New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-27
THE SANTIAGO BURNED.
HER CREW AND PASSENGERS RESCUED By
A SAILING VESSEL.
BROUGHT SAFELY TO PORT AFTER BEING
PICKED UP IN LIFEBoATs-wEARY AND
SORE FROM FIGHTING THE FLAMES

PICKED UP IN LIFEBoATs-wEARY AND
SORE FROM FIGHTING THE FLAMES
LOSS OF OVER s5oO,Ooo
The German tramp steamer Energle brought
the news to this port yesterday that the British
freight steamer Santiago had been burned at
sea, and that the crew and passengers were on
board the large American ship A. j. Fuller.
The Enersie sighted the Fuller on Monday off the
Nantucket Shoal light vessel and the Fuller sig
nailed her this news. The Energe obtained
further particulars but last night the Fuller un.
expectedly arrived at Quarantine. bringing the
rescued passengers and crew and the story of ths
burning of the Santiago.
Captain Colcord of the A. j. Fuller. reported
that he sailed from Liverpool on October 26 On
Wednesday, November 20, shortly after o'clock,
he sighted a glare in the sky TO the westward
The ships course was changed. and she headed
for the blaze. About p. m, after thirty three
miles sailing, ne came up with big steamship in
n mass of flames from stem TO stern. The main
and mizzen masts were gone and the vessel was
hceling over to port at an angle of 30 degrees.
Flash lights were sending up distress signals from
several boats, and the ship was hove to- The
first boat picked up proved to be that in charge
of the captain. 1t was then learned that the
burning steamer was the Santiago.
The second boat, in charge of the boatswain,
soon followed. No other boats could yet be seen,
but after a half-hOur one was sighted coming from
the south, and its occupants were received safely
on board. The captain was informed that one
boat, in charge of tbe second officer, was still
missing, and sharp watch from the masthead
was kept for her. Alter some time of anxiety, she
was reported in sight to leeward. At 0 a. m. all
the officers, passengers and crew-making total
of ffty-nine-wcre on board in safety. Among
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of fourteen months. heavy sea running at
the time, and made the transfer of the boats
crews difficult, but fortunately all were received
without serious injury. Most of them were greatly
exhausted by their fight with the fire and exposure
to the weather in the open boats.
Several of the officers and men were partially
blind and the third mate totally So and they were
under treatment for several days afterward
The position of the burning steamer when lefe
was in lat. Al 20 n, Ion. 81 w. The follow.
ing are the names of the passengers of the Santt-
ago: Mrs. Knight and infant G. JOY and w.
Wadsworth, all of New-York. Captain PotteH
would not make any statement last night.
The Santiago was a large and new freight
steamer, owned by the Wilson Line. She was
built only three years ago, and was valued al
s35O,OOO. She left this port November IL
for Hull, with a crew OF hfty-fve men, four
passengers, and cargo Of produce and live stock,
the value of which was estimated roughly yester-
day at about S2OO,O The cargo included
$3.50 bales OF cotton, l6,201 bags of corn, $4,000
bushels of wheat, 2l67 barrels Of cocoa, 700 OF
provisions, 745 of syrup, l37 barrels of oysters.
a large consignment of grease, lard, cheese, apples
and canned goods, and 90 head of live stock
The steamer was in command Of Captain Rich
ard Potter, and the first officer James Nassau.
The cabin passengers were a Mr.. JOY an English-
man. who came from Hull on the Santiago, and o
Mrs. Knight, Of Boston. She was ten
day steamer. The Fuller left Liverpool on October
20. The Fuller is large ship, of about l,s0o
tons The local agents Of the steamer are Sander
son IL Son, of No. % State-st. 1t is not known
here that the Santiago was insured, but it is
believed that she was not.
The burned steamer was built by Robert Dixon
& Co., at Middlesboro, and 1t is said that the
Prince of Wales was present at her launching
and remarked that the Santiago was the finest
freight steamer afoat. She was made Of steel;
her net tonnage was 2,729 tons, gross measure
ment 4lSS and below decks 3,422 tons. She
was 365 feet long, 447 wide, and $50 deep
She was propelled by a powerful screw.