The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

smoke that no one must leave the Patria's
boats so they left the smacks. From this
order we inferred that the sailors. who were
fire. For more than an hour we lay along
side the liner. now hot and smoke-covered,
boats. Through the fire We occasionally
caught sight of Captain Frolich on the
bridge. He divided his attention between
us. Once he shouted laughingly: The fire
is in my cabin. Now / can't get my pipe,
and you all know can't do anything with
out my pipe
Then the Ceres came up and her captain
sang out: Your ships afre. Shall take
your passengers?
Captain Frolich made the Ceres promise to
take us 10 Dover, and when our boats
Lulled over to her we were taken aboard.
The last We saw OF the Patria she was Just
a mass of smoke and going toward Ham
burg. Many Of us had to pay for what little
We could get to eat on board the Ceres. At
Dover everybody was very kind.
IF the captain had put us ashore as soon
as the IRE was discovered we would not
rave lost our baggage nor been exposed to
across the Atlantic and seen a good many
storms, but never experienced anything so
awful as being on board a ship which was
on IRE. do not know what Mr.. Duplace
and / would do or could do had not Mrs.
Ivers offered to stay and to try and save
my husbands life. We did not know her on
board the Patria, but her deed is quite in
Keeping with the generous actions of the
American women whom we had so frequent
" net at san Juan since Porto Rico came
under American control"
While waiting for the Kaiser FREDERICK
which arrived this evening shortly after
O'Clock, the passengers were cared for on
board OF Isle of Wight steamer Carts
brooke, provided for their accommodation
by the Hamburg-American Company. They
presented a strange spectacle on their ar
rival. Some of the men were wrapped in
blankets. The little children, several mere
papeS IN arms, were CRYING for want Of
bread. Dinner was served them immediate
ly on the CarisbrOoke, as although every
attention had been shown them at Dover,
they had had little to eat since morning.
Some were Frustrated with nervous excite
ment and had to be carried on board the
Carisbrooke. All are loud in their praises
OF the GOODNESS and courage of Captain
trolich aud the crew and of the courtesy
shown them since they were rescued
C9Wden Laushlin. New Yorker. who is
on MS way TO Berlin, confirms the state
ments of other passengers regarding the
complete absence of anything like panic.
he says: THE worst feature was the loss
OF the baggage. / lost all my diplomas,
which were in my trunks. The opinion of
as soon as the fire was discovered, which
would have enabled Us TO save our effects
but Il believe the officers did not know
the extent Of the danger
There is considera BILE conflict Of opinion as
to the date of outbreak of the fire. some
or the passengers declaring 1t was Tues
day. This, however, lacks confirmation 1t
Is certain, however, that the officers knew
of the existence OF the fire at s O'Clock
Wednesday morning, or nearly five hours
before the passengers were told to come
on deck.
Sixteen valuable racehorses on board
the Patria were suffocated or burned to
DEATH