The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-24
Wireless Brings the News as
II Brought the Comus
Alongside.
FIRE GOT UNDER CONTROL
comus May Bring Southbound
Passengers North and Trans
fer Them to Proteus.

The Morgan liner Menus Of the quintet
Of twin screw steamships plying between
this port and New Orleans. which sailed
hence on Wednesday with eighty-two
passengers. was found To he on fire ON
Friday afternoon on the coast Of Florida
near Cape Canaveral. Her commander.
Capt John Boyd. had the crew called
TO fire quarters and the steam turned
into the lower after hold. where the fir.
was smouldering Then he ordered his
wireless operator to call the Momus's
sister ship. the Comus. bound from New
Orleans for this port and due to he in
| the nsighborhood.
The Comus received the call for a..
sistance and reached the Momus yeater-
day morning Capt Boyd decided that
he could work better with the passense
Oh the burning ship and he transferred
them To the Comus The sea was calm
and the transfer was made without
mishap
When Capt Boyd notified the Comus
OF his plight he gave her his position.
which Was thirty miles OF Jupiter light
in twelve fathoms lie had dropped
anchor there shortly after the discovery
OF the Are. doubtless believing his men
could master IN. blaze more readily on
= motionles- ship
Carl " Jung-n. New York manager
OF the Morgan Line which Is owned by
the Southern Pacific Steamship Com
pany, received yesterday morning tn.
following d--paich from Capt Boyd.
sent Ia - wireless station at Charleston.
: 4. and transm tilted by wire to this
city
Menus Afire al p VI YESTERDAY
Anchored in twelve fAthoms 81 water
Fire in after lower hold Passengers
transferred safely to Comus Comus
standing by to give any aid required
Fire under control No excitement on
board Everything working we'll
Later Mr.. Jungen got word from Capt.
Boyd that the Menus would proceed.
but whether or not she could take her
passengers back from the Comus Capt
Boyd did not intimate. Mr. Jungen said
that II the Momus was in condition to
receive the passengers she would doubt
less take them. but that otherwise they |
would come this way on the Comus until |
she fell in with the Protsus. which sailed |
for New Orleans yesterday. and that the |
Prote,is II the weather was propitious /
would take the belated passengers aboard .
and finally land them at New Orleans ,
10 the hahF.Ana 10 ~,
history Of transfers at sea
Mr. Jungen said there was very little
combustible cargo IN the part OF the ship
where the fire waa There was no cotton
aboard Most 81 the cargo in the after
lower hold was structural iron work
and cement
Tho Momw was due in New Orleans
on Monday. She and her four sisters
ar. fvc day ships A. the Proteus il not
crowded at this season she will have
room for the Momus's passenger. in case
they are transferred to her. The list Of
first cabin voyagers who sailed by the
Momhs follows
= N Alexander. Jackson Mise "
Allen. New Orleans. la " D. Alling.
Springfield. Mo William Anderson. Brook
lyn, y y. Mr. and Mrs NJ. u. Ayers. Phila-
dslphia Miss VI Ayers. philadelphia.
Mites =. T.. bartholomew. New York Nr
and Mrs Paul Berse. New Orleans la
j Bernard. New Orleans. la Mrs
Birba. New Orleans Ia Mr. and Mr..
" 4. Blount. Jr. New York Paul brown.
Ner idian. Misc. " {. brown. PhnAdel-
phia 4 Clement. SprinEne Mo J. con
molly. Brooklyn. y Y. Mr. and Mrs " y !,
Cromwell. New Orleans. Ia = Daynes,
New Orleans. La. II. n Dcady. New York
T Duval. New York J FAlck. New York
" Policeman. New York " = Flower.
New Orleans. La l. ~ FUNK. Now York
I. Goodman. New York !. Haas New
Y FORK the Rev. 7 X. Haipin. Now York
Walter J. Hanrahan. Brooklyn. y. y. " II
New York. II. T Hughes, New
York Mrs. r n Jones. New York J Levy |
Sew Orleans. Ia Mrs X Mckenzie, New
York W Mckenzie. New York. J. Nc
Ksnzis. New York Mr.. and Mrs 7 =
Mayhem. Richmond. Va Mis-. Agnes & Il
Nsw York. Mr.. and Mrs. X Mid.nre and
Miss e. Midsnco. New York q. \ Mitchell.
Tenn u Moss. Now York. Nr
and Mr.. " Moss. san Antonio. Ter
Mn. n. r. S"vhAus. New York =
Provost. New York MI and Mrs q Il
Rea. Bay ST Louis. Mas. II. ,. R-a. wes-on.
Mias Miss Kate Rsa. Wesson. Miss D.
Rose, Penn Van. y Y Mr. and Mrs n
Long Beach. Cal ! r Ryan,
New York 4 SeiE~l. Opelousas. La. r
l.. shapiro. New York Mrs / p Shorsy.
boston. Mass Misc y. Sishbsin, Eew York
T. Smith. New Orleans. La tho Misses
" and l.. spenc-. Dallas. Tex. l. u.
5quIer. Philadelphia. Pa = THOMPSON
Jackson. Miss Mr. and Mrs Isaac yernoI.
Pa. ~ Wazhowaki New
Orleans. La n. J Verbs. Now Orleans.
Ia =. wilmington. New Orleans, La
Mr.. and Mrs. e.. witte. New York " u !
Wynne. New Orleans. La u. l. Whitaker.