New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-01
THE BURNING OF THE MISSOURI
DETAILS OF THE DIsAsTER-No HOPE FOR THE
MISSING.

DETAILS OF THE DIsAsTER-NO HOPE FOR THE
MISSING.
KEY WEST, Fla, Oct. 31.-The following par
tcuars Of the burning Of the steamship Missouri nave
been obtained from the SURVIVORS VINO arrived mere
When the boat which was saved left the burning ship
one boat was seen with It's keel upward and with TWO
men upon it, The rescued boat lay for two hours by
swamped boat containing nine men, including the en-
gineers hremen, and ships barber. bucket was gwen
TO the inmates Of the swamped boat 10 Oa Wltn neIe
being two in the rescued boat AS there were no seamen
in the swamped boat they were unable to properly man
age it, and in this condition they we're left III Is not
likely that any Of them saved. No sails had been
seen for two days previous TO the fire. On that day the
Missouri was in company with ship from "a a. ID. TO
H. when she was lost sight Of For 40 minutes after
the rescued left the Missouri they saw the passengers
and crew who remained board crowded Oh the afer
part of the vessel
1t is said the fire was first discovered on the floor OF
the in the pantry ard the cry Of fire was at once
given Wet carpets Immediately put on the IRE by
the pantryen ana Others and the stewards reported to
the passengers that the fire out. The alarm was
given while the passengers were at breakfast Dut on re-
ceiyng stewards report that the fire had been ex
tnguished the breakfast was resumed and the Iears OF
the passengers quoted Within two minutes however,
several voices screamed fire from the stoke-hole AL
WAS then confuon. Within 20 minutes three boats were
launched In the rescued boat with the exception OF
few pieces Of sugar there neither food nor
water aud only two small oars and large one neither
were there any sails anything to make them Of 1t
was from O'Clock in the morning Of the 22d until
O'clock in the afternoon OF the sd before assistance
was obtained. At that time the schooner spy was
sighted and the rescued party pulled vigorously to her.
The Spy took the survivors 20 Hopotown on Elbow Key
where they arrived about D. ~ on the 2d On the 24th
n schooner was sent toward the burning ship. with
charts aud full directions where TO find her. aud with
instructions to Look for the ships boats and skirt the
coast The schooner returned about midnight on the
2th and reported having seen nothing OF the oOas OF
passengers The sea was then breaking heavily on the
reefs The party left HOpeown at 10 O'Clock ON the oth
and arrived at Nassau at 230 p NJ on the 2sh IL SAID
that the donkey pumps Of the steamer were never started
one of the passengers asserting that he had h0d OF the
hose some time and that water forced through
IL on the flames from the donkey Two deck pumps were
worked few minutes only.
Within fifteen minutes after the alarm Of fire was
given the u survivors in the boat and the flames
were coming from the stoke-hole in q volume The
ships course was altered, and consequently the
flames we're carried athwartshps, burning up one life
boat on the lee side and making IL too hot to get tho
others or Only three boats were launched, two OF
which were swamped. 1t Is said that seven women and
seven children were aboard the Missouri none OF whom
got into boats. The scene presented was heartrend
ing Not over twenty minutes elapsed after the fire was
discovered before the three boats were launched Inc
Missours engines stopped but her sails were left
spread and a speed Of four knots was maintained.
When last seem Capt Green was working with Purser
Hampstead and OF the crew, trying to get or the
lee boat surrounded with smoke and haIne Eleven OF
the survivors say that the boat launched but
the twelfth Capt. Culmer II was launched iuli OF
people, but that II was immediately sWaIhpeu'
4 CUsToM-HoUsE GENEROSITY,
/ KEY WEST Fla, Oct Sl.-The only expense incurred
In this port by the little English steamer Anna belong
| ing to the Atlantic Mail Steamship Company, which
brought to this port the Survivors of the ifaed steam
ship Missouri ION Nassau was forced upon her oy inc
With tunnage dues for IA months IN Advance. Every
one else with whom the ma had business "o'V1S''
List or THE OFFICERS AND CREW.
The following is complete list of tie officers and
crew OF the Missouri obtained at the Office OF the Com
pany in this city:
NJ. r. Greeu nlaster; John Brown mate Lewis Far
ImaiI,Ison earpeiter; Thomas Mason, Henry Fr aser
! Samuel Cone, Abraham stewart VIM. Johnson VIM
| Jones' Wm. Daley John Drew, g. Meme, Michael Croh
WELL seamen; Morris Fahey, boy John Hysop, engj-
John Freaney FIRST assistant engneef Japg b,
assistant engineer; Charles Sinclair, Patrick DUNN
Maurice AGthony oilers John d Me0 RchSrd smith
! Charles Conway. hremenj james Clark VIM BIeen,
98% pSS Isa1b oy Thomas Lake R. Wilson
second steward Gersilla Mlhiams, ~, S1e~aruess;
Lon cook, ID IL Bartlett third saloon cook; George
wilson pastry cook; William Hamill butcher Michael
nHS second pantryman VIM sterz, barber; Jos Hughes
onicers messnan Henry Lawrence, Michael Shea Joh,i
| boyle Patrick s. simpson or Cunningham, FfedericH
smith, and Patrick MeGOvern, waiters James DoOiey'
| storekeeper
No additional intelligence has been received at the
Office Of the Company regarding the burning OF the III
fated steamer though many anxious friends visited the
Office at No BOwlng-green yesterday TO learn tue
latest tidngs OF those who sailed In her The prOoa
bty that any OF the passengers have been picked u 1
passing steamers small for the storm PROBABLY uioNe
| all vessels out OF the usual course. .,., .ho
Mrs. McGOven, residing In Brooklyn, rSeeiseu III IN
following dispatch Yesterday morning from Iaulek aS-
Govern and Wilbur Tunnels sailor and tne other
| waiter on the Missouri; - -, q, ,o-o
| ~ NASSAU, via KEY WEST Oct. 81, 1872
Our vessel was burned TO the waters ecge. we've
OF us got OF In a boat. It feartu ume. We ui1
not expect reach the shore Inc other BOATS couu
NOT be managed. We have enough money 70 come on
| Got here late tonight a. "onV rEhr,
| Testimony was taken in Philadelphia, yester.
- ~ - "a Ia, Couh and Gordon Gordon Thomas smith u