A STEAMER ON FIRE.
Brisbane, May 4. Tho German-Australian steamer Bielefeld is on fire. The lire originated iu a copra cargo, ami is still burning. Keceived 4th, S.li 7 p.m. Brisbane, May 4.
The Bielefield is still burning, and the piatcs on the port side are red hot. This morning a hole was cut through the plates, Water is now pouring in, and the vessel is settling down by the stem. Brisbane, May 5.
The fire on the Bielefleld waa subdued after burning for fifty hours. The principal damage was to No. S hold, where there 140 bales of wool.
The damage by fire and water was roughly estimated at ,iSOUO. Some of the plates are buckled.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 6 May 1907, Page 2
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117A STEAMER ON FIRE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 59, 6 May 1907, Page 2
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