Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 December 1906 — A Floating Furnace. [ARTICLE]

A Floating Furnace.

Many a mysterious disappearance at sea is believed to have been caused by Are In the coal bunkers, the discovery coming too late to admit of the fire being mastered. For instance, fire broke out on the Ada Iredale, a vessel engaged in the China trade, which many years ago set sail from a Scottish port for San Francisco, carrying a cargo of coal. When the vessel was some 2,000 miles from the Marquesas Islands, In the Pacific ocean, the cargo was found to be on fire. All efforts to extinguish the conflagration were fruitless, and the crew was driven to the boats. The ship, by this time a floating furnace, was left to its fate and drifted, still burning, a distance of 2,420 miles, to Tahiti. Finally taken In tow, she was convoyed safely into port, where for more than a year her cargo still smoldered. 1 - Calling Cards: —100 engraved cards with plate for only $1.25 at The Democrat office. Call and see samples. Three papers a week for only $1.50 per YEAR. —The Democrat every Saturday, with all the county news, and theTwice-a-Week St. Louis Republic, Mondays and Thtirsdays with all the general news of the world. Come in and see sample copies of both papers or ask for them and we will mail you sample copies. The DemocraVcatrieß at all times a fine line of linen and typewriter papers, abstracts and complaint backs, eto.