, 1869-02-23
4 STEAMBOAT ON FIRE
Miraculous FrskervAtlbn-&feTn1o Con-
dnct or 1MbeFs and crew Novel
fastAuu pf N&vt1Qs1ons


astes teus(,,g t"hiHvi,lr. u rsttn falfl u. tpn.
| n'r, Including many wnlArN anh Hllltdrun.
1 At lWo u1.l II l,a,f n'nlork yrat"rstaY atltF.
M. n, white Tho hoat waa l'aa.llI9 taN'rA
isi,ss lstasnt, aavth ln'tus at'oYh this city,
| IalsA hns.se, and 1hn pilot tsnt.se wAn annn
euyeloted In halirs. Captain ". +. Fuller,
| lutte If fhe Champion, was al tho Wheel, and
| Captain flafu, 0 tady aud tilren or four men
vera In thu pilot honso. Tho head Of tlla
aAoFe, and ell len tho pilot house except CAP.
| tnin Fuller, who stood at his post, although
the pilot house beneath and around
him was In flamce, and held the wheel uutil
| the boat WAS lnndea, when he leapcd through
thu flames and descended TO tho hurricane
| deck, aud thence into this cabin, where he
| addressed lirusef to the duty Of renssnrine
| the pas cugcrs and assisting In getting the
l women and chIIdrcu aahoro. The boat ,.as
| maze tast 10 d bluff bank, md the stage
rlanks got out With the utmost expedition,
when all the women and children were lind.
| cd safciy.
| In the meantime Captasn Hnrc and others
4 of the officers and crew, assisted hY the male
| passengers generally, addressed themselves
10 the task Of extin9uishlnG The IRE, which
vas rspldly consuming the PILOT house. The
attachcd the hose. and, himsoif managing the
nozzle, coon had q strong stream OF water
| on the fire, nud never slackened bis efforts
| until the aFe vas entirely c1siasuashed.
CAPTAIN Hare, who never lelt, the ioof,
~ -, r.. eam. ~ tgS'HIu .,.,,f,et;n,, eMs
* ,,est -, ,oeinn Ia a,s.ia,
sDg the uost sublime tntreptdity. The door
Ut tae filat h1usc ind the root OF the texas
~ ,Hhaa1 ~ ~ ~ "a on1e1 sIS sy1G Ja
~ 4,s ta~ns M ~ n,ua't s,',sa.h,,..a na..
o+s,. ~ .ue ssF'i n{ NJ a1nt9sl 9 s91peaaama9
| creW, the boat was suved With the utter de-
1ehas 70 badly ttn damaSed tSas 1t ~. have TO
.;a r. dtpiacea VIM nea one. - aaqugs-
aIle a' preservstions @ sne no'' nu fTmal5- Teeard
pda pspyiaaenee sns ,s Of the Am5Ehty. they are in;
the saeir II T H. Soat the heroio aad
n,a,o n1e ~ aae h poa' ~ the nesois eohores o.
;-n,no,,, vttS. "n' ~ tae ian5aase ot tao
9o!yn: ..f,, ,o,a ,., ~, s,, .+.,,.s an .,n-. >,
I and 70 ne M admirable nanuer u which hr
eIeoS' amd a,'a - 1ne fnssness masagea @ the nase,
sna a a,a9 ~ sne !ntIlu aaa sooe courage
csf q Sspsa aa,s po. Of the
csives warm. enconlnns f,r his durlog and
enelcut services during the posi'ous crisis,
~ hellafIor Of the pa:scnsers on the
| 0N~"3 O'NNNt% ~Af"A.1 ~ -
represented to have been ns remarkabl: a. 1t
wAs con!incadable. The ladies, especially,
| preserved their presence Of mlua, and maui
leslcu tue most heroic courage. IN this re-
| sEect, sctt'a< gu example 10 . fo~ Of tho
snalc rasscngcFs, who nj first showed little
1reep'dn1ipn: ,....,
| captain Hafo was sl1gatiy tcorched, bnt
not teEi ,is1y Injured. Captain Fuller lost
1ns o. has 9Ts1asass a. and had hls eysbrows
cd. lie a'so tnhaled some hot is az,
which gave, him come apprchcnslons
! u ntSt. put altef e"al'oRlnE haii
Il rlfit oi sweet on he lelt ~ luFtlcr tnc0a-
I FcnIence, blft W supper tlme WAS aolo 10
lake ~: rns'lilns reElar:
| Captain Hare, Captain Fuller. md fcH Of
tho other ofllccrs aost Inost of their
naV1aee. captain Fuller bs'1g tho
heaviest loser, n0ylng III addition to
a nne ncW sn't.. lost ralr Of lno
opera T'asses VALUED ut Sao or *50, hut for
money. The oniy. freight los. or Iniute,.
wcIc lew empty acm'>ohns Mid oH" e!npsY ?
nJn1 narre'. hl'cr Inc iife Tns ex Mng1,'saeu,
tApt9li !lhro iollha Anhse't pecnllarty Rt.
msltea, !ylhS away rom i'Jrt will bont
"aarN !" the snaras, aMn no 1's'7t-whcci q
fo1lcf's scn,ut was equal 10 tho amer.
