The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-28
Ghe Bulletin.
BURNED AT SEA.
The Fate OF the CIeopatra-She IL Seen IN
FLAMES on the Maryland Coast &c onjecfured
SAFETY Of Passengers and Crew.

| Hook. The Cleopatra Is the mate Of the
steamer City Of Merida, and plycd between
New York, Havana, Sisal, and Vera Cruz.
She sailed from Havana on Wednesday.
the 18th inst, at p. m, on her homeward
trip, and was due at this port on Monday
or Tuesday last The onl y positive iEfor-
nation concerning the missing steamer
! since .be left Havana was brought in by
! the steamer Juniata, which runs to Phia-
! drlphia from Havana. That vessel sailed
| from Havana few hours after the Cleo
patra, but on the following day. Thursday,
She passed the Cleopatra, which appeared
to be in distress and going slowly with
some of hr sails SGT. The steward
e,s of the Juniata was formerly
on the Cleopatra, and she knew
the vessel on passing her by n white band
on her smoke-stack The ship Juniata
reached Philadelphia several days ago
and rs IL happened that this stewardcss
was de-irous of regaining her old position
on the Cleopatra, she came Immediately 10
New York, and the first tidinQs Of the
missing vessel were given 10y her IN the
office Of the company, No. 81 Broadway.
Yesterday, the information given by the
-tewardess was confirmed By Telegram
from one Of the Juniata's crew, received at
the office Of Murray. Ferris IL Co.. in South
street, who are the owners of the Cleo
phtra. This was all that had been heard
~ the steamer until the British steamer
Dacian. Captain Laird. from Lcghorn and
Gibraltar, arrived at this port yesterday
morning. Captain Laird at once reported
that, on Wednesday, the goth Instant. ut
o pm. latitude 37.07 and longitude ~ -
he saw vessel on fire, and burned 10 the
water. edge; that be lowered boat and
IL. a L -. Il A
she was, but supposed she was "A steamer
Thi. wa. about 2iO miles southeast of
sandy Hook, nearly of Cape Chobs. and
in the Gulf stream. Yesterday Andcr-
ION n Sons. owners OF the line Of steam
ships despatched message 10 CAPTAIN
Laird. steamer for the purpo.e Of a.acr-
tanning some more definite information
concerning the vessel seen on fire The
information thus derived almost fully con. |
frmed the fear. 81 the owners that tho /
Cleopatra had gone down, although they
do not think tina, any lives have been Lost |
CAPTAIN Laird stated that upon discover |
ing the burning vessel. he lowered "A sunll |
boat aud proceeded toward her b. see if /
there were any persons floating near the |
wreck He found the vessel a perfect |
mac Of flames. aud he wa. not able 70 ap- |
proach near enough 20 ascertain her name. |
lie said the fire had nearly reached the |
water. edge, and the vessel would lat
bu, short time. One Of her masts was |
still standing. She had Mystic bow |
which wa pictured by captain Laird on a !
piece Of paper, the messenger not com
pretending what Kind OF q bow he meant
This description was afterward compared
with picture OF the Cleopatra IN the
office Of the owners, and Wa, found o. be
quite m accurate prof le Of the Cleopatra
bow and stern. The Mystic bow Is Il
term applied to vessels built at Mystic,
Conn, all, or nearly all, Of which have !
peculiar shaped bows
Captain Laird said the vessel was not a
wheel one, a. he had been reported 10 |
my bu, propeller, like the steamers
belonging to the New York and Mexican |
line. H. would not say positively that |
the vessel was steamer Oh from the
burning wreck for some time he returned
20 hl- hip, seeing nothing tina, he could
save, and proceeded to this port. The
weather at thi' time wa' pretty fair, aud
he Thought u" crew lnnd pas'enger.' II
shc were steamer had taken to the boat.,
aud would soon be picked up or reach
some place ~ safety; lie also SAID that ON
the same uNN ~ " VI . latitude 8NlI and I