Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-02-10
FERRY STEAMER OCEAN VIEW
BURNED 10 WAl,:R'S EDGE
Three Negro Members Of Crew Lose
livcs-Propery Loss Covered
BY Insurance.

NORFOLK. VA, Feb ; Thr Nor
lfuik and Portsmouth Traction Com,
panN's ferry steamer Ocean View run
ming II. tween WilloNGhly Spit and
| Dd Point. was burned ~ III" water ;
rder at her Willoughhy pier between
> aud :. O'Clock this me- rEinG. Three
of her crew. all Co'or,d men were
burned IN their bunk Fhr pier was
also badly damaged. hut this il is
believed, can be quickly repaired for
the resumption Of ir.uiIV 4 number
Iuf people ,nroutc I" Old Point this
morning were CaugEt At the end al
thr Spit with no way /" r1nSs llamp-
ton Roads. Thcs" were Warned when
The, left Norfolk OF the burning ot
The, Ocean View. but being ;ui\!nuS I"
g, across, thought It motor or some
other craft could b" vi ,0irrd in thr
emergency and proceeded to VII
lnrghhy
The charrrd hodi'r al he ihrr"
members of the crew who lost their
lives remained on the huru"d huIh
Tor snnlr time today b"f0r" il wa
possible TO rrmov" and Errparr them
fnr burial Nothing Is Left at til"
steamer but her steel hu!' This can
h" r,.hHilt upon
Loss Is Covered.
The loss is about SO Uun to thu
steamer. and $2unn t" tn" pier tally
covered hv insurance. iii" canS" ct
the fire is unknown.
The men who lost their lives
were:
Frank Edwards. "i Nmi"Ik, ah"H'
;. Years old and married. with s"v.
cral children Edwards Ma> known a.
wharf man
Lonnic MITCHELL o. rh"nbuS. nI.,n;
- years Old. and unmarried Deck
hand.
lester Webb. about * years OLD
and unmarried, Deck hand W"hh'-
orieinal HON" was in Mid Il"seX conn-
Itv. Va
Chi.l Engineer !. 7. Griffin Of tn"
Ocean View was tn" only nln"r per
SON aboard of thc steamer at tn"
time OF tn. fire. n" was awakened
l,v III" smOk, and had 20 crawl from
his room ON his hands and feet in
or,l,r TO escape the flames. lie was
slightly burned but his injuries are
in no way serious.
Captain r. r. Wheeler and Purs"r
J G. Cox. of the h"rncd steamer,
therefore not a1n1sh at the time OF
the fire
Fires Origin d Mystery.
Captain Wheeler. who with Super
intend mt of Ferries l.. Fl. Davis. was
carlv ON tn" scene. said II wGuld
probably never be known how III"
fire started
For today the traction company was
powcrlrsS to resum" the ferry traffic
across Hampton Roads cut off by tn"
burning OF the Ocean View, but Gen
, eral Manager Hathaway hopes to b"
able to charter a steamer so that
traffic may H. opened tomorrow be
tween Cid Point and the fine Bcacn
| pier.
Tho companYs steamer Volunteer
Is now off for repairs and could not
be called into emergency s"rvic". Til"
steamer Endcayor had to keep up
the Pine Beach Newport News run.
Engineers Thrilling Experience.
Many people "nroute to Old Point
were caught al n" end OF the spit
with no way TO cross Hampton
Roads.
The loss. covered by insurance. is
S20.n00 10 the burned Ocean View
and $2.nHn to tn" pier.
Enginssd J. T, Griffin. awakened by
] the smoke. had a thrilling "sCar"
through The flames. being compelled
20 crawl upon his hands and knees
to the steamers sii". He was slight.
, ~ burned.
! The steamer Nunie H. NanSciv"r.
at Camden. y. J.. will h" brought
here TO TAX" in" lace of The burned
vessel.