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Show STEAMER BEACHED; PASSENGERS SAVED TKEHTON. N. J.. Aug. 1. The steamer steam-er Burlington, of the ielaware Navig. tton company, which operates a line of boats between this city sjid Philade phla, was beached on the banks of ths Dela-wara Dela-wara river near here laat nlghi after a hole had been torn In the bottom of the at earner by a submerged anchor of a dredge. At the time of the accident nearly tot; pa use ng ere, mostly women, were on the . steamer, but no one except the captain, eaglneer and crew knew of the dangei until the Burlington had been driven er. the sandy bank When th boat began to fltl with water tha engineer notified Captain John Qray aad he ordered the engineer ta put en full steam. The nose of tha big boat waa pointed toward the New Jersey side of the liver. When the sudden atoppinM Y of the Burlington waa oheerved by the paasengera theje 'waa considerable com-mottoB com-mottoB on board. The passengers were transferred to a cow and la tow of a tug ware brought M this Hty. When the tide began to rise last nlrht the Burlington was nearly submerged from bow to stern. Tt la not thoucht the vessel haa sua talpad serious damage. |