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Show .AMERICANS SAVE PjSSlGERSI Rescue Women and Children Aboard Blazing Japanese Steamer in Pacific TOKIO, June 17. (By the Associ-v jated Press.) Heroic work by the officers offi-cers and crew of the American steamer West Jester outside Yokohama Yoko-hama harbor resulted In saving the Japanese steamer Kiyo Maru, with seventy passongers from South America Amer-ica on board, from possible total destruction de-struction by fire, it is announced In advices received from Kobo, whither tho lvlyo Maru was bound. The Kiyo Maru, which left Valparaiso Valpa-raiso April 3 and San Francisco May; 15, carrying nitrate and a mlscella-j neous cargo, took fire in a storm at sea far from Yokohama as sho was steaming for Kobe. She sent out S. O. , S. calls and the American steamer responded. re-sponded. Despite the dangerous seaa running I the West Jester crew launched boats.! succeeded in getting men on board the Kiyo Maru and helped extinguish tho I flames. Thoy carried the women and I children on board out of danger. Onei of the lifoboats of tho American I steamer was burned through taking flro whilo alongside tho ijlazlng Kiyoi Maru. The West Jester railed from Portland. Port-land. Ore., on May 23 and was bound for north Chinese ports. |