New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-31
HORRORS OF TRAVEL.
THE HAVANA STEAMER MISSOURI BURNED
-. AT SEA.

telegraph from Key West at late hour yesterday after
| noon that the Atlantic Mail Steamship Company's
steamer Missouri had been burned at and 80 lives
lost Inquiry at the Office Of tho Company proved the
truth OF the painful Intelligence the following brief tel
egram having received at that Office at $40 O'Clock;
| NASSAU via KEY WEST Fla, Oct. 3o.--H j. Quindn,
Treasurer A. H. s. s. Missouri burned at sea- Is miles
from AbacO; following IL saved:
| William Jones, seaman
Samuel Coon, seaman.
Patrick McGoyern, waiter.
| Lewis Bolime, pantrynan
| Richard Murphy, second pantryman.
| Geo. Thacktray, passenger.
| John Rehins, passenger.
| Enrique Yanco, passenger
Wilbur Tunnel, passenger.
James w. Culmcr, passenger.
A. Emilius onter6rldse, passenger.
| EJenczey Saunders (coioFedl, passenger.
But little hope of the rest OF tho passengers partlcu-
| swer through Phnbrick. JOHNSON, Agent, Nassau.
Mr. Qaiuan stated that further particulars Of the
terrible disaster had been received. The Anna, men
toned IN the dispatch, small steamer used by the
company for transferring from the steamers
at the Nassau bar tho city. and Mr.. Qunan is Of the
opinion that sho only conveyed the melancholy tidngs
to Key West after thorough search for survivors and
when all hopes Of saving any others of the fatod crew
and passengers had been given up.
The following dispatch, received late last evening"
| gives further details OF the tragedy:
KEY WEST, Oct. 3O-The steamer Missouri was burned
al sea In a gale, the 22d nst about 20 miles from
Abaco ON tue way 10 HTSe I wa vas Scoyered abSnt
a. tie pantry, and suddenly burst out IN volumes
|
The boats we're launched Immediately, and al put one
were swamped at Those remaining on board were
Those landed Of the boats In Abaoo about
the evening Of tne 22d aud were taken from ther
In small schooner Nassau. 1t was terrible sight
for those In the floating boat to SEQ those Ia the water
to the y@ 6o4 SSa aes SSar M not
known whether any OF the missing have see e Pee9
10 save the lives of the passengers working 5rayely
himself with the hose Three OF the saved passengers
Two OF the boats of the ifated Missouri burned
alongside the vessel and there no probability tat any
OF others ever reached the shore II Is probable .at
not single life would have been saved mad ~ not Deeh
Tor James Cumer resident OF Eleuthera ana pssen
ger board new boat mad Deen puIchase9 "a I,em
York and placed deck but as tho weather had been
Doseron sue ad not Sesn SeSu so e %ond
20 down, Gunner with few Others launched TINS BOAT
holding painter when he jumped overheard ana
10 the boat eleven others followed hlIn ana even
then, had it not been for Cumer VINO was acquainted
pioted her aely through the surf would been
lost with the others The three passengers who are
that port by John Jay Phbrek, the agent Of the At
lantc Mali Steamship Lue at this port who has taken
This information was brought here this afternoon by
the Anna from Nassau 10 the British Consul ana
panys Office in New-York Tue origin OF the IRE IL un-
| known.
The Missouri sailed from Pier No T. North River at
a. No. last Friday, for Havana, via Nassau, having
board crew 49, all told % registered passengers, and
| an assorted cargo Among the saved Is mentioned
eoOrod passenger whose presence was not known at the
! Office OF the Company till yesterday. This would make
total OF SO persons on the doomed vessel at the
time Of her destruction OF these, Only u are re-
porteJ saved 76 seem undoubtedly to have persisted.
The following is a complete list of the passengers for
Havana and Nassau, for Nassau being indicated
\ by asterisk
| Allen Mrs. Mary Jane and infant
e.. yis4G, = =, %ad LFo oV.'"hs7, 'h1A~"s OvHh
| Rehins.
Danicst Tor Davles, Gertrude and three children.
| Evans, Col AlsStt :. ,,t.
| Frox Tor Fox, Henry Franeis'
| HoptOn, Anthony.
| Hepburn Mrs. aud infant
| Maucas, Antonio, aud wife.
! MALCOLM, Miss.
| OnIerDlidge, A. IL
Sugars, Erlstus.
| Scnoas, Ernest.
Saunders Ebenczer eolorcdl
| Thackeray, George.
| Tunnel Wilbur.
| 'Zelinski, Victor.
| Total, 80.
Col Evans wac agent for Associated Press San
Francisco. and Mr.. Cleveland proprietor Of the
| Royal Victoria Hotel, at Nassau. The FIVE servants,
accompanying the latter gentleman had been engaged
In New-York for service IN his hotel. Nothing further
could DO learned regarding the passengers. or the
| crew OF So men, OF whom only five seem to have been
| saved, the Company had no list, but the follow
| ing, all of whom reported lost were
| named by Mr.. Qmnan, from memory: Captain
NJ. II. Greene OF Albany, N. Y; First Officer
John Brown; Second Officer, Lewis Farrell: Purser
| William D. Hampstead; Chief Engineer. John Islip
list OF the remainder OF the only be obtained
at the Office the United states Shipping Commissioner
in Cherry-st the having been shipped by him just
| before the sailing Of the vessel
Capt Greene. who leaves a family at Albany, was OF
middle age and been about five years in the
! Of the Company, by whom he was highly
| esteemed for personal worth, and regarded
| as faithful and efficient officer. Mr..
Brown the First Officer had been In the employ Of the
| Company during long series OF years He was for
mer!y Second Officer of the steamship Moro Castle OF
the same line and was transferred to the Missouri
| being promoted some time ago Mr. Hampstead, the
Purse had been acting In that capacity for four years
| and was widely known obligng and courteous
! officer Mr. Islip, the Chief Engineer was formerly
| engineer Of the steamer Escort, Of the New-York
Steamboat Company's line to Orient Sag Harbor, and
Greeppoint He had been transferred to the Missouri,
lust before her sailing, by A. W. Dmock who Is Presi-
| dent OF both companies.
The Missouri was a wooden. steamship, Of 1880
tuns burthen, built Mystic, Conn.,, in 1894 She was OF
oak and chestnut, copper and ironfsstened, and had
three decks or brgantne rig she 2lO feet long, "a
| feet BEAM and % feet in depth She had two steam
said to have been literally supplied with
appances for extingushing fire. she had six boats
rated the old law TO carry 80 persons eaen aud
under recent amendment, IS persons each. She was
valued at and was 100000 distributed
among various companies. Her cargo Is estimated 10
have been worth about t2SOoOO making total loss Of
about $4,000 Her place viii be supplied by the
| pany's spare steamer, Columbia, which will
sail on IN. the s ss%Si o %ns rated Ai w6cS
IA the highest rate the American Loyds Previous 10
her noe Which resulted IN removal Of he
rate Mr. Qunan Is utterly at oss to account for tho
origin OF the e ana states n @ uo hgps were ~ no sS
gerois nature than lard, OF which there was sBall
| invoice, properly slowed