, 1873-08-10
Further Particulars OF the
Burning of the Steamer
Wawassct.
Statements Of tho Captain and rilot
Of Tho Doat.
Thirty Persons Now Supposed to
Have Been Drowned,
Twenty-one Bodies Already Recovered
from tho Water.

from tho Water.
New YonK, Aug. "a spcctal from M"s,'
;uetou snyB: Tho bost information oota.l'Apl.
showg tho number Of liyea lost by tho onrn'ns "
+lo atoamor Wawassot is probably not over
+woutv.t1,roo. There Ia no wharf at Chattofton
Point where tho steamer was burned, anu tno
loufn,r Ia 1nado by tho ,1so Of sniai boat6. o1lo
o. those waa bcing unsffpped Tor thie PURPOSE
whon tho CRY Of tiro was hoard, and THO han1es
cnn,o with such forco that II pa"o eflsnou u.
onco, Tho passengers mado IRISH Tor tho poas
that was being loworol crowdng it full whoh the
tachling broke or became unllitchods anu oil wcer
precipitated into tho river. lilo torfof-stfloHen
nosaoncerg wore forced by tho tlamos to
inmp oyorboarl, to whom Capt. Wood and hia
crow throw lifo-prosoryers, calling upon thoAo
who wore struggling In tho wasor to saYo thon'-
eelyos. Tho peoplo on tho ahoro did oil they
co,ltl to assist in saving lifo, but thotr menns
of rescue woro worry unequal to tho terrible eS-
tronity.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Sat half-past o'clock
tls morning. the steamer National arrived hero
from tho scene Of tho burning atoalnor Wa"as-
not. hnvng on hoard about twenty-five survivors
nni eloycn dead bodies. Tho bodies were re-
cornized as those Of Mrs. MuHe, wbo, it il ro-
ported, Ind three children with her all lost;
Mrs. Julia Kelly, Of Vtrginia; the child ot James
Heed Mrs. Mnthilda Walkcr, Of Washington
Miss Julana Mills, md four colofod chldron.
Two ara yet unrocognizcd. -,
Captajn Wood, Watson Wheeler. tho clerk,
Mr.. Manh tho olginoor, aud Mr. Reed, n,ato Of
tho steamer WnwnsBot, arrived hore TINS taorh-
Iii Of them wnro moro or less burned or injured
Tho Dagacngors all ngroo TINT the otlicors OF tho
boat did thoir utmost to Hnye life and property
~ auvthjng was sayod.
Tnoro are known to bo lost Misses N[axbury,
pntry Sandy. Julia kolly, Doasio 1sccd, Oardia
Hobbs, Mrs. Issthor Griffin and two chlldren,
cninroG nersons.
In the oniniou of Capt. Wood, there ara from
ton twelve noass bd atona ao
Ferry Company md others started down tho
river this morning in the tug Lewis provided
sy;ti, crappling ;ronB
SETTLEMENT OF GAIT. WOOD. .-....
cnnt. Wood makes tho following statoment
oo,,car1,iuc tho tlieastor: ",fI1o fire broke oHt
~ t1."ntv minutes uast i2, between Thorns hut
md Chu:torton. t waa in tho pilot house at tho
ho1osv. whom Immediately camo out and found
t,,n nn,mcs Ind reached to tho hurricane deck
nlonr the walking -bonm. l saw it was impoes-
1Io r. rot 10 tho ife-boatBt which wcro on the
nftor oHartora on each Hdo, follower thcm although
tLrv wero full Of pasGengcra. ! threw water on
tles s,vhccI-roncy to keen to steerago all right.
ns BECAME satisfied thero wns no hope OF say
mn flo ynHYel auil tho only chanco to save the
nnssenrors ~ was to keep her going. Tho boat
rcncl,ot tho beach in abont twelve or thirteen
mnntcs aftor tic alarm. III less than five min
nteB afor tho alarm was given the fro was in tnt
foar oa Mt al,u "if mnuto boforo tic boat strrcl
~ 1aro oni rrouuiel in less than 1yo foot O.
.xstar wi At tie bow. remained on tho hurricane
AeeA u'lt!! tne vi rorn ;ue,,;rc from tle Ha
tnins ~ my ropn nno tho,, <so ~ tho forward
loon "lAoo"h 9osoM, Mat oI coni1 tn aayo th
deck ano ola aa "nAv ,,,,,,, worn afraid to INN,
passengers q ftoas = aI.ay y,'om, that ti,av cnm
nserhoafo an'I f.m "ns th;a assurance one or tw
sa!Gly w NJ; opo:5 5 ~ ,no,y nthora Enoinr II,
1nado tho lonp, nv ,nn.a t,.s ard wora savc1
water VAS hnauo", e, aaea,.a; t1,o,n frnn, inmr
WIS WITH al'less ,,,n,;,ors All Drowning and
ing over N ateo nu1apSI tnt Yearly III tha IoHs
niher. an es!lS1d s ~ atorn of tho ont, lie lomc
!lo oct'tthou snaa,aora ~ ~ iumn nyarboard q
pc burned. o%st na,,1r;a crrno fur hen fror
Mrs. Iayl9r, " ,:assoi aaw ior 5aurinE to til
the loat ol .uc w at h"ot r. i,or rasc,1o an
mludse enallS anu u,,a a's ."tat;nd the exctomel
saYeo Luz: 7,o ,,ea s of ira on1 that every ras
caused u1lauo l9ss y. 1,,1eaa i,u, a ovarhonri In,
segef "lH eco nsJ, unnv liyen woro lost in lie iii
Wara. hiens .aya,od a.suy 1,cforc tho Iont sto,
loatn y oe.'P 4ta,. rou crowdnd with colore
peu. oiie VI tIo.I D1o,, m' a;,c wns cut 1ooso Il
passcne1rs ,,t a,,t' ,,,I "i a,o woR swnmpou. Abo
atGfn pag"nl geli Do. oro n ' wcrn abonrd and thi,
l. ~ a.. :.' ,.oro Iout Tho fra cai1Uht in Il
i've or S1x were 4oSe. @ ar, nu ., en1 tho tfnmc
ll9'h. Iho uoHs pr t,o n;f'od ,achnnry nprel
,e en tnoy ie"tIet A. thn ~ Tina af tho accdopt b
INV of II, ,,asson.1ors morc aninot,. and uo
ai,n,t "n,u sin o1'I' oo'u'' A1Ao N01' ''3
"o'"' 1sorpsuru
r,,,+ yyood ,loca not tliuE: shat t,,a num1,
lost N"xiil Wiil reach over thirty. ''' ~
,,s1oorI +lse aon," IanAs to tile women whom t.
Tsr,es t,,nes hr..t e Up tho gangwny, forcing linn