STEAMER ON FIRE.
A TERRIBLE CALAMITY. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Aden, January 20. The progress of the fire on the Estonia was so rapid that the officers were unable to return to the bridge to order the engineers to stop the vessel. The third engineer was burned to death at his post. The captain and ten men were burnt or driven overboard. It was impossible to launch a boat while the vessel was travelling at a speed of nine knots. '
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 208, 22 January 1913, Page 5
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79STEAMER ON FIRE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 208, 22 January 1913, Page 5
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