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''' ....;o,s accounts which have reached Us,
,daooa particulars relative to the burning OF The Ere
IT. ~ which followed the alarm of hre is described as
,npaing Some of the passengers, frantic with tear and
horror were wildly calling for assistance and mercy others


upged headlong the water and others still were dss
aeratcly cngng the burning vessel il undecided
whether to Death in the flames sink watery
grave The small boats the sides OF the
sesse than they we're filed by the crowd eager for life
thine of the consequences of their haste As
rearkable coincidence mentioned that the Ere was
burned in identcaly the spot where the steam
ooat Washington was buried in June, 1888 Capt Brown


who commanded the Washington that time happened TO
board the Clinton and active in savsg the suFyi
yors of the Ere.


The Clinton left Buffalo at o'clock Monday morning
and BY singular Pr7videHcc compelled put into
Daukirk on account storm, where she remained until
The Captain, feeling aPfrehensyc for the safety o
he Ere on of her long delay as was expected
he sould leave at P NJ KEEP, watch looking out for her
At about in the evening he discovered re the lake
bout % miles astcrn Of his boat Heimmediatey returned


d to hi, horror found the Erie of fre, and the few


vivc passengers endeavoring themselves by swim
ming or cineing TO whatever they could reach In addition
- persons picked up by the Clinton two were saved
9v the citizens Of Dunkirk


Among the passengers board we're SIX painters In the
employ OF Mr. g. W. Miller Of Buf.o. on their way to Eric
20 paint the steamboat Madison They had with them sew
aral emobns of spirits of turpcnne and yarnsh which
unknown the Captain of the boat had been placed on the
boiler deck directly the boilers One OF the fremen
vo was saycd that seeing the aemohns there he
enoyed them but they shortly after replaced by one
o the painters Immediately preceding the bursting forth
o the flames pIoson heard the demiohn probably
having burst and their communicated with the boiler


At Special Session of the Common Council of Buffalo
held August lOil the following resolution was adopted


Resolscd hat his Honor the Mayor be- and he is here
m authorized dispense such assistance 10 the survivors as
heis circumstances and the dictates OF humanity may require