The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-08-01
dalton that new lane routes be established
Tor fast passenger steamers between
American and European points
SHIP WAS BURNING.
Storage Passengers Attempted To
Seize All Lifehoats.

New York, July 27-The steamship Ar
dandhu. Of the Tweedie line, trading be-
tween West Indian ports and this city,
came up to the bay today with a heavy
list to starboard. and the cargo stored In
her lower hold fire The fire first made
its appearance at $50 Monday night, when.
If the vessel had made an uninterrupted
voyage. she should have been off the New
Jersey shore and close to Sandy Hook. But
leakv boilers and the breaking down of her
engines delayed the steamer at least thirty
hours and at the time of discovery of the
flames in hold No. 8, the steamship was off
FenWlcks island. on the coast of Maryland.
The widest excitement followed the out
break of the fire, and several of the eleven
storage passengers all Jamaicans. endeav-
ored to seize the life boats. The third
mate. Percy Sanders. was forced to draw his
revolver to prevent the men from the steer
age leaving the burning steamer In the
three life boats which could easily have
accommodated the other forty-fve pas
sengers and members of the crew. The
passengers We're however. forced out of
the boats by Captain Walker and his men,
and when discipline was restored. prepa.
rations made for the saving of the
lives of the women and children of the
vessel. The three life boats We're lowered
into the sea. which was quite calm, and
the ships officers stood by rope ladders.
Thus panic was averted and the safety
of the tfty-siX persons on board assured.
The heat was so intense and the smoke
was so heavy that 1t was for a time unsafe
for the passengers TO remain on the upper
deck. They We're all ordered forward, and
the women and children were first put into
the Iifcboats, each of which had Il full
supply OF food and water on board, and
was supplied with compasses and signal
rockets.
II was nearly midnight when Captain
Walker cons idcred that he had the ire I'M
der control and decided to continue on his
Wav to New York. The women and emil
dren We're taken back TO the steamer ana
the Hfcboats were lhoisted to the Davis, Dul
were not taken on board. The officers from
that time on kept watch over the NE
boats to prevent the eleven Jdildltai'-',
VINO appeared to be terrof-S lrlchth iloli'
deserving the burning steamship III tneh
Two of the Storage passengers, Ho"cNcl'
slowed themselves in the small Doat HaIti II
ana remained there until the Aruanuhu
reached the narroWs u,o1,,or
on the trip up the coast captain w aihei
brought the steamship to stdnaStll ~
ascertain If the steam was etNlhS 't'c
Inli Of fine flames in the lower holu. Al
though it was apparent that the h" llt
wore being held i'll check, ii WIS d49o 60
that the nre in hold No. 8 was an @ .uli zen.
si,,p one Between the decks the neat Wa
,nEe9rahle. and when the covers from lhe
IpntIlator holes We're relloFeu,, 'N,o ir
voii.d out of the opening. Inc H4e ton-
tinmad ~ hurn and une Ardandnu. on ac-
onI,1t of the water which mad been let INTO
T GoI5S Z and 4, mad a neavy list to star
board. preventing much speed