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TWO STEAMERS BURNED. [jjy Electric Telegraph—Copyright] * [United Press Association.) (Received 8.35 a.m.) New York, March 13. A fire on the water front at Portland, Oregon, destroyed six blocks, doing damage estimated at £200,000. Two steamers, the Cricket loaded with asphalt, and the Glenroy with wheat, were destroyed. The crew of f;he latter were rescued with difficulty. Helped by tons of sulphur and asphalt stored in the vicinity, the flames spread with amazing rapidity. —
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 71, 14 March 1914, Page 5
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79Extensive Damage. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 71, 14 March 1914, Page 5
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