New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-20
ARRIVAL OF The RIO GRANDE.
BRAVERY OF CAPTAIN BURROWS.


BRAVERY OF CAPTAIN BURROWS.
| THE DISCOVERY OF THE FRE-sINKING THE STEAM
| SHIP IN THE DELAWARE BREAKwATER.
| The Mallory Line steamship Rio Grande which
] was sunk at the Delaware Breakwater on Wednes
day to extiuguish the fire III her cargo arrived mere
| last night. After the fire was first discovered on
| Tuesday afternoon nearly all of the passengers
were transferred to the Italian bark Peppno A.,
about ninety miles southwest of the Capes of Della
ware. The Rio Grande then put into
| the Breakwater. where she was sunk
On Thursday morning the water was pumped out
and she was hoated The bark arrived at the Della
| ware Breakwater on Thursday night. and the
steamers passengers were Tetransferred: fester-
day they were brought to this port upon the steam
ship from which they had been rescued when ii
was supposed that their lives were IN danger. The
vessel reached her port at o'clock last night, and
when the passengers left her cheer after cheeT was
gwen for " brave Captain Burrows" Franz Moslg,
the Austrian forger, and b. q. Manwaring, vino
brought him from Galveston, were the only persons
who did not cheer
Captain Burrows told the story of the voyage TO
a TRIBUNE reporter, i'll his cabin He was frequent
ly interrupted by the. passengers who came TO bld
him. One of the women brought her mother to him,
saying: Il want to introduce you TO the bravest
man who ever sailed the ocean" An0ther woman
SAID, at parting: "Oh. good Captain Burrows, III
never forget you; and if ever go TO Galveston
| again want to go on your ship" The captains
statement was as follows:
"a bont u IN ON Tuesday when we were at din
ner in the cabin, heard the whistle blow and went
deck to learn the rouUle. AS soon as got forward
L smoke issuing fIOm the NentllaIOrb. guessed
that the cotton on fire, and soon had four large
streams of water playing into tue hold. lie fact OF
the fire got n0ised among the passengers, but,
with the exception of one woman who tainted,
they received the news with as much composure as
they did the announcement for dinner l got
al the sea-sick people up + ana had every
the vessel. There were number OF seafarlng
neople on board, and this was fortunate circum-
stance, it gave Inc volunteers TO man the boats
without weakening our ships forces. The decks
were growing hotter and when we sighted the bark
Penpino A., nearly eight miles of. About sunset
bore down upon her. Captain shepard, Oh the heV,
enue Marine Service, and Captain Brown, special
| agent of Marine Underwriters, were
of great assistance to me, and they took command of
| the two boats which transferred the passengers.
Ahout 10 o. No. the weather being dark and misty,
| / shaped my course for the Delaware Breakwaler,
continuing 10 hight the lire during the night. Event
nay we got about hye feet OF wafer III Tue forward
com1artments but Ii settled the vessel 50 much by
the head that she would not steer well, and had
TO open the sluice gates III the other Duiiheads 10
| let the water aft. About a. III. on
sic following morning sighted Cape Henlopen
and soou alter anchored inside oil the BreakWateT,
where the vessel could DE sunk and raised easily.
| The outward valves were opened, ana soon there
were eight feet of water Ill the vessel. ltnougnt
the lire was out, and had the valves closed, but
had to ouen them again, and sink the vessel so tina,
| her stern rested on the bottom. lhe insurance
| steamer North America came to us and then hlled
the forward part OF the vessel so tnaI she sank 10
| her deck beams III nearly twenty 1eet OF
| water This was about twenty-Seven hours
| after the fire was first discovered AZ 3
| d. III. yesterday we raised steam, III our DONKEY
| hoiier and we soon had the vessel dry. About
o'clock several vessels anchored inside ol the Break
water and among Them recognized the beppino
A. | went to the tugooat Nettle, lying near by,
and engaged her TO transfer the passengers back 10
| the kIo lirande AS we neared the bark some OF
the passengers sang out. is that you, Captain Bur
rows and when answered 1he al was REM VIII
On the way back to the hlo Urande stopped at the
Signal station anu gave all OF the passengers an OPP
MOI, unity TO send dispatches to their friends. Ar
| hoar "a
| Zee and furnished the passengers WIN some hght
refreshments and then tiiey went 10 pea, ana were
mgDtily clad to get there. Captain Spicer, super
iutendent of the line, then settled with Captain
| Terrabota, paying him double the amount OF de-
Inurrage on the charter party, MS pi0tage Tor the
sores used and incidental eX penscs. we also gave
him some stores and the passengers presented nm
| with testimonial. We sailed from the Break
water at a. NJ to-day ana reached mere wltiout u.
damage by the fire. but do not think that the YES
| sci Is injured very much ~
| Captain shepard whose wife and enid were Oh
| board the Rio Urande, III talking 10 tribune re-
| porter said we made seven trlps before we got
all the passengers board TIL; bark. Captain Bur
| rows, vino Is one of Gods noblemen was particular
| TO warn the passengers TO take plenty oil warm
clothing and gave them all OF the blankets on the
| vessel TO make them comfortable. lie also sent
a great quantity of provisions with Them Cap ain
Terra bota treated all with the utmost Kindness
| and did more than could naturally expect OF
| him. He gave up his cabin and ordered the crew to
| give I'D their quarters to the women ana children
| But the bark was small and the accommodations
| so limited that tho women and children suieIed
| from the cold many OF them being Obliged 10 lie
] about the decks. We fitted up WITH the blankets
| and sails impTomptu cabins under the top gallant
forecastle amt the boats, and everything was made
! as comfortable as possible. We all had TO fare
| pretty hardly when 1t came TO the question
| of food Yesterday morning we sighted the
| steamship Gulf Stream, ana were taken III tow
| AS the water grew rough and we made little pro-
presS we cast loose from the steamer az p. H. and
headed for the Breakwater, VIII, re we arrived at
| D. Iii. We were rejOIced when we saw the Rio
| GTande aiOat." .
| The passengers presented written testimonial
| to Captain Burrows yesterday, thanking HIM foI
his Kindness and complImentlng aim on hls bravery
| The Austrian forger, Franz AiOsIg, was taken Ill
| charle al the pier Dy Detectives kelly and Won
| Gerichten, OF the Central Office. MOsg was for
| merly q glass manufacturer of Gutenberg Bo
| hernia. lie was at one time wealthy. Becoming in
| VOWED in business, he forged papers, is alleged
TO the amount OF 40, 900. On March 30, 1880, he
| deserted his wife and eight children and came tC
! this city, finally settling i'll Franklin, Robertson
| County, Texas. Descriptions OF the fugitive were
sent throughout the country by the Austrian Consul
of this city, but nothing was heard OF MOsg until
last April when lie was traced to Franklin aud was
| there arrested under name he had assumed, Car
| Bruner He had just mailed a letter TO his wife
| telling her to Join him. Mrs. Mozg came to thu
| country and went 10 Franklin, while her husband
| was or his way from that place to this city. Mosil
| viii be sent ~ Gutenberg by the Bremen Line to
| day.
| 4 DISHONEST POST OFFICE CLERK.