Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-23
BURNED AT SEA.
A Petroleum Tank Ship Whose Identity
Could Not Be Discovered.

Petroleum Tank Ship Whose Identity
Could Not BE Discovered.
1t isgenerally admitted in London that there is
no doubt that two American steamships have re-
Gently been burned at sea and that it is prob.
able that in both cases every soul on board OF
them lost their lives. Three incoming steamers
have reported passing burning steamers and
the opinion expressed is that they were Amer
lean tank steamers conveying petroleum to
Europe But this fact is only we'll established
In the case OF one of the burned steamers. as
stated in yesterdays STAR. There are fears
that the second vessel may yet prove to be .
passenger steamer.
The last vessel to report passing one of the
burning ships is the Egyptian Monarch. Capt.
Irwin, OF the Wilson line, which reached
Gravesend yesterday, and is now unloading
cattle at Deptford. Capt. Irwin says that he
left New York on January S. and that a. am.
on January 16. in latitude As degrees north,
longitude 10 degrees west, he sighted vessel,
apparently an American steamer, which was
on fire and burning furiously as though her
cargo was petroleum. Her masts we're burned
out. and clinging to the gear beneath her bow
spirit were two men, apparently the last surviv-
ors OF the crew. Capt. Irwin ordered one of
his boats away. but the two men referred to
dropped overheard and sank soon after they
were made out.
In the hope that some Of the burned steamer 9
boats might be found in the vicinity Capt.
Irwin steamed around the derelict during the
afternoon and night of January l6. The next
morning, as there was q heavy sea and little or
no hope that open boats could have lived
through the night, the Egyptian Monarch was
put on her course and soon left the hulk smok.
ing and harinX on the western horizon.
Inquiries made in shipping circles show that
there are quite number of petroleum-laden
vessels at sea bound from the United States for
Europe This number includes the Bear Creek,
which left Philadelphia for London on January
&; the tank steamer Loodions. which sailed
from New York for London on January Is with
crew of thirty eight men; the steamship Al
leGhany, which left New York on January for
Marbles; she carried a crew Of thirty men.
The tank steamship Wilkomen, from New York
on January 6, is also at sea with thirty-four men
on board.
The only oil vessels of American build as
described by the captain Of the Egyptian Mon
arch as likely to be where the oil ship was seen
on January Is were the Norwegian ship Anna
Camp. ,2O3 tons, which sailed from New York
on December II for ChristIana. laden with re-
fined oil. The Anna Camp was formerly of
Bath. Me.
The Norwegian ship Reistab, 1886 tons, which
sailed from New York on December 10 for Dub
lin, with refined oil. She used to be named
Garibaldi when under the American flag.
The ship Union, .l52 TONS which sailed from
New York on the 18th tor Bremen loaded with
naphtha. Circumstances point to her as the
burning ship, although they are not conclu-
sive. She used to sail under the American tag
the Semiramis.
The German ship Maria Seidenberg. 1 .267
tons, which sailed from New York December
IL for Blaye with petroleum. She was for
merly known as the Oracle.
Among the vessels which might have beer
near the scene of the disaster, but are not of
United States build, are the Senator ken,
from New York, December IL j. L. Graham,
from New York, December II, and the Nico-
sis, which sailed from New York on December
II