The Abyssinia in Flames (1891)

Second Engineer Preacher of the Abyssinia gave a complete statement to the newspapers, including the following: “This is the third time I have been in a fire at sea. On previous occasions we were able either to completely subdue the flames, or at any rate keep them under control until the vessel reached port. Then, however, the outbreak was discovered when we were only three or four hundred miles from home. On this occasion we were 1,500 miles from land.”Ship Name: Abyssinia Year Built: 1870Tonnage: 3651Nationality: British Ship Type: Iron Hulled Screw Steamship Year Wrecked: 1891 Reason for Wreck: Cargo Fire Location Wrecked: Mid Atlantic Lives Lost: None Sources: https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3428758/3428762/74/abyssiniahttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/4428826/4428829/29/abyssiniahttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3984039/3984044/74/abyssiniahttps://books.google.com/books?id=BR5cAAAAQAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gbs_navlinks_shttps://newspapers.library.wales/view/3984030/3984035/51/abyssiniahttps://books.google.com/books?id=PPJRAQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=abyssinia+ship+1891&source=gbs_navlinks_s