Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-11-16
ATLANTIC LINER BURNED OFF THE
BRITISH COAST.
ALL THE PASSENGERS SAVED
CREW STAYED BY THE STEAMER TO
FIGHT THE FLAMES.
Worked Heroicnily- to Get the Passen.
gers on in the Boats and Then
Tried to Save the Steamer,
Which Was the
Patria.

| LONDON. Nov. 1.-THE Hamburg-Ameri-
can steamer Patria. Captain Frohlich,
which left New York November l. for Ham,
| burg. and passed the Lizard yesterday is
on fire near Dover. All the passengers
We're rescued and have arrived at Dover.
The Russian steamer Ceres sighted the
Patria. showing signals of distress and de-
| manding immediate help, about twelve
| miles from North Hinder Iightship. The
liner was enveloped in smoke, putting on
| full steam. The Ceres soon reached the
Patria, and. sending boat. learned that
captain trohlich was in urgent need of as
| sistance.
| The boats were got out and. with great
difficulty, all the Patria's passengers, num-
oerinS l50 We're transferred to the Ceres,
winch proceeded for Dover. where she ar
rived just before midnight. Francis W.
Prescott. the United States consul in Do
yer. was Immediately notified. and he con-
suited with the harbor authorities, who
| arranged to send out the harbor tug, Lady
Vita, which brought the rescued ashore.
Among the saved are many women and
children, as well as six babes in arms
The hurry of the rescue was indicated by
the fact that mcst of them were enveloped
in blankets only. They were rapidly dis
triouted 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 thar
! most of them are American citizens who
| have come for a vacation in Europe all
were ordered on deck at 6 o'clock wednes-
day morning, when they were Informed
that disastrous fire had broken out
among the general cargo. and. as the crew
| n m Stn fhl tot, \
he considered it advisable for the pas
sengers to take to the boats.
| At this time 1t was evident that the fire
mad obtained a thorough hold upon the
| cargo. Smoke and flames were ascend
| ing with overpowering force and causing
| the greatest alarm. The crew. according
to several passengers, worked like heroes
In their endeavors to keep the flames un-
der, but the great quantity of linseed
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 coolness of Captain Frohlich and
:he crew had calming effect on the pas
| senSers' generally.
The boats We're promptly got over the
side, the crew working if they were at
grill. The safety of the ladies and the
children was the first consideration. AS the
| fire had by this time consumed the greater
part -of; the passengers belongings, they
had to get into the boats as they had come
up from their hunks and some in very
light rainmenIza
The scene wasSa striking one, with some
touching aspects, husbands and fathers
parted from wives and children. Although
everything was carried cut under the most
trying conditions. thanks to the coolness
of the captain and crew there was no
panic, all of the passengers being gotten
into the boats and into two fishing boats
said to belong to Yarmouth, which had
come up in the meantime.
Just as this had been effected, large
| steamer was seen to be making toward the
burning liner. She proved to be the Ceres.
which first sent a boat and then picked up
all the Patria's passengers. The Ceres Of
fered also to take off Captain Frohlich and
the crew, but the latter preferred to remain
by the vessel SO long as they had chance
of saving her, although there was the
greatest danger in doing SO, her hull be-
ing red hot at the time, and there being
, | every evidence that she would burn for q
| considerable period.
The passengers say they learned from
, the officers that Captain Frohlich hopes to
put his steamer ashore at some point on
the coast, where there will be possibility
of salving her The scheme is a bold one
and does credit to a gallant crew.
The passengers. who had had nothing to
eat since half past z O'Clock Wednesday
7 morning. were treated with great kindness
l
were twenty-four women and about twenty
children. who looked very wretched as they
landed at the admiralty pier.
The crew of the liner is said to consist
effsE NEW q ToRk Ansriss1s Sov 1s-Emil Boaz gen.
eral manager of the Hamburg-American
line, when told of the Patria's misfortune,
said:
I "The Patria only carried second cabin
: passengers and steerage. She may have
i had about fifty people in the steerage We
do not know what her cargo was worth, as
: we never inquired about that. She had
about 1oOoo tons measurement of cargo. in
Guiding everything in the run of export
goods.
. You can say that the cargo was worth
the greater part of 100000. The vessel
r herself was worth about 100000 The
! all Of them living in Germany
r In her short life the Patria was unlucky.
! On her first voyage from this port, Febrl-
I ary 9, 1885, she grounded in the main ship
I channel near the southern edge of Pales-
E blowing at Sandy Hook and ice had
/. knocked the electric lamps from the buoys
9 She passed the night on the shoals and
/ tugs hauled her off uninjured next day.
il Following is the passenger list:
Goldwell; Lee J. Coldwell,, Mrs. Bertha
Fohl, Mrs. Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. E. Feyler
Miss Helen Eeyler, Master Edison and Al:
z Mrs. F. G. Gotwald. Master L. Gotwald
Miss Goodwin. Mrs Goldstein and child
Miss Hecker. Mrs. H: F. Haiohan. Ander-
son Hoy. Miss Clara Igelstrom Mrs. Anna
r. Jacobson, Miss Amalia Kamma, Miss Elsie
u Kuechel, L. Cowden Lauglin. Miss Lud
gems. Miss Lefty LInch. Miss J. Rapin
e Hans J. Eternholt. Miss Annie Schwartz
+ Miss Rosie Schwartz. Miss Bertha Tochter.
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