New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-07
BURNING or THE STEAMER ISAAC NEWTON
Rescue Ct the Passengers and Crew.
81, Lives LOst-rOuEiCCn Persons Injured,
STATEMENTS or survivors

Bursting Of fue and was burned TO the waters edge.
Slci'a rcti wreck. The details Of the disaster IRE
substantially follows: As the explosion took
place. OF the pilots anchored the boat the
siorc IN few minutes Thereafter it dis.
covered .AAt the vessel was on fire anilsijps but
all attempts - oxfnguish tie flames proved yaing
Ii Va, impossible owing to the dense smoke ard steam
hs lower deck TO get at the hose and the heat drove
Tie engineer from bis post Fortunately tug and pro
pocg FASTENED to the relief Of the passengers officers.
end e. CIV who were speedily transferred flom The bum
I,ur.ccu persons badly s:llded were taken from Che
vessel tx u whom died during the night and yesterday
d.s.. En-, the cabins by t,c cold The : ra Of dis.
tres. given by the captoin brought asisancc bat
the scene presented IS the vessels approached me pnr
lg boat v,s one watch IA not ade from Their memory
during The lifetime Of those Who witnessed
Ia darkness u The niea-iho fire issaing II m ell
pnrfs OF the fvedeckci vcsgcite reelection 81 tie
flames tIc SKY and un tle Na.eIte people hrrT!iug
uow .s- LIS moving AAo shadows n tho dreadful
G,e'ieAf-+he STRUGGLE 10 cot on hoard the craft that
came 10 relieve the sUitcrus-tlo quick, YET tender,
hsaine OF he buIncd and scaled and sufocated fire
men 'si1 were suGlohed lac brands from the burning
the column ., fame that balcd np Lighting those VINO
ESCAPED and their dclyVrers thO opposite shorethe
dnsl siT king of the wreck, and The darkness that
shfoGda az. form picture hat needs none @! tic col
Ggg Y fancy 20 make il vivid and Startling
THE PLOTS STATEMENT.
On sunday afternoon our reporter had interview
laa,i ia substance the following in relation
10 the ,,,s %; he Isaac Newton:
Tie I. lac Newton cf rho pier the foot OF Court
'sni street az O'clock ~ saturday evening having on
board about 10 passenrcr cid freight valued IN round
ixlget ~ s0loO0. .istirc principally q iron.
-ro,eres. and DRY goods the property Of County
Wssn t.. boat reached Fort Washington Point one
81 ies boilers burst Immediately the hands l,s her
saeber 90. and ~ soon as p'aciicaoe brought ire
1OnA ., up iuo gse On tac 1smes s1resd with such
raptly q impossible 10 snhdue them. or even
olrcS heir proTress De sliding smoke and scoIch'
iny flames drove the hands from the pulQ.
n Obs nd.lcuma DC tug Herald came ~ ward
a.d Tire propeller Daniel : Miller came an boh taxing
le passengers rom tAe bg ming wreck. The lre spread
60 skfv ov- tha boat bursting INFO TIE cabins rising
trorsN f1e d'css and enyelonng Tire whole iairic d.
ttms sod smoke thot 10 V.s .liOst miraculous 20 Nan!
Ir05 We're saved.
Ie ,,ioui1r persons we're certainly burned TO death
o. b1s.i ttr Inflated boat:
Wilton Dilegck, bag CONAN.
Hoo ID .ilAi, lrslian.
AID ,ga little bow. n ne, unknown boot blacks.
t0. rfe-R passengers more or lees injured The
were Srl 20 lO,E eTs and placed az once sidcs nr9 h
i'catu u. s'x Of the patients died Yesterday (son
I .... .,.se ~ few ladies On boald tlc Isaac New
ton nni licv I rr IN safety on board TIC
tug ,1d co. propeller wilton came 80 pro'ideIt4aiy 70
TIE r'.i. e ~ fh. passenger.
Ihr pio. ir.hrr,no.s stated Tat be- did rot soc any
lc-... i Y.rl J.-.d i-s lie eApo-.Da occurred al
! o.i,.. %. lorr .r,m tac tllc tic boat lett New
I.. f.,f lie ,,,.-..1r,l. +, ere with few escep.
lions .u g.shly sctposae-sed. lie spoke l. tie mgh'
e,t -. ~ i'e corl AID tenderness ~ The oihceI
and nrI on tpard q tic tug Herald and the IropeIei
D...4 8flIpr WHO disir Iuted stimulnnis ana neil
cine, In M s1.ilIiDg. ana wrlpIc1 them - c"LollAp!
astis. .l1.i u l,u,s aIl p.llkrts
ia fff ,riIeft hnDraned nn honr htof, ono Niger
M tle laf "a the irormct Of the plot Almost All OF
bpiri r--' have per.sh-d.
