The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-27
MOMUS AFIRE A TERROR SHIP
ALI ABOARD IN PANIC BEFORE
COMIS CAVE ~ SIGHT.
vessels Plight and the Imminence OF Dan
ser kept From Passengers TIN smoke
smell Left No Hope for Denial
disniied scenes NJ the LlfebOats.

usniheu Scenes NJ lho h-heooAN'
PoRT Fans. L.. July 20 With three
, " her compl rtments filled with water.
much ~ her cargo destroyed by fire and
her eighty first class passengers still
excited over their unusual eNper,en ces
on fame menRcsd steamer the South 70
ern Pacific steamship Menus got here
tonight on her way from New York to
New Orleans
She will arrive IN New Orleans early
tomorrow morning
Polk Flower Of the New Orleans Item
said
We left New York Wednesday. most
Of us on the flag ends OF strenuous vacA-
tons. We were eager for the SEA trip
and every movement " the vessel meant
something Thursday WAS spent IN the
usual aboard ship games
-Friday night came without incident.
! then on Saturday morning We observed
worried looks on faces OF many Of the
crew Capt Boyd remained ut the head
, Of has table. yet We knew that something
was wrong OF course We asked uues-
tlons. but We were put OF with cvaslve
answers Tho weather was calm and
! there was little on which We could bas.
assumptions of danger
Then came Saturday Several persons
! IN tn" smoking room declared they had
detected odors Of smoke entirely unusual
| The result was that two or three Of tho
stewards weakened and admitted that
there was fire IA the steamers hold
For time after We learned this there
was CONSERVATION among the passengers,
and the crew seemed Just as excited
-. 4 i
were calling for help by wireless az
Course the usual number Of women tainted
and some foolish men dc manded that
/ lfeuoats bc immediately manned
! Capt Boyd laughci AZ our fears de
Clarng h" could beach the Menus IN safety
] at any moment This condition continued
until very early Saturday when the Comus
sister ship Of the Menus, steamed up and
| stood bv
BY this time flames were raging IN the
after holds In every part Of the steamer
the odor Of burning freight was plain
Excitement among many of the pas-en-
! gers developed into hy-teria
7 hen Capt Boyd got worried The
crew oi IN" Menus was making little APP
parent Roadway lighting the flames. and
finally capt Boyd called the Comus mp To
us he CAV" Instructions for lowering
the lifcbOi's and summoned w. all on
d"Ck 'rr IN. transfer The mere fact
, that "" were ordered from IN" Shp threw
all tn" cNCltdbl" Iliss.nGers into Mysteries
and whom tn" hfsboatS were finally low
cred there vs. a rush Tor places that many
Of the passengers must hoIn - forget
Several encounters among male pas
seUg-r- resulted until capt Boyd threat
eus~t irons t"r spm" b"llg"r-ut ones ~
"" were being transferred ~ seemed that
N" fir" gained hcadway. and while scores
. persons among Passengers and crew
Werr >curryIUg Tor their baggage and
begging . take valuabl" bays into the
NfebHdt~ fl" excitement deN 81 np.u into
almost uncomfortable riot
This alarm seemed T. bs shared by
passengers y he reS.,ung vessel and
when spm"budv started III" rumor that
the tUmu- tHo was afire n" excitement
ue~cam" dangerous
An day saturday We stoOd N the
Mnmus, expecting any moment - see
her burst uut IN flames All this time.
however. the members II the crew were
working . curb n" flames and finally
after forty hours - excitement We found
We could ~ back b. safety . ,Vr ship
Many r ~ wee nervous AID excited
and several 81 tn" Ia>s. gers do, lard
the Menus houdoo..d and decided to
60 back 80 New YORK N IN" Cornus
They apparently changed their mInds
h",aus" we're Oh together tonight and
n seems w. ~ going To- rea, % New Orleans
without furth"r mI,sap. "" MADE slow
tame through ~" Gulf hu: tins vas a
mere detail To- our ~ -'rienC" IN the IL"
OhClals e the southern Pacific dsCltr"
the Menus - only slightly DANA g"t and
that ste viii make ~" return 'rIi, - New
York Thursday
Their" Wer'. eighty FIRST cl,ss pass gers
aboard The Momus and ~ - a crew