Show MALLORY STEAMER BEACHED Leontt Sunk to Extinguish Fire Iu the Cargo New York Mach iThe Malory steamer Leona which sailed for Galveston Gal-veston with a large llSSenger list and a dargo consisting principally of sugar and coffee lies beached on the Jersey fat near Ellis island today When lp poachlng the narrOWb smoke Was ds covered coming from the forward hold and the shIp was put about and returned return-ed to the pier In East river There the passengers were dIsembarked and CC forts made to extinguish the lire which was among the sugar No impression could lee made upon the flames and to save the docks and nearby shlpln 0 the steamer was sent to the Jersey fat where she was sunk In twenty feet of water The damage to the steamer Is estimated at 10000 hut no accurate estimate of the loss on the cargo can be mae at prent The Leona has been an Jnforlunate craft On May 10 liST she caught fire at her pier and thirteen parsons onboard on-board perished by auffcaton |