| Show 1319 13 FIGURES IN SINKING fateful number plays prominent part in connection with loss of fransa pittsburgh pa the figure 13 was very prominent la in connection conn ecHon with tile the sinking inking ot of the steamship fransa on which were the ga 17 Y M C A war workers worl the following is part ot of a letter received at the metropolitan bead headquarters quarters of 0 tile pittsburgh Y at C A from one of tile the secretaries in london Ondon Tj the sailors sold said they were not superstitious but tho the pas passengers went on board on a a friday alie fransa left america on april 13 thirteen vessels were in the con toy thirteen preachers were on board i the oran ohanui Or anui also thirteen methodists it was the thirteenth round trip for tile he commander of 0 the convoy and the thirteenth trip tor for tin an escorting warship IL C bennett of fit new york assigned to berth no 13 was the only sea a alck passenger ile iio moved out thomas A n D rawson dawson of providence it I 1 who ulio e took on no 13 had the narrowest escape le the torpedo struck at a to ro ly sinking pinking the fransa in thirteen minutes a ng lifeboat no 13 alone was destroyed ral by the e explosion in upon reaching shore ii a conference ib ivaa called in room no 33 13 and oua be man received lint check no 13 us on the lie thirteenth day out it a black lod cat on board increased the pasq passengers engers afe by alir airee blade black kittens aside f brorn rom sim that there was nothing connected with superstition |
