Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-04-25
TERRIBLE DISASTER
A PAssExaER srEAnxs BURNED.

A PASSENGER STEAAZ8 BURNED.
Fifteen Livss Loss-A Large NunbsR Of
fsrsons vssy Ssrisasly 1AjUea.
The most shocking disaster which ever
occurred in Florida waters was the burn
ing of the steamer City of Sanford, about
five miles above jacksonville City, about
four o'clock yesterday morning. The
steamer was on her way from Sanford.
When opposite Point Lavista fire was dis
covered issuing from the forward bold
from among quantity of pine wood. The
alarm was given and the purser went
through tho boat and aroused the passen-
gers. In order to prevent panic he told
them not to be alarmed that there was
plenty Of time. The boat was headed
for the shore, and was in fe~
minutes grounded in three feet OF
water, but the fire had driven the
engineer from his post and tho en-.
gine could not be stopped. An attempt
was made to rescue the passengers BY
having them run aft and jump overheard,
but Notwithstanding these efforts nine
persons and probably more persisted.
Their names are as follows Mrs. Oscar
Keep and child Mrs. Ireland and daugh-
ter, of Coma Mrs. G. H. Dounsr, OF
Norwalk, Florida Capt. Shartelle, of tho
schooner Magnolia, recently, lost on the
Mosquito Inlet bar Charles Pierce. a
nephew, and Willie Brooks, son of the
pilot of the ill-fated steamer, and Dorse
Snapper, deck hand. The steamer
George NJ. Bird was coming down the
river few miles ahead of tho Sanford.
Her officers discovered the fire and at
once put back, took on board the sur
vivors and brought them to tho city.
The remains of tho lost were brought to
tho city for interment. Some OF the
bodies were burned to crisp. The city
is full of mourning and considerable ex-
citement prevails. A coroner's jury is
now in session and all the facts will be
elected. The steamer and contents are a
total loss. Nothing was saved.
A group of five was on the rear deck,
where tho captain urged them to leap
overheard into tho shallow water. During
the brief discussion Miss Ireland foil over
board and the stern wheel, still turning,
caught her dress and was about dragging
her under it's paddles when the captain
sprang overheard and extricated her. Mr.
Ireland, who jumped after her, was
caught in the wheel and was also rescued
by Captain Roberts. Mrs. Ireland and
her little daughter and, Mrs. Keep and her
little son were then left on the dock. Tho
ladies were about to jump overheard,
when the two children, seized with panic
at the heat and the fearful surroundings,
ran back into the blazing saloon, and
mothers love, stronger than fear Of death,
urged the two ladies after them. The
four disappeared in the fiery furnace and
were burned to crisp. Their remains
were found afterward under their re
spective staterOoms. They were but
charred and blackened trunks, grasping
the almost tunrecognizable bodies of their
children.
The total loss by Sundays fire at De-
pere, Wis, is now placed at 800, 900, and
the insurance at $75, 900.
The Franklin hotel and the opera house
building at Franklin, Ind, were burned
yesterday morning. Loss, $2O, 900.
The engine of Woods machine works,
at Hoosic Falls, N. Y, was injured by fire
last night to tho extent of 100000.
An extensive fire occurred at Goldsboro,
N. c., yesterday. The Bonitz hotel was
entirely destroyed. The fire was first dis.
covered in the roof, and its origin is sup.
posed to have been defective flue. Loss,
$4,000; insurance, $4,000. Three men
we're slightly wounded at the fire.
A destructive fire took place yesterday
morning at Credit Valley railroad round
house, Parkdale, Ontario. The building,
which was frame one, was completely
destroyed, and four locomotives which
were in it were rendered nearly useless.
The loss is $50, 900 partly covered by in.
surance.
A fire broke out late last night in the
furniture storage warehouse of George G.
Flint s. Co., 303 West street New York,
destroying the building and it's cotents,
causing damage Of 81, 1000, partially in
sured.
A disastrous fire started at Eau Claire,
Wisconsin, yesterday afternoon, and at
midnight was still raging. Reports are
meagre, but they are to the effect that
there is danger of the whole town being
destroyed. Later: Sixty-three buildings
have been burned, and the loss will
amount to $250, 600.
The bridge of the Texas Mexican road
across the Los Angeles river, few miles
this side of Laredo, was burned ON Sun
day night. The engine of special train
sent out ON Sunday night on its return
yesterday morning jumped the track near
Bangneta, killing the engineer and seri.
ously wounding the fireman.
Sweeping Southern Cyclones.
The latest reports from Monticello, de-
stroyed by cyclone few days ago, put
the list of dead at Is, and of injured at
80. Many of tho latter are not expected
to recover.
Terrible cyclones occurred on Saturday
evening in Dallas county, Alabama, Bibb,
Twiggs, Jones and Wilkinson counties,
Georgia, and Brunswick and Pender
counties, North Carolina. In Dallas
county, Alabama, five persons were
killed Georgia, two lives were lost, and
in North Carolina, commencing on tho
Green Swamp, in Brunswick county, and
extending width of two hundred yards,
it travelled across the w. G. & A. r. r. in
northerly direction and across the Cape
Fear river into Pender county. telling
everything in the track and making per-
feet lane through tho. woods and fields.
One church, two saw mills, several dwell
ings and q large number of other build
ings were destroyed. One child was
killed and two adults are known to be
seriously injured.
HUNTERS FATAL MISTAKE.
Shooting at WHAT he Supposed to DO 1sme
and A1Hng his Brother.
Robert and Morris Andrews left their
home in Greenfield. on "wednesday. to 90