The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-08
PANIC ON BURNING STEAMER
NAVY or THE CAIRNRONA'S
800 PASSgNGERs HURT.

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Special csSIs DsspsseA - THE SUN.
LONDON. April with nearly thou
sand persons ON board. the steamer Cairn-
roma. from London for Portland. Me.
caught IRE in the EnRlish Channel this
morning. There wac a panic among the
paasengers. who wore chiefly Russian emf
grants. and escape from a great tragedy
was only due 20 the officers and crew
keeping their heads aud forcibly holding
the terrified passengers under control.
A child was killed and several persons
were injured by explosions.
The Cairuroua was on Bsachy Head AZ
$50 A. NJ. when. IL 10 stated. one OF her
boilers burst. Her bankers caught fire
Several women. some nursing children.
were sitting on a hatch on dock when
violent explosion blew on tho hatch.
hurting the women and children In all
directions.
Some we're lady hurt and a baby was
killed outright by falling on the iron deck
Sections Of the shattered hatch struck
several Of tho passengers. causing nasty
wounds. Nine OF the crew below were also
injured by the explosion.
Panic Immediately seized the passen-
gers. Men and women rushed frenzIedly
about the deck. gesticulating. iabbering
and screaming The Officers vainly tried
20 calm them thick black smoke
poured out OF the bold in volumes.
The oflcsrs Immediately signalled for
help and the signals were fortunately
sen by the steamer kanawha, from
London for Halifax. and the Swedish
steamer Upland. These two vessels bore
down on the Cairnrona. whose captain
decided to transfer his passengers to
them.
IL was then that the crew we're com-
PEELED 60 do their utmost 90 prevent the
panicky passenGers from trampltnG upon
each other and throwing one another
into the sea. Wild hghts ragged around
the davits a. the CAirnronas boats we're
being lowered Men fought women 20
SECURE places. whils the women shrtsk ed
historically and several OF them tainted.
The officers took prompt steps. and
forcing their way With part OF the crew
into the struggling mass they felled several
Of the men with their fists and threw
others across the deck. thus clearing =
rpace for the women aud children.
After that everything went smoothly.
except that some % the eEni@r@nts IN
their aGita,ed haste TO leave the steamer
fell into the sea. from which they we're
rescued with dific'Ilty. The Cairnrons's.
KAmawha and Upland's boats promptly
transferred all the emigrants TO the
Kanawha and Upland The crew stayed
by the Cairnrona. Later in the day they
got the fire under control.
The refugees were landed ut Dover
this evening. There were about $50
steerage passengers and q number OF
ca,tlemen returning TO America. The
British Atlantic feet happened TO be ~
Dover. Prince Louis OF Battenberg.
its commander. was giving a dinner
on the flagship ~ hen the refugees arrived
He broke mp the company and with his
wife. officers. surgeons and sailors went
Ia the pier Ia help.
Numbers Of the refugees we're exhausted
by hunger and cold. especially the go
on the Upland. whose resources we're
msaKre. Al had to stay on deck in a
keen north vi ind Hot ratiOBs wer" served
from the feet aud from the hotels. The
IN i,trad ~ ere TAX en- 20 the hospital