New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18
Il IMUSTSAVE THAT WOMAN''
Fireman Returns to the Burning
Boat and Death.

In fire which burst suddenly from her hold
the steamer Glen Island, the largest Of the
Starin Line fleet entirely destroyed off
Execution Light early yesterday morning and
seven of her crew, with two passengers were
killed The rest of the crew and passengers
most of them hurried from bed without
chance to obtain clothing, nearly dead from the
bitter cold, drifted around the Sound for an
hour in two small boats, one OF which wss leak
ing through bge hole for which there vas no
plug. Ice formed the spray dampened gar
ments scanty at best, of the few women to
whom the men yielded their coats. and when the
tug Bully. summoned by the great beacon of
the burning vessel, raced up, the survivors OF
the fire IN extreme need of aid
Two of the deaths came after the persons had
reached safety-one apparently through be-
setting love for the things of this world, one
from the sheer heroism of man who, safe him
self, would not leave a woman in danger though
he perished An unidentified woman had been
led from her berth by q stewardess She was
at the side OF the steamer, about to descend
into the lifeboat, when, with muffled cry, she
broke from the stewardess's restraining hold
and plunged into the smoke enshrouded saloon
apparently for valuables. The boats were finn
waiting alongside the burning vessel their no.
sitions becoming more dangerous every minute
Suddenly with the cry I've got to get that
fireman. med
up, climbed back into the Glen Island and v,as
lost in the swirling smoke of the cabin He
never returned, although the boats waited for
him until 4 moment longer would have sne,Iod
death
No cause has been found definitely to which
to ascribe the fire although it is supposed that
defective insulation of electric wiring kindIed
the blaze. The Glen Island a wreck lies Sub
merged in Long Island Sound, with her dead.
and the actual reason Will probably never he
known. The Starn company has assigned no
reason.
TIE DEAD.
BENSON Peter. deckhand
BURGE. Oscar. deckhaud.
BURKE. John fireman
BUSH, Frank fireman
HENpRICKSON. W E. second engineer.
MILLER. Newman. fireman.
OLAPREN. Otto fireman
Unidentified woman. supposed to be Mrs Rosa siiken
sixty years old. pedler. of No. 2o6 Hamilton-st
New-Haven.
Unidentified man. thirty years old passenger.
THE SURVIVORS PASSENGERS
DUBIN, Nathan. No. 252 Ccdar-st Neyv-Hayer
DUKE Mrs Samuel. Of No 1la West one-bunire,- and
thrty-fourth St. NevYork-
STREET. Frank s.. of New Haven.
STREET Mrs
STREET. Miss Emel:ne.
STREET. Miss Grace.
WALLACE \. Arthur Of WaUnEford
Unknown
THE sURVGvoRs-CEEw
M'ALLIsTER, Captain Charles z.
LARSEN Ivor. mate
M'MULLIN. Thomas pilot.
MARCUS. David pilot.
LAYMAN Robert engineer.
BRIMLEY. Robert pu1seE.
STEWART. a. watcbmaa.
O'BRIEN. Thomas. auartermaster
IBESFN Jack IooSou:.
BUEGH. Edward. deckhanI.
DUKE. Grace. stcwardesS.
SMOTT. Sarah. steWaIdesS
TEN EYCK. Theodore,
CLARK. J.. cooks helper
The Glen Island temporarily on the New
Haven run, left Pier Is North River. AT . D. IN.
OH Friday, with ten passengers Il crew Of tven-
ty-one and a valuable cargo The river was fun
of ice. and she ran slowly out through Hell
Gate into the Sound. In the pilot house were
Captain McAllaster, Captain McMullin and
Quartermaster O'Brien About midnight she
off Execution Light. In the middle OF the
Sound. Captain McAllaster put her ON her
course. then went below for some coffee
LIGHTS Go OUr SUDDENLY
AS he reached for the pot the lights went out
all over the vessel and he became aware of
great volume OF smoke dense and sitting. pour
ing down the stairway. Up TO the main deck he
stumbled and set going The ir- gongs Men Of
the crew came groping out deck, half dazed.
blinded from the smoke
The watch ON daty ,t ta.s thine consisted OF
the captain. Pilot McMulin. Qusr;eru.@ster
O'Brieu Second Engineer IIendtickson.
watchman ana two hremen. David Marcus also
a pilot was IN the pilot house wit.. McMuJlu
and O'Brien When the lights went out OBrien
held the steamer TO her course. but IN almost
10 time he found she didn't answer her wheel.
and was merely drifting with the tide.
Al a., r.,f tfat
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