Dreadful Disaster! Steamer "Royal Tar" Burns! Passengers lost:(Cabin) Mr.PRICE of St.John River, Mr.SILLER, Mr.CURTIS, Mr.RYAN and a boy belonging to Halifax; Forward Matty SMITH, Mary CANTON, Peggy COSHLAN, Charles CURTIM, wife and child, Mary MARTIN, Margaret HOGAN and child, Nichols THREMBALL, Thomas MAHONEY, Dennis O'BRIEN, Margaret HICKEY, Fanny MARTIN, John HOGAN, Eliza HOGAN and about 8 children. Crew lost: Charles FORD and John DAY seamen, Margaret WATTS, stewardess Total loss: 32. Saved: (Cabin) Mrs. LINTON, Capt. Edward WAIRE, Capt. John HAMMOND (formerly of Saint John), J.T. SHERWOOD, McGLINCHEY, RING, Stinson PATTEN, Andrew GARRISON, John ANSLEY, James H. FOWLER, Henry H. FULLER, Andrew FULLER, Charles FULLER, William A. KIPP, WHEELER, MARMON, LOWREY, James HETHERBY, STEVENS, LAYTON, CARSON, BURGES, HODGES, GASSON, WILLOUGHWAY, POTTER, George EATON (of Maguadavic), HARRISON, MURPHY; (Forward) Mary DONOUGH, Owen DAKERLEY Mary MULDOOM, John MARTIN, Pat MOOR, Mic DOOLIN, John DOVLIN, Edward HOGAN, Mic MAHONY, William MARGAROW, Richard HENSALL, John TRINER; Crew: Thomas REED, Master; ATKINS pilot, Francis BLACK, mate; N. MARSHALL, Engineer; J. KEHOE 2nd do; W.G. BROWN Steward; W.CONNER and D. WILLIAMS cooks, H. LUFF, J.NORTHWAY, Owen ATKINS seamen, Mic KEHOE, H. BLANEY, Mic McFADYAN and D. McINTYRE firemen, Pat DALY, J. McELVEY and W. NOGGINS cabin boys. (The Steamer had left St. John Friday morn., reached Eastport that evening. Proceeded on during next day and night, but the wind blowing 'a perfect hurricane' were obliged to put into Little River. On Tuesday when crossing from Penobscot Bay near Fox Islands they came to anchor, the wind blowing hard from the north west. After half an hour fire discovered immediately over boiler. Schooner U.S. Revenue Cutter "Veto", Capt. Dyer rescued 40 passengers. (letter included by survivor Stinson PATTEN of this city) (see original)