The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-04-11
Burning Of the Steamer Kennebee
(. TOTAL LOSS OF CARGO.
Narrow Escape of the Passengers.

On Saturday morning at about s, O'Clock
the steamer Keunebec, e Captain Phiir
Reybold, plying on the York River line be.
tween Baltimore and Richmond, took fire
and was burned to the water's edge. The
Kennebec left Baltimore at s o'clock on
Friday afternoon, and the fire took, place
at about 8 o'clock Saturday morning
as she was being made fast to the
wharf ,at Gloucester Point, on the
York river opposite Yorktown: The
cause is unknown, but D. in a few
moments the steamer was enveloped in
flames. Some of the lady passengers who
had not left their staterooms, and the Off
GERS and men who had been on duty during
the night previous, and had but short
time before retired to their berths, only
escaped in their night dresses. A part Of
the baggage of the passengers was burned,
and the. officers and men lost everything
but the clothes upon their backs. Of course
the cargo WAS total loss. : -,a"..E - 7ysre,.t
The passengers and crew were conveyed
from the scene of the disaster to West
Point on the steam-tug Virginia, and came
thence to Richmond by railroad, arriving
here at about O'Clock in the afternoon.
They united in signing the following testi-
menial: 2l"9a 3AlJ&pI
.e5~ss1 APRIL 9, 1870.
We, the passengers on the steamer Ken
nebec, which left Baltimore for Richmond,
Va, on the afternoon Of Friday; April 9Th,
do certify that at the burning of the steamer
| Kennebec at Gloucester Point, opposite
Yorktown, Va, on the noon of April 9Th,
the officers and crew of the steamer did
everything in their power for the safety
and comfort of the passengers, and we
desire to return our hearty thanks particu-
larly to Captain Reybold and the efficient
clerk, Mr.. Cavender, for the kindness and
attention shown us. The fire gained head
way go rapidly that it was utterly impossi-
BILE to secure more than was saved.
[Signed] Frank c. Hannen, J. R. C.
Lewis, Philip P. Vanalstein, J. s. Green,
s. c. SAINT, G. 3. Whited, R. NJ. Nash, R.
G. Jones, Benjamin Parks, J. H. Adams,
T. W. Ladd. 81, -, ........ ......
P. S.-We desire, also, to thank Captain
Freeman, Of the steam-tug Virginia, who
conveyed us from the scene of disaster te
West Point, for his many acts of kindness
particularly to the lady passengers.
. The clerk lost his money and papers, in.
Guiding the manifest, but we obtain the
following list Of consignees by special tele.
gram from the agent of the Powbatan Com.
pany in Baltimore i..@ g..
Richmond Cons:gnees: Currie & Co., M
Walton & Co., Z. W. Franck, johnson s
Hunt, SPOTS & Gibson, Jones, Brown 8
Co., Gordon 4 Cringan, Rogers s. Co., U
H. H. & Co., NJ. 3. Heckler, Armistead s
Peek, A. Bodeker 4 Brother, Cox & Miller
Breeden s. Fox NJ. Millhiser, Randolph
4 E., II. Pclouze, r. w. Powers, Lorraine
J. & Co., Shields & Co., L. J. Bossieux, W
7. Truman, Smith & Holden, Sheppard G..
A. Y. Stokes, Wilson y Foster, D. G. Mayo
& Brother, Bates 4 Waddy Brothers, s. s
Cottrell & Co., johnson 4 Hunt, M. Loter.
go, Walker s. Saunders, W. L. Fleming, o
B. Chalkley 4 Co., Q. L. Taylor, j. Antoni
R. W. Williams.
The Kennebec was staunch and popu.
lar sea-going steamer, and was owned BY
the Powhatan Steamboat Company. She
was valued at about $4,000, and the
amount of insurance, if any, could not be
ascertained on Saturday night. $3.50 .-- -