Arrival of the Rimutaka.
(Pei Press Association.) Wellington, October 8. The steamer Rimutaka arrived from London via way ports at 4 this afternoon. She left on August 22, Teneriffe 29th, Gape 14th September, Hobart October 4th. On September 6th in lat. 5 south and long. 5 west, a fire which was briefly mentioned in the cables, was discovered in the forward cooler. Water was immediately brought to play, and after a few hours' work the fire was checked in that compartment. At 4 o'clock next morning it was found to have extended further forward to No 2 hold. About 50 tons of cargo were placed on deck ; with the aid of water and cutting away the insulation the fire was extinguished, and there has been no further outbreak. A fair amount of damage has been done to the insulation, but until No 2 hold is discharged in Wellington it is impossible to say what damage was done to the cargo by water. The fire was caused by a lamp being left too near the woodwork outside the refrigerating room. On September 20, J. Holieman, saloon passenger from the Cape to Australia, died from heart disease. He leaves a wife and family in Johannesberg. The Rimutaka has 237 passengers for all ports and full* general cargo.
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Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 87, 9 October 1895, Page 2
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