Show SHIPS OH FIRE AT SEA NARROW ESCAPE FROM destruction OF ALL ON BOARD victoria B C dec 28 the british ships melville island and almora on their arrival at sydney had a talo to tell of their narrow from destruction st with all on board fire broke out in the melville island on october 28 as she was bound to sydney and or daya her was kept busy fighting the flames the alre on the lAta iora started on august 9 but two days later she waa caught in a heavy gale which bent seas on board and to athla fact the captain says the vessel owed her salvation for the alre was isam after the gale |