STEAMER ON FIRE
A THRILLING RACE. By Telegraph-Frees Assooiatkm-OopyrlsMi (Rec. September 2, 9.35 p.m.) New York, September 1. When a fire broke out aboard the, steamer City of Chicago, the captain' headed shorewards, and landed three hundred passengers clad in their nightclothes at the Government breakwater> after a thrilling'raoe against the flames. In order to avoid a panic, the crew and passengers were not called until approaching the breakwater. The vessel is expected to be a total loss. . The City of Chicago Is a vessel of 1439 tons, owned by Graham and Morton Transport Co. of Chicago.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2245, 3 September 1914, Page 4
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97STEAMER ON FIRE Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2245, 3 September 1914, Page 4
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