The daily news. [volume] (Pensacola, Fla.) 1889-190?, 1900-02-05
ONE TRAGEDY
OF THE SEA.

and other horrors of the sea which come
into this port each winter none is more
dramatic than tie stony Of the burning
Of an uukuoWn oil steamship in midOcean
in the winter of 1892. The vssscl was
subsequently Thought % have been the
British oil steamship I.oodiana. although
no absolute proof II her identity was ev-
sar Obtained. The story as told by the
officers Of the E-yp.ian Prince. which ar
rived IN This pnrt with the news OF the
burning Of thc uilship. j. oftcu told even
al this late day in the shipping offices
along South street. and no marine novel
ist ever prnucd or imagined story more
pathetic or Ilore dramatic N all its de-
tails.
II was midnight in December, 1892,
and the steamship Egyptian Prince,
bound from Newcastle FOR this city. was
in midoo,.ail. pluwing through the waves
III a ten Knot cl.p. The night was cold
aud dark. AND the wind blew with hurri
cane force.
Better keep good looaoHt tonight"
said Captain Coleman 10 Second O.icnr
Jordan. It's gong 90 hc nasty and ua
mistake
Ave. ave. it j. jhat. came the reply.
and then the captain went below. Jordan
Remained oa the bridge silently gazing
Al the bl- cpmHe.~ rolling toward the
vessel al tGug-l 60 oL-ulf II aud then
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