The whole centre of the ship was ablaze. Most" of the passengers gathered in the forepart, Dense clouds of smoke made it diMeult (o breathe and to keep one's eyes open, Miss Larsen said she was burned In the shoulder and leg.
The most terrible part, she added, was taking to the boats. The bridge and all the walls of the ship were incandescent with heat, and the heavy seas threatened to smash the lifeboats against the side. She saw several men jump into the sea, One woman, Signora Forero, a survivor of the Dutch liner Simon Bolivar, was again saved from the Orazio along with her husband and small daughter, Three British girls aboard the Orazio were all saved.
The survivors were unanimous in praising the work of French warships, which "by playing their searchlights fon the scene, contributed much to the rescue work—Reuter,
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