Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-02-01
Steamer Burned In Chesapeake Raw.

On Friday night, when the Baltimore and
Norfolk steamer North Carolina, Capt Cannon
was OF the mouth Of the Potomac, about nm,
O'Clock, hre was discovered in one of the stat.
rooms. The engine was stopped and the pumn,
and water hose belonging to the beat brouob
into requisitiOn-butt TO no purpose The fire. IN
Its rapid progress, soon reached the hose and cu
of the supply of water The passengers were
now aroused from their siumbers-there beipp
twenty-si1 on bosTd-meking with the crew
about seventy souls.
The flames spread rapidly through the upper
saloon, the whole being in blaze la what SEEM
ed bull lew minutes sfter the discovery Of the
IRE, but these moments Were improved nv
arousing the passengers, and bringing them 70
the lower part OF the boat. But few of the has,
sengers on the upper part of the boat saved even
their apparel The ladies rushed our I'm tbeir
mig ht clothes, and there was 10 opportunity If
ter~ard 10 obtain their clothes from the state
rooms. Blankets were, however obtained fgon
the berths and distributed among them Snma
Of the passengers climbed from the upper deck
down to the lower by the stancheons and duri o.
these moments OF intense CONSERVATION sevsrsi
lives were very nearly lost
Among the parties who were in the occupancv
OF one OF the state rooms aft, on the hurricane
deck, was MT ii CIayPon, accompanied by his
through the wi ndow and prepared to descend 10
the main deck by means Of the stancheons
which Mrs Q. did quite reluctantly, persistip1
Al inc same time In retaining the babe in her
arms Upon reaching the lower rail, Mrs q
again hesltated, when her husband seized the
httIe one, hastily wrapped IL in a large blanket
ana threw IL into the water He then inmned
overheard and his wife followed and u6,uctiIy
Iell upon MIN, but Mr.. being determined
man and an excellent swimmer soon snecesde5
IN placing them in one of the boats and foIIoyyed
ditrf himself There was scarcely any need 81
such an adventure, for the officers b,d ,n,ds
provision for their safe rescue. '""
All TIE passengers, and part Of the crew being
Sot INTO boats, and the rest of the crew unon
Idit which they had constructed the little '6srt
connected together by lines, showed of from, tbr
burning steamer, Capt Cannon : boat Ieadi nc the
way. they steeIed for the Zig bt boat, at smiths
roiht The bell (which could be distinctly heard
though Its liz hit could not be seen So dense in
otea Was the fog tina, when one or two hund red
ydios distant even the strong liz bit from the
ing steamer created only faint glow, and even
soon lost sight Of The weather being
PeIeeuv calm and still, the boats piIoted bv
capt Cannon, and guided by the foo bell. nro,
ceeoeo without difficulty, and at fye oIcincl
reached the light boat. Capt Heyden. of III
,es.d ,b heaid ,ne boats approaching, aud sun
posed thai some disaster had occurred thon,,h 70
hao seen nothing Of the fire. He Tecsiysd r.
snIP"necked people with a kind and e.rret
"eieome, OF which they speak most 1eeIinnf~
az 14a everything 10 make them comfort,hIe
ne iddies Were sheltered and warm. a. ava -,
conee, and such other provisions r. his Iesna,nes
Pe,HIueo were promptly pref pare and supplied.
and In the safety and OInpafatiye co,nfn,i m -,
had reached, the Passengers felt a stfon1 SepSs
% ieIIeI anu gratitude Ga calling the lists of
the passengers and the roll OF the crew il yvas
found that one passenger the Rev Mr. Cur,is-
zno one of the crew, coioTed steward named
altsr, were missing. The mode of their doth
hot known, as they were seen by none after the
Z. ~, Ied, and the most probable supposi ton
a., ~ lhey fell or jumped overheard duriug ibe
nis' dlafIn, and were dfowned NN@