THAT FIRE ON S.S. ARAHURA

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1651, 18 January 1913, Page 6

THAT FIRE ON S.S. ARAHURA

XXX ;....; XX still a mystery. •_••:• ;X.O : J .''..Those thrw. mysterious v. outbreaks of : Y : ;fire;.'on board .the, Araiur'a.';:on Thursday, % :.'evening•■.are .still-.a mystery.-' , ConstaWes v were.on duty on the vessel"on ; Thur'sdny and last, night.' '."■. :■. i':. x'/XX:','-■'UXX-.lt was stated'that suspicion'surrounded ;:■.: the;origin, of the' outbreaks;, aridvmore •.':'. I'colour •. was < added. to'; this . .when V it > was .i : ■found', that, 'lifter the first .fire; occurred, i.v'.the second-ofncer'.'.(Mr.;Sii:er)'and a-t'nion .'.Company's! official '/'obtained ii . \key of the second-class'stewardess's'.'rooiii, : .'■•■.'■; and;, after /.having.. opened ■'.- the .door.:'.ex\;.'.ramined' the 'room thoroughly,'arid found '■'■'■•..':' no:trace; of fire.".< The -key, was 'left in the, •' : > ; : dock, and; when , the /second: fire i'wnsidis-r '••'.'■',: covered ■ in- tho 'Stewardess's room /it ■' •.was. \' : X found".that the.door, had/been locked* and' :' tho'.key',wa3';missing.'•.■- .This, caused the, '. second officer/to 'smash,the.'dop'r"'in order ■;•■■:' to ."of,'the,'fire ,-with jthe ' i: r! .hose.;' • ' j\ : X*jX ' '':.'V-'.' : '"'.':{''■■■■''. V■'"'• ■ The Arahura.-.will leave fjr Picton.'.Nel,»n, and West Coast'ports as,'usudl-.tx>Tday.'