The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-09-15
Wireless Distress Signal Brings Rescue Craft
To Doomed Vessel, Which Is Abandoned
Off Coos Bay and Left To Drift When Steel
Liner Becomes Veritable Roaring Furnace
MASTER QUELLS A PANIC
(Associated Press by Federal Wireless1

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- Pacific Coast Steamship Companys three steamers
charred derect drifting under pail of smoke Bay
abandoned by her and The passengers
and the Us landed Oregon night safe
but shocked by the experience through which they passed The ship
is total loss.
The Congress- which four DID, having been built by the
New York Shpbudng Company Camden Jersey on the
Delaware 1912 and brought round the Horn
ships the President and the Governor the trade of the
that the ships her from Francisco
Seattle yesterday of the eeage
cabins in the second hold.
FLAMES SPREAD OVER BIG SHIP
1t shortly after three o'clock when
observed and Captain Cousins the
thought that the fe of small Importance
pgushed without trouble But the flames grew strength volume
and faster than the Of The volunteers from
among the passengers could light and in short time that
AS this became Captain Cousins turned the head
of his vessel in the direction of Coos Bay thirty
the east and ordered full speed from his engineer The steamer raced
along that fortunately light head
wind to fan the Aames which by beginning force
their toward the stern of the doomed craft.
MAIN WIRELESS PLANT BREAKS DOWN
AS soon as the fire discovered reported to shore by
less but when the vessels head Bay
effort made send appeal for
the wireless plant had broken Whether
some of the wires the break from
known but the wireless Immediately work
auxiliary plant
1t took time get working and sent out the o. S.
signal
The brought help The steam dredger Niche and the power
schooner nlamock both the Congress-
not until she had neared the Coast be soundngs
RACE WITH FLAMES MADE SHOREWARD
Meantime the with the wireless sent
frantic calls for help broadcast The became
bearab hot the fire starting
though all the matches had been baene
closed tightly as possible smother the Aamcs they still gained
with remarkable rapdty.
that the vessel surely would make land if
ane burst their bonds the who had excellent
control of themselves broke out cheer
Shortly aeward the Tlamoc hove in sight
stand by and render what give Shortly
the Niche in sight and ranged alongside the Tlamoc
lend hand.
MAD RUSH FOR BOATS STOPPED BY OFFICERS
The Congress by this time had drawn
from the flames becoming than the people
stand and at last Captain Cousins stopped the ship, dropped
and command to lower away dropped
the side into the calm passen
gers to enter them and from the scorchng decks
mbarkaon of the passengers carried forward in
an orderly manner the women and children going first The
made for the dredg Niche board all of the passengers
and crew.
AS all safe light luggage belonging
passengers put the boats and taken
went O" until the decks began wag under the turning
hot in places where the flames ragged fercest.
TWO MEMBERS OF CREW OVERCOME
SO long had some of the fingered two of
them were caught by the burst of smoke
matches blew Off, and were They lifted
and carried to the Mche One of them taken
to the hospital the dredge reached
ported still unconscious late last night
Nh Stewart Damsden vivid and the race
for safety his arrival at North Bend