Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1904-12-22
BOAT BURNS, NINE PERISH
Starin Liner Glen Island Destroyed on
Long Island Sound.
THE ENGINEER DIES AT HIS POST.
Only One Passenger Was Lost. and she
Would Have Been Saved Had She Not
Rushed Back to the Blazing Cabin to bet
Her Purse-A Hero Who Ran to Save her
Also Perished

Also perished.
New York (SpcciaD Nine persons
an officer, two passengers ana SiN h'e'h-
bCrs of the crew of the Starn Line ooat
Glen Island-were burned to death near
Captains Island, off Greenwich, Conn
in fire which destroyed the boat oit its
trip from New Yorl. to New Haven
Those who survived were picked tip BY
the tug Bully and later transferred to
the Era>tus Corning. of the same Inc,
and brought TO this city.
OF the dead, W. T., lIcndr,ck'on' the
second engineer of the boat, stuck to ms
post until he dropped UNCONSCIOUS to the
floor. overcome by smoke. -Four ffc-
men toling in the hold below were cut
off from all escape by the thick smoke
and the flames, and two OF tho deck
hands who were killed were asleep Ill
their bunkS.
One of the dead passengers was
woman, who lost her life by going back
into her stateroom for her jewels.
That more lives were not sacr'fced
was undoubtedly due to the personal
courage OF the officers and crew and the
excellent discipline maintained. When
the steamer was abandoned the flames
were sweeping over her from stem to
stern.
OF the 81 persons, including 10 pasSen-
gers, who sailed on the Glen Island e.
including passengers, were bfonsn'
back OH the Bully.
The Glen Island lett her pier at
o'clock The steamboat runs as all eH'
cursion craft to Glen Island III the sum-
mcr months and is used in the winter to
carry freight, ior the most part to New
Haven, for points i'll Conncct'cut, naV'ns
been running i'll place OF the Johh ~
S,arin for some time. With the wholc
night before her the steamboat was sent
along at lcaurely rate.
The trip down throug h the, sound was
without incident until just before h"ut
night. When about three miles west o.
Greenwich, Conn, Captain McAl'iStcr
left the piIo,house and went below LOT
his midnight lunch. Hardly had the
CAPTAIN reached the galley when there
came A rush OF sitting smoke from the
hold OF the steamer and every clec't'N
lpht ON board the craft was cNt'nSniSh-
cd When the Captain rushed 10 TIE
deck smoke was pouring from every
pa -agcwav and flames were sweeping
I'M through the aperture around the
walking beam
Caparn McAilistcr sent III the alarm
for fire dr,I and the men came tumhl'ng
o,,t Of their btnlts In the meantime
the steering gear had been blocked and
the pilots. finding themselves unable to
direct the course OF the steamer, hur-
ried to the assistance ot the other mem-
bcr> OF the crew IN saving lives.
Captain McAilistcr ordered McNluElin
to 90 to the hurricane deck and loosen
ono oi the boats, while he went TO the
main deck and tried TO loosen the two
large lfeboats Captain McAllister mau-
aged to loosen the port liicboat. The
other boat was frozen to the davitS, but
smaller one was soon ready to be
lowered away
White the officers and crew were
working there was a fearful scene o'
confusion among the 10 passengers. lneY
yau about the saloons III dl'array. me
woman who lost her lie had been
aroused bv the stcwardesS and was on
her way to one OF the boats, when she
suddenly turned and dashed back INTO
a II * .ttnnnSPh
She wen, back for her valuahlcS. She
was not seen again There was no pos.
,bility for waiting tor the rescue OF
those who failed TO appear at once
In the large boat Is people were aiioa'.
| They included the eight rescued pas
senpcr, and seven OF the crew, including
,hc CAPTAIN. The large boat was Just
about to be lowered. when the Captain
ran mp and jumped in Just IN the NICK
! OF time, or he, too, would nave per
! ished The smaller boat. which f1lHt
| McNlullil had managed to free, carried
seven passengers. the two boats were
rowed as lar away from the burning
steamer as was necessary to escape de-
struction and waited there and watched
the boat burn. They made every posi-
bic effort 60 find any additional sur
vivors. The burning steamed drifted
awav toward the Long Island shore.
In the meantime the tug Bully winch
tvas passing with string OF blrgcs in
tow, sighted the burning steamer, cast
/ r,r tow adrift and came TO the rescue
ri persons in the boats. They were
taken from the small craft, placed III the
furnace room of tie tug, clothing was
given TO them and when the steamer
Erastus Corning came along. shortly
aitcrward. were transferred TO the latter
and brought to New York.
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