New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-19

TIE BARK EMMA T. CROWELL AND HER
CARGO DESTROYED.
HER CAPTAIN. HIS WIFE AND THE CREW TOOK
TO BOAT AND WERE RESCUED BY TIE


HER CAPTAIN HIS WIFE AND THE CREW TOOK
TO BOAT AND WERE RESCUED BY TIE
WHITE STAR FREIGHTER RUNIc AND
LANDED oN THE IIGHTsHIP.
When about twelve miles south Of Fire Island.
on Tuesday evening. the bark Emma T. CroweT
Of SearspOrt Me. Captain Pendleton. took fire.
and the cargo being entirely of case OIL the YES
sci was burned TO the waters edge The Grower
had only left port n few hours when the hre
began at 6 20 o'clock. Captain Pendlcton his wife
ana the crew OF thirteen men were rescued
after "A boa, had been launched by the outward
bound steamship Runc. Captain Haddock. and
transferred TO the Sandy Hook Lightship. and
they We're brought into port Yesterday morning
by the Dutch oil-tank steamer Ocean. COM
manded by Captain Gaseous.
ON Tuesday evening about 500 o'clock dark
cloud of smoke was seen coming out OF the fore-
hatch. and an examination showed that a rag
ing fire was sweeping everything below decks
The cargo Of over $4,000 eases OF oil seemed 10
be doomed and Captain Pendcton los, no time
in ordering the boats launched. The starboard
ufel,oat was stove in while II was being lowered
and the por, lifeboa was heavily laden.
Mrs Pcndleton the first and her husband
the last 10 leave the doomed bark Every mo
men; was one + anxiety for fear that the OH
would explode. The crew. however rowed some
distance aWaN and watched the destruction pl
the vessel on wien they had intended ~ sail al
most around the world. Everything In the atur"
Of personal or portable property. except what
was worn by the survivors. was burned up. IN"
heavy fog which began 10 I'll the atmosphere
shu; out the huge, red. blazing mass in an hour
ana Captain Pendleton ordered his men 70 row
for Fire Island Not long aftervard the outward
bound White Star freiGhter Runic was sighted
Captain Haddock picked up the boat and pu'
ting about took all hands 70 the SANDY HOOK
Idghtship The Runc went on her way ana
soon afterward the Dutch oil-tank steamer ocean
was sighted inward bound. and she was sirnalifd
tQ take off the survivors from the hghtshlP
This she did leaving them AT Quarantine ~"
tug America brought the forlorn company -
the city.
The bark Emma r Crowell was built In Sears
port Me in 1875 was of l.0s6 tons and was
owned bv Eugene Carver. ~ Boston. ana others.
Her agents II this city were Pendleton. carver
& Nichols 50. p South-st. The bark was con-
signed 10 Shanghai with Standard oil valued A.
s2s O00 on board The vessel was valued a, Sz'-
900 There is said - be only $500" insurance on
the bon. bur her cargo Is said - have been iulN
insured CAPTAIN Pendleton Is relative OF IN"
senior member II The firm reprcsentng me yes
eel and owned mines tty-f0urths interest IN the
or well the result II his savings FOR many years.
The crew of the Crowell f. as follows. cap
tain 4 : Pendletou; first mate, B e. Trefry;
sc~ond mate J. Nel~on: ". {. Crafer. o. Jen-
ntrcg II TOrgcacn. George Russell. john jacob
son r I. Ekman. Theodore Kiess. c Il fctcr-
son' JJohn Petersor. p Larsen. l.. Sounsen. John
Snedrickson and T G!eper.