Of
iiecrs: james Cannon, captain; Lloyd b Parks,
clerk james Marshall and - Walker. mates.
and y. Bratt, chief engineer. The whole number
Of persnns employed on the boat fifty. This
WIS the first serious accident that ever occurred
Ia Loaf Of this line, after an existence of thirty
years. About year ago. the North Carolina
was thoroughly oyrrhauled and went on her route
II. good new. and She promised usefulGess tor
many years to come. She was well supplied with
force pumps, so that the fire must have burned
rnpidiyt1 have dcied the efforts to save the boat.
q. the whole amount of Insurance, SlO,0Oo is IN
the Baltimore Fire Insurance Company, the re-
malnder being in Offices in other ties"