The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-16
SHIP AF[REAT SEA
THRILLING ESCAPE OF THE ONE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY PASsEN-
GERS OF THE PATRIA
CREW WORKED LIKE HEROES
HANDLED THE BOATS AS THOUGH
THEY WE'RE AT ONE OF THEIR
PRACTICE DRILLS
PANIC AMONG PASSENGERS

1t Was Confined to the Women and
children However, and the Work
of Rescue Was Not Impeded-Rus.
sian Steamer Ceres Came to the
Burning Vessel - Passengers Es.
capped scantiIy Clad.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-The Hamburg.
| American steamer Patr1a, Capt. FrohlIcb.
which left New York Nov. T. for Ham.
burg, and passed the Lizard Yesterday.
is on fire near Dover. All the passengers
were rescued and have arrived at Dover.
Ihe Russian steamer Ceres sighted the
Patr1a, showing signals of distress, and
demanding immediate help, about twelve
miles from North Hinder hghtship. The
liner was enveloped in smoke Putting
on full steam the Ceres soon reached the
Patria and sending a boat, learned that
Capt. frohlich was IN urgent need of as
s1stance. The boats were got out and,
with great difficulty all the Patrias pas
sergers, numbering $50, were transferred
to the Ceres, which proceeded for Dover,
where she arrived just before midnight
Francis w. Prescott, the United States
consul In Dover, was Immediately nott-
| fed, and he consulted with the harbor
authorities who arranged to send out a
| tug which brought the rescued ashore
Among the saved are many ladies and
| children, as well as six babies in arms
The hurry Of the rescue was indicated
by the fact that most of the passengers
we're enveloped in blankets only. They
We're rapidly distributed among the hotels
or sent to the sailors home, and every
thing possible is being done fer their
comfort.
STEAMER AFIRE.
Interviews with the passengers elected
the fact that most of them were Ameri-
can citizens, who have come for a vaca-
ton in Europe All were ordered on deck
at o'clock Wednesday morning, when
they were informed that disastrous fire
had broken out among the general cargo,
and as the crew We're unable to master
1t, the captain said he considered 1t ad-
Yisafle for the passengers to take 10 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 ovorpoweFiiig force and caused the
greatest alarm. The crew, according to
several passengers, worked like heroes in
their endeavors to keep, the flames under,
but the great quantity of linseed among
the cargo, and the oil spilled from it,
made the cargo infiamable ....
There was great excitement among the
women and children, but the example set
by the GOODNESS of Capt FrChlich and the
crew had a calming effect upon the pas
sengers generally. ..-..-
SHIPS BRAVE CREW.
The boats were promptly got over the
side, the crew working as if they were at
drill. The safety of the ladies and chill
dren was the first consideration. AS the
fire by this time had consumed the great
er part of the passengers belongings
they had to get into the boats as they
came up from their hunks, and some
were in very light raiment
Q The scene was striking one, with
some touching aspects, as husbands and
fathers parted from their wives and chill
dren. Although everything was carried
out under the most trying circumstances,
thanks to the GOODNESS of the captain and
crew, there was no panic, all of the pas
sengerS being gotten into the boats and
into two fishing boats said TO belong to
Yarmouth, which had come up in the
meantime.
just dS lIllS was 6lSClGQ a large steamer
was seen to be making toward the burn
ing liner. She proved to be the Ceres.
which first sent a boat and then picked
up all the Patria's passengers. The Ceres
offered also to take off Capt. Frohlich
and the crew, but the latter preferred to
remain by the vessel as long as there was
any chance of saving; her, although there
was the greatest danger In doing so. her
hull being red hot at the time and there
being every evidence that she would burn
for a considerable period.
PASSENGERS AND CARGO.
NEW YORK, Nov 15.-Emil Boaz, gen.
eral manager of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
line, when told Of the Patria's misfortune.
said:
The Patria carried only second cabin
passengers and steerage. She may haye
had about fifty people in the steerage We
do not know what her cargo was worth,
as we never inquire about that She had
about 1000 tons measurement of cargo,
including everything in the run of export
goods. You can say that the cargo was
worth the greater part of 81, 100000 The
vessel herself was worth about S70O OOO
We do not insure our vessels in outside
companies. We insure ourselves having
a fund set aside for the purpose. The
Patria had about sixty officers and crew,
all of them living in Germany"
In her short life the Patria was un-
lucky. On her first voyage from this port.
Feb 8, 1895, she grounded In the main
ship channel near the southern edge of
Palestine shoals A ffty-mile an hour
gale was blowing al Sandy Hook, and ice
hal knocked the electric lamps from her
buoys. She passed the night on the shoal,
and tugs hauled her off uninjured next
day.
The Patria was a steel twin screw four
masted steamship. with three decks and
shelter deck. She was built for the Ham
burg-American line by the Vulcan Ship
Building company, at Stettin, In 1894. Her
total tonnage was 6664, her tonnage under
the bridge 4,416 and her net tonnage 4.249.
ALL PERTSHED. Z,