The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-06-28
THE CLYDE LINER
PAWNEE BURNED.
Fire Drove Her Crew from the Vessel,
OFF Currituck, Sunday Night.
All were Saved.

WILMINGTON. y. o.. June 21.-The
George ". clyde steamship. Captain
Robinson. Of the New York CLYDE Line.
arrived On this port at 10 o'clock to-day
with Captain A. u. Ingram ana crew of
the steamship Pawnee ON board the
clyde having picked them up from tho
small boats very soon after they aban-
d0ned the paWnee leaving her wrapped
In flames
An Associated Press representative
called upon Captain Ingram soon after
his arrival here and was told that the
Pawnee was abandoned on Currituck on
the coast of this state n little past mid
night on Sunday night
BEYOND HELP.
The fire was dic0vered al midnight and
had gained such hcadway that every
effort 10 check the flames was futile.
They leaned in great volume from the
forward hold OF the vessel. dense smoke
completely envelOpod the decks When
the alarm was made Captain Ingram was
asleep and no sooner had he rushed out
and taken in the situation than he saw
that if he saved his crew he must get
them or AT once However. the pumps
were set 20 work and threw two streams
OF water upon the flames for several
minutes before he gave the order for
tho boats 90 Poe lowered and the ship
abandoned. while the crew were man
ming the small boats Captain Ingram
rushed into his cabin for some valuables
which he hoped 10 save, when he reached
the ships side The boat had driftcd Out
Of reach and about that time the smoke
shifted so as 90 envelope that side OF tho
vessel and the Captain ordered the crew
10 row the boat 20 the windward side.
In, IA lima N4
wind shifted again. the heat and smoke
forcing them 90 pull away without their
Captain.
INTO THE SEA.
There were three vain efforts OF this
kind made. the boat being rowed 10 one
side OF the vessel and then 90 the other
in attempts TO reach the captain. FL
nany Captain Ingram leaped into the wa
ter and swan two hundred feet or more
20 the boat. one of the crew held an oar
out 10 him and pulled him In completely
exhausted and almost unconscious. In
the meantime the George W. Clyde had
sighted the Pawuee Ia flames and bore
down upon her I'm time 10 pick up the
captain and crew within a few minutes
after they abandoned the burning ship.
CAPTAIN Ingram says the Pawnee had a
full cargo on board, principally lumber
OF which there was between 10000 and
COO 900 feet There was also q quantity
OF cotton. She cleared from Brunswick.
Ca. FOR New York last Friday.
Captain Ingrams family resides here
and ne will await orders In this city.
The Pawnee's crew consisted Of twenty
one men with the following officers;
chief officer Il. Macbeth. Second Oriees.
Joseph Parker: CHIEF Engineer. CLAYTON
Platt and Assistant Engineer John Ego.
All are well.
NO PASSENGERS.
The Pawnee in cdsnmand Of Captain In
gram. left Brunswick on Friday and
charleston on Saturday for Boston, laden
with lumber and general cargo. The
Pawnee was a freight stclmer plying be-
tween Boston. Charleston and Brunswick
and had q crew OF about twenty-five men
and had no passengers.
The Pawnee was a wooden vessel. built
IN philadelphia In 1880. was 2o3 feet long.
50 feet beam and 1915 feet deep aud regis
tered i.e0i tons. She was valued at about
SlOO.0 900 and was insured.