ILLI-FATED LINER

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11828, 9 January 1933, Page 5

ILLI-FATED LINER

FIRE VISIBLY ABATED

(U 1’ A. by Elec. Tei. Copyright ! LONDON. Jan. G

Captain Seboffs boarded D Atlantic in mid-Cbaiuid and inspected the ship. He wirelessed the iesult of the investigations to the owners. She is being towed to Cherbourg, instea of Halve. The lire has visibly abated. 'it is established that the lire began m a cabin in which mattresses were stored. H is possible that a sailor, dropped a cigarette sp.uk. A -b" urd saw smoke emerging from a device and opened the door. A stilling cloud of smoke enveloped him and the alarm was immediately given.

LINER SAFE IN CHERBOURG

EXPERTS LEAVE TO INVESTIGATE.

TROUBLE AMONG TOWING TUGS.

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Jan. S, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 7.

Advice has been received that the L’Atlantique is anchored ill tlie inner roadstead at Cherbourg. PARIS, Jan. 7.

A committee of eleven experts is proceeding to Cherbourg to investigate the L’Atiantiquc lire. M. Meyer, Minister of Marine, states that metal in preference to wooden fittings, will bo employed wherever practicable in future liners. It is rumoured that r there is trouble amongst the tugs towing L’Atlantique. It is reported that one of the tugs had lior hawsers cut deliberately. Another non-French tug was rammed and is now listing considerably.

A GRUESOME FIND

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright.) (Received Jail. 9, 1 a.m.) ( LONDON, Jan. 8. A Cherbough message says that there were found aboard L’Atlaiitique the bones of three of the twelve victims of the flames.