FIRE AT POUT CHALMERS.
A fiio broke out last night on board the barque Ke .ron, lying off tho head ol the Graving A ock, I tL Che'me's. It appears that a wale.iman named Ch.dk-r, while coming up tho harbor observed smok-> iasubig from that Vessel, and upon getting Close a lone side heard some mo giving the alarm o' lire. He was requested to g«. on slv.rc for as-i itance. ns there wore no buckets on hoard and did so. bergeimt Mmkane, Const d,le CoftVy with a number of civilians, including Mes is U’Kinnon and Elder pro, eod-d on board with a numbe.i of buck's bonowel from Messrs inomson _ Him T-m lire was found to have originated in the chief ollicvr’s cabin, winch "’as looked, _ he bung in Dunedin. Ine uoor of tho cabin was forocil open, a hole cut in tile doc-;, iiu-l with a plentiful supply oC water the fire, which din veay little damage, was soon extinguished. It was fortunate that it was so soon discovered, or no doubt we should have had to report the total desti notion of that vessel, eh, having on board 200,000 feet of timber.
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Evening Star, Issue 4003, 23 December 1875, Page 2
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194FIRE AT POUT CHALMERS. Evening Star, Issue 4003, 23 December 1875, Page 2
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