The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-10
LOSS OF THE CITY OF WACO.

| York yesterday and was an chored outside
| wi h the fleet of vessels At o'clock this Il.
NJ she was discovered to be on fire. A strong
northeast wind was blowing, with showers OF
rain. The passengers, officers and crew took
to the ships open beats at o'clock ana
passed through the feet
| The sea WAS SO high the other vessels could
render them no assistance. Tho last seen Of
the open boats they were drifting in west
erly direction, down the coast.
| The agents of the line have !elegraphed fos
8 list of hex passengers. One of the Galveston
pilots who had gone ont on her arrival, was
also on board. Carriages have been sent
down the beach and steam tug dispatched
for cruising outside in search of the missing
passengers ard crew.
| The steamer burned to the waters edge
and is now reported sinking. 1t is supposed
the vessel and cargo are total loss.
| GALVESTON, Nov. 9.-The City of Waco
which had burned to the waters edge, with
her hull rolling in a heavy sea, sunk at p.
III. to-day in seven fathoms of water. The
vessel and cargo are q total less. The wind
this morning was blowing gale. The pas
sengers and crew put eff in tie ships boats,
of which she had four, besides life raft
Persons who went near the burning steamer
this morning report her boats were all cast
loose, except one which was ha"gipg to the
| ships side one end If the boat having caught
in the rggin and preven' ed it being launched
| The mate Of the ship Fusiyuma, which was
| lying ABOUT a quarter of mile from the Wa
Co, report seeing a boat with persons In it
pass bis vessel at 3 O'Clock this morning, GO
ing westward. He could not say thai there
were other boats. The sea was running very
| high at the time. The steam tug Buck Thorn
was dispatched outside this morning and has
been cuastirg in sight of land all DAY. She
| is reported outside now $3.50 P. M Parties
who have been out on the Gulf shore to the
western extremi y of the island have just
returned, and bring no intelligence of the
missing boats. The agents of the line had
elegrapbed 10 Indianola and Brownsville no.
tifving vessels to be on the lockout tor them.
| GALVESTON, Nov. 9 7 P. Mono of the
pilot boats, which had been outside all day.
has Just returned, and brings no tidings.
| Parties from down the island saw farmer
| from near S.. Louis Pass. who reports having
seen small boat pass down this moraing.
which, from his description, is thought may
have been one of the boats from the Waco
1t was some distance out in the Cult, and he
could not distinguish the persons in If, but
saw what appeared to be temporary sails up
The boast was drifting rapidly 70 the west
ward.
LATER, 7:3O P. M.-The steamtug Buck
Thorn has just arrived and brings the 70 low
| ing additional particulars Her officers
stopped OF the feet when going out to ascer-
tain from tue different vessels lying near
| where the Waco burned all the information
possible relative to her passengers and crew.
Only one of them-the steamer Fusyuma-
could give any information. Her officers re-
port having seen what appeared to be raft
pass them. They made an effort to launch
one of their boats, but before it could be done
| the raft was lost sht of in the storm and
! darkness.
| The officers of the Buck Thorn report when
about twelve Iniles west and five mlles
| from shore, passing the foremost and fore
yards Of the Waco, with sails attached, which
| we're burned off just above deck, and they
| think this is what was taken for raft by the
Fusiyuma. The Buck Thorn went twenty
miles west, and could find no trace of the
| missing BOATS
| LATER, z. M.-The steamship Clinton is
| just in from Indianola, and brings no news-
| Tho agent of the line is arranging tonight
| to dispatch another steamer at daylight In
the morning, with hopes Of finding them low
| or down on the coast. The wind changed to
q Northwestern about 2 o'clock, and it IL
thought if the boats had not made landing
in the western coast, they have been carried
out many miles to sea
1t is stuffed the life boats are all supplied
with water, but it is thought the officers or
passengers did not secure any provisions for
| the boats There is no reliable information
10 be obtained as TO the origin of the fire.
| There were heavy showers of rain early in the
night, with occasional lightning. Some per-
SONS claim the ship was struck by Liz htning,
and having considerable qu4ntity of oil on.
board the flames could not be extinguished
There is much dissatisfaction expressed at
the conduct of officers and men on board the
other vessels, which were all lying in sight,
and n nupo her IF than very napr the burning
| steamer. with the exception of the efforts
made by the Fusiyums, there does not ap-
| pear to have been anything done towards
saving the Waco people. Their excuse is the
| terrible sea which would have swamped tn 9ir
boats had they succeeded in launching them.
New York, Nov. 9.-The steamer City Of
Waco was valued at $780, 900, and was par
| italy insured in New York and Europe. She
was three quarters full of frelght-generd
merchandise was valued at Sl0O, O0G-
She was built in 1873 at Chester, Pa.
| New YORK, Nov. 9.-The steamer City of
Waco, burned off Galveston, was an iron
screw steamship of 1900 tons burden. She
WIGS in thoroughly good condition, having
been overbaued just before sailing from this
port. She left New York for Galveston Satur-
dsy, October 30th commanded By Capt
| raenmar, en- experienced officer, who haa
been employed by Mallory & Co for the last
| twenty years.
The City Of Waco carried valuable cargo.
She had crew of thirty men, including off,
GERS. Her passenger list numbered twenty IN
the cabin and steerage Her cabin passen-
! gers were: Miss Moelling, Mr.. Rogers and
wife, A. Meyer Mrs. A. Horsey and child,
Fanny Heller B. Weidemyer. In the steer
age there were twelve passengers. as follows:
Robert Tnrhenton, Mrs. NJ Try Ehrenberger.
s. S. Duane, A. Frasier, VIM Macintosh,
Alex. Chrsholm. NJ Minesta and son, 4.
Steinzmeke, E. Dreisbsuch, J. L. Albert and
| z. j. Martin.
| GALVESTON, Nov 8, 10 P. M-From all the
information 1t is possible to obtain to the pre-.
sent hour, il seems the Waco was lying wi h
her head to the gale, and the fire, which first
appeared forward on deck, had caught in the
large quantity of Oil which swept over ths
vessel, burning everything before it. There
were fifteen vessels lying at anchor, thirteen