BUNKERS ON FIRE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1943, 29 December 1913, Page 5

BUNKERS ON FIRE.

STEAMER ILFORD PUTS INTO

MELBOURNE.

CREW'S STRENUOUS FIGHT. By Tolejrapli—Pres3 Associfttion-Copyi iaht Melbourne, December 27. The steamer Ilford (4266 tons, British Steam Ship Company, under charter to load timber in South Australian pons for New Zealand), from Bnnbury _to Auckland, with a cargo of jarrah timber, put into port with hc-r bunker coal on fire

The fire was discovered on Wednesday when the steamer was 20Q miles south of Adelaide.

Tlio crew, working hard at the primps, managed to keep the outbreak in check. Several of the crew arc suffering severely in consequence of tlio fumes. Being unable to overcome the fire, it was decided to put in to Melbourne. The fire is still burning, and it will probably be necessary to completely flood the bunkers.

It is supposed the outbreak was caused by spontaneous combustion.

THE STRANDED STEAMER I.UBGATE. MOLESTING TRIBESMEN DISPERSED BY AIRSHIPS. Gibraltar, December 26. Tho salvaging of tho steamer Ludgate —tho crew of which was fired upon by tribesmen when tlio vessel went ashore off the coast of Morocco —is proceeding. Tho vessel i 3 in a favourable position. Her coal has been jettisoned.^ Two British and two Spanish airships caused tho Moors to withdraw to the mountains. SWEPT BY A HUGE WAVE. Sydney, December 27. The A.U.S.N. Company's steamer In-, darra (tho largest vessel of the A.U.S.N. Company's fleet, 10,000 tons) encountered a huge wave off tho coast, which swept tho decks, twisted tho bulwarks, smashed tho boats, and did other considerable damage. DUTCH MAIL STEAWifiR ASHORE. IN A DANGEROUS POSITION. (Rec. December 29, 0.20 a.m.) Brisbane, December 28. The Dutch mail steamer 'i'asman (1543 tons) outward bound to Java, is ashoro at Braniblo Bay. The- vessel lies iii a dangerous position.