Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-14

person securely tied will one or tw
ropes, the other ends being Ia ia
hands Of half dozen stou. Gefmans
Then one after another, ns directed,
passengers would make grab Tor the
rope ladder on which. 10 mount, anu
sometimes were tossed lnT out 81 IT.
reach But the eail0rs above hoisted
away with Will, and most Of the
passenger pissed up 10 the rail much rs
n they had been bags Of sani.
One man, baker on board the
"Abvssinian, was caught between a
small boat and the steamer aud was
considerably bruised, though his iu-
jurias We're not dangerous. a lady
whose weight was close 20 200 pounds,
proved almost too much for the hoist
ing party which had her Ia tow. She
was held by two ropes, and one mo-
mcnt was swinging IN mid-nir while
the next hy the movement Of the YES.
eel. she was dipnoi Into the crest o! an
angry wave. the OIL time iuckiug
stool never I'D ~ work better. 10 took
several minutes ~ get her over the
rail, but sine was finally landed safely
ON dsCk, without serious Injury, and
given prompt care.
Before uiv passengers were lowered
from the "Abyesinin, Nthe ilamCB were
shooting up tho main hatchwaye, aud
thick wreaihs DfsmDkecurled upwards,
presenting weird picture amid the
somhte surroundings OF clouds and
water. By ili y. no, within four
hour after tho discovery Of the IRE,
the last person had safely reached the
deck of the "Sprec." The centre d
the other ves4el VISA ablnze, the flames
tapping around mainmaai, shruuds and
aaiis, aud burning brightly with the
! grease ana Tar. A few minutes lutor
when the "9pfcen resumed her course,
/ the Inflated vessel appeared u mass Of
lire, clearly outlined agains. tho black
/ background u sky aud sen. soon all
/ was lost 10 viuw, aud night closed
around ~ the Norddeutsrher steamer
/ plowcd on In tho darkness aud storm.
On board the "Spree," warmth, dry
/ clothing. food and al thiugR necessary
/ for the comfort OF thu rescued party
were provided. They had Loot every
! thing except what lhey had on, not
even being allowed ~ take their small
| valisea with them. No effort was
/ made IN cave Passenger baggage; In
| fret there was little time, anu the Tlsk
! was great The officers aud crew VI
I the German boat are spoken VI In
terms " hiphest praise f1r their brave,
! courageous and generous conduct; the
I officers OF thc"Ahy ssiniu"ntu aihl com.
| muudud for thuir c0Olntss Ruu diicip-
/ line, but NJ the rest u the crew the only
] thug said 81 that most ui them acted
] "urly.h However, tne passengers
! were 100 iuli Of gratitude f0r their re-
! mlrkablo preservation 10 30 otherwise
! than feel charitable towards the we.k.
/ upsstH OF their full1w.mcn. The all.
| absorbing eunimcnt was one OF thanks
| to those who wero the means " iescu.
! ing them from death, and VI praise 10
I the kind aud mcfciful Providence who
! sent such timely aid. Had - not bean
! Tor The "SpTuu'sn Appearance ali must
| have petish,d within n 1hprt time, for
/ II was not possible Tor one OF Che small
boats 20 have lived In thu storm which
ragged during the night aud mex, lay.
The remainder Oi the voyage
was accomplished without any
/ special event trAnlpIillg except
I that between three ami Jour O'Clock
1 in tne morning n SUNDAY, December
! 2lth, the "spreg" gave ns'irtsuce TO The
steamer "lOna," which had a broken
[ shat, aud picked up two men Who
were thrown into the sen Ia Rn attempt
/ q launch one OF the"iOna's" boat-; one
0
taken ont OF the water.
As to the cause Of the IRE on the
"AbyFslnis, 'it g. said that " was spon-
/ taueOus combustion IN the cotton. a u
other opinion, aud one that seems most
reasonable In view Of the rapid spread
OF tht flames, ~ that while getting the
| tire out to repair the damaged boiler,
the wood ana iEilnmnPhlv material
close By was ignitrd and cOmmuni-
Gated the hro to several barrels Of oil
ami Il large quantity Of bacon stored
TN close proximity.
II H. fortunate that there were very
few passengers ON board tue "Abyt-
sinia;~ had there been large NUMBER
u panic could not have been avoided,
| and % IL doubtful whether many more
could have been rescued with the few
b1atF on the steamers, Hut travellers
arc learning 10 avoid clubs" that are
brought up from freight service aud
sont out In place OF docked vessels.
/ Onu other like "auostitutg" vos. tl-the
human steamer "Ciiy Of licbmund'-
| came very near, few months ago,
/ mprtirV with the same fate pH the
"hbyssiuli.n The risk on freight boats
pressed temporarily into passenger ser
vice IN M huudrcifold greater thnn on
tho regular "lines" II would ie bet.
Ter iof passengers 10 vary thg time OF
departure week or two for more com.
forts In ocean HE, and for les danger
and quicker trlps. J, n. A.
LIVERPOOL Dec. %, 1891.