The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-05-19

ly into the faces Of tie crew.
when the nawS OF the fire reached
the lower depths OF the ship, where
the stokers were feeding the boilers,
They deserted their posts, and rushed
to the dsck, eighteen OF them in all.
They clamb bared into tie second boat
on the port side. cutting it a0a7 First
Officer Wallace and Chief EaGioeer
Taylor were after them in q mcmant
Get out OF that boat" Numbered
Wallzce. The stokers refused to
ooey ard went on cutting away the
l2SGiugs Of the boat. Come out Of
that boat" replied Taylor, reacoirg
his nard tar his revolver. I'll shoof
the man y7ho cuts away the boat.
The Sp2riards looked at the chies
engineer ard then sullenly cbeyed,
Daring the excitement OF the first
half hour we did hot know that any
one had gotten out Of the steerage
alive. but later We found in the cabin
that eight OF them had managed to
get out. Their hunks had been near
est to the companionway and they had
bean awakened by the part OF the crew
rushing cut Of the forecastle. Being
so near the stairs they had climbed
out even before the first officer had
rushed on the first swell above decks.
Among these saved was an old man
and has wife aud two sons, young
Englishman and two other young men
bound for Los Angeles.
In the extreme bow ofthe saip was
tie forecastle, where two watches OF
about twenty or thirty men we're
sleeping. Tney beiBg light sleepers
they were aroused at the first alarm
AID waited for nothing. They ran
through the narrow passageway to the
stairs already filed with smoke, and
gained the deck just in time. Most
OF them had scarcely any clothing on
and none had saved q mess kit. Two
Walters and cook who were slow to
rusa ut. lost their lives. When they
iried to follow their companions the
passageway was filed WITH FIRE, and
il was too late.
by the stairs and the iorecastle was
the s.eerage, on The port side rolls Of
cotton bagging stored in the unccupied
buuks. Ia this baggiug the IRE started
rom spontaneous com moustlon, 50 the
captain thought. 1t burned SO quick
~ and SO 6ercely 1t was ike
the flash of a tinGer box. The
steerage passengers, few of whom
understood Eaglsh, did not compre
G7nd the cry OF fire, and so lost the
opportunity Of escaping at the same
time With the crew. For the first haIf
hour the captain. first aud second otn
GERS and crew devoted their energy
and attention to sooduing tae flames,
hoping that perhaps they might oa
aole to get dowa to tie imprisoned
people, We we're we'll out to s=a o7
Itnis tine The flames gained steaI'!y
Taey b-gaU 10 work ait through
ltus Cargo on the main deck
r1ea tlere uaS frss1 burst OF
flames. am the sailors were
Grigen back from where tney were
ooi"iGg linss of noss Tae IRE crepG
up !hrough CRACKS about the pilo:
:.0rse and tne9 int, the nous- Itself.
Gh: qu3-Cerma ,ter stuck - he wheel
uni! JAs fam almost env laped him
Csu:alu W,lj,7r ord4c-G sig4aI Iigc IS
. distress burned Along Tn rail- O.
tas port side E-n wers Stationed TO
give Il; .;nalS.
tn fines forward lad b.ok n
-hrclyn Ias C <: masia& a gre&'ec
;gnt tlaa lbs colored So aaiS. olt they
ala nos Ieti .ae same SloGy u dlstr=sS
Ii a Very few nil l.es, there d.shed
uain the G&rslesS far 10 Inc norm. an
ms Terlls sisaAl Ia little mil
We could see The vessels SIDE llghts
aod then The day began 10 break and
ghen tae suu WAS jas! rlS!ag tniS 'gel.
come s.Viour hove to BY Us AID We
>a y tlat she " S the City of Augusta,
of tae Savannah lac Jus! as soon as
the Signals of distress had been an,
sgarsd all the crew ware sent back TO
th-ir posis 10 fight the Gre that was
gaming STEADILY all the time, working
It's wag further aud further aft.
The passengers were all transferred
70 me City Of Augustsin 10 safety ard
5ne gork o. fgnslog the IRE vas con
tigusd. About clock IN the morn
.ng the flames were under control and
the steamer out Of danger. The pas
seagars were sent bacg to tbs Leona
a1i th7 City of Augusta continued on
ler way 10 Savannah. The LeoGa put
about and returned to port under own
steam.
Tae deck forward CT the pilot house
was ourned away leaving tae iron
cross beams bare and red hot. The
heavy aGchors dropped down below,
their fastening twisted and broken.
The iron platings of the SHIPS glide
glowed red rot. At the Mallory line
pier tonight, bu: little information
vas given cut in regard to the disaster.
Finally at a late hour Mr.. Mallory
nade brief statement IN which ne
said sixteen people were dead. The
bodies We.e al aboard the steamship ?
aud watchmen had been placed there
20 guard them. At still !atsr hour
} coroner had gone to the scene to
make an Investigation.
Turkish Barbgrities.
The Athens correspondent of the
London Daily Chronicle says: NJ.
Ralli, premier, showed me dispatches
aad reports IRON Coloael Maaos and
various civil authorities in Epirus
stating that IA villages between Tod,
iour and Kastrcskyia have been buru,
I'd oy the Turks after all the women
a4d children had been massacred ex
cept few who MD in the fastuess OF
Iount Ztlcngos, famous during the