Unknown Dock Fire.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 15, 5 July 1900, Page 3

Unknow n Doc k Fire.

I') he damage is estimated at 2 000,000 dollacs. 'it is reported that 80 people perished.

July 2. Details of the fire at Hoboken Doc'< show that; it wps caused by au fi . plon i carbewe acid, which ,' , Quantity of cotton bales. "rific v/ere 1500 visitors and florkinea about the docks at tho tme of the outbreak. The flames : spread with incredible rapidity, burning throe piers belonging to ; j^XoidPpuLsi'ber Lloyds line, and de-nroj uv their steamers Sdole, jlaino, Pionser, and Thingvalla. It is GbfcimaUid that between 200 and 400 persoDa perished. The same li.io of stpamers Kaiser Y» nh-'hn Per lirosse was jash saved through tho splendid exertions of the Cftptan) and crew. Tbe Hamburg- American Corap a i iv d/namioa(ioneof their piers, ■ thereby saving their vessels. Th" ppcpk- on the piers jumped into tb.i Helton by hundreds, and sjiuiilf.il ,i"!l who could do so j,)^! <n-n the vessels. Boat ' infl b-'-; t3 t 3 ;os3u«tl numbers of 1 tne:n, w' )^ } atzv having 100 on 1,^,1 !-.ji-io^, ho^veve'*, wore (iLOt.UcJ. -■.^-i !,-, -»j;. Siolo and Bremen v.oi" »i M'l'i^ m!o the airoam men. \\^ai:-d '.' <r ' J children below wore f,e- . J-i ou,>r l i me port holaa shriok-\"j-r ."sbLmoo, but the itames LC - :,.. i>! n i;» uo t josi3ib!p. He\eni: ', r. 1 > . "■.-:& imprisoned in th^ *'\.n- <■, .'.a: I'uukers for hours and jr- ! <\ i 1.^7. ilons escape. They va c i.;^'i <iUqj the vessel was ' 0 . c^i ;.,- ciil'mg through the i it> if- "jo^nisable bodies have b»"ii I'C l^' 1 : i?orn the Baolo. A n.'iri\-i <>' >'.c •fvi.i perished in tho bold Htrm .u'fo ng indescribable ho'nu. Treaty -fline escaped by cluab 1 j^ xi ?iwh other? shoulders. '•1 hi-C. the Alaina a- temble £tri> ,"/io „js witnecdod amon^t the j uii C . i 'J' i-coplp ls th.-'y made} e'lj't- lo 3roh Vaj pott holoa. T'u' 'a ,!,!,& w at le-.s 1 - 10,000,000 don