The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-19
EIGHT PERISHED,
Early Morning Fire on a Pas
senger Steamer.
LIFEBOATS CAPSIZ D.
b"Rghgernnster Jayne Aroused the sieep-
ers on the Nutmeg state and Then
Lenped TO His Death-The Steamer Left
bridgeport Two Hours Late-tire Dis-
covered About sInokestack.

New York, Especial. 1.-The Bridgeport
Steamboat Company's steamer Nutmeg
State, which left Bridgeport at 8 o'clock Sat-
urday morning, caught fro three hours
later OF Execution Light, and was totally
destroyed. Eight persons perisbed
The steamer City OF Lawrence came In
sight soon after the fire was discovered and
stood by 10 rescue the passengers and crew.
The Nutmeg States liiehonts were launched
hs soon ns the City OF Lawrence got within
mailing distance, Tut several Of them cap
siz-d. and It was feared that some passen-
gers were drowned. The City Of Lawrence
brought those rescued to this city.
On his arrival Capt. Charles Brooks re-
ported that the Nutmeg State left Bridge
port Mt o'clock, two hours late. He sAid
thnt the lrst he knew OF the ilre was when
he saw blaze around the sm ok estack. Tne
IRE was burning rather brlskly then, and be
got some men TO work Ia trying to put 1.
out.
The steamboat was then Ave miles enst OF
Execution Light She WINS headed directly
Tor Sands Point, md oil stehm that could DO
got up was put on her. She made good
lime, while stnte of the most Intense ex-
element relgned aboard the vessel.
On coming near Sands Point the Captain
directed the bow OF the boat dead ahend for
the beach, and he ran ashore about milo
east OF the Point. Captain Brooks said that
the vessel went into 1919 feet OF water before
she grounded and settled.
There were between 80 and 40 passengers
on the Nutmeg State, Captain Brooks snid,
He was afraid some of them were lost
Everything possible was done for the pms
senGers. The City OF Lawrence, n Sound
steamer, which was coming down to the
city, saw the fire. and steamed over toward
the burning vessel. Bonts were put out
from her, and by heroic work the passen-
gers OF the Nutmeg State were taken aboard
tao vessel, together with tho remaining
members Of the crew.
Captain Brooks REL orted that the vessel
and freight were total loss.
Captain Brooks says that Samuel Jayne,
the bagGage-master, got out OF the hold, Ia
which the fire. was, and jumped overheard
to escape the flames. The Lismet, which
had sailed ms close TO the burning boat ns
she dared, steamed up to the man, ms tho
yacht owner saw him trying TO swim, and
Jayne was picked ur. When he was laid
out on the deck he was dead.
Patrick Cofrey, the mate OF the vessel. was
In the lower part Of the hold when the fire
started. He could not get out and WINS
burned to death. An oiler, whose name the
captain could not remember, was nlso vie
tim. He was in the hold, could not get out
aud died from inhalug flame.
O.J. Hurlburt, of Bridgeport, n pnssen-
gor, was asleep when the fro was discov-
erred. He said the fire was nrst seen by
Btggagemasier Jayne, who alter arousing
al the passengers he could, jumped over
board aud died from injuries which he re-
ceived from striking portion OF the vessel.
Jayne Is described rs the hero OF the lre.