Show DISASTERS IN SOUTH SEAS ono ship burned to waters edge and another wrecked victoria B C sept 29 details of shipping disasters in south seas were received by tho today the largest schooner built in america the roanoke captain amsbury was destroyed by tire at new caledonia when the roanoke had loaded ions of a cargo of chrome ore hoisting it in baskets from lighters alre broke out forward the 22 men assisted by the crews of the american ship susquehanna and norwegian bark arabia fought the alre the smoke was so dense that men could not be sent below holes were cut in the deck and bucket brigades worked until steam wag up and the pumps were started but the alre drove out the engineer and the fire fighters the mate and some men were overcome by fumes and had a narrow escape the alre gained and finally the men had to lower all the boats and leave they watched the vessel burn to the waters edge from the as decks the alre roared like a furnace heat was so intense that boats could not go nearer than feet the vessel Is a total loss all that Is visible at low water being a part of the stem captain amsbury who has left tor new york says the origin of the alre is a mystery the schooner jones brothers was dashed to pieces near newcastle after breaking her tow line from the steamer helen on the night of september 1 and seven men were drowned the helen nicoll was towing the schooner to sydney with coal when the tow line parted and the vessel was driven ashore not a vestige of her other than some debris smashed to matchwood was found the dead are captain peter olsen of sweden thomas jenkins mate of england william malley seaman of halifax N S john shields russian W A manson sweden y charles petersen sweden |