The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-11-16
American steamer ON Fire.

london. Nov To- Ihe Hamburg
American steamer patr.a So or On, scar
uover The liner was envsloped .a the
smoke putane on fln steam tht Ger.
- reached tb~ Pa,rla and sending o.
boat. Learned that Capt FrOI.h waf
in urgent 1.ed 90 asslsiance
The beats were gotten out vIff .sry
rreat difficulty all the Tatras pasf-
cngerF numberlar 40 were iranffsrrcI
90 the Ceres Rhch proceeded fbr p.-
vef where she arrived jgr. before m d.
night.
Francis " prcrcott. the United
States consul in Dover. wss lrrr.e edIat,.
" notified and De corsllted tho hart1r
outhorrcs who arranged 30 4srd thc
harbor tue. Lady Vita uh..h brought
me rpscuei ashore Amenr tf. .svll
are many ladies anl lnlrsr ss r.lI
az six babes .n arms
The hurrg ~ he rrfele Has .d. .ai-
81 hy the fact shat mosi .f ft.. wsfo
cnveioped ln blankets o1.s They wste
rapidly distrDufod am1re trr h....r
~ sent fo ths Sailor ssr.. a.I .efr
thing possible s haaE a.-. '.f .h. 3
comfort
According q. Interviews wtt s.ut
W tfe passenger which taI os
fact that most ~ taam ag. hutfra..
wno have como far vacation u EI-
fope, aI wer. ordered .n gr.E 10 q
c.c.ock "wednesday m,rnnl when tt.y
we're informed tha. o. dtlst-.aa fr.
bad broken out amour t-s rs1,eal .a.-
go aud. us the crew Ver. unable fr
master 80 the captain fs.4 he olsdsf
Cd 90 adv.sahie for the ass.rstr io
take to thr boats
All ihis tme t NaF ,t.l. N.' n.
nre had obtained thor..rh Au.I 90 r
the cargo Sm1se aul flames Wsr' 1f-
ceriInr Wfh .NsrrHuerer f.rs and
,aDelnr tfe CREATES, alarm T. cross.
pccord.ne go several p.ss.uf rr r.r.
sd tke heroes Iu fltr .l4t.. lo
keep tha flames under. ..f ttn rrca,
quantity of tnHeei aw.r tat s.rr'
ana che ole applied Ur .t
their Efforts hopeless
Tasra was very er'.t 'mrr'
among the anman aul .hufr.. hu
the axarnpI. s.i Uy fhr ...f,.r f 'ns
,aptain ana crew had .Ir.ne .f,
un the passengers generally.
Tne boats were promptly ''. 1F.'
tfr Sides tF. .ra uUrlag .s in.
were at duu The safety .t .a. iad
and the children Was a. tr.t .unsii
srat0n Aa the fra h.l uy n.' um
consumed the rrelt.r TaFt .. .a' rats
sre.rs belongings. th.s aan r.t n.
e. tne hoats as hey hal .~ iron
their bunk. aa1 f'r.
light rumeut
The r.0ne Haf ttr.a.tr a.. W'lf
sprie tuuch.ne aspects. .s h4|tH'iI
ana fathers parted frou uF'H aT.
children AlthouEh eysry,hrr Hn' oH
ueI one uud0r tne m0st t~Fnt coma
tiona. tharks tI the ef0.uH.s Ht h' riF
taIn and crew thcre was nu lan.c. ni
n .h. passengers beans soften into ih'
hoats and into twp hsh.uE huai' f"'
a. beionc o. Yarmouth, rh. .ch nad CONT
up in thc cluume.
Iua- as an shad been Effected % larr
steamer was aasn coming toward th
burning liner She proved q" 20. '"
Coroa which arst sent a uoat ana th'
picked up all the Fatr.aa pAaserlg'r'
The ceres offered also o. take Un CAPT
Fr,hlich and the crew t0lt thc latte
prefe~rel So remain pF .h" tNtt a
t,rr as tnrrs wac ans ,aal 'i "tfIh
her although there was ~, rro1it
danger in dons f1. her hGI raur fal
mot al abe ume and there t'ns rF"i
evidence tnlt shc NauI. ".tn
siderable nerpl.
Tho passenger aay .a.F learned it.F
the officers that Cap.. FvI hope
20 put h.s steamer ashore af Some p"'a
on the coast where there "il t' Io'
ability of saivnC her
The passengers who had nothing B.
ear since half ..ast sty,u W~in"sda
morning were treated wi,n ih" greater
kindness 1n being landed at Dover
The crew 10 the liner s s.44 'n con
t...sI..srtr