, 1870-07-07
OUT OF TIE JAWS OF DEATH

flame>->tar,lcd from Sleep by she
Cfy u Firo-A ,lidntKes srruTxfc fer
Lhe-io' Men, Womeu, and Chill
ken "a ueaaIy Petsl-LAnAe& iAt
Last ON II Desert R~l4uds
From tat Nte }ort Sun. Ju,y L
The subjoined pa,ticr1ars rasnac+;,o tba
burning Of the Ienn+ssee are gathered frpu1
cCuvtrsations with Nessrs L. S,ea.ir1an r
". DeHoney, and J. K. Ballard, who were paa-
sengers by the ill-fatel vessel
The steamship Tennessee, Cspta;n fbic..
ter, one Of the line of steamers belonging tn
tho New York and South Carolina Ssaau,sn;r
Company, left Charleston on Tuesday, June
~, At 6;so m., her regular day OF sailing,
whom 81 adults and children were cabin p4s-
sengets, and in the steerage The crev
consisted OF forty men, including officers. AL
worked smoothly, and the steamer made good
neaa".g ha T. on., @ lSg =: FL n ne1t morning.
officers, who Immediately afterwari sent men
around to the stateroom and quietly awakened
the passengers without creating unnecessary
confusion. The whole thing Was managed
most admirably, proving that excellent disci-
pine was maintained on board
The passepge1s tumbled out precipitately,
snatched up their clothing, dressed themselves,
some partly, and others wholly, and rushed
into the cabin; but, finding everything quiet,
and seeing nc fire, after hurried queshoniugs,
and quiet and frm replies By an officer, who
ward hold among BONE cotton, which formed
part Of the cargo, and that they hoped to put
It out, and that, at any rate, there Vas no
danger to be appzehended by them Il they
would preserve order. These sensible re-
| marks calmed them, and they settled down to
await the result In the meantime the
matches were Kept closed and three streams
OF water we're kept PLAYING upon the lire, tWO
worked By "the Doctor u small engine insle-
pendent q Tie main engane). and pump
| At the time the fire Was discovered the ship
| was about eixty miles from the mainlaud, and
forty miles or Cape Romaine on tho South
Carolina coast, nearly opposite Georgetown,
toward which the Tennessee wss at once
headed. Water WAS poured in upon the burn
burning material to eytingui.h. The crew
and passengers worked faithfully at the
pumps until they arrived near the shore. Tha
FIRE having been greatly subdued, Captain
vile, wbichA at tue mouth Of The Cape Fear
River. y, e., but tha heat frnn the ftra Was so
great that the tiremen refused to work The
engineers themselves coaled up for
ss,os.?eor two aonEs ,4,sa ionSer m1nfay ,;ss 1na
heat was insupportable, and thu steamer was
| run On Balls Beach Island, two miles of the
coast Of North Carolina, and thicty-ave miles
| fEcm SnithTille. The island Is si1 miles long
1 AAlA DAE aIu q l4A 0liE8 HAlG1 Nu1 uOG Il6G
or shrub growing upon il. The coaas is
| equally bare and desolate- The passengers
were landed On thus sandy desert, about IL
o'clock, and preparations made for th.ir com
fort The boats were kept going, bringing
al many provisions az conld be obtained Car
Pets from the main cabin were torn up and
carried ashore, and stretched upon the sand
for the accommodation OF the LADIES' Tar
pau}ins were stretched Oh poles suhicient to
make two tents, Que for tho ladies' and CHI
drIr, of whom there we're twenty i've or thirty,
ard the other for the men, ~ many aa could
t1ud room under IT.
The Leat Of the snn and tho reflection Of
his rays from the sharp sand VAS exceedingly
severe. To add to their discomfort, the sand
was drifting and blowing into their eyes. ears,
and nostrAs, filing their clo1hing and hair,
thereby causing most unpleasant seusationa-
No fresh water could be procured to reliave
their burning thirst; nothing but the waxm
water from the ship. The passengers re-
NAMED On the island the remainder Of the day
after they lad partaken OF coffee, with but lit
lie other zefreshnent, prepared for tham by
the ships cook, their eyes we're at-
tracted to the Bad, though brilliant sight
Of the noble Tennessee IN sheet Of fame
Lying OF but abort distance from the
shore, under bright and clear aky, with not =
sound to disturb the silence except the soft
aud monotonous plash Of the waves upon the
shore, and An occasional expression of disuay
and CONSERVATION from the mora tiusid at the
awful Ecene before them, with the ntterauce
of sore regrets for the consumption Of their
clothing aud effects, which could not be rescued
from tho baggage room. and with lanentstion
At their forlorn and most unhappy condition.
