The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-10
THE CITY or waco BURNED.
Her Passengers and Crew Blown out TO Sea
IN Open Boats.

IN Open Boats.
The City of Waco steamed out OF New
York harbor on Saturday the 30th OF October,
commanded by Capt. John Greenman. Twelve
passengers were In her cabin and eight In her
steerage. Her crew wero Steward Huxley,
Stewardess Fanny Pastor, and thirty seamen.
As she was about to enter Gllye ton harbor yes
terday morning she was found u DE aare. Tho
officers aud crew struggled with the flames, but
they were famed by westerly gallo until It was
evident that they were uncontrollabio. Tho
anchors were then cast and the boats launched.
\ nisn sea was running, but tho passengers and
crew got into the boats without loss Of lifa Tho
boats could make no headway toward Calves.
ton, rnd they worc permitted to scud before tho
gale. the burning snIp was Aeeu from Calves
tom and tuns were sVilt To rescre her passengers
ana crew; hut when they fcacHci hcr she was a
biuk 4 lrc aud no living tiiing was near her,
the boats containing hcr human fIoieht having
been blown lar away. lor.N alterNdr1 tho
civ cf Waco sank In forty fGthnps Of water
Ine tnGe then began an unsuccessful search for
the survivors.
The cabin passengers we're Miss Moelllng,
Mir and Ms. Rogers, Mr.. IL. Never, Mrs. Hors-
ley and child, Miss Fanny Heller, Mr. Ii. Wede-
In the Storage were: Robert Tark cnton, Mrs.
Mary Lhtenhereer, ). :. D1 me, 4. Frazer, WI.
liam Mackintosh, Alexander Chisholm, NJ aud
Master Minesla, 4. stcinzwesGe, L. Droisbauch,
j. /. Albert, J; 7. Martin.
Ine Clty Of Waco had acarryng capacity OF
l1sb tons. She was built principally OF iron, IN
Juhn k1achs ship yard in Chester Pa. In 1873.
was Two hundred aud forty feet In length,
thrty-0ve IN breadth. and TWENTY-FIVE In de Ia.
She VS. valued at S2JO 90, and WIS insured for
most of the amount. Her cargo was mainly pro
visions, dry goods, and boots and shoes, worth
upward OF {lO0,OOJ and ead to be covered by
insurance.
The steamer burned to the waters edge, and
her hull, rolling IN a heavy sea, sunk at +. NJ,
In seven fathoms OF water. The vessel and cargo
are total loss. The wind was blowing a gale
when the passenG RS aud crew put on in the
a hp N
life raft. Persons who went near the burning
steamer report that her boats were all cast loose
side, one end Of the boat having caught In the
rigging. preventing its being launched. The
mato OF the snip Fusiyuma. which was lying
about quarter OF mile from the Waco, reports
seeing Doat with persons In II pass his vessel
at 9 A. NJ, going westward. lie could not say
that there were other boats; the sea was run
ming very high at the time. The steamtug Buck
thorn WAS despatched outside, and has been
cOasling IN sight Of land all day, and Is reported
Ou side yet
Parties from down the island say they saw
farmer from near San Louis Pass, who reports
haVing seen "a small boat pass down In the fore
noon, which, from his description, Il thought
may nave been ono Of the boats from the City
ana ne could not distinguish persons In II, but
saw Wnat appeared 10 De Temporary salts. Tue
boat was DIR fling rapidly to westward.
At l.J) 4. NJ. the steam tug IluckthOrn arrived
at GalYC stOn, bringing the following additional
particulars Her officers stop ed At Fleet when
golns out, To ascertain from different vessels
lying near where the steamer burned. all the in
formation possible relative to her passengers and
crew. Only one Of them, the Fusiyuma, could
give any information. Her officers report having
seen what Appeared to be q raft pass them.
They made an effort to launch one OF their
boats, but before IL could be done tne raft was
lost sight OF In the storm and darkness. The
officers Of the BIckthorn report that about u
miles west and Eve miles from shore they saw
passing the foremost and fOreyards OF the City of
waco with sails attached, which had burned OF
JUST above the deck, and they think this IL what
was taken for raft 10y the Fusiyuma. Tho
buckthofn went twenty niles west and could
hnd no trace of the missing boats.
AZ T., NJ, the steamship Clinton arrived from
lndianola, hut brought no news.
1t IL believed that the Waco was living with
her head to the gale, and the hre which nrst 40.
peared forward on deck had caught in the large
quantity OF oil and swept over the vessel bum
Ing everything before 1t. The Impression is
gaining ground that not a soul on board the III
fated craft Is alive.