The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-30
TELEGRAPHIC
TIE STEAMBOAT DIS
ASIER.
Long List of FRIaEities-Seenes
of Woe and Suffering.
FnIIer Details OF the Catss
tTOPhe.

Fuller Details OF the Catas
I LTOPhe.
Another Steamboat. Collision
New York, 28.-Chsrlss HAsbrouck
who was emp,oJ ed on the SeGDdnhGkd
| says: We had crew Of four deck hand
one deck boy, engineer, two fremes
captain, clerk, superintendent, wheel
map, superintendent's clerk, porter
steward and cook. The crew their
duty like men, and few OF them lost
their presence Of mind, You csn mag
inc how cool they were when the cerE,
who was collecting fare, as soon as he
realized the boat was on fire, returned 10
his office and secured all the money be
had left there. Among our pass myers
were Charles a. Dana, Richard .. Cor
man, s. l.. NJ. Barlow, one or two of the
Harpers, publishers, snd a number OF
| other gentlomon whose names L cannot
| recOllect but who were ia the habit of
| going TO their homes along the island
| shore by our boat. All The gentlemen |
have named l understood escaped. The
vessel burned like powder after once the
| flames started, and il was a terrible
scene. ShriekiDg women and children
| huddled aft until their clothes caught
| fire, and those on the forward part of tine
| boat were m who were cut of from
communication with or going to the req
cue of their female relatives and fri 7nds
| by the flames, which burned fercely
about the centre of the boat. Mr..
Moires, our porter, W a c. lid floating
on It's back, and was going to jump
overheard 10 save it, when a frantic
woman clutched his arm, saying, "You
are strong man, and l woman, with
out any friend on board; for Gods sake
help me-" The porter left the child 10
ITSELF and believe saved the woman.
Tha only one Of the SedlCGnhGkG'S boats
got out was the one which had canvass
fastened over it. After the canvass was
got off the 3dy of d child about years
old was foand lying in the watery bot
tom of the boat. Nobody seemed to
know how it got there. After l got en-
Randalps Island l was almost exhausted,
but the doctors who were huIrying about
revived me by pouring some liquor
down my throat l reached this
city on the jSyLUGm Glen, which
also had several Of our passengers
on board. Other passengers were taken
on board the OsSe9, the Granite State
and the MinnehGHlOck, and were carried
to those boats destinations. A lady was
CHM bing down the ladder leading from
the promenade deck to the main deck,
but as the ladder is pretty hard thing
for a man to get down on at any tlme,
she fell into the gangway and the flames
Myself and about half dozen others
rescued her from her perilOus position 1
saw butcher who belongs either at Great
Neck or Sands Point, grab up al aspara-
gas box, and before could stop him he
Jumped overheard with it. l yelled at
him not TO jump, or he would be struck
by the wheel. He did not heed me and
went over forward. The last 1 ssw of
him he was going under the wheel.
Several Others who went over forward Rl4o
went under the paddle wheels.
The Eastern Boulevard Club Ground,
East One Hundred and Twenty-tirst
street, is right opposite the scene of the
d saster. Some dozen members we're
present at the time and gathered num-
Der of neighbors, manned all the boats of
he club and hired others at ad AGENT
floats. These all went across the river
and brought about fsrty persons to the
club house, who were burned about the
body. hands and face. The wounds of
these parties were dressed and clothes
given them. The friends Of those
who were not able to go home
were notified, and came with
carriages and removed them. In the
hurry no names Of those saved were
taken.
DR.. A. A. Mcdonald, chief of staff Of
the lunstic ASYLUM, Wards Island, said
1 4 10 atfprnnOn.
about 4.30 O'Clock, when be saw the
steamer come up the river all on fire, as
the stesmer passed the Island he saw It
was the SedOo7bGtG. The fire appeared
to be Just forward the paddle wheels, and
the steamer turned in as if 70 land on the
Island. but suddenly turned out again.
She was going at full speed. He started
out 10 follow her. At that time there
| were about 500 patients on the grounds
and most of them had seen the burning
steamer and they made rush for the
river front, and fell in line to witness the
sight. Orderlies of the institution were
| sent out and all insane persons were
safely placed in their rooms. DIR.
Mcdonald ordered all necessary articles
| from the apothecary and at once went to
the scene of the accident. By this time
the steamer had been run up on the
| sunL,en meadow aud was all AblsZe. Men
women and children were jumping from
tine burning vessel. The doctor ordered
| his private boat out and everything
possible was done to relieve the pas
senpers on board the unfortunate steamer.
The first man brought to land by Ward s
/ Island boats was Mr.. De evolse, man
about 40 wears of age, who was being
brought TO shore by two other men, put
| when be was landed, 1t was beyond the
power of medical gentlemen to rescusllate
him and he died. The body of q woman,
WHO was identified by marks on her
clothes as Mary Reed, came ashore on
| the island. A rope which had evidently
been fastened about her body 10 lower
her to the water from the steamer was
found around her neck, and between
strangulstion and exhaustion the woman
had died Next came the body Of a
woman burned 10 q crisp, with an infant
months old in her arms, also burned TO
death Then two chi dren, neither OF
them more than 2 years old, were picked
m. both alive, and apparently, but little,
Irinred. A Young girl was found float
ing inst away from the wreck, and taken
Ito the hopital. She was terribly burned
about the body.
| MIR Lanes, a passenger, who lives 10
Goo (liA. hut docs business IN this Wy
was rescued with youcg lady named Ida
Bell Smith. Mr.. Lapes said the steamer
left the dock on East River at 4. 10 pm
!, A stop was made at Thirty-thlrd street,
where seventy-fve or 100 additional pas
seneers were taken on board. Just about
. AT Hell Gate went forward to seek seme
friends. and as I looked back l saw
l flames coming up through the coal hole
lust under the pilot house. l made my
! wav to the bow of the steamer and held
I out as long as could, and then, ia COM
pany with Miss Smith, jumped over
: BOARD, after furnishing her a preserver
: The ife-b5ats of the SedlUdndhGkG were
: not lowered, because it was impossible
/ to lower them. The captain of the
= steamer stood at his post until the las
moment. I even saw him turn his heaC
q while at the wheel 10 avoid the smokt
! and flames. He would have run IN to
d ward the Isla- d, but the ropes connecting
It with the rudder vera burned of.
i Charles Smith, captain of the SeGlG
= ndhdEd. was found in the hospital OF
d RandalIs Islapd, suffering from sever
= burns about the arms and fee. He said
lie About 4 80 1 head a loud, dull repor
Re or explosion. Quick as thought l turne
II TO see what was the matter, when l say
the vessel in flames; about mid
m ship l saw the steamer Grant,
IT ! sforhrord cT1n