Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-23 | Page 8 | Japanese Freight Steamer on Fire in North Pacific

I JAPANESE FREIGHT STEAMER ON FIRE I IN NORTH PACIFIC I By Associated Press A CANADIAN NADIAN P PACIFIC PORT POll May Ia 22 The The Japanese freighter Burmah Maru of or the Osaka ka Sho en line Is on fire Cite off oft tho the north Pacific CO coast according to naval and private wireless s messages received hero late today and the crew CIC Is be heIng he he- ing transferred to the tho Canada Maru of the tIme same line The he Burmah Maru Jaru left a Pacific port JOrl Sunda Sunday for Japan and was fol fol fol- rowed lowed one da day later b by the Canada Maru Iaru which was wat close enough at the time the distress sl signals nals were sero ent sent out to go to tho burning ships ship's aid Tho The Canadian Pacific railway steamer Princess also aiso has been dispatched dIspatched dis dIs- dis- dis patched to lend what aid she can The Burmah Maru Iaru was launched less than a n year ago aJO at Os Osaka ka Japan and i Is of or tons deadweight ca ca- ca