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Show FRENCH LINER ON FIRE. Vessel Has From 1,600 to 1,700 on ' Board. Halifax. The French steamer Sant' .' Anna is on fire at sea, according to a wireless message received by the marine ma-rine department from the Cape Race station Sunday. The message said: "Steamer Sant' Anna in distress, on fire and in need of assistance. Posi- tion, latitude 40.23 north; longitude ' 47.30 west." The position given is in the track of transatlantic liners. Between 1,600 and 1,700 Italian reservists re-servists are passengers on board the ' Sant' Anna, according to the local I agents of the line. The ship also car-- car-- ries a large cargo of merchandise. |