The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-17
THE BURNING OF THE STEAMER ERIE.

Omcial Report or the Burning OF the
Noble Crar-The inspectors OF Steam
Vessels Complaint to the Customs Aa-
therities-The Erie's Certificate OF In.
spection Run Out the Day She Left
Herc-Captain T1nklepaugh and OH
GERS Praised for Their Conduct In the
Emergcncy-Loss 81, 10000.
The following report has been sent to Captain
David d. Smith, Inspector General OF Steamboats,
at Washington
OFFICE OF Local %a, or s s,ras Y
ApDIsoN Low Esq Supervising Inspector second United
sR~fn compliance with your instructions of the 9th
cult ss nsaseS
Erie, which occurred January l. 1873 at of Parahay
ON s0T the
examination ito Of Henry SSnSs9n second officer he
having then s5!lved here. Tie case was adjourned
assistant ensineers The then adjourned the
s%naiion q Master EssSs
second Assistant EngiSeer and T. H. soaca chief stew
ard. The Board then adjourned to the 9Th inst, when
Uap'sn Fl Lee feVre the of the
Having exhausted all the evidence that the witnesses
was then closed: having occupied s, four days
The Erie was first class wooden ship screw propel-
and 'Ss sSorcaSy an
deck put upon her prior to her sailing on her last
pointed ships sailing out OF this pert
o nss we sst d the
asr her Leaving This port We also S. submit e
1872 addressed the authorities OF this port
calling their attention to this matter The following
OFFICE or {. $. Local Issrxcrons or srxAx VESSELS
srRI it to be my otcial duty to hereby notify
that preparations are being made to take the
months BY records Of This ONCE The Inspection nae certi
respectfully Obcdtent servant,
y. II Booi.E, United States Local Inspector
Ss TS 9ors E.''rr ESQ., Deputy Collector OF Customs
ERIE's VOYAGE.
airy SIS bound Tor New YORK AZ ten Clock p Of
ns as ssy tine np ws to III
board lower coal bunker The pumps Immediately
lew minutes conclusion was arrived at that they
were mssssn n inc location m q the re As nothing but
I'm Tediately the hrc discovered in the upper
between decks, amidhps, under the gacy-this space
Tas s coffee s ee;s s ~ to the dees wsh
r. ne deck Which was done but the sGse being slowed
beyond The point whcrs the deck and the nre
A rs decd % M 4s sssns.
were sopped and steam Turned the cargo space
BY the d 5s on thu
was unable to penetrate through 1t sucently to pro
and %Ssn Ts
the ship could not be saved and Captain re-
s s to s b.
gers and taking t. the boats, which by Captain
Tinkepauhs orders had been lowered; The Captain
was the last TO leave the sp-at that time she was In
names for betveen $50 and 200 feet amidshps The boats
laid by the burning ship until morning, when they pulled
sway Tor land, twelve miles distant where all were
landed safely.
rEn APPARATUS, plsctrLrxx, ETC.
All ne evidence tends 70 prove that the ship was
wSskins order ,c discipline good the conduct Of The
oneers ana crew was excellent and that the precau
lions taken and The orders given BY Captain Tinkie
gers and d., crew when the Are was nrn discovered
command that he held There positive evidence Of
ship-the Ontariotook fre In corresponding place on
her last eastward bound passage. and other circum.
stances that have come to our knowledge are OF the
opinion that
RI WAS CAUSED THE GALLEY RANGE
which was and had been fitted into the shin lust
There were no lives lost The value Of the ship and
cargo fOuows:-ship $Ao0O0 cargo, tz50Oe6 To-
tai - ,IJ0,0W
mryants JOHN X Matthew's
District Of New York;
LEONARD BRAINARDN
District OF Albany,
United States Local INSPECTORS.