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0) I 4 JL EXTRA MMCWMM VOL. XXXIXr-No. 242. NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 8, 1934. PRICE 3 CENTS DAILY CENTS SUNDAY fin RflfM JVU Ml LTU JV Hurricane Threat Believe Most of 318 Passengers Members of Grew Say Fire Started Passes Out Sea to And 240 Grew embers Lost in After an anxious night of wild ru In Ship's Library mor, most of It unfounded, and prep arations by occupants of waterfront property to flee to higher ground If The Buckroe Beach section about midnight was charged with rumors of a 90-mile an hour hurricane expected before morning.

Some anxious cottagers planned' to remain up until daylight to be ready to flee If an tidal water broke out of bounds, tne Disaster Off Jersey Coast lower Peninsula breathed easier this YiYi A --BINO LAKE, N. Sept 8. Six members of the crew of the tVilnihlp ilorro Castle said today that the fire in which more than 200 persona were believed to have tost their lives, started in the library In the fore part of the ship and that it was not struck by lightning. All these crew members, whose names could not be learned, said that morning on the basis of weather reports that the tropical disturbance had passed out to sea without striking emergency arose. There was.

little to give promise of the coast. an Impending hurricane. The wind Northeast storm warnings were the fire spread so swiftly to midships that they believed few of the passengers below deck were able to make their way out. changed to northwest, indicating that Bolt of Lightning Strikes Oil Tank of 11,520 Ton-Vessel and Fire Spreads Rapidly Be was light and rain fell gently. Many motorists living at the beach moved One seaman was ordered by an officer to stop talking, Just after he there was nothing to give "hurricane their automobiles further inland to rumors further excuse for circulation.

had related how the deck watch had tried to subdue the fire in the library nd finally turned out the crew. This seaman said that when the crew prevent damage by flood waters. A wind velocity of 36 miles an hour fore Many of Sleeping Passengers Aroused. broke out the fire hose they found there was no pressure and the flames rapidly swept the length of the ship. was reported at Cape Henry at 8 a.

m. It was raining hard. An opaque cloud blanket clung to this section today, holding rich promise of heavy rain, although up to 10 o'clock that precipitation had Another seaman said that when "we were called out and ran upstairs Wild rumors, bruited about since CAPTAIN DIES FEW HOURS wj found the whole midships blazing. We couldn't get through the halls to call the passengers as it was all blazing inside. So we ran along the deck, BEFORE BOLT WRECKED SHIP been moderate.

Scores of telephone calls were Blaze Spreads Quickly Grew-Member Says In Describing Disaster y. (By William O'SuIIivan) (Deck Storekeeper of the Morro Castle) (Copyright, 1934, by The Associated Press) SPRING LAKE, N. Sept. 8. OR I was asleep when the fire broke out on the Morro Castle this morning, but the fire gong awakened me and I went to my station on the starboard side of the ship, One of the men told me lightning struck the shin and set an oil tank early yesterday afternoon, -had some sections of the Peninsula in a panic.

Fears of a duplication of the August 23, 1933, hurricane caused preparation for hasty flight to be made. The re smashing windows on the outside. "The lifeboats on our side of the vessel were put off all right but you ceived this morning from hurricane- conscious persons anxious for the lat couldn't get them off on the other side. There were 12 boats on our side. He did not say whether the inability to get the boats off on one side More Than 100 Survivors of Craft, Passen est reports on the tropical disturb ports, magnified out of proportion In most cases, even caused some to leave their cottages early last night for less ance.

was due to a list or flames. gers and Crew Landed at Seagirt After A break In the weather was predict ed for tomorrow. exposed places. Pawn; Liner Launched Here in 1930. 14 Passengers, 11 beamen Bodies of Victims Are Washed Ashore SPRING LAKE.

N. J- Sept. 8. (AP)-Fire the on fire. By the time I reached the deck the whole midshins was burning as far Land At Ashbury Park, N.

