Show tr R n 7 1 L t I 1 the Cedar bank has a i I 1 terrible voyages voyage I 1 I 1 THE HATCHES WERE OFF 1 f lowed red into port the brave ship brt E ties against biz big odds but Is 13 saved at last I 1 SAN F R scisco jc Isco july 29 the tug tui igi wiant in fit towed a floating volcana volcano into port lunday evening the blazing vessel was b a fine steel ship Ceder bank a sister ship to the tile EIm I 1 bank on oil which the tire terrible pill sn s p 11 U r fire occurred a few weeks ago while the a hip was I 1 lying ng at mission street wharf is from newcastle ec astle N far f W and the story of her long voyage to th this Is port with a cargo of nearly 4 0 0 1 ton t 1 ll 11 1 u of coal is a remarkable reir lark able one the TI be ceder C e d e r i bink bank left ew catle for this port on march ath and tho first four da aya a every ever thine thing ething t bentas ent as smoothly as clock 1 I wr work L and 1 then the trouble began on 01 the morning ot of the it began to io I 1 blow 01 awand fand before the sun went doun down that I 1 night the splendid ship was rollin rolline in tile he trough of ofa a fearful sea a the and arid jiggermast jigger nias t were hanging over the tile side and every stitch of ca ivas on the fore and had be the big seas were anak ing a clean breach over her and to r nearly twenty four hones tire crew could d do 0 noih i I 1 ing to relieve the nhip ship then t the lie wind e and arid bea u went donna down a little and the wreck was adt adrift ak A afew few of the lower sails were got on S deck one at a it time and bent both r I 1 officers and men worked like beavers and as soon as pos abl le eche he ship was beaded for Sdney sydney which af at that time was about u the win 1 wa was favorable and sydney was reached rea cliel march starch ln ugh odthe of the coal was taken out of the after part of the tile ship to allow the new I 1 biats to be stepped the work refitting went vent along witti wit if a rush and on oil april 28 19 the Cedar bank was once more ready to 1 sart start for san francisco fancisco ran cisco all went well and the ship made fair reson ts on her voyage until june I 1 vh when anthe the shit was ais discovered covered to be on fire s the fearful discovery WM was made when the 0 tarpaulin was taken off no 2 hatch batch to atlow lowthe the hatch combings to be painted S then a thin column of smoke was een peen issuing front from the the hatch tto the L news was w 9 at once sent to the captain who ordered that the hatches betaken be taken on and r an investigation made I 1 As soon as the habeil hatch was wag lifted dense clouds of black smoke poured out but and arid L brove the crew back froh the hatchway the hatch was then battened don down n in the hope of smothering the tire orders were given to light the fare fire in the tile lonkey donkey boiler eo so that the team steam pumps un T P coul d I 1 d I 1 be set to 1 work if needed tae the h hatches a t cb eo were ere kept on or until june when they were f I 1 taken ia ken offard off awl dense clouds if sikny e and p poured 0 red out of the hold the heat beat wag as i intense arte n se and then their th terrible truth dawned on boll the be I 1 crew that chev were artandi ov overa era I 1 volcano w liable flable to toll burst f forth ort I 1 at 1 an v minute 1 te S ship s i p was many hundreds of miles i I 1 fr from land after a short consul consultation tat to it F was v as decided to take more vj vigorous orous meas urea ures to subdue the fire or atlease at least I 1 hold old i it I 1 in check until san francisco could be f reached at 9 clock on the tire morning of june the att aft viatches ware were taken off and the men went to nork work mih with a wilt will digging don down n through the coal in an effort to reach the fire AS aa fast as the tubes could be fille filled I 1 they were hoisted on deck and the i coal thrown over the eide side the men took t it turn about in the hold and had to be re c lieven every few minutes on account of the heat treat and smoke captain bloody and arid chief officer land took their turn with the rest for they knew that it waa wa a struggle for life and arid they must in u st work to win the deeper they dag log the b 0 hotter grew the holl hold and after a few I 1 if ligoure ours of h hard ard toil the men gave it up and an 1 were forced to leave the hold at that i r arme the runder the hatch wis too liot hot to be handled ant and the stanchions and deck aeck beams were hot enough to blister the hand the fire appeared to be directly dir estly kinder no 2 hatch and near tire boctot t 1 be ship the hatches were again bat no t bened down and then all hands set to work clearing away the boats so that I 1 should the fire break tilgou through if the decks 1 they be le leave avelier lier food I 1 water charts and compass were placed in each boat together with one change of f clothing bior for each man mail the boat salea were bent and each man and boy on oil board was as notified which boat be he was to take the officers who were to color command and them were oven the course and distance from honolulu the nearest port this done the crew returned to their work jg the are the ship shi p was then headed for honolulu Ilono lulu and the steam pumps started A heavy stream a in of water was pumped into the hold all 11 that night when hen morning came canto the tire I 1 crew were overjoyed to find that in all 1 I appearance 4 the tile fire had been checked fc I 1 once more the batches hatches were taken offend the