The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-12-28
...OR ONASTEAMER
k.any Hours of Peril from Fire and
Tempests.
THE CREW is LANDED ATsT. JOHNS


Angry Gales While Her Hold Was
Raging Furnace The Deck of the Ves-
sci Was So Hot That Walking Upon IL
Was Torture to the Sailors-Arrivai In
Port.
st. Johns, N f. Dec. 2S.-No body OF
men ever hailed the sight Of land with
greater Joy than the haggard-faced
crew Of the British steamer Lamberts
Point which has just arrived here. For
forty hours a reign of terror had pre-
vailed on the ship, from which there
was no escape until friendly port was
reached. Within the hold raging fur
mace threatened at any moment to en-
gulf the crew in its flames, while ter
rible storm menaced the frightened
sailors with death equally as certain |
| should they take to the boats
| Black clouds of smoke were curling |
| out of the hatchways when the steamer
| came into the harbor. The believing
of the cattle, maddened by pain and
| fright. came over the water as she
neared her moorings The ship had
list to starboard of nearly 20 degrees,
and showed in a dozen ways that she
was in distress of the most serious
character. The paint was curling UP In
great blisters on her sides from the
awful heat that ragged within.
Cotton Bales Catch Fire.
The Lamberts Point left Norfolk, va.
seven days ago with cargo conslgneo
for Liverpool. Last Friday afternoon
the first signs Of fire was discoVereu
in the compartment amidships, WHICH
was filed with cotton bales The rap
\ idity with which the fire gained heau-
way convinced Captain Humphreys
that 1t had been burning at least tweh-
. tv-four hours. The location of he
j blaze and the storm which tossed the
e vessel about like cork made the Worh
t of fighting the fire doubly dlihcuit'
4 AS any attempt to open the compart-
: nent and remove the burning cotton
: would simply give new energy to the
n b,aze the captain ordered holes cut
3 in the cabin flooring and then steam ant
n water pipes inserted in the openings
Ie when IL became apparent that steam
ID uouId not smother the flames flood o
Sc water was turned into the compartment
s. and the vessel was headed for this por
in the hope that it would be reache
ne before too late.
n Fire Gained Rapidly
ht The fire gained rapidly against the el
as forts Of the crew, and hnaIy reache
ne the fore compartment Again the cal
Is tain had holes cut in the deck anu !, u
ps , steam and water were turned iii'o =, -
of hold II became necessary to flood II
ne compartment as before ana the pm
m rstinp TO starboard. was at the mer'
ais % tha hattarinU wave
me Tn snite of these measures the IRE WI
a not extinruished. having spread in
en-. other commandments. To hood the
he ( ,,,o,,id have been the same as sinkii
rds ! the shin. owing to the heavy weather'
DC Jrverv moment added to the danger
,ha situation. The heat was almost
haarable The iron deck became SO
,hot WALKING was like torture to |
sailors. 1vne sides of the vessel sizzi
&c tho water dashed against the
clouds Of steam and smoke choked
'tn sa,,ors as they worked the best TN
on could TO keep the flames within pouh
rest yy,,hin twenty-four hours the heat
ith- smoke spoiled all the provisions
, of ,aft tho crew scarcely anything 10
ami Frantic from the Heat
the The cattle became irahue -,
e in heat which assaiieo 'nei, -,
the dooks Their wild lowing and peiloW
oont,nued night and day, with no pos
ave h,a chance open to relieve their pa
tion yvhon the ship listed many or the
aals s.,s broke loose from their pens
viii ,,,urged madly to and fro, some OF u
wing being lost overooaro' me id y
dent confine the crazy ahiii,a,e -,
cain 49,, death TO the men. There was nc
,eet- ,rq "a be done until port was reache
,ncil Cantain Humphrey sighted the
: la hor early in the morning at a
40 &c ,,her he and his crew had almost y
nm all hope. In her crippled cohui
,ha steamer could make put ittie h'
wov against the storm which 4"
shed ord a was feared that the worst w
city coroe before a landing couio De II,
rican The huff old captain frankly auii'
tne that he could not have coh'io"uu -,
e Al ere twenty-four hours longer. ne
nmit- nacts IN have il subdued In rev
ed Crazy Animals Have To i'e eno..
G en- p, tha meantime an effort VII
ecep- made to save as much OF the cars
Les at s.,h,e Gangs of men were sc
on OIL ,vor,k at once landing the cat'ie,
IL tne of which had become crazeu VIZ,
ncipal ol W. W. haot II became necessal
lssion shoot some of the animals tha'
Gage, shuo. ,,,ost severely from star
on the heated deck uo
The fight against the flames wa
n AS sumed also VIII .n ,ners cut in the
4 nor from tugs s.,.,, wore steam
They of theVessei 10 - - .,,o,,ert the {
to cut and at the eaiu s LIN no disch
.rriage that can pe ,.a FIRE is res
he ice until the sea. - oroo was dana
D feet, Nearly the l.->-- el.'ie -
OF sig wv. After a Slice of Green ian
tinusd London, Dec. 2s-A dispatch FRO FRO
he car hohu 40 The Daily Mail sa,
Ige be- pennas executive has made
ar de- Wasn,ne Na.r,ork for the sale of
broke, lures -s,,,1v defined stretch OF
were ~ ~ northwestern Greenland whe