The New York herald., 1922-08-12
.ADRIATIC WITH FIRE
IN HOLD RACES HERE
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north and stating bad explosion had
taken place and assistance might be
needed.
radio message preceding the fore
going dispatch from the Adriatic listed
dead. missing and injured as follows:
Dead: J. Dilly. fireman: ]. Redmond.
trimmer. Missing: S. McGuinness. fire.
man. Injured: Abbitt, electrician;
s. Hawley. fireman: ]. Northan. r..
Mccarthy. Z. Donnelly, trimmers.
In the coal bunkers 500 extra tons OF
bituminous was stored for the return trip.
This coal was placed in accordance with
the recent order of Secretary Hoover
that ships making round trips should
take coal for the entire trip In foreign
ports whenever possible. The Adriatic
for her return voyage.
Early in the afternoon THE NEw York
HERALD sent a message to Capt David
asking for details and offering any aid
possible through it's shipping bureau
end received the following radiogram:
IS. S. ADRIATIc, at sea.
"THE NEW York HERALD: Thanks for
rnessage. Better call / Broadway, White
Star Line. DAVID"
Soon after this message was received
word came from the Naval Radio sta
tion at Bar Harbor that the ship had
reported the fire under control and was
proceeding toward New York under full
steam and would probably dock to-
n .orrow afternoon. She left Liverpool
August 5. There were 902 passengers
and crew of 500 aboard the big ship.
which is carrying large number of
rotable persons. including former Gov.
Martin H. Glynn and Mrs Glynn; AL
bert Strauss, SO Wall street. and Wins
low S. Pierce and Mrs. Pierce. A mum
ber Of passengers who were to sail for
New York on the Olympic transferred
to the Adriatic at the last moment
From reports late last night the fire
is still burning aboard the Adriatic, al
though under control. No structural
Damage was done by the explosion, the
reports said. and there would be little
difficulty in gstting the big ship into
port on schedule time. Every bit of
extra speed possible is being made to
get the seriously injured to hospitals
here. Meanwhile an investigation Of the
explosion and fiSe Is being made on
board the ship by the officers in charge.
Little general interest was taken In
the fact of an explosion and fire aboard
the ship, according to the offices Of the
line. When the news of trouble first ar
rived the line was ready for a large
number Of inquiries from persons who
had friends or relatives aboard. but up
to late last night only half a dozen per-
sons. exclusive of newspapers, tele-
phoned, and only one inquirer called in
person. late radio from the ship said
everything Is o. H." and the ship might
cock here even earlier than scheduled.
The Adriatic. commissioned in 1907.
has figured in several other fires and ex-
plosions and once has been aground IN
the harbor. The 725 foot liner has a
gross tonnage of about 25, 900. During
the war many reports that the ship had
been torpedoed were received, and in
January. 1918. a mysterious fire oc-
Cured while she lay at her pier in this
port In December, 1918. as the ship
was ready to sail. the head of a three
ton cylinder was blown off. but no ono
was hurt and the ship sailed. only a day
late. In 1913 she went aground near
Governors Island and was resting in the
mud for several hours. During the
war she carried men and supplies and
was fitted with special armament and
smoke screen devices TO protect her
from attacks by submarines.