Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-17
AN OCEAN TUG AFIRE.
GALLANT AND HEROIC CONDUCT OF
PILOT ISLAND, OF NORFOLK.
IT., Saves the Lives of tho Crew-Fire Put
Out by tho Baltimore
Pnot-Doat.
,corr..vondOucc Of tho RichmOnd DIspaich.I
EoRroLz. June 16. 1890

correspondence OF mo Iucnuoni DSpa'ch.I
NORFOLK. June 16, 1880.
Tho ocean TUG d. l.. Flanagan. Captain
Arnold. in charge of Pilot Island. Of this
city. bound from Philadelphia 10 Charles
ton. arrived here yesterday morning for
coai She left about o'clock in the after
noon. end when of Cape Henry took FIRE
IN Tie boilcr-room, but in what manner IS
ortirelv unknown. The flames spread with
creat rapldity and drove the engineer and
frenen with the crew 10 the forward part
of the vessel.
TIE IAN AT THE WHEEL.
The pilot promptly headed the tug for q
schooner about four miles distant as the
only means Of escape, and getting near
enough all hands were taken on IN the
schooner's yawl. The engine. which had
been left running when the engineer was
driven ont bv the fire. stopped just as the
crew was abandoning the tug.
rxrIsGUIsHTD The IRE.
The baltimore steam pilot boat Pilot"
soon after coming up. put, heavy stream
of water on the ire ana succeeded IN
demonstrating il. but not before al the
upper works of the tug were burned OF;
The nilof-boat took the wreck III tow and
arrived here with il this morning. The
schooner was bound IN and arrived here
with the rescued crew last night.
HERO AT HIS POST.
Pilot Island stood at the wheel, keeping
tho tua's head tOwald the schooner until
almost enveloped IL fire. and pad his face,
head and hands most painfully burned,
and is now IN the hands of doctor. He
behaved IN most gallant ana heroic man
ner in saving the lives of those on board.
The CAPTAIN of the ting noted protest TINS
morning before Major j. Hardy Hendren.
BANK ASSETS.
The work of disposin- of the assets of
Balm & Brothers bank In Port mouth,
which went under in the Exchange
National crash, will commence on the hrst
of the month. There is large amount Of
pToperty. both in the city and county, 20
be sold. About one million dollars are due
deuositors and the trustees hope TO pay
fftv cents. The Exchange National re-
cc;yer Gets $40, 900 in the preferred class.
md i also in the second and third-class
Last night Rev. W. G.. Starr, D. D., de
livered the baccalaureate address before
the Norfolk Female College at Cumber-
iand-Street Methodist Episcopal church
and the building was packed.
STEAM PILoT-BoAT.
The virginia Pilots Association have
riven out the contract for the steam pilot
boat when i 10 DE uQutu " AH'il ht't
cruising of the capes, and Is 10 be de
livered here on the 1st OF December.
Last night Rev. Or. Tudor preached on
the subject 1.-THE Coming of Sam Jones "
az Granby-Street Methodist Episcopal
church. go.
Miss Monte Myers. of Richmond, Is visit,
inc Mrs W. L. Wake, on Boush street. and
Miss Lulu Powers. of Richmond Is visiting
Miss Nina Whitehead. on Freemason street.
II is probable a Touring mill to turn out
one hundred barrels day Will soon be es-
ia lished here.
All the bolor-nakers in the navy-yard
have been suspended until the first OF the
month.
The dispatch steamer Fortune has ar
rived at the navy-yard with the carriages
for the eight-lnch guns OF the flagship BAL
timOre.
BENNFTT-wHTTwOETH.
Miss Jennie Whitworth, the eldest daugh-
TOR of CAPTAIN John 5. Whitworth. and
CAPTAIN c. MYERS Bennett, Of Ayondale, Pa,
were privately united ia marriage yester-
day at the residence of the bride IL Berk-
lev. Rev. Mir. Burr, of St. Thomas Episco-
pal church. performing the ceremony. i ne
couple at once left on visit TO Avondale.
George Thompson, twenty years Of age
died this afternoon in Portsmouth from an
attack of lock-jaw. -Four fingers OF
his left hand were cut oil by CIRCULAR
saw few days ago.