New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-28
BURNED AT HER MOORINGs.

DESTRUCTION OF A SOUND STEAMER.
THE c. II. NORrnAH DAMAGED SlSO,0OO-THREE
CoLoRED MES BURNED TO DEATH n HER HOLD
The INSURANCE.
Thomas Farman, the private Waterman OF
the c. II. Northam. % the Sew-Iaven Steamboat Clu-
pany' which was laid up for repairs the foot OF East
sevenih-st. was startled. early yesterday oning.
by smell Of burning wood. which seemed
70 come from the forward hold. 10 rushed
TO the bow and opened the scute. started back al
most blinded BY sudden rush % hot smoke from below
Hastily closing the door, ho gave the alarm ~
officers and men board and aftorwar sent general
alarm 20 the Fire Department
Although TIE steamboat used their Efforts to
control the flames. they utterly roweress. The
fire quickly caught the dry wool work and spread rap
idly aft aud by the time that the IRE engines reached
the scene the vessel wrapped In flames from stem
70 Several attempts had been scuiile tho
burning boat. but failed 10 accomplish any material
suits the shalowness OF the water preventing her from
sinking more than few feet Tie FIRE engines were
soon supplemented by the steam tug. william r. Have
meyer which turned ght large streams upon tho
steamboat, but even this immense volume " water
seemed % have effect upon the fury OF the flames
They continued to burn hercolY long they
found anything 10 feed upon. and II was
long after daylight before the hremen could be said 70
have the fire under control At that time the whole
se was burned ont ami Nc guards scarcely strong
enough To sustain the weig<of the boilers and machn-
cry The police boat Seneca hniered good service IN
getting endangered small craft oufsf the way. A, noon
tie charred wreck rested upon the 6tom u the river
fitting slightly 20 side. By this tine the nremen
were able 10 enter The cabins aud onguc roon chiefly
engaging themselves 10 cooling the smok ng tmbcrs
When the alarm OF fire first sounded Isaac Freeman
coored porter remembered that three 81 men we're
asleep In small cabin n the front hold IT, attempted
10 got near hem but opening the scute that lead %
their cabin, he driven back by a fierce burst u
Il
inently FOR sound but the unfortunate men, as u "a
now known, had been dead for tme ana 40 enrth
the porerw driven from the boat b the fierce heat The
names ~ the unfortunate who tin. Imprisoned
in the hold were Joseph smith age oiytwo. painter IN
tine cabin boy, and John " Al.u Ho-an. tae oaicers
waiter 81 or tnl n wore cu'Ored men, llr last N
them vas o. l-jl o'clock when they went below u
Is believed that they were smctlcled 90 death witch
asleep The ruins bad been sufficiently c0otd Don't
i'es To al'N tic l, 'a io seir'h ior il. bodies -
tAt missing men. They were found without trouble,
HORRIBLY mut.-ai,d py tle h1mtA Tue mains Of John
hogan we're h-ihrou-lii oni upon tLc wharf Although
t,e Iaiutes were la-t recognition, De- wis positively
s,l oni In ilelt Nus OF clirfrl hr o.. on -uf.i
quite positively by Dbl. follow worhm-u. at lnu-n they
i..', .o s.'.' ll' mems "i pr i.''itl.i- fr
vic and Que chid living u Petershurs Va lhr bodies
probably hold an inllc-t TODAY
The cllse " tle fire could not DO asc.ralcl y.ser-
cuned 10 lay te blame upon the Should rs of the men
WHO persisted I'D ihs hold IL IS known tlaf these men
cred coming from their quarters TIE secretary OF the
company sad, yes, rlaY, Co lRBlNs reporter Nag
there was no reason WIZ en-. SHOULD catch Ore. Tte
ste imer vas aid up ior lle Winter an lc wort ~ TO-
/ by the workmel OF tle Quntlul lion Work.
The hui aud uacll,fy ~ the bura.d -tclmcr arc
sye repairs b.. again Do hor COR service. large e-
nlie Of tle dmlse sustained q $4,000. 'he i-u.ln.o
ann s os ;l 4g,a .le SonAl aaI va nv ihf s
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