The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-07-21
Burning or she Steamship PeansyivA-
nia-Thrse Lives Lost.
NORFOLK. July 20, 1850.

NORFOLK July 70, iooO
The steamship Pennsylvania, OF the Phiiadepha and
Richmond no destroyed by Dire hast night IN james
river, near jamestown she left four O'Clock in
the afternoon day The re was nrst discovered ut
eleven O'Clock nj night bursting from the hoiler deck
The passengers had scarcely time to them
selves IL their night clothes The flames aft pre-
vented them getting the boats down.
The of the passengers follows:-G. D. Ora
ham, OF Philadelphia Mrs Mct1uug, OF Richmond; Mrs
Detz and four children, Of Philadelphia
Ali saved with the exception at three Of the chill
dresi uf Mrs Dvitz, Who droSned.
The steamer CURTIS pecs, which was detained by
storm, passed the burning and rescued the pas
sergcrs the rafts and those mAiog on the vessel
The Cui us Peck arf,ei here tha morning with them.
The passengers leave to-day Richmond by railroad
The Pennsylvania left this port, usual Thursday
tast al tour O'Clock NJ for R,chmon nth freight and
passengers. In o thunder storm and the
dArxness q" the night The chip came at anchor two miles
Etou jam, st.wp, al eleven O'Clock 7. n Flames
drSt emcovered suu fr"m tie hktchway boiler deck,
eAr an Irmediateiy there commenced painful Of
exct<webt amoag the psssengers-thres adults aud
four idrtt-~ho called up from their berths,
but ha" time TO oress, So rapid were the spread
of the flames. iasssnurs hurried wildly about
the decks, TIRE LADIES' chid screaming with terror
The flames roaring through the hatch Says threatened
sudden ssrretion % all on boar evening the m.n
from eeuIg the b at which indeed soon took are and
Tor stiic all hope seeined cut on kslts were coz
these taken charge o by the pilot, who also took
Mr. G. Graham, Of ihiaaep bia, tour Oh dren, one Of
them baby, ana Mrs e,z, If Philadelphia, passengers
ana all rbuard amid the arxness Of the
night three children peri-h'd Mr. Smlck made great
eos aud succeeded SAVING the bapy and catching
plank lie after~aris discovered by the steamer
C. Peck floating away from tue ournl x ship with
the child IA his arms hut dec net assistance, stiI
ing thst the condition hand
tar p,rIlous than hiuiseH aud BABY,
whose piteoua cries distinctly heard above the
storm IL the deep daI knsss al midnight nour far away
from land. MI. Smack aud chd were picked up mile
away from IN shp. Captain Teal, with lady pas
sengers afterwards got ran constructed OF baich
ways Mr. Cullom. Chi feDgneer; Harris, sscp4d eugi
nees, with emen aud other hands lett board, con
meuccc huding raft 81 spars, lumber. &c aud jus,
launched the Lights of the Curtis Peck charge
OF Cay.tht Fee tnar, War discovered.
The bells OF the burning ship toed uotl the Carts
Peck w, ~hen the boats Ia and urst
officer Gin d rescued two BABY passengers the chamber
maid, IAN and two of the crew Cullen clifford ana
the frrna returpeu the chip, took of Harris, the
secobo 'r,nser. ana the balance ot the ciew.
The fire Is supposed 90 have originated bv Spontaneous
combustion in package oDg fre,gtt Capt. zeal
and offccrs bet aved gaiia,ty the irving occasion
There tdinps of the At amer since last light.