STATEMENT OF DANIEL G. TURNER, SECOND
MATE.
A.7oc,tk on Saturday evening went down be-
lo add Oh. ny supper and ton came up the aiier gang
VIZ al,.' l s'ood talking with a man moment. ard
whc doar 80 saR the freight moving in al directions
IL. fl.-e crate stove a. AID stream q hr" passing
fJr,s,tlt B.. alds the wheel. The next thing knew
Ne, blown about tarty fc. through pair of door and
s,.,.k .,,n.t sfauc'iop, the next ihinr Observed
was tie steam nng the decks. and ihen went
an,sp.f fis messengers 90 assist In sf1g tlcmi the
l1d conducted themselves IN very cool nj ordsiiy
Inanrp~ mach more ~ thgn the gentlemen. many o.
~ n li "a most c1ctcdy, aid seemed ltsious 10 he
sa.cG ST. 4. the lc 81 i.c explosion, tue boat wa
leaIi d.. .Da,rd- It's shore 90 avoid schooner. ana
mo I'd. read Dat slClt distance when lie anchor ~Hs
K,., 80, after the occurrence the propeller Daniel
s Mifrr Gcpi smith 81 tnveacke. ran mp under ouT
stern s1i Hr commenced 20 PIT the passengers On
b,sri Slne Of he moro excited men jumped upon the
seaI % iGr prp.e nGe t-.A lAe c1pfsea deloIini,
nation g. JUMP overheard bat inysof end others pulled
them loan 1ld think Tat person jumped into The
water. M,-elf ard hands b~ionging . the boat re-
inclined rt ever, passenger hna been raeiy pacsa oh
l,srl 81 & propeller ald ! tleL went do"u and as
s.'cl 70 ~, tSo scaded men from the gangwry and
place them tie propeller.
bow gaolf acres The BOAT, thc flames 1t this time
had ~ sriiolchcd sufficiently near 70 have burned
any OH iAe atcrD Captain smith 81 the propeller
remained ts long possible and did not move Oh uhi
h.s own sc.scl Has IN imminent danger vi taxing IRE
Tie Grey vole the last 10 leave the boat. The accident
ecaT.d alcl. opposite Fort washington ana we "
orc. proceeded 10 YonIers where TIE wounded We're
conveyed L, the hotel AID hospital and every possible
care = 20 sksa u them ~ tie ply scians and citizens
o. Yol,rT- iAd The hands belonging on board the Isaac
81. rraer furnished our repor,er with the following
L., y. ersis.liiss:
o-r~ ~ Maurice oflrrmoa', n. ) bl.sely .e'lded
M .-. ltyfu 70! New ORR cl'yi .ca'e. i.nli.
Ffp a. addneer Of Albany scaded bsdy
(.e,.s. Ke b 81 Rochester. :. T. not faug"rons
(,4.f.. f.,teruan 81 S.henec siy; badly scalted.
Jim t Thomas lodss lJToheFal Of cohos' n T. both
CASUALTIES AMONGST BANDS
Jsf.si rsndsrsrast nrenani dead
Larry srl1van. fireman; ,caecl fatally
q'oan. plenin, fireman. sc4idel bsdy.
ii,,s Mclaughlin IN man. scaded badly. Al Of Albsny.
Lslace P.ine OF Freehold r. j.. gfeaseg, ded badly
william p-sflc- Dag.gs ian'ie missing and undoubtedly
= co- p,..r nninown. 'een lying dad in the
40 iss. b,ob'acls belonging in Albany, are missing
~ being the bTcmcn who were injured, sre supposed to
1ss- been ti.cL
sr,TfafLxT OP JAMES PATTERSON, WHEILsMAy
4 was down IN the aitcr-Cabin eating supper
stcn Tire explosion took place, and Immediately after
say stream. II Gfc coming through the GEEK INTO the
cabin aDOit 20 feet from where was sltlDg; wont
through TIE pantry to the Forward eaDih STARS Du
fading steam and water coming down e1ho hoi R.b
oP then proceeded 10 the forward buik'hedd hha at
tsmpted ~ open door bul not succeeding. knockeI
pace out aud craving through weni up me IoIc'
ertic siats On deck. from thence 10 TIE Pfomenhuc
DECK an1 another pair of stairs on me hurIicuhe
DECK lp Tho plohOuse aud took hand AZ the "heeii
lie p. aeadci The boat ioI the shore and rang the
tes 70 stop Der but Bic did not stop, We supposed
10 eaencsis couid not get at tie machinery ana We
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