Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-09

n "frCbug I'll crank. or som" one with
\ gricvanc"--might have hidden an in.
formal machine nhoard the ship when It
was tIrd up ~ llnhokcn.
Captain Lu>tl was asked about this
pus~ Utility. AMI showed instan, inter.
"whcrc did that report come trom?"
he demanded. When told that it coull
not be traced TO any fixed source. bu;
was n current rum0r. he replied that
he could not make amy statement.
The sun Company officials do not be-
licvc in the inccndiUry theory. They
point out that it would not have prof
tied any one to destroy the ship. as
al three parties to the bargain of its
sale were well satisfied. The Shipping
Board was glad to put the ship into
commission again hy selling IT. the
purchaser had II bargain and fine ship.
and the sun Company was more than
willing to get work for It's cmpIoycs.
."ni" If whom have been ont If jobs
for long time because of the slump
in >hiuhuilding. The Admiral Steam
ship Company. which bought the ship.
also cmphatically di>crcditcd any in
rcndiarl theory.
Captain I.usti declined today to make
any statement regarding the disaster.
''Thc Shipping Board regulations arc
very strict. ! am very sorry | am un-
able to makr any statement whatso-
cvcr.' said Captain i.usti.
Captain Seth Chase. master of tho
Transportation. ,lcscrihcd the rescue oF
survivors from the Northern Pacific.
IN Flames From End to End
..'Thr sea was very rough" he said.
but v" did not have great difficulty
!, nil ~ Ia,
steamer Lad seen thr blaze and re-
Spondcd. picking up Oh" boat with ivn
men. When We first sighted the North
crn Pacific she was in flames from end
/" end. We made haste to her assist
nnrc and found the lfcboats floating
about"
One Of the rev "i. tho Transrorta.
ton. a ,ahin boy. described The scene
to ''h"rrhlc aud beautiful"
1.-The flames were lcaring UP above
the masthead when We 90, there" be
~;,iH. p
Some of the mcn WHO had lcf, the
burning ship declared the flames were
tr>t oln'rIv"d j~>t aft tl,r second fun
n,l. No on, scrurI (" know how the
tn" started. t"t Niih the stern wiud-
w'rdI 'h" fir" 'rr"ad quickly. and al.
hands were forced t" take to the boats.
Captain Chase ra.d his vessel first
>l"h'"d the NCrth"m Pacific about !
g" "l"rk yesterday morning and took the
in.' bOnt in about 2:2,,. The rcSc,;n
""ri WAS cOmr!c'ru at 40 and the
Transportation Stood by until o'rlorI
it~t"rdAI morning. at which time the
Northern Paci!'". listing about 10 de-
sr",, +" >'arhoard. Wa still nil' at.
Why She Listed II Mystery
II think She remained in that posi.
: 'i"n. although. "t course. that is just Il
@uc,>. II" said. "Nu one knows how
, thc fir" started. No on" can imagine
; why 81" listed IA Sh" did, for she was
lighr ut the timr.
, NJ one on til" Transportation holds
,HNT h"pr for the four employees of the
sun Shpyard.
"Tl"y are undoubtedly lost" said
ON" Ut the nIrn. Mrmbcr> of tho ship's
crew LAY They Wrr" quartcrcd near
! hero the fir" broke out aud that NONE
of them was seen a't"rward
I'll" survivors wcr" Ovcrilowinc with
GratitHd" at being snntchcd from almost
/ certain death. Tears Slistcncd in their
: eyes n they toIl Of thc bravery Of the
rc"cu"rS who d"hcd the fire and the sea
! to save Them.
TRANSFORMATION First on Scene
The Transportation wus the first res /.
cue ship to speed ont To- Srn IN response
to call, for help from thc burning shiu.
White thi~ steamer was hurry iug to
n" rr."Uc yesterday She came upon three
,lUall lit"D'ulS which Wrr" being tossed
Hh"ut th" waves ten miles beyond North
ga, End Light.
The tWrull-tWu Survivors IN these
li,rrn hur', were almost exhausted from
th"ir struggl" I" keep the small craft