The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-12-15
SHIP ON FIRE.
Particulars of the Burning Of
the J. N. White.
ruo WERE LOST AND SAVED.
aiding Scenes on POard the
T.,.sl During the Conhagraton-
Other Notes
,-,,nrofthe Steamer "white. g"

TorIs. December IA speclai
=. New Orleans, alluding to the
l ~ Of the steamer White says:
80 .ss rescued people took the Missis-
-.VsI.ev Railroad train for this city,
i-Ff i-.rrt his noon. William McGreevy'
-. srgfoeer Of the boat, gives this
--..-.apt of the disaster: At about
al. o'clock last night, while landing
m F4rrett's place, above the fOst-
;. So - -sndiny at Point Coupee, at
49, ,-lgcet the boat was loading cotton
49, ire broke out amidshlp, Just
So -..rssn the engines, on the top OF
~ doctor deck. Engineers parry anu
f-Day who we're on the "AuCui sase
lie ..a-m. and pumps were put 70
--1rg h1t without avail. Inc hS'CI
man gave an alarm by ringing tue pen.
Tisrg. Callahan and Bell at on I
aroused The people in the canln. I iH
f-s sr-aa8 RAPIDLY, and IN less than nj
go, minutes the boat had burned 10
he vsre-'s edge. There were four kegs
N rogBe- In the magazine. ana the
-,,,irast the fire reached taem the
asmss shot up about lou Ieet
TigT The sight was the most
bss-trending one ever witnessed oy q
human being. The shrieking OF women
and children for help was aWIul. ne
saw the supsrintendent OF the Nandalis
Railroad standing outside the ladies'
cabin throwing his two little daughters
into fhe water. He stood there ana
burned % death with his vile. There
we're In the cabin nine lady passengers
and eight men. at New Texas twenty
deck hands we're taken on board. All
are supposed to be lost. It's learned
that Andrew Pierce, sailor, and Antonio
Rebatta fireman, are the ones 70 whom
all credit for saving the survivors Is Que.
The following officers are known TO be
safe;
Captain Muse: clerks. A. McVay, c.
Bel and Callahan; pilots, John Stew
art and Bob Smith; engineers
William McGreeVy, Tom Barry
and F. q. PalljSOn and Steve Jerry
mates John Grant and Tom Trimbel.
Waterman, Tom Miller; sailor, Andy
Pierce: stewards. Pat Ryan and NUM-
Colonel ). L. James, who was IN the
staterOOm. managed to get ashore, and
had 10 walk Two miles without 3 cost,
hat OF shoes, IN the chilly winds, before
he could reach q railroad station. He
was taken 20 his home, 2I5 Pythania
Street. on his arrival here. Among
those lost are Lewis, second cook;
Oscar Baker and Amos, the pOrters
Dick Randolph, fireman. 4 prize OK,
taken on at Nicksburg. was roasted q
death, and two Of his i've keepers per
iShed.
NEW ORLEANS, December Il - The
SS.e has the following account of the
loss OF the - r. White, gathered from
officers snd crew: 1.-The bOathad landed
20 take on a pile Of cotton seed. and
there were between forty-fve and forty
rousta1outS engaged in this work when,
precisely st I0I5 o'clock, everybody
was startled by the loud ringing Of the
bell by the Watchman Tom Miller. I'M
mediately after, the cry of Fire" was
taken up By twenty voices. In an in
slant the direst C0nfuS' on reigned. Men
dartel 20 and fro and the work o! arous-
llE ne sleeping passengers was begun.
HE Ere was discovered by Thomas
barry. second engineer, who. with his
Partner, stephen Jsnney. was on watch
a. The time. The first mtimation he had
Q. A1e vas q small light on top OF he
TO" OF cotton bales, smidship, which
greatly Tssel0led the fame OF a lantern.
Da5i. LETT his post 10 investigate
~ "is asioniShed TO discover the
..-L- vas caused by a bale OF cotton
y.'''.s burning. Barry gave the
---s-l ana his voice rang through the
ys,A room Of the vessel. Waterman
A-.-s. took in the situation ar once
ana rang the huge bell located on the
second deck. Miller stood at his most
HlgilE the bell until he was forced Ia
-S.-'-' 0E the encroaching flames. The
M, Ss o. the Changing bill aroused
:, -.----l AcGreevy, chief engineer. wlo
-.-. r-s.eep IN the texas. He sprang
~ ~. U. oel and CROPPED his way through
7 s1o5e 10 wake Up his partner.
..lI tsliatzeT, second assistant en-
s.-ss-. who was asleep in the forward
~, ot the texas: about midway. he
4 ne. I, allatzer, who had also been ar0us d
!. me bell, snd was on his wav Ia
- ---' Tor dcGreevy. The two men
.l5 -99ked Is best they could through
~ s--hing smoke for the Others "a o
-.=s' 10 the texas, but not seeing any
~ and believing that al but them
IVES rad LETT, they craNled ont on the
~ cane deck, and were COMPELLED 10
..--9 on one Of the StanchioDs on To
-5 sac OF the boat. from whence they
-s1cre. In the meantime two
t.aS ~ water We're brought to bear
l1e lie, but the heavy black vol
--, % smoke drove the engineers
-a. They fought the flames Sen bv
-. l-t were at last forced TO drop rhe
- --a save themselves. The fir
1,'-el with higdttul rapidly. and
-. 80 Time than ii takes elit.
entire left side Of me bost
- mass Of flames. The IRE SOM
--is-, The railing Of the cabin deck
-. -5.-le any assistance was 10 be had
ri. oyA- looked as If she were encircled
stream OF fre. The cracking of
- anu the shrisks Of the passen-
s- -s ani crew caused the most intense
s--s5,lent: When the alarm was first
.s-.s--sl, Alex McNay. head cook. was
F-- 3. me stove at his cabin. The
r-...s,5i 81 uI the bell caused him 10 rusb
b ~ aAG' seeing the flames lean high
s-7zs-a,.-..,, ne ran back 10 the cabin and
H. 5,oIed TO get the books and money
,I-9-,aiS ~ gained rapidly, and he was
-..5-'sl 70 leave the Office brt not
NO. ne had secured sum ~
No. rom the safe. Nj Wcvsr
ssv;,- turned his attention. -
t5e-e ne ,Le cabin passengers Of whom
ending .;. ABOUT fifteen OF eighteen in
sa' ladies. He first awoEe