| Show SMALL GIRL STAYED PANIC her insistence that pet parrot should be saved gave fellow passengers time to reason 1 kitty itty barrett eight years old shared heroic honors fifth ft ath a pet parrot in a tale of fire at sea told by passengers landing binding from tile steamship cartago at havana cuba the little golden haired girl gir I 1 who Is a daughter of edward wire ware barrett a newspaper publisher of birmingham mo ahi refused to enter a lifeboat on until ill ET lie LI jau had b i if parrot brot tram m her lia stateroom mid and her In insistent isten that the lie bird he rescued calmed something approaching a panic among the passengers and gave the ships crew a chance to extinguish tho th fames and save eave the steamer while steaming camine st along the const of panama one night the cartago was set on ire fire hy by an evoi heated motor the blaze seemed to threaten the safety of those on hoard board rod and hn an cil alaria arici was sounded the passengers gatherer gathered ered on deck and were ready to enter the boats when miss kitty discovered she ehe had left her parrot behind in her stateroom slie she refused to enter the boat until capt can george A mcbride sent for the bird frightened men and women paused to laugh at the calmness of the child and her concern over the safety of her pet and when the steward rd brought the parrot verot to the deckbar deck ha ber also announced alie fire had been brought under control by the chief engineer |
