The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-17
GREW MERE HEROES
Cool Yankee and StoIid Teu-
ton Manned the Patria.
BURNING VESSEL CLEARED
Of Passengers Without a Sem
blanCe of Panic.

which was reported on nre on Dover l2St
night. while on a voyage from New York
for Hamburg, were transferred to the Rus
from Ostend They state that Captain
Fcohlich intended to try TO reach Ham
burg with the Patria-
London, Nov. 16-The steamer Alberta,
passing Beachy Head this morning, sig
nailed that she spoke the Hamburg-Amer-
Jean Line steamer Patria s5 miles from
Hamburg in tow Of a company's steamer.
Wner last seen. flames were issuing from
the aPtria. She had stood by the Patria
for five hours, and left when mo further
assistance was required.
Hamburg. Nov. 16.-The crew OF the
Hamburg American Line steamer Patria
are on board the company's steamer Ar
thesia, Captain Hoss. from Philadelphia,
November ,, for Hamburg, which Is tow
ing the Paula toward the Elbe.
New York, Nov 16.-Emil L. Boas. Of
the neutrality-suspicious. line. today re-
ceived a cablegram which read: "Patria
in North Sea, afiame stem TO stern, spon-
tanecus combustion linseed. Passengers
safe on Cores. Arthesa alongside and
trying to tow Patria into Elbe. Kaiser
Frederick will transport passengers to
Hamburg"
D2vcr, Eng, Nov. 16.-Thsre seems 70
be q general complaint among the pas
sengers OF the Hamburg American Inc
steamer Patria. Captain Frohhch. which
caught fire off ths port yesterday. while
on her way from New York. November
4 ha Egn in,
ignorance Of the outbreak Of the fire for
about five hours The passengers Who
were landed here. assert that if they had
been notified in time ali their baggage
could have been saved. \ saloon passen-
ger says: THE passengers were not in
formed Of the fire until II o'clock Wejnes-
day morning and there is good reason TO
believe that the officers knew of the fire
at in the morning. l was starring on
deck, when l saw smoke curling up behind
the smokestack and forthwith informed
my companions. The officers then or
dered all on deck, putting the women
and children in the boats first. They were
safely lowered"
The passengers leave here this after
noon for Southampton. when they will
embark on board the Kaiser Frederick
for Hamburg
The passengers of the Patria were en-
tertained with dinner at St Johns
school previous to their departure for
Southampton.
As an instance OF the GOODNESS displayed
by the passengers, it is related that a
German girl. who had been studying art
in New York, devoted her time during
the fire in sketching scenes on the deck.
Finally, she hurried 10 her cabin, to Sc
cure her clothing and found it filed With
smoke and all the pictures which she
had made in New York destroyed. She
struggled back TO the deck in an almost
suHocated condition and was with dif'i-
Guilty placed in a boat.
A Swedish passenger named Ernst Monk,
in an interview. said: The crew acted
like heroes from the beginning to the
end. The fire originated in the grain.
arnidshius. / heard 1t Was due 10 spon-
taneous combustion and may have been
smouldering for days. But the crew kept
the matter quiet until passenger,
German. Hans Schau. was told hy one
of the crew yesterday. From That the
the news soon spread, though 10 was kept
from the women The smoke. however,
began 10 show at Il:2o. and Il was no
longer possibie to conceal the fact The
caotain told US We would have 10 leave
the shin. The women and children were
alarmed and cried a great deal, but there
was little confusion. though most q Us
only saved the clothes we were wearing.
Many Of the women refused 10 leave ;heir
husbands and had to be forced into tho
f-.- /. III
&c nossible. We followed immedlateiy-
AS we left the vessels side We heard ihe
race horses in the hold screaming with
pain"
The latest accounts say the flames are
being overcome by the crew who are
working energeticaily. and that the cap
tain is confident he viii succeed IN bring
Ing the steamer into a German port u
was also said the effects 81 the Dassea-
gers had been wholly or partly saved The
Patria.s passengers jeff here today. an
na-en.lv IN good spirits. though many %
tbem were compelled 70 purchase I'd 81
tlonal clothing.
Southampton. Nov. I5-The rescued
passengers % the Patria spent The niEat
al Dover waiting the arrival - faa
Kaiser Friearichs. -Four Il the u7Fre1-
gers were left a. Dover and one ~ these.
a man named Dupiace. 81 Sc believed VIII
de because Of his terrible experience i1
the English channel 1ir. Duplace has
been Tor twenty years German o1rsal ~
san Juan Do Porto Rico wien hsm are
his vie and M-z Ivsrs - New York.
fellow cabin passenger wno. te3rs % 'rai7-
al ---s. and seeing the dlstrars of 11r
and Mrs.. Du9'son. has EeusrousiT Toiua-
-as-sd ~ stay and nurse me c1aTal. de-
ching the opportunity - c>r.in1e te-
sl,.-oev 20 Germany. Ike the sthe- gar-
senzars. Mr. and Mr. D11iare saved
no.hf1z but what c1ey were uear.nE ne
the time
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said. "If fhe eaPtain had pr - sshers
sz coon a. me Gre vas discovered. re
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been exposed 90 saca danger 7 d npt
know waat M Dgpla1s and wsalf Or
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