The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-14
FIRE EXTINGUISHED
ON LINER SAINT ANNA
Blaze Imperilling 2,O30 in
MidOcean Overcome, Says
Wireless.
GERMAN SPY SUSPECTED

HALIFAX, N. s.. Sept. 13.-The fire on
the Fabre liner SAINT Anna, imperilling
2.039 lives In midocean, has been extin-
guished, according to n wireless from
Capt. Pavy, and the vessel is now pro-
ceeding to the Azores. conveyed by the
SAINT Anna 1,703 are Italian reservists.
who embarked at New York for Genoa.
Presumably all on board are now safe.
TIL FIRE. which Is a mystery, was dis
covered in the cargo. Officials OF the
Fabre Line. to which the SAINT Anna be-
longs, have intimated that the blaze was
the result of bombs or some other type
of Internal machine hidden by a German
spy before the vessel left New York
harbor. There are ffty-two Americans
aboard the SAINT Anna. The vessel car
ries "A Cargo of about 5000 tons of food
and general merchandise Part OF the
cargo is contraband. but no explosives
are OF board.
The SAINT Anna and her convoy are
expected to reach the Azores tomorrow
night or Wednesday morning.
The wireless message received by the
| marine department from the Cape Rae.
SUhllun carly lllS lil' III thuo'NN WI
/ siderable anxiety, which increased as the
hours passed. without bringing any
further news from the endangered YES
, sci. read
steamer SAINT Anna In distress. on
fire and in need OF assistance. Position,
latitude 40.23 north longitude 47.3C
J west"
The position stated is a short dis
lance south OF the transatlantic steam
ship lane, about midway the
two continents. or about 1900 miles
from New York. approximately a
thirty-six hour voyage from he Azores
and nearly 1000 miles southeast OF Hall
fax.
Anxiety for the SAINT Ann and her
passengers and crew was considerably
relieved by the presumption that the
Ancona. which sailed IN September Z
the day before the Fabre liner left. was
In proximity. This belief was confirmed
by the following wireless message re.
ceived in the afternoon and Forwarded
to the New York offices of the Fabrs
Lin
Fire No. . hold fire is out. Pro.
ceed!ng TO Azores escorted by Ancona.
"PAvY."
The SAINT Anna has been engaged in
transatlantic freight and passenger SER
vice for the last five years. She is a
steel twin screw steamship OF j,Sli tons
gross. Her length Is 5l0 feet and the
vessel was built for the Fabre Line by
FORCES x Chantiers at La Seyne
France. In 1910.
on September 81. 1914. when tn,
SAINT Anna was lying at her pier in
South Brooklyn, fire was discovered In
No. . hold, The damage amounteC
10 100000. Capt. Pavy believed the
cause TO be spontaneous combustion.
The following is a copy OF the SAINT
Arna's manifest
1895 boxes provisions.
2.l7i barrels c~ottonseed oil.
IL hogshrads tobacco.
boxes tobacco.
SIS packages freight cars.
4O9 pieces black pipe.
AZ casks insulated copper wire.
10 cases potash salts.
3 casks bichromate soda.
10 casks cyanide soda.
2,240 bags refined sugar.
l case cuspidor parts,
1000 bags paraffine.
Sl3 cases brass rods.
is cases machinery.
boxes hardware.
! box dry cells.
box engine parts.
The list of first cabin passengers in.
cluded Mrs. John II. Putnam, wife Of the
United States Consul at Barcelona
Spain, and her siN-year-old daughter
Doanda Countess de Nell II her sor
Henry, who is "A New York attorney. whc
are returning TO Italy to settle the estate
Of the late Count de Nell Miss Martha
Landry, a resident Of Naples, who was
returning there. and Miss NJ. Barrincou
.rhn aTas vAtRY h,n,, e. sut o.. .t.!.
ing friends at 676 Riverside Drive. New
York.