The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-26
Liner Deutschland d Was
 Rescued From Disaster
,cOntlnued from Pave D

that the danger was past and the vessel was able to continue under her own power.
 Message Picked Up
 At 6;22 p, m, last night Radio Marine and Mackay Radio stations along the coast picked up this nles- sage from the Deutschland: Fire in room Chold) two. 4a.9 north, Tp7 west" Soon afterwards, the Deutschland appealed for help and Navy Radio ordered the 600 meter band cleared except for the ships at sea communicating with the stricken liner.
 The band was crowded with ships in the vicinity checking up on their relative positions, deciding which were near enough to give effective aid. The giant liner Bremen, also of the Hapag-Lloyd Line, was 300 miles away, too far away, but her powerful radio was of service. The French liner Champlain and the United States liner Manhattan also were too distant. Closest were the American Traveller, the Colamer, and the Europe, the nearest 75 miles away, the farther of 100 miles. They immediately turned off their course and proceeded at forced draft toward the Deutschland,
 Calls For Help
 At 7:l4 D. m. Radio Marine picked up this message: Fire in room dangerous, 449 north, 47.27 west. Help necessary urgently"
 At 7:45 D. m., Radio Marines sta- ton at Chatham, Mass, intercepted message from the Deutschland asking the American Traveller, the Colamer, and the Europe to proceed to her side, Ito eventually take off passengers"
 Soon afterward, she released all other vessels, saying they were too far away to help.
 Until 10 D. m. the Deutschland's radio operator kept in constant communication with the vessels speeding to her aid, but he said nothing to indicate the progress of the crew In fighting the flames Then, he informed the Nova Scotia tugs, that their services would not be necessary because the fire was under control. And, at 1 0. ra., Cap- tain Steincke, ignoring the American stations, informed his supervisors in Germany directly thPt the fire was under control and that the vessel had not been damaged, Some two hours later, he told them that he was. proceeding on his voyage.
 Second Fire On Ship
 This was the second fire aboard the Deutschland. She caught fire at sea in 1929, but the crew ex- tlngnished the fire quickly.
 Tn November, 1888, she collided with the 8. s. Munargo in New York harhor, damaging her prov. In 1925 she figured in three minor col- iisions. Tn one she crashed with the s. s. Martin Carl during Q fog in the English Channel. The other collisions were in the Elbe RiveN
 The local offices of the Hapag- Lloyd Line did not know what cargo she was carrying in No. 3 hold, but believed 1t probably consisted of Christmas toys,
 0Oi Lives Are Saved
 Berlin, october 90. - tUp) - The Hapag- Lloyd Line made public to- day the passenger list of the liner Deutschland showing that she car. ried 70 first class passengers, l6l in tourist class, and SbS in third class.
 This totaled e0i. Her crew num- bered 300 which meant that oei lives depended on the sailors who successfully fought the fire in her No. 2 hold last night,
 Most of the passengers boarded her ct Hamburg, but some were picked up at Cherbourg, France, and Southampton, England, when she called ct those ports. It contained no prominent names. Only 0 oom- paratiye few Of the names were iion- German, but, as the list gave nc home cities, it was impossible to diS- tlnguish the derman-Americans.
 The Hapag.Lloyd Line emphatic ally denied reports, published in some German newspapers, that on explosion had preceded the fire aboard the Deutschland.
 "Throughout our radIophone cons munications with the captain, there has been no mention of an explo- sion," c line official said. "Iie cer- tainly would have told us if there had been one"
 On First Vacation
 Copenhagen, Denmark, October 20 = (UP) - Thomas 0. Smith special disbuTsing officer of the American legation, was one of the passengers aboard the Deutschland
 He was on his first vacation in 10 years. His friends recalled that he took 6 vacation in 1923, arriving in Tokyo in time for the major earth- quake of that year, and, on another vacation in 1917 was In Petrograd for the outbreak Of the Russian revolution.