Lady Passenger Relates Her Experiences Stifing heat and _discomforting smoke, while passengers danced with Rife-jackets on to the tune of the ship's band, formed part of the experience Jof passengers in the s. President!. Lincoln, when she caught on re on way from. Los. Angeles to Honolulu' recently, "Miss Catherine Nicholson, of Chicago, told the forth-China_ Herald" on Friday when the ship arrived in port, Miss Nicholson, who was in charge Jot an invalid, stated that she frst oticed smoke on. board—during dinner, which started at 7 pam. She had left the dining saloon for a few minutes to see how her patient was setting on.
in the saloon she asked an officer what was causing the smoke, and wag Teassured for the time being that nothing serious had occurred. Tittle later, when she left the saloon again, she noticed that the smoke was worse, and. told an affeer that she new that the ship was on fire. "Why [don't you scream?" the officer asked, only to be told by Miss Nicholson that that was not a habit of hers.
"A minute or two later it was announced that' there was a fire on board, and that all. passengers were to. goto their cabins, put on their life-jackals, and then' go on deck. This was' done without any panic or Murry, only one woman passenger becoming hysterical.
Miss Nicholson dressed her invalid, land took her on deck, where coffee and sandwiches were served, and the ship's band played, many of those present dancing, despite their lite Jackets. It" was stifingly of, with [smoke and steam, from the' hoses played in the hatches where a serious fire had developed, causing great discomfort to the jacketed people on At midnight the passengers were told that they could take their jackets their cabins had been. damaged by the fire, and had to be found accommodation. elsewhere.
From Honolulu to Yokohama, Kobe and Shanghai part of the accom-'s modation had been roped off, and! yesterday "'moraing, on arrival" Shanghai, repair gangs got busy. The ship sailed for Hongkong and Mani next day.
"Miss Nicholson pald a tribute to the crew, which was not one that! had sailed "together before, in. view of the shipping. strike conditions on the Pacite Coast. Miss" Nicholson said that they did remarkable work getting the lifeboats ready "and fy" eatipped in a very short period
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