Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-10-05 | Page 23 | Big Steel Steamer is Gutted by Fire

BIG STEEL STEAMER IS GUTTED BY FIRE Two Sailors "Who Go Back to Oast Off Lines Aro Missing; Vessel Sinks. By International News Service. NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 4. The bic steel stoamship Hero of tho Vogcman, Gorman line, was gutted by firo tonight, The firo started in her deck load of crcosotcd timber. Tho Hero, "which -was 350 foot long, plied between here and Mexican ports. Tho firo started tonight -while tho Hero was tied at hor wharf. It burned furiously for four hours. When tho vessel began to settle, iiro tugo towod her to a shallow point in tho river, but beiforc tho tow lines could bo cast off the vessel sank. Two sailors who had gono back in a small boat to cast 01T tho linos aro missing. No trace of them has been found, Tn the cargo along with a quantity 01 miscellaneous freight were 1000 bales of cotton, all burned. Company officials tonight declined to estimate tho loss.