The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-11-11
TEXAS.

GALVESTON, November 9.-lhe steam
ship ''Ci.y OF Waco" of the Mallory line,
arrived from New York yesterday, and was
anchored outside with the feet of vessels. |
At one o'clock this morning she was discov-
cred to be on fire. A strong northeast wind
was blowing, with showers of rain. The
passengers, officers and crew took to the |
ships open boats at three o'clock, and pass
ed through the fleet. The sea was so high |
that none Of the other vessels could render |
them any assistance. The las, seen Of the |
open boats they were drifting in westerly |
direction down the open coast. One OF the |
Galveston pilots, who had gone out on her
arrival, was also on board. Carriages have
been sent Down the beach. A Steam tug
has been dispatched, cruising outside, in
search of the missing passengers and crew.
The steamer burned to the waters edge,
and is now sinking. 1t is supposed that
the vessel and cargo are total loss.
The "City OF Waco" which had burned
to the waters edge and her hull rolling in
a heavy sea, sunk at one o'clock this alter
noon, in seven fathoms Of water. The YES
sci and cargo are total less. The wind
was blowing gale this morning, when the
passengers and crew put off IN the ships
boats, of which she had four, besides life
raft. The mate Of the ship "Fusiguma,"
which was lying about quarter of a mile
from the "Waco," reports seeing a
boat with persons in it pass
his vessel at three o'clock this
morning going westward. He could not
say that there were other boats; the sea
was running very high at the time. A
steam tug was dispatched outside, this
morning. and has been coasting in sight OF
the land all day. She is reported outside
vet At this hour $3.50 p. M parties who
have been out on the gull shore, to the
western extremity OF the island, have just
returned, and bring no intelligence OF the
missing boats. Agents have telegraphed
t. indianola ard Brownsville, notifying
vessels to he on the lookout for them.
7P. M-One OF the pilot boats, which
has been outside all day, has just ret turned,
and brings no tidings. Some parties say they
saw a farmer from nsar San Luis pass, Who
Ieports having seen a small boat pass down
this morning, which, from his description,
is thought, may have been one OF the boats
from the Waco 1t was some distance out
in the gulf and he could not distinguish the
persons in it, but saw what appeared to be
temporary sails. The boat was drifting
rapidly 10 WESTWARD. At 1:30 p, m. the
steam tug has just arrived and brings the
following additional particulars: Her Off
GERS stopped at the feet when going out 10
ascertain from the different vessels lying
near where the "Waco" burned, all inior-
nation possible relating TO her passengers
and crew. Only one OF them could give
any information. Her officers report hsv
ing seen what appeared TO be
a raft passed them /; they made an effort TO
launch one of their boats, but before it
could he done, the raft was lost sight Of in
the storm and darkness. The officers OF
the tug report that about twelve miles
wet and five miles from the shore, OF pass
ing the foremost and foreya ards of the "Wa-
co." with her sails attached, which had
burned off Just above the deck, and they
think that is, what was taken for raft.
The tug went twenty miles west, and could
find no trace of the missing boats.
EIGHT p M-The steam ship 'Clintar" is
Just in from Indianola, but brings no news.
The agent OF the Mallory line, is arranging.
tonight, to dispatch another steamer at
finding the .Waco" boats lower down the
west about two o'clock, and it is thought
tndt III Tic UOdtS hdu HUI hibuC q ldfik-
ing on the western coast, they
would have been carried out to sea many
miles. 1t Is stated that the hie-boats are
all supplied with water, but it is thought
that neither the officers nor passengers secur-
ed any provisions for the boats. There Is
no reliable information to be obtained as to
the origin OF the fire. There were
heavy showers of rain early in
the night, with occasional light
ming. Some think the ship was struck
BY lightning, and having a considerable
quantity of oil on board, the flames could
not be checked. The following is a list of
the cabin passenger: Marching c. Rogers
and wife, II. Never, Mrs. Hartley and
child, amy Heiss, B. Wedmeyer, and
eleven steerage passengers, whose names
are not known. The agents of the line
state that there were forty-seven persons on
board the "Waco," including passengers,
officers and crew.
From all information possible to obtain,
up 20 the present time, On p. n.y. it seems
that the "Waco" was lying with her head
to the gale, and the fire which was applied
forward on deck, had caught in the large
quantity OF oil, and swept over the vessel,
burning everything before it. Fifteen YES
sels we're lying at anchor, thirteen OF which
were lying to the leeward OF the "waco."
The prevailing superstition here is
that il the passengers or crew had
been on the vessels deck, or if any Of the
boats had been launched, they would have
been seen by some Of the other vessels, none |
of which confirm the first rumors, of hav-
ing seen boats pass through them. The i'm
preston is now gaining ground that not a
soul on board the Inflated vessel is alive.