The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-02

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We greatly regret the necessity for recording
another disaster at sea, by which the splendid
steamship Tioga, of the Philadelphia and South
ern Mail Steamship Company, was totally de-
stroyed. This vessel was plying between New
Orleans and Philadelphia, and was uHder the
command of Captain j. S. Morse. On her
voyage from New Orleans she touched at
Havana on the 26th ult., and then started for
this city.
At about A. NJ, or The 9th, in latitu lie 28'4S,
longitude 1886, oil Cape Canaveral, on the coast
of lOrida, fire was discovered, supposed to have
originated from the telling about the steam
pipe.
Immediate efforts were made by Captain
Morse and his subordinates to subdue the flames,
but they met with no success. At one period it
was thought that the fire would be quenched,
ont after struggling mantully until y A. NJ, it
was found that the ship was doomed, and that
1t was Lecessary to make preparations for the
transfer OF her passengers and crew 10 the
steamer Rapldan, Captain Eaton, which had
overiaken the Toga, and readily rendered every
assistance. Meanwhile the flames were COM
mitting their ravages on the fated vessel, and
the cotton between decks being in full blaze, the
Tivets we're drawn and the iron plates were
twisted and rolled up like scrolls.
Perry Short, Second Assistant Engineer, and
belonging to Baltimore, while entering the
donkey engine room, was struck in the face by
the flames, fell forward, and was seen no more.
John G. 0'Donnell, Oiler, OF Camden, N. j., and
William Crowley, coal passer, OF Philadelphia,
were victims to the terrific effects of the explo-
sion OF the steam pipe-an explosion which for
the moment extinguished the fires in its vicinity,
and caused hopes that the ship would be ulti-
mRtely saved.
The passengers and crew being safely trans
terred to the Ropddon, the Iiogd was left to her
fate.
Mrs. Greenfield, with her infant of but three
months of age, exhibited extraordinary GOODNESS
and selt-pOssession during the trying scene.
Every one was encouraged by her heroic exam
pie. The men behaved well, and were cool and
collected throughout.
The Families of the Lost.
Perry Short, the second assistant engineer,
who was among the lost, lived in Baltimore,
where he leaves a vile and two children.
Thomas Crowley, the coal passer, VIII was
also lost, was about thirty years OF age He was
street, in this city. This was his hrst trip on
the Tiopa.
John @. ODonnell, the other member Of the
ships company who met his death, resided in
Camden, N. j., aud Is said to have been un-
married.
Statement of the Captain.
Captain Morse gives the following account of
the disaster:-
"The Tioga sailed from Havana at p. NJ. on We'd
esday s " Well e TSae S0n yves 3
morning OF the Friday following, when the engines
INT. sSanton, first officer and Mr. Miller. second
officer were on deck at the time, and the former went
discovered that the ship was on fire. They imme-
diately gave the alarm, and in few minutes the
There was no unusual excitement among them,
nized into working force and proceeded vigorously
TO h T"E e S aS In the H9 Tse
zion of the enginer9Sm and upon repairing thither
the main boiler to the donkey engine had exploded,
scSlding the engineer Go Soai passer and an N oeT
to get stream Of water upon At the flames The eScap-
The ames WnGn @ gSye US aa pP @ W 70 &c! @ 5he
of them could not be reached in consequence OF
the Intervening flames
''The available ones were lowered. however. and all
the passengers transferred in safety to them, There
was one lady passenge&rmMI@S EN- @ Greenfield @ Of Brook.
with the rest to extingash the fire holding infn
the other hand She continued her post until COM
PEELED by the Captain 20 enter one ofthe lifeboats
the boats, and about o'clock they were Off the
SengeTs had scarcey been accomplished when the
steamship RapIdan appeared, and took ali the pas
IeDgers en- board. The small boats then returned to
ssede Hs 1l0s' wn're heY laid until further
eats p N. the flames were apparently subdued,
quered, but upon cutting hole through the deck, it
with fury that discouraged any furtner at
tempts 70 stop IL From t that at time until 9s9 A. M
personal effects Of the passengers and much Of this
then abandoned, and after the foremast fell
over over; AZ $50 A. M the ship was completely enve;
At the Time the hre broke out she was going at the
rate of about ten knots per hour. 1t is thought the
hames originated In the letting about the boilers
Ing was close 70 the top of the boiler but not more so
than in the ordinary run OF such vessels,
most OF the cargo sugar and there was also n
large quantity Of cotton board The bodies of the
men who were killed could not be recovered owing In
the heIceness Of the flames"
The Savior of the Passengers and Crew
Is Yhanked.
Captain Morse, the officers of his shin and the
passengers exhibited their gratitude to Cantain
Eaton, OF the Bapidan, in the following grateful
Oard:-
We, the undersigned, officers and passengers oF
tne sseanship Tioga OF the Philadelphia and South
eLn steamship Company hereby beg 10 return our
~ 1a 70 captain William B. Eaton and his Officers
Ciant ssSSdhhnlp hapldan, for their prompt and eff
d IN assisting during our SAD disssSr
anu iOr thelr gentemanly and ChrfstianIil,f
neht oI us while on board of the hin ~ oIi
bis ofIicers ~ 'gs u h9u captain William b. Eaton and
tn9sTds ~ m dsrS1elu remembrance for his Kindness
care 4e we were under their
James T. Morse, Master
~ .. Swanlon, First officer
"a Tarnas nailSi ~ ~ stit Tst assistant Engineer
q. II. Greenley, PurRer
William spegle Chief Engineer
Charles ID. Schellinger, Pilot
PAssENeERs
John ID. Johnson, M. D., Philadenbio
Mrs. George Greenfield New York
We Hammond, New York
@. p. Weeks, Bath, Me.
The Pilots Statement.
The pilot stated to our repo-ter this roo,.,,.
tndt when he aWOke ut OiclOclr In tl,o