The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-10-22
ON FIRE IN Mrp-ocEAN.


ry of the Captain and Crew.
New York Herald
II can dell you holdings about it." said the
first officer OF the steamship Moeel yesterday
to Herald reporter. The captain is
ashore, and he said to me say nodings to no.
body, and can say no more"
The Mosel had just arrived at her dock at
Hoooken, and the reporters inquiries were
- AZ ~ VIC Pei y, 'ne nIe on
the passenpers were still engaged in ostt;ne
their lng,sos .shors and .s tha sSsnt.;e
could not be found- and the first officer,s
mouth vas closed bv the orders - IT.
superior the renortar interroosted The ,nost
intellipsnt lookine of thosa that he co,,,d
find S-N
HE would tell Won nothing eb2- the
passenger said. eveine the rubicnnd official
ssWell that Is the nav thov treated n. ~ tha
time Of the FIRE. IL occurred on the "a
inst, in the morning. About O'Clock IL
was rumored that there was a fire on hoard
There had bean 10 announcement made
that such was the case. and MANY Of ma
doubted the truth of the report When the
officers were Questioned IN regard 10 n thov
gave evasive answers and made light of the
matter When the fact could no Ionoev he
concealed they said il was an affair of no
couseouenca and that the cantain va. al
ready attending To IL We miebt have
known nothing about il in the beginning
but for the noise made by the pumps and
the smoke which issued from one of the for
ward patches 1t was plain to all that there
was q fire in one OF the freight compartments
OF the vessel. but, In spite of the evidences
OF our own senses the officers vould give us
no information. The gangways and pas
sages, and even the cabins were flooded with
water. Even the women who were suffer-
| ing from seasckness were compelled to
| leave their berths
.o
a
some Oh Inc steerage passengers came on
the quarter deck with their wives and chill
Tha minors syere ~ 81. r,e-t o,.ts.esS;ntI--
| cbaracter and The onIr wondsr y; a., AZ
| alarm did not de.enerata 80 = nsnic The
extent of the FIRE could mot be learned and
| II was said .mona othar th;nas 49,, ~
smoke was 60 danse &C 70 h;rdar 81, nr-oa III
| 10 n and nYayent affac,rai rro-, ~
| tinouishing II This nrnxad 20 ha y,,a erd
tna ,rnrhars - -a.a III, " u uuS, ano
no .te =; 80: iepuisea W We
aAnd thro,,oS III ~ 20. q, sne nalnes
- - .n,,"a o.. VII, :neio was my
sanaas - 49, r.sS,-ea ms " Tue pas
NJ 80 ~. ". -
are aaa &c. 80 tt .,.a ene ii,e ~, p1A; -
wes CIV r.d. aiI ,nea we "eTy .o,u
| bouoray r.. a. S... - -,
tha ot,;n.r sn ssac.so ~ ha, sa,. "a.
s. 10 o.o1s 1nse.Iu W oene'S-ah ieIs ~
ssa t Ths ,n t saou,r DC pfspsrea 10,
sue Muiss mi, tug uamoel orusl anu uscoruni
prevaiied. IneIe were no wslhngs OF distress;
Piaoe VI satsiy " cIies even ,ronr .ne many
moLhen nnu oniIuIeI On ooaru. inis Iortu-
M. 1onuiIion n.ay lave Ies.iiseu lron ,ne
a, haar ;,o @ .t =, uis tf na s; as
e 80 nt,soa.. ~ M snds oaSe sne aoo
=, INC oino 81 y, 'ne Mossi Was WISE, OF ~
n may nav, nave .t Deen caused oy tne leenng OF
- r,d eno as,,;p -. TSt; .ne ,
" anu ,;A; IT, ed Li Vi Cap.ain Ney nao o
%, $500 $50. 800 laJ .;,as ;.1
tpia, antone suon Us nau saiieu Will MN
FIGHTING THE FLAMES.
The report then came that the captain,
amid steam and smoke, in position scarcely
to be endured physically, and to the wonder
and encouragement OF his crew, was person
ally conducting the WORK against the lire.
way forward, ana some nme later DISK
nanio was seen 70 ISSUE Iroul one "a tre ven
.ia.ors tu I9s, sesSel was 'usneo oeloIe Ine
MInu, ou' sun NJ W. " noVioe Vi enooui 5,
aeemeu., no IhiornA'iou as 10 our actusi
conoition came from the captain himself
an ollinous anu unoroHen siience pIssaiieu,
anu even "nen we SPOKE 10 eacn otner oui
Morus were uteereu III wnlsPeis. mus maI'
oels remained Ior some time, ou, suooeniy,
"nHe All "efs waiting ahAiousiy ior some
anu cieaI. rang out we Weicome molus, me
cap,ain oios me>say 'nere 70 no uftner oan
ger.
Ills statement WAS received Win hurIan
lnas e1nio ioln Iunueu .nIoas M
ahnounceI men. oIouguI renei 70 many UNI
tnen solely aIiic.eu nesrts. Aite, tnis ine
passengers, who, AZ sP,'e VI ,ne ,ah'ns .1in
nsa remalneo on aecK; graouany wllnorew
10 tneif CABINS, sit9ougn some oouo.eo sun
the iuli force OF the gooo news. ABOUT L.
O. CLOCK the captain, exhausted, ms ciotnine
wet ano toin, the pelspirauon sui stream
) ing GOWN ms Weatner-peaten lace; apPesree
, among the passengers with ounoie Oh oiacs
sewing SIX In ms nano, ana saio: hso1e'
ana gentlemen, the danger is past: we
found the seat ana origin OF the nre IN tne
, center OF the freight taken on az Soutnamp
ton. IL was fortunate tnas the gooos con
z not give an actiye lame. De assured tna'
the nre Is OUT.
IN SAFETY.
, Inc ehecI Oh TINS announcement upon