Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1937, Page 3

- 13 SHIP DISASTERS INLAST 75 YEARS Explosion of Sultana in 1865, Titanic and Lusitania Took Greatest Tolls. BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK, July 30.—Major steamship disasters of the last 75 years: Sultana, exploded in Mississippi River, April 27, 1865. killing 1,850. General Slocum, fire, East River, W. Y, June 15, 1904. 958 dead. Titanic, iceberg. Atlantic Ocean, April 15, 1912. 1,517 dead. Empress of Irelands collision, St. Lawrence River, May 29, 1914, 1,027 dead. Lusitania, torpedoed, Atlantic Ocean, May 7, 1915. 1.198 dead. Eastland, capsized. Chicago River, July 24, 1915. 812 dead. Vanguard. exploded in British port, July 9, 1917. 800 dead. U. S. S. Cyclops, unknown, off Barbados, June 14, 1918, 293 dead. Vestris, dered off Virginia Capes, November 12, 1928, 111 dead. Observation, exploded. East River, WN. Y., September 1933. 72 dead. Morro Castle, fire, off New Jersey coast, September 8, 1934. 134 dead. Mohawk, collision, off Seagirt, N. J. January 24, 1935. 46 dead. Long Islan hurricane, off New | Jersey coast, Scptember 18, 1936, 42 | dead. Passenger List Unofficial Record Com- piled of Those Aboard Doomed Liner. By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, July 30.—An unoffi tial passener list,of the burned steam- er City of Baltimore as compiled from the purser’s records, names of rescued | and newspa terviews was: Norman Pe William P. L. H. Hary Mr. and Mrs. George E. ®erland Miss Elizabeth Ramsa Stamol Miss Helen Mack. Carl Neuver, Baliimore Mr. and Mrs. Charles Palas, Norfolk, Vs, Mr. and Mr. tda. colored. H. B. Feller. Ba Mrs. Stel Miss Jessie Des Miss C. Ed Donald Cod w Dr.J. W Baltimore, Paige (missing s Daniel Baer. Baltimore. Nick Failla. Baltimore All but two members of the crew of 63 were accounted for. Ship (Continued From Fjrst Page.) «lid down it to water about 30 feet | below. With flames others leaped. President Orders Aid. In Washington, President Roose- velt ordered Federal aid to the burn- | ing ship. He instructed that naval| planes fly over the area with tk coming of dawn to search for survi ors. With a general alarm spread over the Bay, scores of boats turned to- ward the diner. licking near them, Besides the 61 picked up by the | pilot boat, William Sanner, slowly | churning about with lights playing | over the water which was becoming | rougher with a rising breeze. the Love Point ferry took 12, and other boats ! smaller numbers, | Safe ashore, James Johnson, 21, &olored Kitchen helper, told of dis- eovering the fire. He said he saw smoke curling from the forward section of the freight deck. “I yelled to the other fellows,” he eald, “and we got some buckets and water.” Abandon Fire-Fighting. A few futile tries and they abam- | doned their fire-fighting, scramblin to the upper decks Rescuers said they were amazed at the resourcefulness of the passengers. | Though hysteria gripped many as | the flames roared near them, they strapped lifebelts about themselves and moved to the rails. Rather than jump overboard or go down the rope, some clung to the rails until the fire became too hot. Then they let go and plunged down | the side of the liner. i Mrs. William Klecka, wife of United | Btates Marshal August Klecka of Bay- | side, the nearest shore point, who first | notified authorities of the disaster, raid lifeboats were' not lowered from | the burning vessel until 15 minutes | after the fire broke out. | She said everybody along the beach | started to call “fire” and she ran to | s telephone to tell the operators to ! call a fireboat, the Coast Guard and volunteer firemen. | “When I returned to the beach,” she said, “no lifeboats had been low- | THE EVENING Chesapeake Pa STAR, o, Fran 3 i ssenger Ship Reduced to Ruins by Flames . Broiled Maine Lobster Luncheon __~ 7 5(:. WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1937. b . —Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos. % 2 New Air Service. Regular air service, just inaugurated, carries passengers from MoscOw to is or London in one day. INSTALLED COOL ENTIRE HOME GICHNER NA. 4370 . 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Wysong of the : Banner said several of the lifeboats had been lowered when the Sanner | reached the scene. The pilot boat grounded once en route, he said, but resumed its trip at full speed with- in a few minutes. ‘The City of Baltimore was built In 1911 and had a length of 297.5 feet. It was of 2,379 gross tons, and, with the City of Norfolk, a sister ship, plied between Baltimore and Norfolk, car- rying pessengers and cargo. INVESTIGATION TOMORROW. Bureau of Marine Inspection Names Board to Probe Ship Fire. Appointment of & board to investi- gate the fire that destroyed the steamer City of Baltimore with the loss of iwo lives and two missing in Chesapeake Bay was announced today by Capt. H. C. Shepheard, acting di- rector of the Bureau of Marine In- spz::‘on and Navigation in the De- = : ent of Commerce. Hearings wil begin tomorrow at 9:30 am. in the Chamber of Commerce Building, Baltimore, Md. Subpoenas already have been issued to officers 3 i Map showing scene of fire. 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