The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-06
ELEG RAMS!
I've ISLAND SOUND HORROR.
lr Of tne Seawanhnka with $50 l'as-
sengers Oh Board.

Liza. which ran from Peck slip up the
to Glen Cove, Long Island, took fire
1 o'clock this afternoon while oil Ran
| Island, in East river. The fire was
by an explosion in the engine room,
. middle of the steamboat was soon in
Charles Smith remained at his post
NJ was nearly burned to death, and sue
in beaching the vessel OH sunken
Nv adjoining the island.
" persons sprang overheard and We're
ed, and many others in the stern OF the
csuld not get oil and were burned to
OF i've hundred persons supposed to
board fifty are believed TO have perished.
odies of about thirty dead persons have
keroyered. Only those of DR.. Deboise,
Slthy gentleman, residence unknown,
! Mary Reed, young woman, were
fed.
pnr the saved are Charles a. Dana, ed
the New York Sun; S. l.. Nj. Barlow,
el W. X. Chase and Il. IL. Rochester,
rer of the Western Union Telegraph
Rny. The vessel burned to the water S
rIes Abel, ON, of the fremen on the
w,s found on the pier at the foot OF
hin, from which the Seawanhaka went
Eleruson. He said : "We made a land
the foot of Thirty third street at 4:3O
II was about ten minutes later when
ached Little He'll Gate. | was sitting
wing or port gangwav, and after hav-
Etartel the bilge pump, l heard
and on looking around saw fire pouring
the fire room. l got up ani tried to
my way into the fire room, but the
were too much for me. We were just
Indails Island, and running forward
} to the captain, who was AT tho wheel
hi for shore, but he shouted back that
hid not. | then ran into the ca oins for
and urged the steward and passengers
themselves. They did not suspect the
was on fire, as no smoke or tlatne was
ig in that direction. At that time the
work of the vessel about her centre
urning IKE Under, aud the flames were
ng towards both ends of the boat
were probably about 300 persons OF
Men were jumping from the hurri
leck into the water, and large number
|ritied women and children were hud
near tue stern of the boat. | climbed
he rail near the bow, and several mel
jumped upon .ne before took to th'
10 save myself
ps, says: We had Il crew of four decl
one deck boy, engineer, two llremen
In, clerk, superintendent, wheelman
slHendent'S clerk, porter, steward ant
The crew diu their duty like men
ut Very few lost their presence OF mind
can imagine now cool they were Whe!
ERIK who WAS collecting fares, ii, soon "A
allied The boat was on lire, returned Il
thee and secured all the money he had
mere. Among oIEr passengers Were Cha>
ANa, Richard O'GOrmau, >. l.. NJ. Bar
pne or two of Harpel's publishers, and
eF OF other gentlemen whose names
rtcolicct, but who are in the habit .
to their homes along the shore by Oh
All the gentlemen named. under
escaped. The vessel burned lik'
er after the flames started, and II was
'e scene. The shrieking women ant
ZEN were huddled aft until their ciotlle
1t fire, and those on the forward part O
Oat were cut oil from communicated
rpIhe W ltC vi itih"'N - i"|'o-,
rends by The flames, which burnt fierce
out the center of the boat. MIR. M"lres
porter, saw chilh floating on its bach
as going to jump overheard I" save
i frantic woman clutched his arm, say
For Gods sake, help me-" The porte
the woman. Only one of the Sea"a''
boats was got out. One lady wa
pug down the ladder lea ling from tn
|eAaiIe deck to the main deck. bUt AS III
is a pretty hard thing for man t" St
on at any time, she fell into the gah9
amid the flames. Myself and hall
fen others rescued her from her perilo!
pom. saw IL butcher who belongs eltl''
eal Neck or Sands Point, grab up lafs
aud, before | could stop Inn, he Jnnspe
"ard with it. | yelled at him no.
Or he would be struck by the "he'
d not heed me, and went over tor"ar'
last saw OF hlm he was .olnG nilo'
Wheel. Several others who went "'
|ard also went under the paddle box.