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Show Steamship Eastern King on Fire at Sea! NEW YORK. April 2.-The Ameri-' can steamship Enstorn King, bound, from New York to Cuban ports, is onj fire near Sagua d la Grande, on (lie Cuban coast, according to a wireless! message received here today by ihej naval communications nervlec. Tho I steamer Iake Medrord responded to the call for assistance and is pumping water onto the fire, the message added. add-ed. The Eastern King, a shipping board steamer of 3164 gross tons, was built in Japanese shipyards in lfllS. Shf s operated by the Munson line |