New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-22
ALL BURNED AT SEA.
THEY persisted WITH AID IN SIGHT.
TERRIBLE FATE OF THE CREW OF THE PETIO-
LEUM STEAMER LOoDIANA.

TERRIBLE FATE OF THE CREW OF THE PETIO-
LEUM STEAMER LOoDIANA.
The steamship Egyptian Monarch of the Will
son Line reached this port yesterday afternoon
and from her second officer, William F.. Jordan
full particulars of the burning ship which she
sighted on the night Of January 1G on her ont
ward trip were learned. Mcagre details were
received here from London on the arrival of the
Egyptian Monarch at that port but it is now
conceded that the burnfA ship was the Loodiana,
built in Nova Scotia, and owned in Windsor,
n s., and insured for $4,000 in Quebec She
sailed from New-York on December 2l with a
cargo of petroleum, bound for London, and moth
ing had been heard of her, the agents were en-
trcmely anxious about her The story as told by
Mr.. Jordan yesterday afternoon shows that all
on board must have been los-. He says:
Il was on the bridge the night of January
16, about half-past IL O'Clock, when | suddenly
saw q food of light one-half point on the port
bow. i watched carefully for its temperance,
but in few minutes halstorm broke forth which
served to reflect the light that | could see
there fire of some kind in the distance.
The storm lasted only a few minutes, and when
it cleared away little / could plainly see by the
aid of the glass that there was a ship on fire. l
called Captain T. NJ. Irwin, who came deck
at once and ordered all hands out Immediately.
He ordered all the sails furled as the wind was
now blowing a gale, and we headed toward the
burning ship. 1t about 80 o'clock when
we got rounded TO. volunteer crew 10 man
boat was called for by the captain, but as we
had shipped a raw crew, Chief Officer Bingham,
myself and Third Officer Kay with three sailors
the only experienced men whom the cap
tain felt like sending in boat.
However, q boats crew was made up and stood
ready TO lower boat at the order if there should
be any need for II. The gale then blowing was
one of the worst it has ever been my lot to cX
perience, and / hope / shall never go through
another SUCH As we drew nearer. we could see
that the vessel was already one mass of flames
and burning furiously. From the peculiar color
of the fire. she was evidently laden with petro-
leum, as we all agreed
I'VE saw one man sitting on the boom with
woman clinging to him. There were other
persons to be seen. We shouted to him to hold on
for assistance was coming and we were answered
by a cry of help. The Loodana was lying head
20 the wind. mass Of flames, and the stays sup
porting the jib-boom were burned away and she
was rolling fearfuly; we could hear the kissing
flames when the water washed over her sides.
Hardly had we got to the leeward of her before
the boom fell into the water carrying the two
people with il. The man kept his hold on the
boom and supported the woman at the same time
In o minute the boom with its burden was dashed
by wave against the side of the burning ship,
and we saw no more Of the two people.
7Thc Egyptian Monarch stood 10 and steamed
around the fire until the ship was burned 70 the
waters edge. But there was not trace OF
boat or single survivor In the hope OF saFlng
any who might have lowered boat, we renamed
near by all night and steamed twelve miles 10 the
leeward in the morning At o'clock, yanuatS af ,bs
II having found no trace of any one we leit lIe
spot where we had been for nearly ten hours. ~
His was latitude As north and longitude az
west -, ~, :. ;, sor ho,n and |
We were SO near just before the boom burned on
that we could see the faces plainly in spite OF the
fierce storm The man was evidently an Amer fhe
or Nova Scotan. On arriving at our bt S
agent of the LoOdiana in London admitted tiitc
from our description the two people must nave
been Captain Boyd and his wife ooo
Th, Ioodiana was double-deck snip OF 80
tons built in IIantsport, \. s, and owned py
Bennett, Smith and Sons