Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-10
CLYDE LINER LOST.
STEAMER DELAWARE BURNED
OFF BARNEGAT, NEW JERSEY.
PASSENGERS AND CREW SAVED.
They Leave the burning Ship In
Boats and on Rats and Are Aided
In Reaching Shore by Life
Savers.

ATLANTIC CITY, July 9.-The Barne-
gat On. j. life-saving station reported AT
o'clock this morning that the Clyde-Line
steamer Delaware, from New York for
Charleston and Jacksonville, was aban-
doned off Barnegat at 1890 o'chock last
night, the steamer at the time being on
IRE. The passengers and crew left the
burning vessel in boats and on lfe-rafts
There were seventy persons in all. and
they were rescued by the members of the
Cedar-Creek life-saving station, with the
aid Of the crew of the fishing smack S. p.
Miller.
PASSENGERS IN DANGER.
NEW YORK, July 9-Advices from
Barnegat say that the life-saying crews.
on nearing the Delaware, found that the
passengers had been driven from the
steamer by flame and heat, and were
floating on the surface Of a calm sea. I'm
small boats, and on life-rafts The Cedar
Creek life-boat was the first TO arrive
Some Of the RATS were found TO be dam
gerously overloaded and they were light
en- IN haste, until the life-boat was full
The fishing smack ;. p. Miller came up
soon afterward. and took aboard the rest
Of the endangered persons. Az this time
one boat had disappeared in the darkness.
and some fear was felt for her safety. The
Miller cruised about in search Of her
without success for many hours. She was
found when daylight came.
LUCKENBACH TUG AIDS.
At dawn the Luckenbach Towing Com
pany's tug Ocean King steamed up, drawn
TO the spot by the appearance Of disaster.
The passengers and some of the crew
were transferred 10 her, and she contln-
ued on her voyage to this city. The cap
tain ana twelve Of the crew were taken
ashore in the surf-boats, and boarded a
train for New York, to report to the head
Office.
John II. Mabie. Of Haokensack. ". j.,
who was on the Delaware said:
CREW WELL DISCIPLINED.
Il had retired al about Gas on Friday
night, and had barely disrobed when a
steward began hammering at the state
room, shouting All up! The members Of
the crew commenced cutting holes in the
saloon flooring with axes and hatchets.
and from every hole thus cut, great
flames burst forth and began consuming
the cabin furniture. IL was apparent at !
a glance that the vessel was doomed. |
were quickly made for |
taking to the boats. The transfer was |
made safely, showing the complete dis |
cipline under which Captain Ingram had
his crew. No boat capsIzed, neither man |
nor woman got wet, and the transfer was |
conducted in a manner most praise |
worthy to the officers and crew OF the |
ship"
EXPLOSIONS
Thomas II. Wholess. OF Austin, Tex,
4 correspondent OF the Galveston News,
said there were three loud explosions ard
two minor ones on.the ship. Mr.. Wholess
said:
1T was a moonlight night. There was
very little wind. and the surface OF the
water was by no means rough. These con-
ii,ions enabled the ships officers and
rev TO effect the transfer Of the passen-
gers to the boats with almost military
precision.
CAPTAIN LAST TO LEAVE.
"The captain was the last man to leave
he ship. He lowered himself over the
iide by rope into a raft. Boat No. 2.
n which ! had left the ship, was rowed