New-York tribune., 1907-04-06
CITY OF TROY BURNED
PASSENGERS ALL SAVED.
Ran to Pier at Ardsley-Freight and
Horses Lost.

The steamer City of Troy. of the Troy Line.
with about sixty-hve passengers on board. caught
fire when about eight miles below Dobbs Ferry
while on her way up the river last night. AS
soon the flames were discovered the cap
TAIN Charles Bruder. headed the boat for the
east shore and ordered full speed ahead She
was docked at Edwin Goud's pier at Ardsley
near the casino and all the passengers were
landed safely
After the passengers were safe the captain
and his crew. who had stuck 20 the vessel
throughout ana had done their best TO quiet
'the fears OF the passengers among whom were
many Italians. hacked the steamer away FROM
the dock and beached her near by.
Mate ". s. Eager was the only one overcome
by smoke on the boat. He was taken ashore
and soon recovered. Captain Bruder and Pur-
ser Charles Allen remained here to watch the
ruins OF the boat
The vessel was burned nearly to the waters
edge. and & number of valuable horses and all
the baggage and freight were lost
When the flames discovered an effort
was made 70 keep the news from the passen-
gers. and the crew endeavored to extinguish the
fire without giving the alarm but il spread
so rapidly that their efforts were unavuiling and
the smoke soon filed the boat
The passengers. particularly the Italians among
tltSA4i. bttdiile p4nltStFlckeN, and Quieted
with difficulty by the captain and the crew. who
assured them that there was no danger. as the
bank was only short distance away and the
boat would be beached before the flames got
beyond control
The crew fought the flames with all the fire
lighting apparatus available, and were as
sisted by many of the male passengers The
captain had hoped TO be able TO make Dobbs
Ferry. where he could get assistance TO fight
the fire. After proceeding short distance he
realized that he would not be able to o with
safety TO the passengers and headed the boat
for Ardslev.
%he steamer was destroyed. with its cargo of
freight and thirteen horses. Edwin Gould's
dock. TO which the City of Troy tied up when
II was found impossible to control the flames
was nearly destroyed
The City Of Troy left New York at 6 O'Clock last
night, bound up the river for Albany and Troy.
She had passenger list Of sxty-fve and carried
thirteen horses and large cargo OF freight
The fire was discovered at s o'clock when the
boat was about eight miles below Dobbs Ferry.
II broke out in the hold amidships and rani6I,,
gained headway.
When IL was thought that every one had been
landed safely 1t was discovered that a woman
passenger was asleep in her berth. Two Dobbs
Ferry iiremen, Alfred Smith and Robert Wilson.
rushed into the burning boat and carried the
woman safely ashore
An effort was made to rescue the horses. but
the flames had gained such headway that II was
found impossible to reach them
The dock to which the City of Troy tied M
took fire. and IL was with some difficulty that
the flames were prevented from takins. hold az
the Manila Anchor Brewery. which is very
near the place.
The Western Express. bound north stoned M
Ardsley and took on fifty-fve passengers. who
were brought 20 Tarrytown where thew we're
transferred to local train for Troy. The crew
and other employees Of the steamer and the other
passengers arrived at the Grand Central Station
on the 1888 Croton local. Some of the men OF
the stewards department. who were all negroes
had been asleep In their hunks and did not have
time TO dress. They were wrapped in blankets
John Lang who was IN charge of a gang of
Italian labOrers on the boat. said that the fire
started in the kitchen shortly after the steamer
passed 123d street
The home of l.. w. Wilson, agent of the New |
York Central Railroad, near Edwin GOuld's |
dock. was threatened BY the flames. but az an
early hour this morning the firemen were play
ing water the building. and il was Thought |
that Il would be saved.
Lang said that the captain and crew tried to
conceal the fact from the passengers and en-
deavored to put out the flames. but they gained |
steadily in spite OF their efforts and that when
opposite the Gould dock they broke forth with a
roar
The boat was az once headed for the bank al
fun speed. but when near the dock the flames |
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