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Show OCEAN STEAMER ON FIRE. Crew Fought Flames While the Panic Stricken Passenners Prayed.- New York. Tho Austrian stenmer Olulln, which arrived Thursday from Trlesto with 7f.n passengers, had n narrow escnpo from destruction by fire In mtdocenn during a violent storm on October 3. Tho crow fought the flames all day beforo they woro extinguished, whllo the panic-stricken passengers prayed ror help. At tho moment when tho condition ol the Olulln was most desperate, nnd tho energy or every mnn wns necessary neces-sary to tight the fire, several or tin. crow left their posts and began to lower ono of the ship's boats. The first ofilcor headed off the little panic by threatening to shoot tho first man to Btnrt to lower the boat. Tho men returned to their work. In which many of tho mon In tho Bteorngo were compelled com-pelled to nsslst. |