Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-14

posed, for some hours, and uDon
ing the matches it burst forth E yp;tl Open
fury, driving the men from fbo hli crest
completely battling all attemnts ',Dld ard
due 1t. In an instant the wiId,.oo sub
fusion prevailed on the vessel ,'''a' COZ
THE @PAssENGERs BEcovrv,
STRICKEN 'ASi1-
and frantic with fear, very fe,r
presence of mind sufficient to .laG-g
of themselves. The steamer r an or.
Cut seconds delay. headed a., VIII
shore, on the Virginia side and ;- -U u
minutes ran aground about two b h . 1ss
yards from the Virginia side I A.
time the flames had spread with q - tls
rapidity, and in the excitcme,r. lsaflg.
jumped overheard. Several - lla1y
jumped into the water before tb U5 lltr
er struck the bottom. She was as n sssa21,
ed with ~rt PIoVl9-
But TWO SNAIL BOAT.
and in the frenzy of the n,oms,4 =.
these boats was thrown overhna. o-t @
lost by the passengers, who al1
trolied, were endeavOring To 1s,,~e g-'2 W.
Captain Wood, of the iii-fated, -. 81. la;.
and his assistants are said TO have ,a- ,,5.
every effort to control the nesss-. NJ.
but without avail, and but for ,b ii-S:.z2
obedience Of orders many who ~ 70 w. w.
would have been saved. The rs---I ~.
well provided with life preserves ~
in the panic it seems that uona ot vi y.
passengers secured them. and ~ -5
also added TO the lanentable loss , n "a
Over forty passengers were dro-, ,,.;
among whom were Mrs. Reed and -" -,
children; the wife and children ~ ny y
liceman Reed of this city. and his NJ / =
whose name has not yet been asos-t...
ed Adeline jenkins. a chsmbe--s.--..ss
and a deck hand. name unkp5vvr. a.
Virginia Marbury Of Glvmonf. NJ me-.
Bertie Sanders and a child, Of Cur MI
man, Va.
Up to the time that the eynrss.
which the narrator of this statan5.r. a.. q
rived left the scene Of the wreck ~ =,
FIVE or six bodies had been recovs,.5
and the confusion was 50 grest f5..+
further list Of the names Of fbosa h..
could not be obtained. Amorr r..
saved was a Mr.. Wise Of this citT s-5
J. Wilkin Massey.
Kenney states that Captain Wood -..
the last man to leave the steamer .
the pilot, Mr.. Boswell. was surror ..
by the flames before be left the r.-,
box, which was not until after be- f,5
run the steamer aground. The FAM
spread with such rapidity that the fT,
ropes were on fire before TIE rasss
struck the ground. All the l3stwe-e II.
supposed, drowned, having jumped ara..
board to escape the flames.
The fire was first discovered aio-.
twenty minutes before eleven 9'cl7rs
and Kenney states that in less than tr
minutes the vessel was envel9Dgl r
flames. and now lies where she was r--
aground, burned to the waters e3rs
Chatterton's Point is Just opposite :.
Maryland Point, and
THE SURVIVORS Or THE DIsAsTgg
have been made IS comfortable Is m.
sible at Stewards, and near that plsra
where they will remain till about Nh
o'clock this Saturday morning a
which time the steamer Ge0rgiana viii
take them on board, expecting to 7ssa
this city about nine o'clock p. N.
About one half the passengers Oh Ii.
Wawasset were women and chillrg
many Of whom were en route to ,l4
country places along the Potomac. TO
spend a short time pleasuTinE with tier
friends
There were quite a number Of C,.a-si
people among the passengers.
THE wAwA-sET
is a sidewheel steamer of about three
hundred and fifty tons. and was engaged
in running between Washington and fle
landings along the Potomac. She ue
insured for $4,000. When she Iett bE-
this morning il was supposed She was b
perfect order. and the origin of tie --
is at present unknown.
THE CREW or THE wawAs-Er
consisted Of Captain Wood, a clerk, ,E
engineers, two firemen, q harseepE
four deck hands and a chambrmaia
As soon as the particulars of the dis
aster became known tO-nigLt-quarts
past one a. m.-great crowds COLLECTED
about the whaTves and the steamer LE
press was boarded by hundreds Of pr
SONS anxious to learn the fate of trlrl-
on the Inflated steamer. but as t-er-,
try list was destroyed, no positive p.
ticulars as to names could be gained 4
is impossible to obtain a correct list De-
fore the arrival Of the survivors Oh t-
Georgiana, which is expected at l1
o'clock p. n. to-day Saturday