The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-11-12
GREAT DISASTER.
steamship City OF Waco Burned or
Galveston ana all the Crew and
Passengers supposed Lost.
| From The Galveston News. ION.

From the Galveston News, l0th.l
AT about one o'clock, Monday night,
as near as can he ascertained from va
rious sources of Information, the NAL
lOry steamship City of Waco, which
arrived IN the outer roads at four
o'clock Monday afternoon, from New
York, took fire and burned to the wa
ter'S edge. At twelve o'clock yester-
day she went down out of sight The
wind at the time the fire broke out was
blowing gale from the southeast, and
the passengers and crew, excepting
such rs may have persisted in the
flames, II is supposed and hoped put
OIL in the ships boat or boats, ofwhich
there were four, besides u life raft.
From the southeast the wind went
round into the north during the morn
ing yesterday, and ii the boats were
afloat with their human freight, the
general opinion Is that they could not
make Roadway against the wind, and
while the wind was from the east, they
dare not attempt to make the beach,
on account of the heavy seag. On the
other hand, there are those who think
1t possible the boats could have easily
made Bolivar Point,
a reporter of the News repaired TO
the office of the Mallory agent in this
city, Captain j. n. Sawyer, and while
there learned that the first mate of the
Fusi Yama, an English steamer which
lay u quarter of u mile to the westward
of the City of Waco, had reported TO
his captain, q. 0. Hayward, who is in
the city, that boat or raft with people
aboard passed his vessel about three
o'clock yesterday morning going west
ward. He could not say whether there
we're other boats besides tie one he
saw. The sea, he reported, was run
ming very high at the time, and small
craft could only submit to the mercy Of
the elements and drift before the wind
Captain Sawyer, AS soon as he heard
yesterday morning of the disaster, dis
patched carriages east and west in
search of the boats, and TO look cut for
them in case they made the shore. AT
o late hour last night all expeditions
had returned with no tidings of the
crew or passengers of the Inflated
steamer.
Captain Wolf, one OF the best pilots
in these waters, was aboard TIE Llty
of Waco when she took fire. Captain
S. p. Greenman, commander OF the
vessel, an old seaman, and fully ac-
duainted with the Gulf coast was also
on board 1t is thought that If the life
boats started fairly they will be sue
cessfully managed by these expert
enced seamen, though, on the other
hand, there are difficulties to be met
that no human power can surmount'
The north wind that prevailed all day
Yesterday drove them further out to
sea. as it was not possible for light
crafts to make Roadway against it.
The City of Waco, Capt. ). 7. Green
man, arrived Monday and lay in the
oiling Just off the outer bar.
The cause of her taking fire cannot
be learned till some one aboard OF her
at the time can be seen. Seamen with
whom the reporter conversed think u
possible she was struck by lightning,
but this is merely conjecture.
But so far as the actual cause OF the
contlagration is concerned all Is conJec-
ture. Nor is 1t positively known
whether all the people aboard were
able to get of In boats, and there being
no clue to the whereabouts OF Them, all
is conjecture in regard to their tate.
Reporters of the News were Dispatch.
ed along the beach on Tuesday, all OF
whom returned after dark, with no
tidiugs of the missing wreck or her
passengers; nor was there any signs of
any bodies being washed ashore, as far
as the reporters went, or could hear oil.
The lighter Maddox was also out
most of the day, but returned late al
night with no tidings OF the Waco's
people. c.,
Capts. Scrimgeour, Best and Stables
made two trips out in the pilot boat
Eclipse. yesterday, but could learn
nothing. They report having seen the
foremast of the Waco. 1t was fioatlng
westward, and had the lower yard ana
gaf attached. -
we'd from Indianola about SIX O'CLOCK
last evening. Captain Talbot states
that he saw no signs of the missing
ones. .,o
steam lighter Buckthorn, Capt VIII
son, left The city with II party, com
nrisinu Capt. Irwin Stephens, OF the
min Progress, Capt. Greenougb, or the
hark Edward Mcdowell, Capt. Blair,
of the bark Nellie May MI n. brow "ra