New-York tribune., 1880-06-30

: Zig no policemen at hand to aid them th;
A -. po"erIess against the men who we
, | tbotu VI Whatever was available. About a
;. bor las", ,, ABOVE the water of the steamer al
n1r 'arge boilers surmounted bv the smol,o- .+ool
winch IS bent partly TO one sid. +hs Ioft nasm
: "neel which stands biUh in tho 1uoto. 80 S.'
apparently untouched by the Aames and n no,
y, tae Waikng-beam. Many of her timbers wey
: "''eieu ABOUT, backened and some of than stil
T rno. ine Keel is whole. The forward part
I ,nh;Io a. i' part OF the Meadow, partly scorched
'i0 '''e end OF the rudder ia nrotrndino FROM
7 Tho t For many yards surroundin
ono steamer the water il coverad rvi,,
T,," Tn,"x pieces OF burned and blackeped wood
% hiu end OF the keel is probably thirty fee
.no iiatsrs edge. showing with what force H.,
hmrans nus, nave struck. Near it is the anchor
tLo Ior. u'iA yellow color. There is no trace Of
wotor,a ' 80. neel' IL having been burned to the
waters edge. Twisted iron mines oro ,nn,sa " Va.
ana around portions of the boilers and
ana large iron spikes protrude fron, tha b-a s'.a
pieces OF timbers 1t is said that the boiIor. =.
good condition. 'A0 ooiiers are IN
| -o epoo was dragged for bodies most Of tho dow
anu IL 10 stated that four more were found One %
tne men on the spot said to TRIBrNr ronorto. th
lie had seen the body of woman dressad IN h1ao,s
under the large paddle-wheel but that Il Voc i'm,
possible to recover it. 1t was also said that n,a
from 1he CITY had 7isted the spot in the mornino
o no purpose oil engaging adiver to search for his
~ "io'i"e WIG he was unsuccessful In finding
proper person. and returned to the city.
| ARRIVAL OF ANXIOUS PRIENDs
| As carly as q. m friends of mio.,nu $780,
reached Randal's Island in search NJ inrorr,at,
Among the hrst were several seeking Mr.. Hick.
VINO was iOund amid much rejoicing Later in tho
day others arrived, their faces showing n,o,nI,,
their anxiety. ''''"'S
Nineteen wounded and injured were cared
for at the two hospitals. all of rbor,
had left for their homes at noon vostor-
day, except Captain Smith, Mrs. Mevers
OF No. 12S East Fifty.ninth-st.; Miss Mar0arct
Wylie, OF 430 Seventh-ave.; Amelia Field. of Ros
lyn. l.. l., and Miss Elizabeth l.. Diller. OF No
613 Vandewater-st.. Brooklyn. Miss Dller was
badly burned in her endcnyors to save her fatber
the Rev. j. w. Diller. who was burned (, death.
Her condition il regarded as very serious Miss
Field is suffering from q severe nervous shock and
Is doing well. Miss Wylie is badly iniured
and her recovery Ia not yet fully as
sured. She Is of delicate health and ia
severely burned on face and neck and arms. Cap
tain Smith will probably recover, although his in
Juries are very severe. He was visited bv bjs
brother. George Smith. his son and by his nephew.
Wheclsman Vernon. Of the Seawanhaka At sight
of his son the Captain burst INTO tears Captain
Smith sent Vernon from the pilot-house at the time
OF the fire. and did not know until yesterday |
whether he had been rescued or not. CAPTAIN |
Smith lies upon an easy bed. his face, neck and
hands covered with oiled cloths. In the cloth upon
his face holes nre cnt for his eyes and mouth One
OF his eyes Is 80 swollen that cannot be opened
and his ps and other parts Of his face are burned
nnd swollen. The skin of his hands Is coming of
Hts ears and neck are also burnt. He cannot open
la,tN III l. /
When asked yesterday how he was rescued, he |
sad:
IL Jumped into the water after nv boat was
bcach,d. aud was picked mp by the PenitentIary
guarl-boat, have no idea how the fire occurred Z
heard noise aud saw the smoke, and saw the en- I
gureF come out aud 90 back | can't think of any Y
detect uf the boat. for the company was very good t
10 us aud gave Us everything that We wanted. As Q
soon as saw what the trouble was thought that |
the best thing cOuld do WAS to tho boat ashore
| he flames came all around me-. shouted for the d
people 90 remain board, but they paid M atten-
ion to what ! said but jumped oil in crowds. G
lavc no idea Of the number lost" II
The island was visited at about noon by Commits n
Oners Hess, Cox aud brennan. They saw Captain
smith, and gave strict orders that everything DOS
be should bc done Tor the comfort and care of the
INJURED PERSONS.
Dr Iaggert said that he saw Weeks the engineer o
Il tho Scawanhaka, on the Meadows after the acc- n
lent. with hls face ban'aged aud coy c
rcd with q cloth. Mr.. Brady, of the Island, o
aid that the safcty-valvc of the steamer b
aust have been open for steam was blown of after
George $. Jackson. Of the Island, who saved lit Ii
10 BarDara ROnrke, age seven. OF Ffty-third-st.,
ad her with him yesterday. When asked how she a
Ias ahe replied:
nfp better tO-dayn
Mr.. Jackson said; 81 saw Barbara standing I
lone on the stern of the burning boat. swan out I
, u nnd told her to jump and would catch her. &
ne ala so and caught her and took her ashore h
he was burned slightly. l saw q woman and two !
h'drcn also on the steamer and told them also TO
mp. But they did not, and believe they were Y
nrned To DEATH" ">' "O-O i
q u
MISS sherman, OF Astoria, n Young woman who $
aH ~ thc wnier q long time and was taken care OF
pom ltandalPs Island, returned TO the Island yes-
rday aiicrnoon, bringing back the clothing that =
e H hhq borrowed; She appeared fully recovered. !,
Dr Howard SAID that probably twenty-five of the y
'cued passengers who came on tho Island ONLY y
ppped iew minutes at the drug store and then =
'nt 10 New-lUrk without leaving any names
le terryboat OF the island was badly
magcd In rescuinR passengers 80 that yesteT-
~ coild not be used. Captain i. Grace OF the PI
amer Refuge. has been very kind and obliginR
through the excitement, stopping FOR passengers |
any time and doing all that he could 10 aid them
! tlclr frleDas. just as the Refuge left the foot
ne-lnndred-and-tenth-st at p. NJ. yesterday, by
brother # the missing Thomas Flanagan came -
board seeking news Of tho lost. Ho was much s''
'cicd aud could hardly keep back the tears, ha
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HELP FROM WARDS ISLAND. ant