J. ALLENHURST, N. Sept. 8 (AP) Bodies of some seaman's worst enemy took a toll of hundreds of up as ine ooat aecK. it seemed mat only the after pert of the ship was clear.

of those who perished in the fire, on the steamship Morro lives today on the steamship Morro Castle of the itr I IJf We tried to fight the fire with hose Lastle off shore early today were being washed up soon (no street address), badly burned ASBURY PARK, K. Sept 8. (JP from the boat beck but It was no use wara rane, inoouna rrom navana. about face and arms. after daylight.

Fourteen persons, three women pas The flames had such a hold and Flora Laroche, a passenger, 27, of sengers and 11 members of the crew, Estimates of the loss of life among the passenger Coast guards here eaid they had reports of numerous Second Major Disaster Off Eastern -Seaboard were burning so fiercely that It was Providence, R. (no street address), landed nere in a uieooat at 6 a. m. bodies found-along the northeast tionrt and suffering from shock and cut on list of 318 and the crew "of 240 ran as high as 300. today from the burning passenger Impossible to" Istop m.

a heavy low-lying fog cut visibility to a minimum. head. The others were uninjured. liner Morro castle. Five of them were Injured and were Someone shouted to me "there's During Last 80 Years Scores of the passengers, spending their last night Bodlt Are Reported the water off the beach, some ap Hospital attaches did not obtain a woman in that room.

on board before the end of their week holiday, were NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (IP) The parently alive. their names. broke into the stateroom and tri Every effort was being made to get trapped below deck as the flames, breaking out in Miss Laroche, however Identified the other two women saved with her ed to find her, but I couldn't see any marine observer at Sandy Hook, N.

reported about 10:30 a. m. today that the Sandy Hook coast guard station said several bodies were visible in lifeboats to them, the report said. The power lifeboat at the station has been launched and started to the rescue. body there and the smoke drove me as Louise Taubert, of Providence, R.

and Florence Robert, of paw- out. tucket. R. I. taken to the Fitkin-Monmouth Memorial hospital.

The injured were: Charles Jackson, engine-room crew, 141 Carleton street, Buffalo, N. muscles and ligaments of left leg severed. Dan Conduicus, engine-room crew, 66 Madison avenue, New York, exposure. Joseph Markos, steward, 4024 193rd street. Flushing, New York, Infected finger.

William crew, Cleveland, In all the timet we were fighting NEW YORK, Sent. 8. (AP)) The burning of the Morro Castle is the second major shipping disaster off the eastern coast of the United States In the last 80 years. The Vestris foundered in a storm off the Virginia Capes on November 12, 1928, with the lose of lit Uvea. Greater disasters have occurred on inland waters.

The excursion steamer General Slocutn burned in Miss Laroche was unable to tell more about tne disaster wan tnac the fire I don't remember seeing any THREE PASSENGER they were aroused when Jightning struck the ship. After a few moments. passengers. Some people jumped overboard, but I don't know If they were passengers or members of the she said, tne tnree girls were pusned Stricken Ship This Morning into the lifeboat with the 11 members crew. the library in the fore of the boat raged aft to leave the superstructure only a hulk.

One hundred and eighty-two persons were reported rescued, 87 being picked up at the scene by the steamships Monarch of Bermuda and Andrea A. Luckenbach, and another 85 landing along the North Jersey shore from life boats. Believe Majority Passengers, Crew Lost 'CGopvnVht, ig4 by the Associated Press) of the crew. Most of the passengers and crew I FREIGHTER were asleep when the lightning struck the East river, New York, in 1904 with the lee of 1,021 lives and the excursion steamer Eastland cap and I don't see how very many of them were able to escape. sized in the Chicago river with the Ships Rescue Survivors We were given orders to launch loss of 812 persons 11 years later.

NEW YORK. Sept. 8. The boats from the starboard side of the In 1865 a boiler explosion ae- ANSWER SOS CALL Morro Castle, afire early today off strcyed the steamboat Sultana, boat and eleven of us got into one boat and got away. Six boats were launched from the starboard side.

killing apradmately 1,700 on the NEW YORK. Sept 8. UP) The Furn ess-Bermuda Line announced to Scotland light, near Sandy Hook, left day that its liner Monarch of Bermuda had rescued 65 persons from the New York September 1 for a seven- I don't believe any were able to SPRING LAKE, N. 8. (AP) The Ward Mississippi near Memphis.