work ot of jettisoning the cargo began ithe 1 the thermometer regi rearte red 13 1 3 degrees but the sailors worked like demons until 0 6 clock at t night flight and then stopped I 1 at that t b at time wo 00 tons of coal had been I 1 taken out of the ehl ship p and arid thrown over board A great part of it was badly charred I 1 by the fire As an soon as the hatches could be b closed the pumps wee were started again and arid the dense volumes of steam and smoke I 1 winch which poured out of the tire ventilators showed that the fire was wall rapidly gaining headway bead way at midnight mian ight on the the sounding rod showed seventeen inches of water in the hold Thel pitch was boiling in in her deck and a I 1 thermometer li held eld against the mizzenmast I 1 registered decrees degrees on the morning of july a ship was sighted far to lee ward war 1 and the signal of distress was hoisted but she passed on and made no sign that the signal was seen another vessel was seen the following day but like the first she took no notice distress signal and held her course Sa sun lay tuly july will is a day not likely to be forgotten by on n b board oard the tile Cedar cedarbaum bauk at 1 SO aan clock k in n the morning a terrific explosion oc corred which seemed to fairly lift chete the big 1 g ship out of water the tile pent up gases li in the hold odthe of the ship proved too much for I 1 the hatches and with a roar that could have been heard a mile away no 2 h ate it I 1 was blown of oil and the next instant a volume of flame fiame shot into the airl airas as high I 1 as the main yard the frightened crew made a rush for the boats boat and sand began to lower them into the tile water ater thinking the ship strip was about to founder the tire first boat bout had hardly struck k the water when a second explosion oe burred and once more the lurid flames shot I 1 ligh ghigli into the air setting fire ashot to the lower rigging and arid some of the sails nota Is ot a roan mail odthe of the crew ever believed at that time that the cedar bank would ev ever ver I 1 each san 1 francisco ran cisco but captain moody 1 ond chief laurie did not give up I 1 he lie fight and calling on the men to follow them they rushed forward and again battened down the hatches it was seen that the hold was a seething mass of flames and even ever captain moody believed that the I 1 ond end was not far oit lly by midday the tar were on fire und while the crew poured ed water on them new tarpaulins were bragged gad from the ballroom and arid spread i over the hatches the explosions dead ned ened the fire for in ina a short all ort time the ship reamed to grow cooler binding finding that the tire ire as stilt in check the beati were r holste li and the Ced Cedar bank headed beaded for sa i francisco t fancisco ran cisco under ever stitch of sail she could carry for fourteen days and nights tho the men I 1 obeyed every order given without a mur mur ani and not one of them took off hie his I 1 0 O e or laid down during the whole of that time ti me As the ship neared ban san francisco the hopes of the crew roe rose hig herand berand higher until last wednesday night when several more explosions occurred tile first took place at a tao 9 clock ond and blew blev the t the crew covered their faces with wet cloths and after a sharp struble struggle the hatches latches were again put on and arid battened down hour later another explosion I 1 blew the fame same hatches off and arid a few minutes later the hatches on io no 3 we were re lifted high into the air while flames and arid poured ou of the bol hold i two more I 1 explosions h 3 followed ath botelno fn 16 2 ba batch I 1 and arid then the crew thought the ship was going to the tile bottom 4 I 1 A I 1 I 1 i Z A 9 T si d morang g I 1 tue I 1 I 1 tug h I 1 V elligant il n t was vasa sighted g 1 atea 1 and arid it did not take ir 0 captain a p tai ta n 1 mccoy lone ong to make his hawser fast to tire burning ship then their for the first time since the fire was discovered the fa faces ces of the entire crew were wreathed in smiles miles for they realized that they were safe the Vili gant rushed the barnin burning 9 a ship into port p 0 rt as a fast as ate steam a u id carry band her and at 0 0 in tb the e ille evening v eu aint the Codar bank was sate safe at a anchor off lom ora bard street wharf I 1 the fire tu tuk governor flo vernor markham Mark hain div waa quickly elon geide 51 de but captain moody ro re fused to allow any water to pumped be into the ship ho had seen bascon his con J D Mpr eckols Ur others A A company the marshani Mar khani remained alongside the v set until relieved by the tugs fearless and arid vigilant when tha anchor was again 1 1 hove up and the burning ship towed to I 1 mission 1 1 oil bay where she was run on the fund T soon as this was done the fear less and V vigilant lant 9 got ott their h to work and arid the is task of quenching a the fire began in earnest I 1 I 1 it is expected t that h it the h e ship will have to be filled tilled clear to t the I 1 je I 1 tween deck decks before all the fire Is put ut out but tills this will be dono if necessary to save the ship i the Cedar baik ia is a ine line steel iter abla of 2819 tons register arid her loss would have been severely felt by the insurance companies captain metcalf lio lloyds y d a agent was telegraphed for as won as a t the 1 vessel readied reached port ite ile will assume charge until the tire tire ia Is put out and arid a settlement made |