Show STEAMER PERUGIA NARROWLY ESCAPES NEW YORK. Jan 1 The Ancho ne steamer Perugia in today from Med te ranean pc-ts had a narrow escape f m serious injury by fire when west of he Azores Smoke was disco ered among bales of hemp In No 3 hold and wnen the hatches were opened a black c oud ro ed up from tbe smo derlng cargo. A gale was blowing at the time. The crew fought the Are by hauling out as much of the hemp as poss b e and flood ng the hold For a t me the fi e seemed to be spreading and the capta n turned the ship back on Its ourse seek Ing to reach the Azores. A wireless mes sae was sent repo t ng the fire Af e a fight of four hou s the blaze was brought under cont oL The cap a n again changed the d rect on of the sh p and proceeded on his way west |