The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-02
MARINE DISASTERS.
Loss OF the Steamship TiOga
" by Fire.
THREE or HER CREW BURNED TO DEATH
Rescue Of the Survivors by the
Steamship Rapidan.
NAMES OF THE LOST AND SAVED.

The steamship Tioga Captain J. 7. Morse from New
Orleans via Havana for Philadelphia destroyed by
nrs ON the morning OF the 9Th ult and three OF her
crew persisted In the flames.
Captain Eaton. OF the steamship Rapidnn from New
Orleans via Havana which arrived at this port yesier
day and makes the following report OF the Disaster;
On tao 9th uls at two O'Clock A. NJ, saw vessel on
6re about five miles distant Immediately bore for her
and found her to b. the steamship Tioga OF Phlade-
phia, from New Orleans, via Havana, for Philadelphia
At once sent boats TO render assistance and got the
passengers board seeing the prospect of saving the
ship was small Sent word TO the Captain that We
would lie by unit, the Ere was extngushed or the ship
abandoned. Al halfpast seven the flames suddenly
burst main Deck and the captain was obliged
abandon her, leaving the last boat AT eight A. NJ
she Of flames fore and aft and the FORE
mast went by the board Remained by while Captain
Morse his first Officer and chief engineer to sea II
there q possibility OF saving her hull. They re-
ported that her port side buged with the heat
aud her port burst open and was evidently settling Az
nine A. N. proceeded course and at hafpast
ten saw her port, and supposed she
sank.
Three OF the seamen being on duty below unable
to make their escape and persisted in the flames. Their
names are as follows Perry Short second assistant
engineer; John C. O'Donnel, oiler, and Thomas
Crowley, coalpasser
The following are the OF those OF the ships
company and passengers saved:-Jamcs I. Morse,
MASTER F. s swanton, nrst officer; James r. willis,
second officer C. d. Scheenger pilot; @. H. Grcenleaf,
purser; Win. wilkinson carpenter; g. p. Allen, Pasco
Muscrat Frank Lopes, Chas 2. Cope Thos. Kinedsep.
Chas Merrman. Antoine Anderson, Oliver Coevre, all
seamen. P. Cunningham, steward; A. A. Morse,
pantryman; James Bauher, COOK; VIM. Carey,
porter Geo. Elliott ami Timothy Fenny,
Thomas Kelly WATERS william Spiger, Chief engineer.
w. Miller first ASSISTANT John Murphy oiler; Joseph X.
Taylor oiler; John Welsh, william he,ich, Thomas
King Bernard McDevt John Simpson, Charles Berkeley.
all nremen Simon Green and Joseph A. Wiwie coal
passors Passengers-Dr. A. D. Johnson, William Ham
mond Mrs. Greenfield and child, Lewis Miller, q. +.
Weeks Three burned to deah-Perry Short, second
assistant engineer John c. oDonne oier, and Thomas
Crowley, coalpasser
Tho Toga, Captain Morse, left New Orleans September
q and Havana 25th 80 r. NJ. She had cargo Of
two hundred and eighty nine bales Of cotton, two bales
and three packages hides and twenty coils Of rope,
from New Orleans and probably some cargo from H.
vana The following is = card from tho survivors,
We, the undersigned officers and passengers OF tho
steamship Tioga, OF the Philadelphia and Southern
Mail steamship Company, hereby beg to return our
thanks Captain william b. Eaton and HIS officers. OF
the steamship Rapidan for their prompt and efficient
their Christianhke and gentcmanly treNtnent OF ms
while board tina, ship. We shall ALWAYS hold Captain
Kindness and hospitality 10 US during the time We we're
under their
Signed by James Z. Morse, master; +. =. Swantop,
Hrst onicer; H. Miller, first assistant engineer; James
r. Willis second officer; C. H. Greenleaf, purscr; VIM.
Spingler chief engineer Charles D. Schellenger pilot
Passeng ers-John johnson. n. D., Of Philadelphia
VIM George Greenfield, Of New York; W. G. Hammond,
OF New York q. r. Weeks, Bath, Me-
Wreck or the Schooner Nor'west On Cape
Cod.
Bosros, Oct !, 1857
The schooner Nor'wsst from Elizabethpor for
Salem with coal went ashore ~ Eastman, Cape Cod,
this morning The vessel Is breaking up and the cargo
viii probably b total loss.
Disasters nm tho Lakes = An UDknswD
Schooner Bottom UpwRrd-IIer crew sup-
pssed TO Have Been Drewwed.
CHICAGO, Oct I, 1851.
The schooner Pilot reports having seen. yesterday,
about ten miles down the Lake, small vessel bottom
upwards None Of the we're to DO seen and II Ia
supposed ali were drowned.
The schooner Maple Leaf is sunk near the mouth Of
the harbor.
The schooner d. O. Dickinson, which left here on
Sunday, sprang leak and was obliged to return
Other disasters reported, but none arc serious