, 1872-10-31
Burning Of the Steamship
Missouri off the
Bahamas.
The Passengers Take to the Boa&s--.Alf
Swamped but One.
seventy-nine Lives Lost--0nly Twelve
Persons Saved.
Ten Women Among The Victims.

New YORK, Oct. 30-a{r. H. J. Quinan, Treas~
urer Of the Atlantic Mail Line, furnishes the
following despatch received By that Company, in
relation to the loss Of the steamer Missouri:
NASSAU, via KEY WEST, Oct. so.
To f. J. Qunan, Treasurer Of Atlantic Mail Steamship
Company:
The Missouri burnt at Sea, twenty-five
miles from Abaco. [Abaco is the largest Of the
Bahama Islands Five Of the crew and
the following passengers are saved: George
Thackeray, John Ril,us, Enrique, 1anco. VIII
bur Tunnel, James Cutler, Emilius Outerbridgc,
and Ebenezer Saunders, colored-
There is but little hope Of tho rest Of the
crew and passengers. Particulars By nail. TIE
steamer Anna is at Key Vest whiting an anawer,
(Signed) JOHNSON.
Quinan says tho above despatch covers all tho
information this Company has received in rclE-
tion to the loss Of its steamer Ee says " I in
fer that our agents first learned Of the disaster
from the passengers and crew e2yod. who
doubtless landed at Nassau. The despatch was
forwarded from Nassau to Key Wet BY this
Company's steamer Anns, which service vas prob
ably performed by her only after every hops Of
saving life had passed"
The following is q list Of the passengers Of the
burnt steameT Missouri:
For Havana: Geo. Thackeray, Anthony Hop
ton, Gertrude Davies and three children, Anto
Mancillas and wife, Colonel Albert 8. Evans,
Erastus siegaro, Enrique Yanco, Henry Francis
Fox, a. Z. Outerbridge, Mrs. Hairy Jane Allan
and infant, Ernest Schoas, Miguel Garcia.
For Nassau: Victor Zelinki, Miss Malcolm, Mrs
Hepburn and infant, L. F. Cleveland and fye
servants, J. ". Cabrum aud Wilbur Tunneu
The attaches Of tie steamer were: II. r
Hraana ri, nff1rar
Lewis Farrell, Second Officer; ". D. Hemp
stead, Purser, and a crew numbering ffty-eight
| men.
LATER DETAILS.
KE4 WEST, Fla, Oct. 30.-The steamer VAS
burned at sca in a gale on the 22d inst, about
rs miles from Abaco, en- route for Havana, uiG
Nassau, n. P. The fire was discovered about
| a. m. il. the pantry, and suddenly burst ont in
| volumes of. fame, .auldships, spreading rapidly
| over the ship The boats were launched I'M
| mediately, and all but one were 8Wamped st once.
Those remaining on board we're compelled on &C.
| count OF the hames to jump in the sea. Those
saved landed in one Of the boats at Abaco
| shout p. m. cn the evening Of the 22d, sud
| we're taken from here in small schooner to
Nassau. It was terrible sight for those in the
| foating boat to see those in the watar c}iuglng
to swamped boats, and begging for assistance.
There were about ten ladies on board. Il is not
| known whether any OF the missing have since
been picked up. It is said that the Captain used
every effort to save the lives Of the passengers.
Three OF the saved passengers are here now.
The origin Of the fire is unknown.
Two OF the boats OF the ll-fated steamer we're
burned alongside the vessel, and there il no
probability that any Of the others reached tho
shore. It is probable that not q single life
would have been saved had it not been for
James Culmer, resident Of Elenthera, and 6.
passenger on board. A new boat had been pur-
chased in New York, and placed on deck, but, es
the weather had been boisterous, che had not
been secured, either by gripes or by chocks.
When it was known that the vessel would be de-
.stroyed, Culmer, with few others, launched this
boat holding fast to the painter. When he
jumped overheard and swan to the boat eleven
others followed him, and, even then, it it had
not been for Culmer, who was acquainted with
the management OF a boat, and piloted her safely
through the surfs, she wauld have been lost
with the others. The three passengers who are
here we're bound to Havana, and will be for.
wa1ded to that port. Further particulars will
probably be received tomorrow.