Rescue; s. Canton Takes Endangered Passengers London, May 10.
Fire broke out in the engine room of the Danish motor vessel Asia yesterday night while the passengers were dining, and, according to passing vessels, the fire spread until the entire ship was ablaze.
After all efforts to put out the blaze had failed, the skipper ordered the 35 passengers to stand by for boat stations.
The passengers were later taken aboard the British steamer Canton, and; according to Lloyd's agent in Colombo, arrived in Colombo this morning.
The Captain and the remainder of the crew went aboard the British warship Grasshopper, which stood by the blazing vessel.
Later, they were transferred from the Grasshopper to Galle (seaport town in south-western part of Ceylon)
H.M.S. Grasshopper is proceeding on her way, while the Government tug Sin Habahu is going to the scene.
The burning wreck later grounded off Galle beach.
"The P. & O. liner Canton, which inox off the passengers and conveyed hem to Colombo, dashed to the rescue in response to an an S.O.S. message from the blazing ship.
The Canton was also involved in a disaster at sea not so long ago. She cóliided with the French vessel Marechal Joffre, to the north of Hongkong in dense fog on the morning of March 3.—Reuter Twenty-Three Cows Electrocuted Honolulu, May 9.
In a freak accident here today 23 cows were electrocuted while they were being milked when a broken wire short circuited metal pipes in their stalls. Milk company employees milking the cows who were wearing rubber overshoes were uninjured.—United Press.
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