New-York tribune., 1868-04-10
STEAMBOAT BURNED on LAKE, MICHIGAN

ALL BUT TWO PASSENGERS BURNED OR DROWNED
THE LADIES CABIN wRAPPED IN FLAMES IN
FIVE MINUTES-THE OFFICERS AND PAssEN-
GERS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND chill
DREN BURNED IN THEIR sTATE-RoOMs.
Chicago, April 9.-The side wheel steamer
Sea Bird of Goodrichs line, which left Milwaukee last
night was burned OF waukegan this morning The yes'
sci and cargo are total loss. No communication with
the from the shore has been effected and II sup
posed that all on board pershed The vessel was valued
at SO 900, and was not insured.
SECOND DIsPATCH-A PASSENGERS STORY.
CHICAGO, April 9-Evening.-The steamboat
seabird belonged to the Two Rivers, Maintowec and
Chicago line She had made four trips this season. aud
on her fifth.
When off waukegan at about 81 O'Clock this morning.
fire was discovered in pile OF miscellaneous freight
stored around the guards outside the ladies' cabin
and ten the entire stern Of the boat was IN
flames.
From the account Of OF the persons rescued It sp
pears that all board were panic stricken, even ths
officers and that effort made TO lower the small
boats The only survivors far as known, are C. A.
Chamberlain and Edwin Hannebury, passengers from
In all about persons were board including eight
or women, and eight children. saw smoke
arising from the main deck Below the ladies cabin was
lot OF tubs and straw lying near, ana a., .ne a nre
and passengers rushed from their rooms. Theirs
great confusion. The nre spread so rapidly
as him that had been burning long time:
flames. do not think all ladies had time to get out OF
must have been burned
An effort was made by portion OF the crew TO reach
the small boats. but they failed Chamberlain states
that about $50 he looking oven the side OF the
steamer and porter come out OF the ladies' caDn
with a scuttle Of Goals and ashes and gong 70
the bulwarks, near where quantity OF iniscella-
neous freight stored he threw the contents over
board In about quarter OF hour he heard an alarm
OF fire. and flames issuing from this pile OF freight
seemed to be not more thaI ten ten s9ames %laTes
was In flames In his opinion when
porter threw the Goals overboard the wind blew some
back into the freight He heard no explosion and thinks
IL the fire had caught from the boiler exploding OF 1t
would be discovered sooner.
CAPT. YATFSs VERSION.
Can't Yates Of the schooner Cordea SAYS; When on
Waukegnn. he burning steamer; was distant from
five mites; bore down TO her and rescued two
passengers of whom in the water and the other
the think IL not probable that other were
saved: learn from survivor that after the steamer
took fire. the helm locked hard apor causing her To
whrl around and around long as the engine worked
The Cordea did not leave the wreck until she burned 10
the waters edge The following are the names Of those
Oh board as far as ascert aimed:
NAMES OF THE PASSENGERS
G.. b. Davidson, Robert Scott, George Neman, Thomas
Carpenter Peter Sullivan. q. A Goss, l. Lincoln Edwin
Nelghbor, II. Comstock Rome. N. Y; George W Emery.
and 5. c. Watkins, clerk Oficers-Capt John Louis;
First Mate, Richard Hocklin; First Engineer. Thomas
Morrison crew, NJ. Morrisey NJ. Malone, John
Gennon, Jason and James ROurke j. BurneS.
cook and assistant; H. Simpson and j. Brennan. cabin
boys The following embarked at Sheboygan: II. A.
Gaylord and wife, W. @. Mallory Mrs. r. r. Sharpe John
OBren, T. Stein ID c. Dagget Ed. Hunneburg, H. Pack
ard, Dr. l.. Book Edward Proomskall II. u. Gennbuth,
A. c. Chambrur and Mrs. s. c. Sprague, both OF
sheboygan Falls; O. Perry Of Detroit NJ Gallagher OF
Chicago, f. Ieste wife aud children, and travelling
agents, names unknown