Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-11-06 | Page 2 | Desperate Fight to Check Fire on Ship

DESPERATE fiGHT Tn CHECK fiRE ON SHIP San Francisco Nov C. C With G. With a smoldering fire in her bunkers that thC had kept her crew toiling tolling without rest for tor four days das and nights the tho British h steamer steam steam- er Celtic King New Now York to Vancouver ver er put Into this port tonight to renew her fuel supply before proceeding north north- ward The rhe fire was discovered shortly after aft aft- or er the steamer left Guaymas' Guaymas on her northward trip All hands were called and a desperate struggle be began an to extinguish ex ex- tinguis tho the smoldering mass Da Day and nl night ht working In periods of ot otless less than limn an nn hour at a n time Ume the tho crew fought pouring in water and turning over t the e tons tolis of ot coal In the gas gas- ns- ns filled bunkers Half of ot the men mont tolled toiled at the pumps while the rest worked In Inthe inthe the tho Inferno un under er decks When those below bolo were exhausted the the took their places while the tho men comInS' comInS coming corning com corn ing InS on deck took up the weary round at the pumps Not a man aboard got ot any sleep to speak of or until the fire tire was wag controlled Within a few minutes of ot the time Ume the tho steamer dropped anchor In the ha ba bay hero here the tho drowsy anchor watch were the tho only men aboard awake