The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-16
THE PATRlA BURNED ATSEA
plSsI NGERs FROM VIEW FORK RES
CTED BY 4 RUSSIAN sTEhNhR.


The Hamburg American Liner Left here ON
Nn,. Caught Fire In the Engihh Cham
mel Yesterday Morning Passengers Hur-
RED On Deck Half Drcssed-Perfect Dis
eipIinr ntain-d-Aii Landed at Dover
and cared For by the American Consul
saved None OF Their BaRgage-Captain
and Part of the Crew Stuck to the
Steamer In an Attempt to Beach Her.
Sr,-ol cable D.Ipa,ch 10 rnx suS.
LoNuoN, Nov. 15.-The Hamburg American
Line steamship Patria. Capt. Fr0lich which
sailed from New York on Nov. 4 with forty
four cabin and seventy eight steerage passen-
gers. caught fire in the Channel early
ih.s morning from some unexplained
cause and tho passengers had narrow
ssrarc. The Patria was twelve miles north OF
the Hinder lightship. when the Russian steanl-
,hp Cnres. which sailed from Cronstadt on
oct > sighted her. At the time the patrln was
sn,cIopci in smoke and was flying signals
otdstrcss. The Ceres put on full steam and az
soon us she got near the burning steamer
loyereI boats and transferred the passengers
and part OF the crew-about one hun
drcl AMI fifty persons in all. There
was grca, difficulty In rescuing the passengers
a. urgent haste was necessary. Many Of the
passengers were wrapped only in blankets.
The Cores reached Dover by midnight and
herrommandcr sent a me- sagr to the American
consul francis W. Prescott. The Consul imme-
diataS conferred with the harbormaster and
secured The services Of the tug Lady Vita to
laul the rescued passengers nni crew. Mean
while Consul Prescott arranged for the rccep-
ton OF the shipwrecked people at various ho-
tes and az the sailors Home.
when the tux returned she was densely
packed There were six women and twenty
sx children. including six infants. on board
All the passengers were quickly housed.
The passengers said that while the trip was
q rough one. everything went well until
The steamer struck the channel at .
o'clock this morning. Then they
were awakened AMI ordered on
on deck. When they inquired what was the
matter they were told that the cargo was afre.
The crew was unable to subdue the FIRE and
the smoke was ascending in volumes.
Many Of the passengers Joined the
crew in their efforts to extinRuish tho
flames, but the fire having communi-
Gated with large quantity OF linseed
oil. constituting a large part Of the cargo.
the work Of the fire lighters had no effect The
women and children became greatly excited,
hut the GOODNESS OF the officers and crew had
an excellent and calming effect upon them
Capt FrolIch promptly decided to lower the
boats. The discipline Of the boats crews was
wonderful. They cleared away and launched
the boats as II they we're in port The women
and children were called for first.
II was impossible to reach the cabin or the
ttaterooms and the bulk OF the passeng gers
baggage was consumed. They left the ship
with only what they wore, and In some in
stances THIS onsisted Of nighteowns aud suoh
wraps a. could be hurridly seized lust before
going On deck.
While the passengers were entering the life
boats. two fishing smacks, whose shippers had
observed the smoke and fame shooting sky
ward. came alongside They offered to assist
In the work OF rescue. but their services were
not needed
The Ceres took aboard all OF the passen gers
and part Of the crew. Her captain also offered
to take all Of the crew. but Capt. Fr0lich, be-
heying that he still had a chance TO save the
ship although part OF the hull was
red hot, decided to stick by her
He apparently hoped that he might run her
ashore at point where che might be subse-
puently salved. Before the Ceres steamed
away her captain noticed that there was
another steamship standing BY the burning
liner
The Patrias passengers were landed shortly
alter midnight in u haf-famished condition,
having had nothing to eat since early morning.
LoNpoN. Nov. 10. y A. M-Sothing further
has oeen heard regarding the Patria's crew.
THE SHIP AND HER PASSENGERS
Mr. Emil L. Boas. the general agent OF the
neutrality-suspicious. Line. said last night that
b" had received no direct news from the Ham
burg Offices or from the English agents Of the
i'he In regard to the disaster The ship car
RCD arg" cargo. The list Of the cabin pas
senG"rs as kept here contains forty names AZ
follows.
nNE william Hyc.rp N,.sE
~ NV. On ,kLFs, HOLAHIS, Mas. HE.