The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-08
|PROVE CRAVENS
TIME OF PANIC
Explosion OH Steamer,
h for Possession of the
'ats, Ignoring Women.
IN BACK BY CREW.
0 RESCUE THE HELPLESS
I Ship CairnrOna Is the
. Of Wild Frenzy When
Incident Occurs.

.r2 England, April An cx-
s1y this morning ON the Brit
.rer Cairurona off Dungoncss
ihe women 5 quarters, killing
IA and iniuring n number of
ma children.
.tesmer caught fire and a panic
. in which men fought for the
.on of the boats and had TO be
/ back by the crew 10 allow the
/ 10 be taken off first.
re number of passengers were
|here this evening, many of them
exhausted condition, In all,
we're seriously injured and not
Ia fifty were slightly injured
explosion and in the panic that
Aid Near at Hand,
Fairnroua sailed Yesterday from
\ for Portland. Maine. She car
N passengers, for the most part
hts and n general cargo. For
n the steamers Upland and Ka-
'Fere near when the Cairnrona
|6re. They stood by and took
|cral hundred passengers and
|fhem here. Several of the first
are American cattle
|d gave thrilling details of the
q 4 number of women with
\ i'm their arms were sitting on
when n violent explosion
khem TO all parts of the deck.
n them were shockingly injured
n child was killed. The hatch
|gn TO fragments.
rifle panic cnsued, the cmi-
mostly Russians, running up
Fn screaming and wrlnging their
Their terror was increased by
|ames of smoke that poured from
ming head. The captain and of
usde Intellectual efforts TO calm
|nd then signals of distress were
|he meantime another explosion
n in the engine room injuring
f. Of the engineers.
knnnwha and Upland steamed up
II and the captain decided to
4 all the passengers Tuls was
&|shed speedily, but was accom-
A NJ scandalous scenes.
Men" TraIuple Women.
|.t Of men tried to rush the boats
Dany Of them fought with the
70, talpg and dragging them
111 wen trampling them under
TIE crew battlcd against the
,'rIfken emigrants. using fists and
I'D aDy weapon they could find.
nv OF the frantic mob Of men
ielled beIore the hystcrical
E and children could be gotten
e bonis. 10 the stampede four
Il fell into the sea and were res
'th difficulty.
eaptain Of the Cairnrona re
a Explosion III the starboard
wrccking the women s quar-
This was followed by several
explosions. Until > O'Clock in
'ernoou. water was pumped into
akcYs and the vessel proceeded,
here at 9 O'Clock tonight.
"1n 1t is believed the FIRE has
ztinguished, the steamer viii re-
pm morning 10 he sure she can
In safety.
Royalty Aids Injured.
kanawba and Upland reached
Flth the rescued passengers late
afternoon and the scenes AT the
wefe pitious. Exhausted by
'd exposure, many Of them half
and others suffering from in
'ns passengers were brought
9ld supplied with food. clothing
ncal attendance, Admiral Prince
y baitenburg, the princess aud
naval Officers lending assist
ne naval surgeons attended the
lnanv Of whom were taken in
Rts to The hospital.
Incc and princess OF Batten-
Deen giving a dinner party,
Drose IT up and came ashore
guests to attend the wants
7fugees.
'eInrona S captain is endcavor-
~fsnadc those passengers re.
neye to rccmbark on his steam
snl hundred took the train for
'onight.