The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-11-07
An OCEAN HORROR.
Eighty Lives Reported Lost.

kEl WEST, Fla. Oct. 80. Steamship
Missouri, Capt Curtis. which left New
l"Fk Oct. 18th for Havana and Nassau.
was burned off Ahaco. 1t was reported
thlI over 50 lives were lost The news is
received by steamer Anna last arrived
l"h Nassau. Only twelve persons are
known 10 he saved. The captain and crew
are said to be lost.
Two of the boats were burned along
side the vessel and there is no probability
that any others ever reached the shore.
u Is probable that not a single life would
nave been saved had it not been tor James
Culmer, resident of Eleuthera, and a
passenger ON board. A new boat had
Been purchased in New York and placed
on deck. but as the weather had been
bolsterous She had not been secured by
glpeS or checks. When it was known
That the vessel would be DESTROYED. Cul-
mer with few others. launched this boat,
holding fast to the painter. He Jump
ed oNeboard to swim to the boat and
eleven others followed and even then had
III MOI been Tor Gunner. who was acquaint-
ed with the management of a boat and
LOOK charge and piloted her safely through
the surf, she would have been lost with
inc others. The three passengers who
Ar" here were bound to Havana and will
hr forwarded to that port.
he tire was discovered about a. M,
y the pantry, and it suddenly burst in
Volumes OF flame amidships spreading
rapidly over the ship Boats Were launch
1i' 'i"7e lohla'i'hS Oh 'ofiu
otii vi ''cg"uh' ol llie names
'"ilF ','.I 'iiV H,''' ihoSe save" la'iuc''
',io ''"'o va Ac'V'' 'pout SIN
t,l1. Sn' Inn nm vi tht ~ anu
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ti nl, ,,D'',inS "u'' " see tnosc III
.1 sl+;, -, - ~ l'l' >" III pc" '"'''9
~ "N9'S'''n'e, ihere were
.%"t1a yi -.'uieS on nd poafE. II IS not known
ni,.kad mn i i iii tbat thn ca,,ta;n ,,soI
ry,l,y effort 70 save 4be livae If tho nas-
~cngrrs. working bravely himself with
bose. Three Of the saved passengers are
here The origin of the fire is unknown.
kE> WEST, Oct. ~ The following par
tleuiarS OF the burning of the steamship
Missouri have been obtained from the
survivors who have arrived here: When
'ht .oat which was saved left the burning
ship, one boat was seen with IFS keel up
wards which had two men on it. The
d
-Wamped boat containing nine men. in
GLIDING engineers. tiremen and the ships
0arper \ bucket was given to the in
mates oi the swamped boat to bail with.
there being two in the rescued boat As
There We're no Seamen in the swamped
.ytt. they We're unable to properly man
7gc 1t. and in this condition they We're left
Is not Likely any OF them were saved.
No sails had been seen for two DAYS pre-
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~, n,,ti1 = ~ ,,,h,, H.. liliP V' a. =.
al Fnrt1 n;ri,tos af+o, ,ho ,.o-o,,od Ia
the Afis.onri tl,o7- saw +l,o ,,o.,,,,,ro, a,,5
,.row who rnmai1od ON bna,1 orn;i,,doa n,'
tha 4ttar mart of H. vasse1
'''~ " l-hl 'f IIIh llkh-IAhiNG TO THE
a = ENt OF CONFUSION.
Il i said that the fire was first discov-
cred ON the floor Of the locker in the pam
try and the cry OF fire. was Immediately
given. Wet carpets were at once put on
The ire by the pantrymen and others, and
the stewards reported to the passengers
thai the fire was out. The alarm was
given while the passengers were at break
fast. but on receiving the stewards report
that the fire had been extinguished, break
fast was resumed and the fears of the
passengers quoted. Whnln two minutes,
however, Severa voices screamed fire"
lf"nt tho stoke hole. All was then con-
fN1'"n. Within twenty minutes the boats
#'Fe launched. In the rescued boat. with
the exception OF 4 few pieces of sugar
rl adv. s,,,iiI l'. ,,1 "'1'el
X;rboI. ,,,,,o +aa ,' pile
ia make thnn of ''''''7
ri' "A i-A9i'
1t was from > O'Clock in the morning of