Salt Lake Telegram | 1922-06-28 | Page 1 | Ship Afire off Santa Barbara, Radio Message

Ship Afire Off Santa Barbara. Radio Message LOS ANGELES, Cal, Jun. tt (By U. P.) Hidden In a dene, stream of fug and smoke, a steamer, whoa. Identity Iden-tity could not be determined, was burning off Ssnta Barbara early today, according to radio advlcea Intercepted here. The steamer Humboldt, near th. scene, wss notified by rsdlo from ths Snn Psdro submarine beae, which picked up the veessl'a call for help, but obtained no other detalla. Latest advice, from th. Humboldt said she waa atandlng by In hop. of picking up llfeboata from the burning ship, but no account of the heavy fug, waa helplees to render aid. LOH ANORLEH, Cal, Jun tt (By IT. P.). Belief that no ship waa aflra off Ventura ae reported early today, but the "rum smugglers" wer. signaling to confederates ashore giving rise to radio reports of dlsaeter at eea, was fx. pressed In a formsl radlogrsm to port authorities today by Csptsln K. U. Ilaughman of the steamer Humboldt Th. Humboldt had slghtsd th. rockets, rock-ets, presumably dlstrsss signals, and approached to aid. "Upon our approach thoy extinguished extin-guished the lights and ran off," ths captain said. "Probably rum smugglers smug-glers signalling ashor. to hav. cargo taken off."