The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-29
THE BURNING OF THE RALEIGH.
SPECIAL casRrsPpNpEncf OF IHE HERALD.

Dcsails Of shc Loss Of rho Rnleigh-HePelsD
81 the Capsain md Passensers-List Of Pas
senGers and Crew Saved.
CHARLESTON, g. c.. Dec. as 1907.
Our community startled this morning by the an
nouncsmcnt Of the return Of the sieamtug towboa
Christana from outside tse bar win eighteen persons
including two ladies' from ls steamship Raleigh, burned
at sea Tho purser Thomas AcManus gavs the follow
ing account Of the disasier:-
The steamship Raleigh. Captain C. p Narshman ey
len New York from Pier No. &C North river about
quarter past three o'clock Saturday afternoon, INST
bound for New Orleans. She had ON hoard ffsy-nvs,
persons In ALL including twenty passengers and thirty.
five officers and There bnt three females on
board. one Of whom-a young lady passenger, named
Bryani--was drowned. The other Two brought here
ia safety the pursers wife, Mrs. Ellen NcAsnus and
Mrs. Margaret Mnrthen steward 50 Of Tho steamer.
At twelve NJ, Tuesday Gath inst, The steamship. then
about twenty miles southeast OF Charleston lightship
was discovered on Gre in her bniler room The nrsS
knowledge that the purssr had OF The danger !,
seeing the chief engineer rush on deck and immediately
afterwards The chief officer commenced lowering hose
down 10 tho engineers and nremen in the boiler room.
Ali efforts however were usecs The flames borst Out
vessel within i've minutes after its discovery panic
took hold Of the Storage passengers causing great
deal OF confusion. Captain Aarsnmap, with great
presence Of mind and remarkable cooncs directed the
lowering Of the lfeboats, SIX In number. Three Of
them were launched successfully, but owing 70 the
ing the other boats while tho steamer was
stu going under fun headway Of steam. they
were mos launched The FIRST boat launched contained
ten but being towed by the steamer, which was
stiI under full Roadway, aud the parties in the small
szsd and the whole OF the ton persons including Miss
Bryant, were drowned The other boats were then
Gu! loose Tho purser and hrs wife, who were struggling
TO keep their heads above water were picked BY ono
Of thsn containing sixteen persons Three Of thsnns
however were afterwards transferred to the third bos
holding twenty. Tho boat in whici the purser was
afterwards sailed round the keeping Tar enough
steamer The other followed and IL believed picked Up
four men on . raft, and another floating on door.
Captain harshman refused % leave the burning vessel
TO the ast and busted himself In getting ana throwing
out life preseEvers chairs &c. 10 the passengers and
struggling in the sea He tod the purssr he had
would take thah His frst empi secure the
safety OF the ladies' board One young man, steer
age passenger, whose rs unknown. volunteered
his services stop engine but ,ok nre in the
tempt and, TO endFhs suferings lrmped overheard.
!u young man. named %. WI,ism welcn, went
the lowering Of the boats These were some Of the In
OF hsrosm recorded The noble conduct Of the
captain 10 beyond all praise and i believed that bis
life has fallen sacrifice to the dictates Of duty.
the boat with the purser arrived or the bar here be-
six O'Clock Dy the officers Of the CHRISTIANS then towing
vessel out TO sea- The other boat was lost sight Of but
Is supposed to be all right.
The following card gives tho names OF those brought
In here By the Christiana and the Deie Tangier:--
CHARLESTON 5. G. Dec. rs, 1857.
We, the undersigned, passengers aud crew Of the
wrecked steamship Raleigh, tender sincere thanks
to Captain J. W. sly Chief Engineer Lawrence and other
officers Of the tugboat Christana also to Captain Rch
OF she brig Ianger for their kind and hospablo treat
ment Of us while on board their vessels
Signed by Captain N r Miles, New York; Thomas
McMnnus purser: Ellen McManus W. Bartlett chief
officer: Gordon YOUNG, second officer; D. B. Rice chief
engineer; Margaret Murhett sewaricss Thomas Crow
ley John Smith, Charles Smith. Thomas p Brown. John
McDoaald, Michael Gipuey, Thomas Heating, Jamss
Crowley, crew: Charles Whittrun, Franz Mehal i
Rabars James Short passengers.
The following are tho names Of those supposed % b
lost
steward; James Peniied, waiter; thomas BrannAn,
pantry man; VIM. Martin. boy waiter; Joshua Silver.
nail. coalpasser; I. Lowell. brennan; VIM welohs
cabin boy
the following are in the boat supposed 70 -
safe:-
Michael Lark1ns, fireman; Eugene Ellis, cabin boy;
P. Harrington, fireman. 9. p. harshman Jr quarter
master bcsides two cabin and three steeragc passengers
names unknown.
Purssr Thomas McNanus and his wife, two Of the sur
on sunday next, for New York. they will arrive
on Wednesday following
A Brother Of General Halieck Probably Lest.
To rHE EDIros THE HERALD:-
me HxrALD Of to-day gives . list Of passen>
gers on board tho ifated steamer Raleigh butsoofW
10 add the name Of Mr.. A. J. Hsilsck, OF
her cabin passengers. As his name docs not appeox
In the last list Of passengers saved, 10
feared that he went down with The vessel Mr. HAllcck
his way TO Mobile via New Orleans 10 enter the
engineer service under Colonel F. E. Prime He served
during the war with credit, and participated IN the
Western campaign with General Grant, to the capture
Of vcksburg. He was . brave man. and probably
remained by the Captain 70 the last He brother
partment Of the Pacific. a u. r. j
D8cKNBxR %. 1867.