The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-03-19
PASSENGERS
LOCKED IN
STATEROON|
DURING FIRa
Fire Crew Held a
Posts With Drawn
Revolvers

SEW YORK March IS Onhs
Pre- Holding o. terror ma
dcn.l fl. room crow at their pos
with drawn royolrerz. officers al
crow af tho United states md
lH'oH"e which arrived here toda
f.u-rf tar 1G hours aEniuss a ~
1t s.a which threatened the ve
..I destruction one hundred a
FOUR passcur rs. Including waPs.
HHI children. were locked In lhe
.r..aroows while fierce Liza
ed u the hatchways amid su
'iie from midnight until o'ciod
n the afternoon of March 2
captain William Macleod broug
.hr ,oacl ,hrouEA tt safety.
AZ ONE time dunng the height
the blaze tho Potomac rolled hel
lessiy ~ the trouEhs OF the sea. ID
engines silent Foo -four hours sh
dristod and wallowod without stcer|
age.
Tho Screams of hvstcricai womei
ln ihcir narrow cabins and IN,
suarls of spanish and Fiupino fr.
mHn uingloi with thr roar or liam
es ss the ships crow with splendid
discipline. strusrlDd in "a desperate
feUt against the Erowing lire.
once abandoned Hope
For time b. seemed that IN,
urht was "a losing one. and Captair
Macleod made crarations 1,
beach his vessel
Tho Potomac wus ioss than a d.,
nuf from Bremen whom the f4r,
broke out A. midnight on Mnrel
D. chief Enslrosr Edward n. Gar
hand discovered o. hot are undei
number four hatch. which adioin
'be nrg room &c. notified Csptsii
Macleod. and The crew stood ~ 10,
bose. A. che urr stream openes
Hr un the flames which rage,
HmUnr mattr0.ses stored On cafE
space 90 the bottom uf the haich
..rr1t stricken urgmcn and coa
HH."rrs Wudc 90 rush for the dpi,l,
THr. rwarm'd up the hagchwn.
.HI fugrHt each other fn thaif Tor
rHr lnd haste to rouch the- iln
HHHfa
Wh drawn rrvolyors the7fhip'
.lnU,.f ,harcrd the terrified fire
Wr. Nrur over their heads, Witt
I I.H.Ht .nd nlows they drovethen
...I down f. fltIr posts 90 dafy.
( llanio- Glin Knpidixq.a<ss
meanwhile tur flames Foin.l
/ H.IeI Uf ONO o'clock IN ~
Z uHfr|rr rr. heat could bc felt nj
I 'Hu deck a cloud OF pungcn
| smoke poured from the ha5chra b
/ .u''loruE the ship aud dFisinl
.Hrh the firtighIcra. ~
: 'slers came fsom the gpptgi
l 'nHf poo passenger should itava ~
nn.u THIS spread terror anon
| those who were aware OF fhe.iFou
HI. Frantic women and eA2iiel
. MON pounded 1u ths doors ot' 'ihei
] ut prisons But tho sfowisrta ',in
/ I," strict order wore releutieaa.
Afror thr urr bad Etined cgn74ii
/ rHhlo hrudwHt. Hrd thv rrcw Va
I fstrlF oNhaHrfsI from four husf
! continuous urhttng ut tho iuoesiaish
HmDs. tp' IuIom1c's euglpqil Ntf
] HoprDd III
! ll,, steam was fcd into tAa ~ !.
ElfhuIt apparent effect ~.
A. dawn tho vcaaei was envelope
] .n HWnkH -o druH. that the envlne
Hfre nuHp moro started sntcarfyt he
1W of hfr aNn smoke gloild
| HaHsinE vessel stood hy solne .ila
Once nWuy. ready 90 take the bar
l anrFprs II the fire E0t heQond agl
/ rot
I1pi Passed g. Passengers
ilOtr after hour pumps forcVi
! water INTO the huld Tht fiaht
sern uuiy slightly ahhfed Zoo
NaH pusfCl Boz 90 passenzere VII
bad had nothing to eat since hinna
hc night before
FINALLY Captain Macleod reanrta
io "a manouetrr ho practiced sue
srHiuily 4rainsi errmy suhmnrins
/ lurlng the war ~ Wna appar ran
hat the nffnnma ff1m the Vausai
hose wrrr Insufficient There "a
! eight feet OF water in the hold. saf
! ucient 90 qIench the fire. u II cu4i
ne employed
Cnpiaiu Macleod ordered III
| speed ahead. when the I'uia4sa
reached her maximum anoud. \
pm hiH ruddgr suddenly hard anof
The ship hccled over A. TIM voss.
shifted. the bligo water rolled kaas
rs from side to side. and wasnH
ln oaer the bottom OF hatch nufn
er four, where the fire was locate.
In forty minutes. the fire was Qu