Show LINER WINS against flames BURNING SHIPS MAKES RUN FOR SHORE passengers LANDED SAFELY AS FIRE SPREADS only one life Is lost when passenger jumps overboard loss of ship placed at over three million dollars lewes dol ono life was lost in tho the raco race with death by the blazing clyde liner off tile tho delaware capes all the remainder of her passengers and crow crew were safely account accounted el for of those about nine passengers anil and crew members suffered exposure and burns and were taken to the tha beebe hospital hero here tho the man who lost ills his life was identified tia as robert Lo coverton Lov orton verton about go CO years old believed to bo be of william assetto mass ile ho became panic stricken as flaites burst through a deck while passengers were boing being taken oft off the burning ship and jumped overboard ile was waa not missed by tile tho ships fillips officers but ills his body was waa picked up in delaware bay by fishermen hourt after all hands had bad been la landed 11 a ed hero here lewes del after winning a race with death passengers antl and crow who spent a harrowing night at sea aboard tho the blazing clyde liner lenape wore were safely landed hero here at daybreak and cared tor for by the townspeople all persons except ono one aboard the ship which left new york for jacksonville were safely accounted for more afore than a dozen persons were injured and nine ot of them taken to the beebe hospital hero here throe three or four others uise so were treated and left dhove in tile tha hospital were suffering buffering front exposure and bruises two members of 0 tho the crew were burned about the feet and two others of tho the crow crew suffered broken ankles fighting the flames they aro arc in ili a hu hospital spital hero here according to passengers tin and members of tho the crew there ans no undue ex clement and the transfer of all hands front from tho the burning vessel to rescue ships was d is as smoothly as circumstances would permit there were many women and child dren dinong tho the passengers and somo some of them left the tha blazing vessel in tho the dark hours before flawn dawn scantily clad some wore only their night cloth lug all wore life preservers until they were landed hotel accommodations hero nvere inadequate to care for survivors and the presbyterian church was thrown open tor for tile tho comfort of tho the men women and children many of 0 whom were sit suffering from tho the cold townspeople were aroused and soon boon hot coffee sandwiches and other food was rushed to the assembly hall of the church and everybody mado made as an comfortable as possible arrangements were made to tako take all survivors north on a special train to wilmington del where those who I 1 desired were transferred to a special it train aili of 0 sleepers and sent south others I er taken back to new york |