Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-06-04


Fire7Two schooners in FLAMES. ,e,,i.
The telegraph has already mentioned this
accident, but Thursdays New Orleans Delta
gives these particulars 2" i'." 4H
A terrific conHagration occurred about Que
o'clock this morning, at the lower steamboat
landing, in the Second District adjoining the
lower Picayune Tier, destroying the splendid
Bayou Sara and Coast packet d., +. Renner,
belonging 10 the New Orleans and Bayou
Sara Company, and the steamer b. e. Clark,
owned by the Opelousas Railrosd Company,
and used as a ferry-boat together with g
large freight-barge lying moored alongside
the Clark also the property of the Opelousas
Railroad Company, Two small schooners,
lying at the head of the Picayune Tier, and
next to the b. r. Clark, were considerably
damaged by the fire, most of their sails and
rigging being consumed. ,..,.lI. ,,i ,....
The fire broke out in the main cabin of the
ID. r. Renner, and those who were asleep
aboard had barely time to escape in their
night-clothes. Many Of them jumping from
the texas TO the lower deck, before the whole
boat was in flames. The wind being high,
the fire went like a whirlwind, and burnt up
the fine steamer in the shortest imaginable
time. The Ksnner was valued at SAC, 900, but
was only insured foi $25, 900 $4,000 Of which
risk being covered In this city, and $1,000
up the country. wH t lii goo hie-
The Renner was to have left for Bayou
Sara this morning at nine o'clock, and had
| on board a large amount of up freight; but
all the books having been destroyed, IL is i'm
possible TO give an estimate of the amount of
freight received on board. The flames of
the Renner soon communicated to the B.
q. Clark, which steamer was lying wedged
in between the freight barge and the ,Renner,
and before any attempt could be made TO cut
har adr rif oha In,
which in turn communicated to the freight
boat, The b. Il. Clark. had no freight on
board, and there was only about one hundred
| barrels of flour and small number of sacks
| of corn on board Of the barge, most of which
| was taken off upon the levee and saved. The
| B. b. Clark is rather an old steamer, and was
estimated by the company to be worth about
| $4,000. -. .,.-,.''.. -, ,...-f ... ... ...
The freight barge, we were informed by the
| company, was worth not less than $1,000
| Neither of these boats was insured. Most OF
the schooners lying at the Picayune Tier cut
adrift and avoided the FIRE, but one of them
named the Louisa, and another, the name oi
| which we did not get as the stern-board was
burnt of, suffered considerably by the fire
being jammed up against the CLARK. The
flames aboard the schooners caught the sails
which were. slowed away snugly upon the
boons, and then ran up the CREASED nasts
L ullu VI llIc tut CIObo-bE
where the tarred stays and rigging fasten
They were finally cut adrift by the exertioni
of the firemen, and one of the engines play
| ing up to the mast-heads extinguished th'
fire. ~ ~, ~ 7
The FIRE in one point Of view was grant
one, the roaring, rushing flames illuminating
the whole river, and casting lurid glare
upon the water, andth schooners and barge.
with their leg-of-mutton stood out like OBJ
jects in italian pictures where the reflection
| of an eruption Of Vesuyius is shown upon the
sea. The falling of the chimneys of thu
steamers was also q grand sight and the jet,
! of flame.which shot high up into the. air, al
the pipes tottered and tumbled down with
terrific crashes, were terrible TO took at.
During the first part Of the fire, jackson
Fire Company No. l8, while attempting Il
back down the wharf, SO as TO obtain goot
position on the wharf suddenly took star
down the apron, and despite the efforts O
her men to stop her she pitched overheard
and went to the bottom in about eigteen o
twenty feet water. Efforts were being mad
this morning to get her up, which will doubt
less prove Successful q diver having beer
employed TO go down and make lines fast Il
her, Both the steam engines were upon Chi
| ground. Allthe crew Of the Kenaer werl
arrested and taken to the Second Districi
Lookup, in order TO obtain some clue Il
the origin Of the fire. which originated Sc
mysteriously ~" .l.l's 'H