NARROW ESCAPE OF THE CREW OF THE "EMMA T. CROWELL". Dangerous Wreck Near Fire Island -- Flames Discovered Soon After She Sailed for Shanghai -- Capt. Pendleton. His Wife, and Crew of Sixteen Men Driven Hurriedly from the Burning Ship -- Rescued by the "Runic". The bark "Emma T. Crowell", loaded with 39,332 cases of petroleum, was burned to the water's edge twelve miles south of Fire Island Tuesday evening-, and her master, Capt. A. S. Pendleton, his wife, and the crew ot sixteen men had a narrow escape from death by flre. The wreck is In the track of ships and is very dangerous to navigation. For some time those on board the bark were in extreme danger from the fire that raged beneath them, but they succeeded in escaping in a boat and were picked up by the steamship "Runic", Capt. Haddock, bound tor Liverpool. The "Runic" transferred them to the Sandy Hook Lightship, and they reached this city yesterday morning'. Little except the clothes they wore was saved. Capt. Pendleton, who has been master of the "Crowell" for fourteen years, told his thrilling experience yesterday with tears in his eyes. The "Crowell" was bound for Shanghai. Sha was towed to sea Tuesday morning, and, after dis-charging her pilot, "was put on her course. All went well until 6:20 P. M., when the bark was twelve miles south of Fire Island. "Then," said Capt. Pendleton yesterday, "I saw black smoke pouring from the fore hatch. It was denser than that from a boft-coal furnace. A cry of fire at once ran along- the deck, and a hurried examination showed that flames were raging fiercely between decks. All hands at once set to work to fasten down the hatches. "It was soon plain, however, that nothing could, be done to save the ship, and I ordered the boats to be lowered. The port boat was capsized the moment it touched the water. "The starboard boat was at once provisioned and lowered carefully. The crew of sixteen men, although excited, behaved well. My wife, who has made many trips with me, was as calm as any one. She saved her shawl and watch and a rug, and was the first to enter the boat. "I called my first mate, Trefey, to follow, but he refused. 'I'll see the men in first,' he said, and one by one the sixteen men jumped into the boat. I saved the chronometer and the ship's papers, but nothing else. "When we were all in the boat we rowed off a short distance and watched the ship burn. The "Runic", meanwhile, was steaming up toward us, and in a few moments we were all on board, and our boat with us. "It was then that the names burst forth all over my vessel, caught the sails, ran up and down the masts and rigging, and, with a loud explosion, shot up in a great sheet of fire. Nelson, my second mate, tells me she was afire aft as well as forward when he last saw her. She was, burning low down on the water's edge. "The "Runic" was twelve hours late, but everything possible was done for us by her officers. Capt. Haddock wanted to take rny crew to Europe with him, but as they did not want to go, he put his ship about and put us aboard the Sandy Hook Lightship. The Dutch oil-tank steamship "Ocean", Capt. Cassens,, took us and our boat from the light-ship and landed us at Bayonne, N. J., and this morning the tug "America" brought us to the city. "I have been Master of the "Crowell" for fourteen years, and my wife has made many voyages in her with me."                 Capt. Pendleton is about fifty years old, and his wife is about the same age. Mrs. Pendleton was much affected by the loss of the ship. "I was not afraid," she said. "I was the first to get into the boat, and, once there, felt safe. We were provisioned for one day, the sea was calm, and we ware only twelve miles from shore." On his arrival in the city Capt. Pendleton reported the disaster to Pendieton, Carver & Nichols, the senior member of which firm is his cousin. The "Crowell" was valued at $20,000, and was owned by Eugene Carver of Boston and others, Capt. Pendleton owning nine-sixty-fourths of the ship. The cargo, which belonged to the Standard Oil Company, was valued at $25,000, and was not insured. The bark was built at Bath, Me., in 1878, and her tonnage was 1,080. The burned bark Is in the track of ships, and is dangerous to navigation. The steamship "Teutonic", which arrived in port yesterday, reported passing the bark, still on fire, at 10:40 A. M., in latitude 40 degrees 80 minutes and longitude 73 degrees and 15 minutes The steamship was stopped, and proceeded again when no signs of life were seen on board the "Crowell". The steamer "Maracalbo", Capt. Sukeforth, from Maracaibo July 8, reported last night that she had passed a very dangerous wreck awash, probably a schooner, in latitude 39 degrees 40 minutes and longitude 73 degrees 20 minutes It was in the track of ships, and could only be seen at close darters. This is probably the "Crowell". At 8:30 P. M. last night, the marine observer at Fire Island reported that he saw the reflection of a fire, with dense black smoke, in the southwest offing. It appeared to be an oil fire, but no vessel was in sight. Capt. Pendleton and his wife, on behalf of themselves and the crew, expressed themselves yesterday as most grateful to Capt. Haddock of the "Runic", Capt. Cassens of the "Ocean", and the Captain of the Sandy Hook Light-ship for their assistance and kindness.