THE PILGRIM SHIP
DISASTER AT JEDDAH
BRITISH OFFICERS' PLUCK
RESCUE FROM FIRE
United Press Association—By Electric Tele^
grapb—Copyright. (Received 26th May, 10 a.m.)
PARIS, 25 th May.
The Jeddah correspondent of the "Petit Parisien" pays a tributo to the gallantry of two British officers of tlio steamer Arabiston in rescuing terrorstricken pilgrims trapped on the blazing steamer Asia. The officers picked up tho fainting pilgrims and passed them over the side to a boat below, remaining as calm as if they were playing a game of golf. One group of fifty pilgrims tried to escape by an iron ladder, but were beaten back by tho flames, wh. eupon all cut their throats. The bodies were piled up on the red-hot deck. Two of the four boats launched were swamped by panic-stricken natives jumping in. Most were drowned. Many others refused to attempt to escape, and remained in tho dining saloon praying to Allah with their faces turned towards Mecca. The number of dead is not yet known, but it is estimated at between 100 and 200.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 122, 26 May 1930, Page 10
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