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 ing, but in osaseqsehoe of the wind had put into Dunkirk. She lay there till nearly sunset, at which time she ran Oa and tsld proceeded as iar as baIce lona when just twilight, the fire oi the Ere vas discovered some 20 miles astern. The Clinton i- medately put about, and reached the burning wreck about 10. IL was a fearful sight. All the upper works of the Erle had been burned away. The en- zine standing, but the hull a mass of dull, red flame. The passengers aud crew were floating around, screaming in their agony and shrieking Tor help. The boats of the Clinton were instantly low cred and manned, and every person that could DC seen or heard picked up, and every p0ssaoe re- lief afforded. The Lady, little steamboat lying at Dunkirk out of that harb0f as soon as PossiDe' after the discovery of the fire, ahd arrived soon alter the Clinton. It was not 'OsgHt oy me s1's'so,s that she saved any. By l, A. M. all was still except the dead cracking of the fire. Not a solitary indl- sidla could be seen or heard on the wild waste oi waters.

 Origin ofths Ers-Among the passengers on board were six painters in the employ of Mir. w G Miller ofthis city, who were going to Erie 10 paint the steamboat hadi.oiR. They had with them demlloNns tiled with spirits of trrPentine and yarnish' which, unknown to Capt. Titus, were placed on the boiler deck directly over the boilers. One of the hremen, who was sayed says he had occasion to go on deck, and seeing the demiiohns, removed them. lhey were replaced, but by whom is not known. inme- dately previous to the bursting forth oi the nanes' several on board have assured us sllght eNpio- sion was heard. The demijohns had probabl, burst with the heat, and their nAammabe contents taking fire instantly, communicated to every part of the boat, which having been freshly vanished, caught as lift had been gunpowder.

 Not paper nor an article of any kind was saved. Of course Il is impossible to glve complete list oi those on board Of cabin passengers Capt. Titus thinks there were between 20 and 70, of whom 10 l2 were ladies. In the s.eerage were about 14O passengers, nearly all of whom Swiss and Ger man immigrants. They were mostly in families with the usual proportion of men, women and chil- dren. The heart bleeds al the thought.