The aames continued to Light up the horizon
sumable material had been destroyed, the last
vestige Of the once splendid steamer Tenues-
SEQ sunk to tho bottom.
So eoon as Captain Chichester reached the
wlum much credit IL due for tho prompt full
i}ment Of his duty, and four men, to look
after help, and about II p. m he came acFoss
tie revenue cutter William q. Seward. COM
naauded By Captain J. Il. Usher, which had
seen the Light Of the burning steamer 2nd
at once steamed for her.
Tie Seward took the pilot and men ON
board, and started for the island to CARRY the
passengers 10 moro hospitable rsgon-
The revenue cutter arrived at Bsll,s Beach
passengers were all transferred On board, and
the cutter landed them safely at Wilmington.
n. G. They we're put una+r the charge Of
Frank Cross, baggage master Of the Tennes.
sec, who accompanied them to New York,
where they arrived Mt 7:15 on Saturday NOM
The Tennessee was an iron steamship, l, ,703
tons was built at Greenpoint in 1865. and
finished at Philadelplia IN 1867. She il rs
feet in lenGth. IS III breadth. and u in depth
lEI fa1At II +-sOV3ouO-
A Salem Fisherman Seized by tho
fsrlsts1.
From the Salem Keyisscr, Ju,ys-
A despatch was received IN Frilav from
Captain McDona1d, Of the schooner J. q.
Eickezson. Of Salem. belonging to the Derby
Wharf Company, stating that his vessel had
been seized By British cutter for going into
one Of the ports Of Cape Breton with the in-
tention Of purchasing bait. The deepstch WIS
as follows:
NORTH srnxEr, c. B., July l. 1870.
u To Charles c. {'ettinyeu-
~. Il. NJ. kerson taken by cutter In Ingonlsh for
| going in with the intention Of h1yinK ball. Let
ine know what to do. MICHAEL MCDONALD"
4 letter received in Gloucester states that
one OF the fishing vessels was seized (but nf-
terward releaaedJ for putting into Pirate Cove
to obtain supply OF wood and water. aud inti-
mates that the officers OF the cutter arc very
insolent and aggravating. The Inhabitants Of
the fishing towns are not only anxious hutnat~
uraiiy very indignant in view Of these proceed
| ings, and call loudly UPON our government to
| protect them from the aunoya aaces aud embar-
| easements to which they ate subjected
The Cape Ann advertiser Says that " Col
lector Babson il in correspondence with our
1;utler, and it is prubable, Judging from
| bis former interest and fabors in behalf
| OF his constituents, that thia matter will ut
once be placed before Congress and receive
| that attention which it deserves. In week
or two there will be some three hundred sail Of
vessels in readiness for the Bay, and unless
! there is something done to insure their not
being imposed upon the chances Of getting
my macEere1 or Of the vessels ever coming
back to port will be slim indeed. We hope in
| our next issua to give such information the1sof
as will cause our fishermen to sad away feeling
that the strong arm OF the government will
| protect it's flag and secure to them all their
| rights; and that their vessels are not to be
seized uriawfully and themselves made the
| sport of set Of petty officials"
! It appears by the Congressional report that
! General Butler on Friday introduced the fol-
| lowing resolve, which WAS agreed to-:
R<selred, That the President be requested 70
| demand Of The british Government under what
ptetence Of right and under whose orders Afnett-
| can fishing vessels are arrested and detained Id
their voyages In the Straits OF Canso on their way
t. ,et fae 5nlpS a, grounds by armed vessels Tying tue
! PISA despatch from Captain Mcdonald,
received this (SatuYlay) forenoon, states that
his vessel (the J. Fl. Eickcrson, mentioned
above) has been taken away, he knows not
| where. Neither does the American Consul
know.
The Death OF Horace Greelcyss Uncle
i'm a Poor Iaonse.
From the Lacrosse Democrat, Juns e1-
Mr. Leonard Greeley, an uncle Of Horace
Greeley, Of the New York Tribune, and brothe,
since dead, died in the county poor houso herd
last night, Of old age and neglect in life. HI
was Il years Of nse, destitute, aud loW-spiritcd
and came here nbout month since, nearly
penuilees. and sick, and put up at hotel He
eoon, however, became charge on the county,
and was removed to the poor house Hs grad:
ually sank day by day, and last night his soul
passed from earth to Aeavent and to-day his
body fills paupers grave ........
he had been living for same time On the
cha1itiea Of son at Beaver Falls, MINI i, but .