The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-11-17
FIRE ON A STEAMER,
Russian Vessel Takes $50 Passengers or
the Burning Liner Patria-The
Ship May BE Saved.

LONDON, Nov. 16-The Russian
ing signals of distress and demanding
immediate help about - miles from
North Hinder lightship. The liner
was enveloped in smoke. Put
ting on full steam the Ceres soon
reached the Patria, and sending boat
learned that Capt. Frolich was in
urgent need of assistance.
The boats were got out and with
difficulty all the Patria's passengers,
numbering $50, were transferred to the
Ceres, which proceeded for Dover.
where she arrived just before mid
night.
Francis w. Prescott, the Urited
States consul in Dover, was Immediate
ly notified, and he consulted with the
harbor authorities, who arranged to
send out the harbor tug Lady Vita,
which brought the rescued ashore.
Among the saved are many ladies and
children, as we'll as six babes in arms.
The hurry of the rescue was indi-
Gated by the fact that most of them
were enveloped in blankets only. They
were rapidly distributed among the
hotels or sent to the Sailors home, and
everything possible is being done for
their comfort.
According to interviews with some
of the passengers which elected the
fact that most of them are American
citizens who have come for a vacation
in Europe, all were ordered on deck at
6 o'clock Wednesday morning, when
they were informed that a disastrous
fire had broken out among the general
cargo, and as the crew were unable to
master it the captain said he consid-
cred it advisable for the passengers to
take to the boats. At this time it was
evident that the fire had obtained a
thorough hold upon the cargo. Smoke
and flames were ascending with over
towering force and causing the great
est alarm.
The crew, according to several pas
sengers, worked like heroes in their
endeavors to keep the flame under,
but the great quantity of inseed
among the cargo and the oil supplied
by this made all their efforts hopeless.
There was very great excitement
among the women and children, but
the example set by the GOODNESS of
Capt. Frolich and the crew had a calm
ing effect on the passengers generally.
The boats were promptly got over
the side, the crew working as if they
were at drill. The safety of the ladies
and the children was the first consid-
grafton. AS the fire had by this time
consumed the greater part of the pas
sengers' belongings they had to get
into the boats as they had come Up
from their hunks, and some jEy very
light raiment.
The scene was striving one, with
some touching as 5ects, as husbands
and fathers parted from wives and
children. Although everything was
carried out under the most trying con-
ditions thanks to the GOODNESS of the
captain and crew there was no panic,
and all of the passengers being gotten
into the boats ard into two fishing
boats, said to belong to Yarmouth,
which had come up in the mean time.
just as this had been effected a large
steamer was seen to be making for the
burning liner. She proved to be the
Ceres, which first sent boat and then
picked up all the Patria's passengers.
The Ceres offered also to take off Capt.
| Frolich and the crew, but the latter
preferred to remain by the vessel SO
long as there was any chance of saw
| ing her, although there was the great
est danger in doing so, her hull being
red-hot at the time and there being
every evidence that she would burn
| for considerable period.
The passengers say they learned
from the officers that Capt. Frolich
hopes to put his steamer ashore at
some point on the coast where there
will be possibility OF saving her.
The scheme is a bold one and does
credit to gallant crew, and which it
is hoped may be successful.
The passengers, who had had moth
ing to eat since half-past Wednesday
morning, were treated with the great
est kindness on being landed at Do
yer. Among them were "a ladies anC
about 20 children, who looked very
wretched as they landed at the admi
rally pier.
The crew of the liner is said to con
sist chiefly of Americans.
Production of Copper in October.
New YORK, Nov. 16.-According tt
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