Hon of the victims were exchanged Union prisoners. day cruise to Havana, and was due get away from the port side because liner Morro Castle burned at sea. about eight miles off to dock on the return trip at 8:00 burning liner Morro Castle, orr tne New jersey snore. The Monarch of Bermuda's master sent this message to the line offices a. SixaeA 65 from Morro Castle In own boats.

Am still standing by In the wind was blowing the names over Monarch of Bermuda, Lucken bach, City of Savannah, President Cleveland Respond to Call. it. j. i Tt nt Ua that side. o'clock this morning.

ine jersey coast cany luudy. xt is uwcvcu inou We stood by for awhlle looking for One hundred members of the Con 318 passengers and 240 crew members perished. 5 3 cordia singing society were aboard the liner when It sailed and are pre NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (fl5) Twenty-two persons from the burning liner Morro Castle were picked up by the Andrea F.

Luckenbach to messazes received by the Luckenbach line from the liner. A bolt Of lightning Struck an Oil tank Ot the running and we had trouble standing i bv. sumed to have been aboard on the NEW YORK, Sept. 8. (ff) Three ton liner, and tire broke out so quickly, survivors saia, The shin was like furnace by passenger liners and a freighter an' return trip.

on the bridge while we were fighting the fire. The captain died last night from a heart attack and the chief officer was in charge of the ship when the fire broke out. We stood by for about fifteen mia- utes and' then made for shore, we didn't see anybody la the water as we pulled that" there was littltime even to spread the alarm to g. Officials of the Luckenach line said the Andrea F- Luckenbach had left the burning ship and was heading for its Brooklyn dock. The ship will dock at the foot of Thirty-fifth street, Brooklyn, at 11:30 Morro Castle was in distress just a swered the fire-broken SOS of year ago on a voyage from Havana to steamship Morro Castle off the northern New Jersey coast early today.

sleeping passengers. w1501" on but 1 New York wnen sne ran into a nur m. It left Los Angeles Aug. zi. ricane off Caoe Hatteras.

So far as survivors who arrived here COUld See, Only I remember seeing the chief officer The Monarch of Bermuda, which For two days the vessel battled the storm, her radio silent. Finally on raced at a 20-knot clip to the scene, 6EA GIRT, N. Sept. 8. (Ph-More than 100 survivors from the Morro Castle, which burned off shore early today, were landed here.

All of them, members of the crew and passengers, were in lifeboats of sbc life boats were able to leave the ship. Most of those nf th- arrival of the survivors at Seagirt and Spring Lake. September 18 she emerged from the was bringing tourists home from who got away were members of the crew. The SOS came suddenly and ended as quickly. As the the ship, none of the coast guard boats which put out Having returned.

Bermuda. A storm and iinisned tne trip saieiy, At that time the ship carried 140 passengers and a crew of 200. The catastrophe occurred shortly after 3 a. East- wireless optor mg 10 give aetaus of the Bermuda trade, it is a Fur- SPRING LAKE, N. Sept.

8. (JP) Eighty of the 85 persons who landed along the North Jersey shore from the steamship Morro Castle were ness-Bermuda liner built in 1931. The Morro Castle, a vessel or about 11.000 tons gross tonnage, was launch The rescue dash climaxed a trip era Standard Time. A brief wireless bUb, bUD According to one member of the crew, the snip was a Morro Castle afire 20 miles south of Scotland Light roaring furnace amidships by the time he reached deck reported to be officers and members of tne crew. Th onlv exceDtions.

which first reports Indicated were three women, ed in August, 1930, and on her first trip from Haavna to New York broke from Manila, P. for the President landed at Asbury Park, a Dr. Charles Cochrane, of Brooklyn and another the record for tnat run. Cleveland, Dollar liner. Formerly the man whose name could not be learned.

