New-York tribune., 1871-11-23
STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
prRylyG OF THE STEAMER CITY OF NV
LONDON.


,x.w.Ioudon. Capt. Brown, of the Norwich and New
Work line took fire about q O'CLOCK on inc Ni'or
-. e,o miles hc low the city, The flames were first
..,.ovcrcd ISSUING from one ot the vcnilators The
,.r va. on the deck and ordered The boat anchored
n.s werc immediately made TO extngulSh the
.oucs and after short time were apparently success
r., rra examination discovered no traces OF fire.
orbor was then hoisted and the boat proceeded Up
o Whom about three miles below the city
-, -, ,be mouth Of Poquctanoc Cove fire was again
s,,oovored in some cotton which was ON deck
,, ,,,tcy pumps were started, and the captain and
~ aided by the crew, in less than one minute.
Ri three streams the fire. Despite all the exortoHs
the fire SD, adIvth gr at Iapldy, and soon cnNcIoid
n to,vard part of the boat. The captain seeing that
aorts 70 cAtincuieh the flames were usclcss oTd Icd
the boat beacLed, 0ut tc eAen,eI ,on-u hot s'ai 'Ao
engine.
The donkey pumps were. however e;.il Kept at woTK
m, ,u,,, satisfied tAc captain thar hc feared an
.,vioo Of the bo,rs III which event al would bc 'oS'
The ,lre,d o. tic ru,s IL TIE mean TIM 'ut Oh All con-
nnni alton with the boats, aud rendered life pIcrclvtTN
,pac,e.sDc. The pass, aad crew threw thcl'Nts
Into the water. ,.:.-; 10 s"h FvIt.os oi the cargo
s,I lat as had Iu owe! board. Those who were able
10 swim lad not mach dl, Atty tn Ic|'hiS the sh'r''
Some weic pi,Atd up 10y boats from h""'hc pieces {"
tie CARGO IN an EXHAUSTED condition. and taken I" i;u'
nouS'S al '"' '"'''''' ''>'
suscita;cd.
I'm ' -. IN, ,,,,l 80. -, !
down str, am and To- lccwaTd, about quarter &" me
below Haltc.'s Island where il was abandoned ty ihc
crew. a.l ,Urucl and sunk irs ncow I"4"'t1noc Cow"
Trains rc running down hourly and Vt."t search j.
mAA'"t ''' III HE, ,'"~ '' d" i'
Tie onc, oi ;hc Norwich 4Ld NcN-lo:h t';-ir''..
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So t ,,.,, aud nh .,,.r,.,u; pI,y,,.,.
r CIV Of Ncv.l n,on i,t N,w.Ioih last Light at :
AN -; ,'.,,.., i.,..,d .,v.,,,,..,rc,,e
ocotR Lt"'i5 -H'" ~" '-'' ana ~ 90 pass N'V' :
TIE Cay 81 Nt"-i.'"dJh NtN 44'.-.' 'u"t' sU' 'c-
l,c.ltc TIC NolMch aul N,w.Yuk Trans ultat On
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20 .cn - "a N.icl q; ST. y. AID insured for
~, IL .,,y,, ,,!Gu,ui,s The boat ,ya> lately over.
~ '" ,''' az i'..'0', -, ,oo .r, ,a
hauci al Ici''d' al al expense Z" S-'''"' an" "'o
h"Is :, B., Wo sapil, with Afci ciTcst!vers dhG al"
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@A'''-S ''' '@''"-"''"'"7 "'N'
NAMES OF THE VICTIMS,
LATTE -NoEwICU, Nov. 2?Midncht.-ThC loss of lie
,. yc.1o,0on disaster = creator than WAS
.r;,1of,1 There vc,c only seven uasscuccIs lat q.
u,,,,,,,,,.,. -, .,o er,, ~, Norto, p-o,,..rs
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U.Rp,soyR r. A1nRrcH. all Of this city,
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o. Tie officers ana dccK HANGS kH'"h '''' 'N' "''
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"ILLiAN Ill VI i"i,'e - 0''"'
h W. BAkfR OF Nor"ilu' eut.L''i'
HENRY DUSAN, New London. steward.
w,us,vn cnorrp s,cori c,uk
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FRANK FLOWERS, rcrid'he' uhAhO"L ""'''''
WARREN MITCHELL, Oler.
nptscoII SULLIVAN IAIhl-K MAuOSy, aud Tx MAS
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f"1kAh' "o'A H"''N
The S,w.Londou carried cargo o. heavy freight,
prne'paty e"'ton' rags groceries, ""''r' A'"''' "'
NLeA '''e'-'f WIN NV ''''' - "''' -'S> WI ''
count o. The Of The manager q. tho Lne foIn TIC
or, :, ,l,l. T., ,i, me fr.u,aI.rf- II
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Understood ID" rUdt < insured Tor $.W,'"V
Tho fre.,tu,.rt.lic = arr,r,tns and Ifc-Say,ur aI-
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