Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-04-15
THE STEAMER SEA BIRD DISASTER
Nearly One Hundred Ltoes Lost.
NAMES OF TIE VICTIMS.

IL CHICAGO, April 9. The steamer S
le Bird belonged to the Two Sivers, Man
9 onoc and Chicago line of steamers. 81
Il had made four trips this season and W
: on her fifth when she met with the tc
a rible disaster reported this mornin
: When off Waukeegan. about half pa
six O'Clock this morning. fire was sec
issuing from a pile of miscellanco,
freight slowed around the after guar,
outside the ladies cabin, and in ten mi,
utse' time the entire stern of the boat wa
wrapped in flames. From the statcmen
OF one of the passengers rescued, it ar
pears that all on loard became demon
allied, even the officers, and no effort wa
made to lower the small boats The on
ly survivors, as far as known, are G. A
Chamberlain and Edwin lIauneburg
passengers from Shcboygan. The latte
makes the following statement. There
we're in all about one hundred persons
aboard, including eight or ten ladies' and
seven or eight children. saw smoke
rising from the main deck below the la.
dies cabin. There was lot of tubs and
straw lying near. The fire got among
them ); cried out and the crew and pass.
engers rushed from their rooms. There
was great confusion. The fire spread SO
rapidly as to convince me that it had
been burning a long time Within FIVE
minutes the after part of the boat was in
flames. do not think all the ladies' had
time to get out of their state rooms, and
some of them and a number of. children
must have been burned. An effort was
made by portion of the crew to reach
the small boats, but they failed.
Mr.. Chamberlain states that at abont
half-past SIX be was looking over the side
OF the steamer and saw porter come out
of the ladies cabin with a scuttle. coal
and ashes, and going to the bulwarks,
near where quantity Of miscellaneous
freight was s'ored, threw the contents
overheard. In about quarter Of an
hour after he heard an alarm of fire and
law flames issuing from pile of freight.
L seems not more than ten minutes he.
ore the whole after part Of the steamer
Vas In flames. In his opinion when the
'or'er threw the GOALS overheard the wind
'lew some back into the freight. Heard
% explosion and think If the FIRE had
aught from the boiler exploding it would
ave been discovered sooner. Cant.
ates of the schooner Cordelia states
nat when off Waukecgan, he saw The
urn.ng steamer. was distant from her
'ur or five miles, bore down to her and
icceeded in rescuing two passengers,
ne OF whom was in the water and the
her on the steamer. Think it not bro.
able that any others were saved. Learn
ON Que Of the survivors that after the
Gamer took fire the helm was dashed
ard port, causing her to whirl around
nd round as long as the engine worked.
he Cordelia did not lcve the wreck until
lie burned to the waters edge.
The following are the names Of those
board as far as ascertained:
g. b. Davidson. Robert Scett George 7
'emap' Thos Carpenter, Peter Sulliv.
}, q. A. Gass, l.. Lincoln, Edwin Nei.
Dor, II. Cumstock, Rome, New York.
Gorge W, Every and S, c. Watkins, a
ERIK, Captain. John Lewis; First Mate; I
lchard Hocklin First Engineer, Thorn. v
Houlben; Clerk, James Hodges; Ste :
ard, John Morrison Crew-M. Nor. a
ey; M. Malone. John Glennon, Jason. 0
ID James Roakc, and J. Burnes. Cook D
ID assistant; II. Simpson and ]. Brenn. g
!, Cabin boys. The following en-. :
'rked at Shcboygan: 18 b
S. A. Gaylord and wife. " G. Melon Il
/, Mrs. e. Il. Sharpe. John O'Brien. T C
Elm. d. o. Goggett, Edwin Huuueberg. q
Packard, DR.. l.. Book, Edward Proms. Y
H. Henry Ulrich Greanbuth, A. G. $
'ambrian and Mrs. s. G. Sprague. both -
sheboygan Falls, 0. Perry of Detroit, II
Gallagher Of xenia. Mr.. Ripper and =
70 and J. M. Leonard of Chicago. r.
ster' wife and childred, and two travel. Ii
agents, names unknown. al
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