The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-12
BURNING OF TIE CLIPPER SHIP IxvIJCrBLE.

Accident 20 n Fireman-The Vessel Valued Nc
0lOO,OOO-The Origin Of the Fire Unkmowa.
At IN early hour yesterday morning another vessel
consumed BY IRE on the East river, and owing
to good luck than good management tue drifting
'.nrs ship" Vas the only vessel destroyed. Bss~vea
twevo and one O'Clock yesterday moruns IL was dis.
covered that the ship Invncbls lying opposite Robin
sons s,orehouse. Montague street. Brooklyn,
lire. Tho persons board at the tune
were the wa'chman, Samuel Dean and the
carpenter, Frederick Dunlech. They were sleep
Ing In the captains cab:E. when the smoke
caused Dean to awake, and he Ut once reused the
carpenter and then proceeded to give the alarm By
that time the nameshad gained grea, h,adwav, and on
the arrival Of the Hremen the smoke dense that
parts Of the vessel dense columns OF black smoke 10
cendcd, and w.thsandiny the unrenit ing eudeavOrs
Of the 6remeu the flames continued 70 gain head~as n
the interior OF the vess l. AZ ION. time II was propos
open ha avs but fears entertained that
the great additional Of air would retSrd nsead a
facilitating; the Efforts bremen to the ship.
About half-past two o'cotk she was cut fr,m her
moOrings and drifted the stream, VIII re the re.n
let 20 OF her anchors but she and dri ID
to <he Fulton street ferry, mass oi flames and sin"ka
Here hawser was ut ached and the Fulton ferryb0a
Union her ont into the middle Of the East rive
wnere tne anchor brought her To for short time An
effort was then made 70 suite her Mr. Dean, the
waichman, then went aboard, but the dense a0ko
cured him to fall on the do;k IN an insensiOle COZ
from the burning vessel THAT no revived
strong Hood tide wa running, and the vessel again
drift towards the New York ide and brought up
the foot OF Beckman street. where d o. the Sacpa3
precinct police, under Sergeant xsh prommly Cd
hand TO render whatever Ass stancs mist b. required
Aain the burnug dfled oil, and aoaied up the
river 70 the FsSrh Poice Paoc,oc' There she sss
Riley. who dropred eft bower anchor aud remained
BOARD until driven of by the flames she remaned
st..t place until tue forena-t won't overheard aud TIE
wndias- way, when she AGAIN drited and car
r,d bv the current alongside OF pier No. e. where sho
Ts engines n work shortly befors scur ocoek
all efforts get the IRE under hal proved unavxn,uG
Al quarter to Ave O'clock to NAN AMI mIzzca masts
went o'osboard W Oh tremendous era AID prepsrs-
that II allowed to burn 70 'he wsto 20 the dock
would he Ia danger OF catching fire. Ibis I'm
finally abandoned - It was deem inposs"- TO carry
It successfully. account Of there b. &c cargo
on board
Al sz O'Clock tbs engines again w-nt to work. I've
wero on tho dock and Do on board . tugoat In The
her hold until about eleven ocock whom, hnring thas
al efforts extngush the fam unavaii,ng, the
still bazng hui Gas to~ed down thu East river. Of
Governors Isaud. where streams Of water were thrown
on her LON nam-rrQs tugs and the flames exngushe1
~ lat. h0rr last evening.
Daung the time ship lay at the Brookiyn side q
N. o, wa seriously injured ~ falling from isdoef
He convened TO his residence Orm0nd placs aad
hops are er,aned Of his
Tho In vtncible WAS built by Me-. Webb about twelve
years ago. 800 tons burden, and was VALUED as
100000 she was one Of . liue Of mcrcnantmen sah-
ng ovtseen New York aud SIN Francisco. aud was
who. Il . reported. sustain II about $4,000 AZ
the time Of he accident she was a5pu ioa Ting with
general cargo tor Cal o-nlA cut very luckily noth,ng
nad been pl ced on board
No,hirr denie has been asc.rtainsd relative 70 the
Srign OF the hfs athou IN u IL presumed to been
caused b. spark from q candle. tue sh' PIKE par
(Deao) VAS u Is s'a ed IN tue hold Oh luedsv after
noon .ilh lighted c.nde. ami there Are
on board during tneday.