The fifth life boat from the vessel to be beached here came in shortly Golden State, It was built in 1921 at before 9 a. m- (EST) and contained but four seamen and no passengers. Newport News, where the lll-lated Morro Castle was constructed. The MUSSOLINI TO LEAD fire near wireless room was all the word that came after being routed irom nis Duns. ua The crew functioned with precision and calmness, he crackling through the thick night.

ag mm were taking their position3 at the life Captain Dies Before Boat Disaster boats. The ship's captain, Robert Wilmot, died at sea only a The lifeboats remained near the burning shirxfor nearly 1 ur vuinrr cfrL- Til. eriJrk ot Vi half an hour, but no Derson was seen in the sea. President Cleveland is a passenger and freight vessel. The Andrea F.

Luckenbach, freigh ter in the Luckenbach fleet, left Los ARMY IF 11 COMES ia nlr vk rAtnminn nf th A hurricane is whipping the Atlantic, and northeast. Brief News Of Virginia Angeles August 21. It is a big snip for a freighter, with a gross tonnage PRESIDENT WARNS OF PRICE FIXING rV' gale warnings have been posted along the coast wnere trie chief officer, W. t. Warms.

Morro Castle caught fire. The sea was not especially of 10,725. The City of Savannah, a coastwise steamer, is the smallest of the four Coast guard craft along the Jersey coast put out im- heavy, however, though members of the crews of the Iife- Again Tells People to Prepare; It is a passenger ship owned by the Ocean Steamsh'p company of mediatelv in the rousrh sea for the scene. Liners the boats found it heavy going to pun tne eigm nuies to me Calls Service Chiefs to Confer Savannah. markCd ''IS SSW have a capacity of 70 Declares It May Run Afoul of uy a udn ux me iniuugii me uuw.

wcwi. crews, but the six that are known to have seen launcnea DID mm TARANTO, Italy, Sept 7. (JP) ine nnarea r. ium iu iciv.u mc opvi, were not fined to capacity, une leii wim oniy After telling the Italian people to "be renorted bv wireless that she had picked up some sur- sons, including the crew. ready for any Premier Ram Beats Down in Torrents ijij The rain beat down in torrents, as the gained EQUALITY ON SEAS Mussolini let it be known tonight that he will hurry back to Rome for a conference of generals and division lllc mc7" "C1C: fT" force, but despite the poor visibility the ship ablaze could pants, were hurried to hospitals.

1 he nature of their fae pjainiy seen from shore, iniuries were not immediately determinable. Tf was nrr. helieved the Morro Castle would sink. No ary commanders of the entire Italian army. Tokyo to Throw Overboard The Morro Castle was returning from an eight day one, however, could remain long aboard her and live, sur- "Our people must be ready for any Indict 3 for Murder CHARLOTTESVILLE, Sept.

7, (JP Two mountaineers, John L. Jenkins and his 12 year old son, Thomas Jenkins, have been Indicted by a Madison county grand Jury for the murder of Frank Dodson, 17, near a still in House HoUow, Madison, and will stand trial at Madison Courthouse Sept. 28. The spot where -the shoting took place is "way back in the Blue Ridge, near Nevum postoffice, commonwealth's Attorney N. Payne said on trip Into Charlottesville today.

List ABC Licensees RICHMOND, Sept. 7. V-The alcoholic beverage control board today forwarded to all commonwealth's attorneys and commissioners of the revenue a list of ABC licensees in their jurisdiction, to guide them in the collection of local license taxes wherever they have been levied. The board also announced today that as of Sept. 1, licenses for the sale of beers and wines will become effective when Issued, rather than when applied for as heretofore.

rruiaa tn TTairnnn Amnncr Tiei" Tiflssprtrrpra when she IPltlvivnra ripHovprl. event," Duce told 50,000 Italians packed Into the public square here. "If we should be obliged to take the field, I will be at your head. New York September 1 were 100 members of the Con- Whether Chief Officer Warfs. escaped was not lmmem- isting NayaJ Treaties and Limitations TOKYO.

