Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-14
STEAMER BURNED AT SEA.
a PFOYidCltlll Rescue OF Passengers
and Crew.
"MORNOS" ELDERS on BOARD.
Four Hours Complete the "hby,-
sinia's Distinctions THE "Spree"
Comes up Jnst In Time.
ELDERS on HOARD.

"Liverpool Atlantic liner burned at
scalp
This brief sentence, ON posters In
various parts Of the city, caused some
what OF sensation In the great sea-
port Of Liverpool on the evening Of
Tuesday, December 22ud, and the half
clothed and ragged women, boys and
girls who do duty ~ street newspaper
vendors had no difficulty In getting rid
OF tho "ioutth oIitioA" OF tue after
noon papers. An event such a3 the
lines ON the bills indicated would at
tact little more than passing Interest
In an Inland city, bat here where tho
vast ocean traffic II witnessed every
day such an item OF news has start
ling effect; for the port Of Liverpool il
tho home ui tue largest and fastest
ocean steamships ailoat, some Of
them being capable Of carrying
upwards ~ fifteen hundfot souls
al single voyage across the
mighty deep. "Atlantic liners" Is the
title given 10 the great passenger yes-
sells that are operated between hero
aud New York, Boston, Philadelphia,
Portland, Baltimore and other places
that engage In the transatlantic passeu.
ger traffic.
Not day passes when tho an
nouncement OF the loss OF a "linern
would not cause a sensation, Tor there
is no time when numbered the large
ships are not out with loads Of pre-.
cious human freight. but on this
particular date there were more and
finer vessels at sea than Is always the
case during the winter season. The
magnificent "reutonic,n the heetvst Of
/ all the ocean racers, was ON her way
/ between New York Aui Liverpool, as
was her sister ship, the "NlaiestlC,"
both " the white Star line; there
Were also out the Cunardefs "Aura-
MAJ and "Servia,n Rs well ~ two Of
the Iumau ships aud three Of tue
! GuiOn Huot, all ON the New York
| route. Besides, there were n dozen
large steamships which nun direct To
] the other pOrt- mentioned. Thousands
/ of men arc drawn from Liverpool and
ueighborhOod for tho crows OF ocean
going vessels, 80 the loss Of one Il an
/ event OF serious nature fOrOther than
mere financial reasons,
In this particular case additional in
torest was attached by the NEWS cor,
] respondent, because ~ the met that
! two OF the Guiou steamers carried
nmnng their passengers people from
] Utah; some en- route In Great Britain
and others returning from the Old
! World 10 their mountain home. The
| papers were eagerly scanned, there 10
| lind this Telegram from tbs Sciily
Isles;
"Ahvsslnin.n steamer, Of London,
destroyed 10y iro. An hands saved and
| we'll.
The last sentence removed tho great
weight that pressed ior an iusiantu
! glanolug ut the ilfsl word, Tor The
! "Abyssinia," sol LONDON" was the
! Guiuu vessel bOuui fut Liverpool, with
| TIRES mormon" missionaries IN t. list
| OF nas,ungers. The telegram hHd uoeu
| taken from the signals oi tho "@piur, %
| one u the NorideutnLer Lloyd com.
uany's large .teimcts ru route fIr
| bremen. She lrlt Ncw York 90 De.
rember l5th,and sIgualled hur mos age
/ when passing Saily Isles a. the south.
western extremity OF Euglaui np NOT
way to Southampton with tie mall.