Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-11-22
TERRIBLE DISASTER.
Burning Of the Steamer City Of New
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SAD LOSS OF LIFE-

SAD LOSS OF LIFE.
NORWICH, Nov. 22.-The steamer CITY OF New
London, of the Norwich freight line, took fire
this morning about half past O'Clock in the
Thames river, and is still burning. There is
little reason 10 hope that either her null or cargo
will be saved. Several persons known to have
been on board nave not yet reported Themselves,
and there are some reason to feBr they have
peTlshed. The fire caught in he kitchen at $50
this morning. Some of the crew lost thier lives,
but II is not yet known how many.
The flames were first discovered issuing from
one of the ventilatOrs. Capt Brown was on
deck, and ordered the boat anchored. Efforts
were Immediately made to extingutsh the flames,
and after a short time were apparently success
full. A rigid examination discovered no traces
OF fire. Anchor was hoisted, and the boat pro-
ceeded up the river. When about three miles
below this city, abreast the mouth of POquetan-
mock. cone fire was discovered in some cotton,
which was on deck. The donkey pums were
started, aud the captain and engineer, aided by
the crew, in less than one minute had three
streams on the fire. Despite all eXertions the
hire spread with great rapidity, and soon envel-
oped all the forward part of the boat. The cap
tain seeing that all efforts to extinguish the
fire were useless, ordered the boat beached; but
the engineer could not start the engine. The
donkey pumps were, however, still kept at work
until the engineer notified the captain that he
feared an explosion of the boilers, in which
event all would be lest. The spread of the
flames had in the meantime cut OFF all commI-
nicatiOn with the boats, and rendered the life
preseryeTs inaccessible. The passengers and
crew then threw themselves into the water,
CUDg1Ig 10 kucn PORTIONS OF the cargo anu boat
a. had fallen overheard. Those who were able
to swim had not much difficulty i'm reaching
shore. Some were picked up by boats from
floating pieces of the cargo in an ex-
bausted condition and taken to farm houses
in the vicinity, where they were cared
for and resuscitated. Some half dozen of
the crew and passengers are still missing, and it
Is feared are lost, among whom is G. b. Rogers
a well known manufacturer of this city. One
OF our reporters, just from the wreck, reports
her lying fifty to seyenty-five feet from the
river bank, with her bow down the stream, and
still burning feTcely, with no hope of saving
anything. Everything above deck is already
consumed. A train with fire engine was
taken down from this city, but too late TO be of
service. The wreck has drifted down the stream
and to the leeward about quarter of mile
below Halden's Island, where it has been aban-
dOned by the crew, and lies fast aground just
below DOgnetannOck cove.
Trains are running down hourly. and -, ,~,,, .
search Is making for the missing men. The
City Of New London was first class boat, and
had a large cargo. The Office Of the Norwich
and New York Transportation Company in this
city is crowded with persons anxious to learn the
fate OF their friends amongst the passengers and
crew, and much excitement prevails.
SOME OF THE LOST.
NORWICH, CONN, Nov. 22.-The following
persons are known to have been lost the
steamer City OF New London: g. B. Rogers,
VIM. +. Norton and Harrison Aldrich, pa sen-
gers; Nathaniel Baker, engineer, and Harry
Dugan, steward.