Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-04-24
BY TELEGRAPH.
The New Orleans Fire,

New YoRK, April PA special diSpa cb
from New Orleans says in regard to the fire
there yesterday: Albert Mynck, the Waterman
of the Bodmau, who was saved with its cap
taD, reports about lwenty five or thirty women
and children as lost upon that boat, aad the
same proportion were estimated by spectators
10 have been among the frantic crowd upon
the Exporters forncastle. About twenty Of the
rescusd, among whom are several ladles, were
provided tor upon the steamboat Louisville.
Some Of the rescued are badly burned. 1t will
he very difficult to ascertain the names OF all
the lost. Among them We're spectators from
the shore who went aboard the burning boats
to assist In putting gu! the fire. Ere they
could return they found themselves out 10 the
stream euveloped ia flames Oie case OF hero
ism is reported. Two women who sprung over
board succeeded in erasping rngbolt upon
the hull Of the Exporter, where, partly shelter
ed by the guards OF the boat, they ciurg Tor
about fifteen miuutcs 10 full view of all on
shore. In the meanwhile three skiffs made
repeated but iueffeclua attempts to reach
them, be1s each tme driven back by the in
tense heat Of the flames. Just is the hundreds
of breathless spectators were upoG the point OF
abandoning hope long, lead colored skltt,
with a single rover, approached and dashed
to their aid. 10 a few minutes 1t euerred
in safety, having succeeded III rescu!ug both
from watery graves. This gallant action was
rewarded with Il Spontaneous cheer IRON the
crowd lining the river bank. the latest estl
mates reduce the loss to ABOUT fifty souls. The
burning hull of the Exporter is now ociug
tuwcd down the river by tugboat. 1t now
appears that all three boats were tied 10 The
same riogboit upon the lcvee, and that on Gu
deavoriug to cut the kylcs mornings all I hree
were unfortunately severed at the same tue.
The river makes rapid eddy at that spot aud
they at once uritted out together, thus commu-
Dicating the fire to each other. he tugboatS
Ella w GOD, Nellie and Dome aud another were
in the immediate ucighbOruood. The two
former, it is said, lost 10th time and opporiu-
uily for swing lite 10 ii vain enIcaVor to eXtln
guish the fires 10y throwing water upon tile
burning boats An eye witness to the catas-
trophe, an old merchant, says he arrived on
the levcc just as the boats had drlttcd out.
The torecastes Of the Bod uan and Exporter
were then crowded with people who ust at
that moment seemed for the first time 10 re-
alize their danger and became paulc strict ken:
La short time he said he saw over a hundrcd
people struggling in the water. Some Jumped
over with their trunks others with barrels and
pieces of freight. The sklfs, OF which some
half dozen had been attracted to the spot, i'm
mcdiatcly dashed off and commenced resculng
these people, There was a amcntabe want OF
order in managing the tug boats otherwise, 10
his opinion, many more might have been
saved. One OF the boats had on board guam
Try of oil, which foaed 10 flames upon the
surface OF the water around the struggling VIC
tins, and thus added teufod TO the horrors OF
the scene. Many Of the rescued are severely
burned about the head, and 90 doubt 1t pre-
cipltatcd the drowning OF many.
Information Obtained later than the above
saws: Owing to the fact OF the number of PEG
plc running on board the boats at the first
alarm Of fire, it will be sometime before the
full extcut OF the casualties can be ascerIalued.