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Show ; AFTER HEROie EFFORTS Fricslahd; ::With Maiiy Passengers Has Quite Narrow Escape. PHILADELPHIA, May 11. The American line steamship Frlesland, which came into port yesterday from I Liverpool, with 114 cabin and 638 steer- age passengers, was in grave danger of i destruction by fire durlng.tbe voyage. From one of the passengers it was learned, that on tr fourth day out Capt. Apfeld was at breakfast with tfe passengers when the news thaf the ship was afire- was taken to him by the ' S 0 CAPT. APTELPy LED S :.mrANaE&0TJS fight. - ,- Captain Apfeld of the steamship Frieslan led his men into danger and conquered a fire that threatened his vessel. With the cry "Come on, men if there's work to be done!" Ctptain Apfeld seised a rope and swung Rlmself into the hold, al- though several had been suffocated I In the first attempt. " I j second ofTiter. Excusing himself, so as not to alarm the passengers, the captain mounted to the upper deck, where smoke was pouring from the hatches In densw volumes. With an ! order to have the pumps mannetl Capt. Apfeld soon had men engaged In .hoisting out bales of cotton cot-ton and barrels of resin, paraffjne and wax. In the course of an hour's time the fire had bsen conquered. Near the place where the fire originated origi-nated were barrels of oil. Had they ignited nothing could, have saved the ship. In their fight Capt. Apfeld's and the mien's faces, arms and limbs were blistered. To shoW their appreciation of the f earlessnesR. -of the men In charge of the ship, the .passengers drew up a set of complimentary resolutions and pre- |