Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-02-04
DISASTER IN CnEsArRArE BAr.-BuKyrsc OF

TIE STEAxDE NORTH CASoLrsA-T no F-rsons Bum
I'd .il;r.-!Statemcnh Of Iatsenge.-The stra,ncr
North Carolina. Capt. Cannon. was destroyed by Orc
in Chesapeake Bay, on Saturday morning last, while
oil her way from Baltimore 70 Norfolk, Va, with
twcnty-cight passengers and q cargo Of assorted mer-
cilanji-c. The boat took fire about half past one
o'clock on Saturday morning, III the clothes elosct
irsm . candle, which. il is beloved. was carried III
there by aboy OH board. All efforts TO save tho ves-
rel wcru unavailing. and the passengers, with the
c~yccp,ion Of Rev. Dr.. Curtis, an Epircopu. minister
Of Che-tcr. 5. c., and Frank Walters, one of the
colorcd stewards. who were burnt in their bcrths.
were taken oil the boats. The survivors reached the
Smiths point Lich, Boat in safety, AFTER wandering
about in the toy for several hours, aud were s''h'r-
oucntiy taken off by the STEAMER Locust Point, ana
brought to Willougihy Point Sunday morning. where
they were taken OF By the steamer Georgia. and
brought up to Norfolk and Portsmouth. From IN
extra from the Norfolk Argus and other sources,
we gather the following details:
srATEuEST OF MI. BoypES, OF SALISBURY, y. c.
We LET, Baltimore about 6 O'Clock. Friday evening:
il had been mining all day, but about ~ o'clock j;
cleared up; the steamer Parsed slowly down the nv
er, the fog becoming thicker and thicker ~ il grew
later, and. about J.. NJ, the engine whistle was
blown. and from time to time WINS repeated. to warn
vessels Of the steamer. approach. Occasionally the
boa, WIS stopped, the iog late in the night being 80
dense that nothing could be seen. AT the usual hour.
all the passengers retired. About two. or half past
two. Saturday morning. | was awakened by the Eur-
rvins Of the servants back and forth, and asked one
OF them wha, VIA the matter, but got 10 answer. |
then dressed, went on the main deck, and then learn
cd that it was caused BY FIRE: | then went below aud
got lrr carpet bag. and went Immediately To the up
rer deck. when I saw the fire. which had sPrcud all
over the upper part of the boat. I WAS driven below
hy the fumes, and. when | got on the min deck
again, found men engaged in getting the quarter boa,
ready. At this time the excitement was very great;
men were running hither and thirlcr; the Ladder were
rushing about in their night clothes, bnrefoo;cd and
bareh.adcd; some were wrnging their hanjsund some
we're screaming: other. we're apparently overcome by
fright. anIharjly knew who were their natural protect
orr. In the meantime, the boat nearest me was launch
cd and in less than a minute HiHete<n persons were in il.
W. then, for fear OF being swampcd, cut loosc and
pushed ID, and n We did so, ono man jumped from
the steamer into the water and was picked mp
nv us. In this boat we're three Ladder: four negro
men TO pull the oars. and two negro women. Mr.
j. ?. Walker. the .~econd-mats, took tho helm
and tho command OF the boa;: the beat was
pnllcd OF q little way and then hung around the
steamer about m hour. We then got in company
with the other three boat, which had been dashed TO-
gether to prevent their separating in the fog; aud |
noticed u NIT tied behind, on which we're nvc or ak
persona. We took two or three persons from the
rs.t and tho res, got in the other Boat and the ut
WAS cut adria. The Captain now took the lead: he bad
a ligh, and a compass in his boat, and after pulling