Show I MT SEA p r r I r r I f MANY DI DIE IN INFLAMES flAM FLAMES UN ON p V VESSEL l' l Ships Rush to Aid of Blazing Hulk and All Passengers Are Now Believed to Be Safe By Associated Press I B BALTIMORE May flay 24 The 24 The TheOld Old Bay liner Virginia bound to Norfolk from Baltimore with passengers and freight a aboard oard was burned to the waters water's edge near the mouth of ot the Potomac river last night Lieutenant Commander George V V. V Dawes U U. S. S Nf N. who was was a a. passenger passenger pas pas- on board the the- steamer Florida ono one of ot the rescuing ships stated here today that he believed ten or fifteen p persons ons perished Officials of or the steamship company however ve expressed their belief belle that thai the loss of or life would be bo small but they could give siva no definite figures until the passenger list is compared with the names of ot the survivors The f fire re started In n the t-cIS t freight hold hold Its origin teas was undetermined f r y- y The office of or the steamship compan company company com com- pan pany later gave save out a list of or survivors sur sur- that totaled up to tho the number number number num num- ber who are aro said ahl to have havo sailed last night on the Virginia Only sixteen of ot the two sixty two members of or the crew however howo have been accounted to for BRINGS SURVIVORS J DALTI BALTIMORE May 1 24 The Tha The steamer mer City of ot Annapolis al alto algo o of or the Chesapeake peake line arrived hero here this morning with four tour passengers of ot tho Virginia Captain Dougherty of or tho the City of ot Annapolis sa said III his ship was about twenty five miles away when the burning burning burn burn- ing Ini Virginia was noticed He proceeded proceeded pro pro- ll to tho the j spot pot at ot full fuJI speed as did I tho masters of or the ships Florida City of or Baltimore Southland running front from Washington to Norfolk and City of or Norfolk When ho he arrived close dose to the Virginia ho found that the tho fir tIre fire was blazing so fiercely that he could I not approach her Ho lie man managed sed to pick up four survivors who were were- in ina a n. lifeboat t. t OTHERS ARRIVE The Tho steamer CIt City of ot Baltimore with about passengers of ot tho the Virginia and tho steamer Florida with passengers passengers gers ers and members of ot the crew of ot the lr Virginia on board followed the tho City lot of Annapolis into port Captain W. W G. G Lane of or the tho Virginia lnla was aboard the Florida Ho was said to bo be in inJured injured in- in but to to what extent was not knots knon n n. n |