New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-01-01
DIsAsrEsIs AT sEA.
Loss OF THE RALEIGH By FIRE
ThIrty-One Isssseuaers saved and Tea
EuppOsed % be Drowned

ThewelLknown steamship Raleigh which
has for some time been running between
this city and New YORK, was destroyed By
nre on the 23d ultimo about twenty miles
soutbeastof Charleston light, on the Allan.
tic coast. About midday on Monday tho
alarm was given that the vessel was on Ore
amidship. There was large and valuable
cargo on board, and more than valuable
bulk Of passengers,
On the alarm being given, Captain 9. 2.
Marshman, one of the most able and expe-
rienced navigators who ever connected our
city with the Aew worlds metropolis, and
Who was at the timo in command Of the
Raleigh, put his boat before the wind in
order to prevent disastrous results frsm
the raging elements. With courage and
selfpossession which challenge the admira-
ton Of all good meH, Captain MArshman
stationed himself upon the deck, distributed
life-pressrvers among the distracted crew,
and did ali that lay in his power to preserve
ordeT and confidence among the distracted
4 passengers. But the fire, which had first
broken out around the forward end of the
boiler, ragged with such terrific force that it
was impossible to save the unfortunate
{ vessel, whereupon the boats were lowered,
The first boat, in the charge of a German
passenger, was almost instantly swamped,
and all who had got into il are supposed to
have been drowned. Better luck attended
Efforts Of PuFser McManus, who placed
ten persons in the second boat, and the
labors of Chief Ofcer Bartlett, WhC
launched the third boat with eight pas
senEers Both OF these boats were pickeC
up on Tuesday by the brig Tangent, ant
/ weFc taken up to Charleston on Wednes
} day morning BY the tug Christiana.
Ia the boat which capsized there wcr
the following ten persons, whO are suppose
to be lost; Henry Pelvin, chief steward
!, Thomas Collopy, third steward Jane
t PsRfeld, waiter Thomas Brannan, pantry
r man - Martin, 3 boy, waiter VILLAS
! Welsh, boy, passenger, Of New Orleans
? Joshua Silvernail, coal pasEer; ID. LOvellG
a fireman, and two others.
q The following named have arrived safe {
Charlestons
Parser Thomas McManus and wife; D.
, Rice, chief engineer; John Smith, EeamaI
.s Thomas Keating, baker; James Crowlel
j. third cook; john Mcdonald, seaman; Ma
! gsret Nurthen, steWardess; Captain N.
: Mills, captaip New York police; Charlie
III Whittron, passenger; o. ". Bartlett Chi
g officer; Gordon Young second of1cel
n Charles Smith, quartermsster; Michael Glib
ney, messman; Thomas p. Brown, iremaI
. y. Rabbars, J. Short, Francis Mehal, stee
= age passengers. s7s
Another boat put Oh from the Raleig
after the departurs of those previous
Of saved, and arrived safely at KiaHsh inl
"a on Christmas morning, containing 1
j. Cass, passenger Lawrence Sweene
~ passenger 81 ames Brady, passenger; Jol
cd Sloan, passenger Angelo Garragan, pa
ny Benger; Robert Phoenix, crew; Charles
ia Aarshman, Jr, acting quartermaster \
thaniel Boyd, crew Vim. Welsh, ere
p Eugene Ellis, crew; james Penfeld, ere
III Michael Larkin crew Patrick Harags
m crew.
When last seen, Captain Marshman v
near the wheelhouse Of the Raleigh, q
parently attending to the wants Of some
O. those who were still on the vessel 7
Raleigh had, in all, six boats of the b
description, and it is hoped that one
more Of those left uncovered may ha
in been able to reach the land. Capts
MarshmaR will, it ID earnestly hoped,
~ saved; but, whatever his fate, it may
VI, SAID of him that, ike true sailor, he stu
81 to bis snip to the last.
W The steam tug Christiana left Charlesl
30 on Christmas on cruise in search Of
20 wrecked party, but discovered nothi
"a She, however, spoke the steRmships X
w mion and North Point and informed th
a Of the disaster. The Filot Boy also VI
es:ss !Gs-cs= Charleston 90 the same ezra
a., but discovered nothing.