Sent. 7. to cordia Singing societv of New York. All but 60 of the ately ascertained. As lifeboats landed, the survivors nasspno-pra wptp trmrist.

manv cases were taken at once to hospitals. Following this declaration It was Anti-Trust Laws; Studies NBA Plans HYDE PARK, N. Sept. 7. (JP) President Roosevelt feels price fixing is questionable as running afoul of the anti-trust laws, It was brought out today at his regular press conference.

He said he regards the principles of collective bargaining for labor and abolition of child labor definite parts of the permanent NRA which he is studying for submission to the next congress. Mr. Roosevelt disclosed he was giving daily thought to the future of the NRA and expected it to evolve by a step by step stage of experimentation. He win confer next Monday or Tueravith General Johnson, Industrial 8k Ainistrator, on the administrative machinery which he hopes to set up to carry on until a permanent formula is provided by congress. Mr.

Roosevelt pointed out that simplification Is the constant objective and that all phases of the effort for supervision of industry to aid recovery are receiving equal attention in the comprehensive study. Unworkable parts of NRA will go by the announced all high officers of the night was ready 'tb' demand 'etmality Wilmnt wlin waa in rnmmanrl nf the shin, a Trip Morro Castle, which Was launched only four years army have been ordered to report on the high seas. craft built at the plant of the Newport News Shipbuilding ago, went through 48 hours of turbulence last September Tuesday to Venezia palace for the The Island-empire-, latest" aaaiiKm military conference, the subject of to the world's major powers, deter oni i lmr i trn tAmnanv in i 1 1 a Tin rail topt ion lt khi. i nrnan it ra i ii a ii uriiLauc un oyc iui-wv which was not made public. mined today to ehuck overboasd present naval limitation schemes and in fered a heart attack last night.

His death occurred shortly days the ship was buffeted by wind and waves while its A squadron of military planes afterward, and Chief Officer Warms immediately toole radio was unaoie to communicate wnn me sist on parity with Great Britain and the United States. droned in maneuvers over the heads of the throngs as Mussolini, on a world. charge. Details of the new policy were not tour of southern Italy, made his More than 100 survivors of the ship, passengers and Finally the vessel rode through to satety. Tn o-ratiturle for the bravery and seamanship displayed declarations.

officially announced, but it was learned It has the approval of all the nation's highest authorities. crew, were landed at Seagirt shortly after dawn. All were in lifeboats of the Morro Castle. bv CaDt. Willmott passengers on that trip awarded him NAVAL FLIER INJURED Recommendations of nigh naval WASHINGTON.

Sept. 7. UP) la watch and chain last December. Entire Jersey Coast Alive With Activity A set of resolutions memorializing the Dravery oi ine officers were incorporated in the program, prepared by Admiral Mineo Osumi. minister of the navy, and the The entire Jersey coast was alive with activity, the coast Naval hospital attaches said tonight Lieut.

Commander Alfred M. Prede, U. S. Injured Tuesday when a plane he was piloting fell, in flames, into the Potomac river off Indian Shrine Parade Today NORFOLK, Sept. 7.

(JP) A colorful parade tomorrow afternoon, the weather permitting, will be the principal public event of the silver anniversary of Khedive temple, ancient Arabic order of the Mystic Shrine, being observed here over the week-end. boards. cabinet gave its unanimous approval. Then Premier Keisukl Okada carried guard shooting their motor craft out as soon as word of captain and the crew, iramea ana jurauum the SOS reached them. The sea, however, was too.

rovs rv of the ship, was also presented to the captain The for surf boats. was made by Manuel Llera, of Elizabeth, In the border line of doubtful Head, was "getting along very hases of NRA are the subjects of the document to the palace, where it was reported the emperor also endorsed iU well, considering the seriousness oi None of the coast guard boats had returned at the one oi tne passengers. price fixing, price posting, reports of surpluses and the like. Ihis Injuries." y..