The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-11-12
BATTIING WITH THE FLAME
THE THRILLING EXPERIENCE or a CEEv
SEA WITH THEIR SHIP on FIRE

THE THRILLING EXPEBIESCf or a CEEv
SEA WITH THEIR SHIP OS FIRE.
The English steamship Timpsah. CaTt-
Corkery, which left Galveston in the --
hours of Monday morning last, on her
TO Liverpool, had a remarkable escape f-a
being burned at sea. The experience w
her officers and crew went through. CON
mencing on Tuesday morning and endin on
Wednesday last when the vessel rcscf
New Orleans, VIII probably be rememh a1-+
by them as one of the most exciting in -fz
seafaring career. The Timpsah left Ga.a
ton ON Monday morning at $50 o'c..-
having on board q cargo Of q, 745 bales Of .s
ton The vessel took the usual cour--
outward bound craft and nothing Of unU
interest or note occurred during the FOL
ing twenty-four hours. On Tuesday m
ing shortly after three o'clock, the engine
who happened to be or duty and asleer
their cabin, were awakened by the su1r-
ing fumes of smoke, which filled their rc
Their cabin and mess room both 8dioI
the after hold of the vessel. from which a
smoke was Issuing Captain Corkery,
was asleep, was quickly informed o. tlsa c--.
ditiOu Of affairs, and lost no time in call
all hands ON deck. There was no confus
even under these exciting circumsta--=z
and the orders Of the Captain were ob--
with that alacritv and precision which sh--
the nerve and GOODNESS of the crew Tie O..
thing done was to cover mp every apert-
which might possibly let a draught OF
into the burning hold. \ quantity Of p.
was procured and attached to the main boz.
er. A small hole was then cut through tre
deck and the pipe lowered through il FOR TIE
purpose Of pumping steam into the burnt
hold. The work Of pumping never cc-
until the matches were opened ON Tues
In addition to this, the decks were thor.
ly flooded with water. An hour aftt-
discovery Of the fire Captain Corller-
came convinced that il was imp0ssi
subdue the flames with the appliance .-
hand. and ordered the vessel to be hr=
due north and iu the direction Of the
In the meanwhile the heat was increE
and no one could tell at what momen
flames might burst through the deck
envel0p the entire ship. The life-bosts
gotten ready and placed I'm position
lowered at any moment
The vessel was then about 2G0 mile s..
of the iettes. and it is doubtful if any .z=
on board had a hope of bringing the Tim
sab into the Mississippi river Nevertl
the precautions of forcing the steam iu
hold and flooding the decks with water
kept up, and, as subsequent events II,
We're the only things which preveutet ga
destruction of the entire ship. After l
ing the jetties the TimVsah kept on heI
up the river and reached landing at
street yesterday, the fire stiu being cor
to the hold. The matches We're open
11.45 in the morning. and two streams o. as.
ter were thrown on the flames, which D.
up with alarming rapidity. After five .-
Of hard work the fire i'm the hold was
extinguished. The cotton brought on ..-
numbered 800 bales, many Of them beiI
tie less than charred remains The vgs
very badly damaged. Both the main .H
uppe- decks are burned through, whL .
engineers cabin and mess-room and Oh Cd.
GERS cabin and meSs-Tlom show very 2 ..--
the effect of close and intense heat. .E=
little incident shows just how great the
must have been in the engineers cab
Several pairs of shoes left In the room --ls
shriveled mp in no time. and although -s-
can never be worn. No explanation .r
origin of the fire has as Yet been made.
o. Times, 2SHi