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Show RUSHES FDR PORT WITH FI Ifl HOLD French Line Steamship Chicago, Chi-cago, With 265 Passengers, Passen-gers, in Danger. LONDON, Oct. 27, 11:20 p. m. The French line steamer Chicago has arrived at Fayal, Azores islands, is-lands, according to Lloyd's. The utmost is being done to extinguish the fire aboard. NEW YORK, Ot. 27. Cable ship news from London received here today, stated that the Frenrh line steamship Chicago, which left Bordeaux October 2 for New York with 2dj passengers on board, was heading for Fayal, the Azores, with a fire in her No. o hold. The cablo added that the Chicago was expected to reach b'ayal today. Offkiais of the French liuc said thev had rcecived no word direct of the Chicago. Chi-cago. Absence of direct word, they said,, led them to believe that the fire is not serious and that the passengers on board aro in no immediate danger. The Chicago carries on?' second and third-class passengers in addition to freight. She sailed with 167 cabin and ninety-eight steerage passengers on board. The ship carries, in addition, a crew of about 200. With the Eocham-benu Eocham-benu and Lafayette of the same line since the war began, the Chicago has provided one of tiie main arteries of commerce for Franco with this .port. |