The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-10
S|IFF(CAIED At SEA.
Sixteen Lives Lost on a NAL
Tory Steamer.
FIRE BREAKSOUT FORWARD
All on Board in Bed When the Dis
COVeTy Is Made.
STEERACE A DEATH SNARE.
Fierce Flames FruStrat0 Every Attempt
to Rescue.

Saloon Passengers Aroused From
Their sleep and Prevented From
BecominG Panic Stricken by the
Reassuring Words of the Steward.
Great Goodness Shown by the Off
ces and Crew Thirteen of the
Dead Persons Steerage Passengers
and Three of Them Members of The
Crew-OnIy Eight of the Persons
In the Steerage Escape-stOI<crs
Prevented at the Point of a Pistol
From Cutting Away n Boat.
New York, May 9.-The Mallory steamer
Leona which left her pier on Saturday
afternoon at 9 o'clock, bound for Calves
ton, took fire at sea, and put back, and ar
rived in port tonight at o'clock with six
teen corpses on board.
The dead were thirteen steerage passen-
Il gers and three members of the crew, who
succumbed to a terrible fire which occur
red off the Delaware Capes at an early
A hour this morning, The horror of the
story can hardly be told tonight. Those
who are dead were penned up below decks,
and although frantic efforts were made
by the officers of the vessel to save them.
the fire had gained such terrific headway
before the danger was discovered that all
escape was cut off
The steamer carried in her cargo many
bales of cotton. 1t is not certain how
4 the fire originated, but when it was dis
n covered it burst forth with such fury that
1t was impossible to reach the steerage.
Even then the steerage passengers appa-
f. tntly were unmirdful of the danger, else
ne smoke and flames had not reached
them.
The saloon passengers were first arous-
cd and in such a manner as to occasion
little alarm. When it became apparent
hat the fire had cut off the steerage pas
engers, the captain and his men poured
Ieat quantities of water down the venti-
ator, and heroic attempts were made for
ne escape Of those penned up. In this
say eight Of the steerage passengers made
heir escape.
Tn dead steerage passengers are:
BRIDGET SULLIVAN.
r. CATAINE.
MRS. c. GUzzAI.
MISS GUZZAI.
MISS HANNAH SOLOMsON.
MRS. NALICKs.
MISS VALICKS.
SOPHIE SCHWARTZ.
MARIA WADE.
TWO unknown children.
TWO unidentified grown persons.
The crew:
ALFRED HARDY. waiter, Al years old,
Of New York
ALFRED LANG, waiter, 10 years old,
Of New York
Of New York.
among the passengers were f. V. Wins
low Of Rutherford, N. ]. On his return TO
WIS city late tonight, Mr.. Winslow told
'He following graphic story of the fire
reporter Of the World: 1--WE
'll the pier at o'clock yesterday
u''erhoon with clear skies and beautiful
meatner. We were making excellent time.
th, IS Engineer congratulatng himself
ra,,,...l ~ was well, and even making the
~. 1., 10 one Of his assistants that he did
s o' DeheFe this good luck could continue.
Ole auspices.
30 S1 Hook was passed and the lights
S' ',lo Jersey shore were still visible when
D. "rhl 10 bed. BY the time we passed
3aihesat light. at 70 o'clock. all the pas
LISTS were in bed. The passengers I'm
t,,., 'eeIase had also retired TO their
aiihs. LIN. The watch going off at y O'Clock
spo'lea everything well. The sea was
brightly. '''oo" was sHilins
first Mate Wallace was pacing the
l'use ABOUT a. m., when he thought
~. a''e'led smoke coming from the fore
,o,.,,.D rae went forward to the compan-
o,,. ana opened the door TO the steer
- INC moment he did so there was a
-, ~ names, which burned his face.
crit mace turned and ran on deck. and
49, 'he alarm OF fire to the forward
NM ~ telling him 10 wake the steward
49, IaFe all the passengers aroused az
ev'I,''s as possible, without creating any
oulot ry. wv. The steward did this In
anJ liiahner, going to each stateroom
an 'h,e hlng the occupants.
Ii go a"ll ln calm tone that there was
sbin Ms ~ hle In the forward part OF the
pais.,a'a ~ lt might be advisable for mi
II r,is.rs TO get their things together
'h"t pe possible he added thar the