WOMAN IN BURNING SEA.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 116, 22 June 1914, Page 4

WOMAN IN BURNING SEA.

A good example of physical endurance of women in emergencies is afforded by the story of Mrs Anna. Efoeme's two hours' swim in the sea. at nighty while 'she was all the time ia. ganger of being overtaken by a flood of burning benzine. Mrs Boeme wasthe wife of the captain of the Russian ■ steamer ■ Kometa, which blew up of by. night and was completely burned, with the loss of fifteen of hercompahy. oi, The captain- put his wife into aboat'after the Bhip had' burst -iintollames, but it capsized. She began to.swim in the .black water, which was lit up ,i- by the burning ship. The 1 spread oil the sea and formed one vast,, burning film, which the wind drove towards her. For two hours she swam 'tfraperately; from the flames. At last,. \i*hen On the point of giving up,, she heard a voice shouting in "Come here!" It was the chief stokier and some of the men in a boat- : which was full of water. They hoistetL Ler into it, and she sat in water up toper hips for two hours more.