The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-12

proposed TO open the hatch ways, but fears were
entertained that the great additional curreut oil
air would retard, instead OF facilitating the
e1orts of the fremen TO save the ship.
About half past O'clock she was cut from her
mooripgs and drifted into the stream, where the
fremen let go one of her anchors, but sne
dragged it, and dritted TO the Fulton street
ferry, o mass of flames and smoke, Here
hawser was attached, and the Fulton ferry boat
Union towed her out into the middle OF the
East river, where the anchor brought her TO tor
q short time. An effort was then made to scut-
tie her. Mr.. Dean, the watchman, then went
aboard but the dense smoke caused him TO fall
on the deck In an insensible condition, and 1t
was only on being removed from the burning
vessel that he. revived. strong nood
tide was running, and the vessel again
driited towards the New York side and brought
up near the foot OF Bcekman street, where q
squad of the Second precinct police, under Ser
geant Walsh, were promptly on hand to render
whatever assistance might be required. Again
the burning vessel drifted off, and hoated up the
river TO the Fourth police precinct There she
was boarded by officers Oats, Thompson, Ander-
son, and Riley, who dropped her left bower
anchor ana remained on board until driven off
by the flames. She remained at that place until
the toremast went overheard and the wiudlass
gave way, when she again drifted and was car
ried by the current alongside of pier No: 28,
where she remained stationary.
The engines ceased to work shortly before
o'clock, as all efforts to get the fire under had
proved unaYailing At q quarter to o'clo ok
a tremendous crash, and preparations were
again made to scuttle her, as it was feared that
If allowed to burn to the water's-edge the dock
would be in danger of catching fire. This in .
tentlon was finally abandoned, as it was deemed
impossible to carry it out successfully, on ao.
count of there being no barge on board.
At six o'clock the engines again wen5 to work.
Two were on the dock and two on board tug
boat in the river. They continued to thro "
streams of water into her hold until about
eleven o'clock, when, finding that all efforts to
eXtnguish tina flames were unaVailing, the still
blazing hull was towe5 down the East river, of
Governors Island, where streams of water we're
thrown on her from numerous tugs and the
flames eXtnguished at late hour last eve
ming.
During the time that the ship lay at the
Brooklyn side of the river, John Hinderman, q
ously injured by falling from ladder. He was
conveyed to his residence in 0rmond place, and
hopes are entertained of his recovery.
The Invincible was built by Mr.. Webb about
twelve years ago, was 1926 tons burden, and
was valued at 500, 900. She was one of line
of merchantmen sailing between New York and
San Francisco, and was owned by Messrs. Hast
ings Billings x Co., of Boston, who, 1t is re-
ported, sustain loss of about $50, 900. At the
time of the accident she was about loading with
general cargo for California but, very luckily
nothing had been placed on board.
Nothing definite has been ascertained relative
to the origin OF the fire, although it ispresumeC
to have been caused by a spark from candle
as the shipkeeper DEAN was, it is stated, in tht
hold on Tuesday afternoon with a lighted
candle, and there was no other fire on boarC
during the day.-N 7. Herald