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Show FRENCH STEAMER FIGHTING FIRE Liner Rochambeau Turns Into Halifax With Blaze in Reserve Re-serve Coal Bunker. New York, Nov. 8. The French line steamship Rochambeau has a fire In the reserve coal bunker, according to a message received at the French Hue today. The message from the captain stated sta-ted that the Rochambeau Is not In dangpr, but has turned toward Hall-fax Hall-fax and that the fire Is being fought with all facilities, Tho message received at the French line read: "Fire In reserve coal bunker amidships. amid-ships. Fighting fire and have turned toward Halifax. Hope to put It out. Am in no danger at all." Paul Fagcut, general agent of the line here, said that if It wore found necessary to take the ship into Hall-fax, Hall-fax, she should reach there late tonight to-night or tomorrow. The Rochambeau sailed from this port for Bordeaux last Saturday with 171 passengers in tho cabins and 250 in tho steerage. She carried a full cargo of general merchandise. Her first cabin passenger list contains French names almost exclusively. The Rochambeau was built at St. Nnzarre. France, In 1911. It Is 583 'eet long, 4feet beam and 39 feet Jeep, Her; register Is 12.G7S tons gross. t 1 Jire Probably Incendiary. Nework, -Nov. 8. The Rocham beau 1st the second steamer within a week bound from New York for Europe Eur-ope to catch fire and head for Halifax. Hali-fax. The British steam,er Rio La-ges, La-ges, "from New York to Queenstown with a cargo of sugar for thelBrit-Ish thelBrit-Ish commission caught fire'SOOVmlles south of Halifax, on Thursday last, and put into Halifax late the next day with flames pouring from one hold. Captain Bell of the Rio Lages stated sta-ted that tho flrse on his ship undoubtedly un-doubtedly had been caused by an Incendiary In-cendiary bomb placed in a sugar bag. The Rio Lages had been loaded at Yonkors, N. Y. There aro about sixty Americans aboard tho Rochambeau, according to information at the French line here. Included In the steamer's cargo were 2,245 cases of cartridges; ono case of cartridge cases; twenty cases of guns; one hundred bales of cotton waste; 36 bales of cotton linters; four boxes of automobiles; 254 'flasks of quick silver and a number of cases of aeroplane equipment A considerable portion of the cargo consisted of iron and steel, brass rods and steel cables. oo |
