The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-07
Fierce Fire RACES on French
Liner With Much War Mu-
nitions Aboard
No Loss Of Life
Is Threatened
). 0. S. Call Brings Prompt
Assistance to Ship Hundreds
of Miles From l. and-Amer-
leans on Board


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ah"-4AncfIean inner 'o..eran
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r-... ~. III, 81, -. h.',.
49,. 80. -. s,a,.,<, -
nnIy .r.,m, ,,n bundled miles
$50 r.~,... 49,, h,,.,,.,,a. ,..~s.i
49,, ~ I.,,.. -. -. nc -
: calrs
r. o,har ranis,tv a,n,oacbs,v resrt,a
xaxsa,s ,be N Toi,rat,,n mas ,vire1essefs
thar she n.eds NO a ssis.ance and that
her crew 10 Grbtipp 4.ha aaDes
TN, F-re,,cI Tsnef | a ToIIraIpa Sa{J
ed from Nav york las; saturday With
thirty-eight cabin and forty-six Steer
aga passengers and crew If 200. is
on fire in the Atlantic at Latitude
4S.Gs north ard longitude 2o.l4 west,
about 1,ae0 mics from the French
coast
Rotterdam Standing BY.
A wireless message WAS received at
Queenstown from the burning vessel
Mt o's,i,ck this morning saving that
rte Holland aiuerican liner Rotter-
dam was standing hy la Touraine
prepared 10 gIye any assistance re-
| a 1{htfrnlf4F \
"a ssa nrars et,t,aare., ia be sam ON
hnrra IN. French vessel tha t,ispatef.
aaafs,p thss ta,e pa...rfsaps ya,14d
,wnr.ssr tna,, ~ .,arassary' No neu-
ts..s ,,.as ,,,.,s7., y,F ar,xt ns,,s. Ia nas-
s.,,sars ans i, ~ urs.s,,,naa ,hat ali
!, ~ u. r. sgffars ~ ass.xtsnc, alsn had
s.s,s,, ranf,ss,s ,~s.x,- he pvt;.a Star
ts,,ar srassn ,ha eco r-s;,s 5,nruf1s.
,,,ar S,s-a,,r.,ra "a S,areard npd
-. .s,.,s,n,.,s t-ttssn cg,,tsa,
.r,. az -, s's,,rasa ,,. ,..trs.
80, re.,,.v,a.aas ~ - Taaraina
- ,s,t,s|,.at ass,s,,,,.a v,n
sas iHs s'ts -. tta
ny a<n.sta -, s,ana
isoieet Wan 80 -. =. ~. Sr9,,s,t,.
w "iisi' - ~ -. r.. - al
70 pert. re Grew ~ 80 -. 80
tue tithc oi sAf Ssiul''h -
age was .alu HShtihs ."e iIT.
Inc wireless "is p".Sh 1eSrlN.o "
Qneensto~n Was me u's' i'tAsS -'. ar
received to'lo"'1aE ths o''ea 49, -.
rsceiVco ten n"oIS
thas the SeSs0i Wa en- Ia.e.
tVhn H'ui~'S
ihe freh.h hsahiSiF "a nia.n,e ~
e*Heo. 'hFoM-h oa' VI W. ~'terNsF
stasions on the ffFfhh coas'' the hfst
word of ms threatened disaster.
shortly afteT u dispateh 70 LLOYD :
was. picked Up ~ the wireless stauoh
AT Nalentia- ireland
The information Reaching the Lon
don cfhces OF the tonpasn'e Generate
Frans-Atiant'qat, owners OF Ia Foh-
-aisie Wa ~ the eHeet tnat She fre
was discovered a. Q co~N TINS
morning an" tHat TOUR vessels t1ciha~
in@ me aotteFdain AZ she Sis. @ie'
had gone 70 heF ala N" t"o st'lps
named, the agent OF the hn- said'
sRsfoid nave oeet 'tc"f aAA iS1fSiaS
ms StteTnoeit-
snip y" "rea' pancr'
Lie orertos genera ot the c"'':-
pany sag az 'ae eoHhpaiN H's -
nee thai sfs Information ",s t"ae
inc nre vas serious, ano ma, 'he sss-
sci WAS IN tf'o oahsel, n'A l'"i
ihatiSn cah'e from Mnleiess se,taois
on 'he frshcH soaN NJ u'lsiais ui
IN" me hsuFsa ~, 'ne i>o,sN ,. u,1 ~
49,. - is..a ~, sIn,ss sna
\ Wou'u pc an's W zen" iie'I'' sihes eng
saas0 nVin NV ~ az ~
'9 ns,'
hIshcl 1855 NC hu.ssIu"nr - !, -
ne'Ie 49, 49,. .na s - p , h.ne, a''u
W 80 s.,,na' 10 ~, ,,"sd ~ nc
. a.uu. - ~ W . insss % 49,,
4 ,a..e. - !, es'et' s'"p sS"s e1e
All Are suc..tau.
e ,,.,..,. t.~'r'@
na.n racetysa !, ~ rcn,,or ~.
a.. ~ tho lina regara,ns ~. Gauss
az thA fire- the local agents axnressea
,n.sr nsrsnnaI onir,an 1hat !, NJ. ~
s.,. ~ carm,r agan, ~ rnn-
s.,rs w,,l, q hirhfv ,r,,amrab,s 60
70 includinr ammuni,i"n. turpentin.
snd Manners. was carefully watched
~ xaw. york and on the mi. ana The
go. aar,s con,a no+ b.1,.,,a ~,