Eo1eS,. a.. ~ t,,.,, fixgcia xgil,,,, sh0st sopos
~ .n.,, r. .nu ~ 49,, .t'ess. "nic. he n"nneu
WIN ."uI VI lug vtS"' ~ tooh hls hlatloh
| y" tHe .""et 4un!A ooeiao tAa enAtiCl huA
pt nafr l.ok u.s. s,atlon On LUZ foo r2
h's hands to Capt. Fuller, who gave dlrcc-
| t1one 20 1ae hteelsnlcn III Lug cnHino ROOM
@ ana VAN 'n'a nSen,o4s. ., .,at "of" ,!E' tns
Doat was iahtaeh at haNrafeS, fass'ek e
SAW boa, come to thy wharf. not having
bn! occu!ion to atop tue engine but once
alter leaving the scene Of ihclr peril.
rLe s.TrutH Of 11isforr.,,
| From Inc aa'a1fJ iol Mach.
was rcadlnS thls morning q pct tures1'lt
| description Gl tL? bAttlc IN Nobllu Hay-DH,
Of those vivid h torlcai sketches which bring
tl,r ~, III. i,ctosc youE cycs-tintne5 and Mnr
llazins nlnck broa.ls!acs trom ont ,nrsi]
.m'1:r ,a' 1h ~: ETH 1smessoc
9' 9"n...' ~, -; nsa.acu 4cea'u.Gp, HuaFne O
l Craven aAu MS crew, III Act .! Hsffiuc theil
TO their ocean grave; and lTrr--hpre the bat
s!crcarssd Hartford, aaeshirn! Farrasnt.. The
"mast'h head hcro," who, 1ays our authnr
"bclore tho contest, went 10 the mast
l.rh,i. ltal himself securely la%hcl there mi
| thence sigunilch," rs occn>ion required
"Do not gtiar Loo often to the ,uM>t-Ecal.'
}ecossfy: telcsraphed Secretary Sow ard to .he
admiral, rs The latter Was departing from
Ne' 1oIk On h!s !a1e European erase. Yot
tAaY aGo tho Eullnnt sailor PeEchcd ut tut
ballt dizzy ',cicht, III popular prints, bount
like PromcthGus. yet, like q 1--we On lixh, ii
rcctlng the ktrilr below, wheru>
Fastoas 9s1k snd nsIy Reh
ASA matter Of act, however, the grea
Aam1a! was "1 at sas mast heau. or any
Where ntar ~ was not 1asncd dld not g
! aloft Tor the purpose of eaeontnging ai
!nsn o5 nia .sae 1ea.aess M e1posufe, ana dld no
'gaal ha, tro'n NV nis pes,taon. ne pam stos
~ aeJ gnGa prx ~ ~ TX s;,m.t;an .ne III y
~ tuoe WIN y. tas Atuau9H anu, q
lne SMOKE .,, Toleo up: vent Hsher ao'
b!che5, unnl ho iound himself. a. say
e. clnciai 1eport. IN a. elevateu position II
lae t'. malnF'sE'ns, near tne mainrtoP.n 20, &C
cosqnG, H T. sags sne 4ns ea@poen
o41 d,a,ssa 1us Iokg n.n n.s ,sn sxn't 'o
w spard fs st.,hosrd d ro1S snuE hr;n,"
And acainG A1 s~NA
F1s N TIC masn.top, bold scd brief.
: Came the word Of our grana old ch'et-
Go s0o oa! e. +. ,.,,1a.. aWas ~ @ he ra:a, sSn,a
ahn aae nat'tuta ,i g1saeo .s aaoss' ,,t
60 naau, = ~ ~ ~ t1E .sotu, WIN II W
: uauel VIZ very nosss EsS5 etncc Eotauls
s'oncT Ould showed DOW A9dessonviiie. aa
noueics uouse; aas oesn nunsea, aua W. g..
W us 20 e4uvnHs ;r y that Ia p,uns peS Mn.ISf ~
r 7n;s s9nnsr otfor,,ors,o,v fIas h,nesn n
= ls:veo the gallant )aues 70 %, i not j a, y
.. out.ana-out saint. a> least hero O the hss
I water. whose losoic vas excess OF 1enael e
r. r.; asa sase, a. las!. q epie feas;n ~
: LUIS RteAt fgse!atlous u9 oGsue ~ sn4'eul
utG a o, ensS tIsn ~
G n tnfs gab Phrase, IRE truth of history
{ Oh, History, what hbs haye been told
thy nnnei 70 tnls day. 1ne fFcpcn hsslo5
: nns Iell wv tne Am9u3 " sioly ot INC tsa.eu
snhs'antiaiis inns: hi1aleu ~ the co1nnst
@ rrur beaan to oI nfr ersw si; ionph, MI
: lowest tier Of guns till the rising water poure
q through the ports; then 1uunlng to the ne