The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-08-11
INc1pENrs OF THE FIRE.

A man had his hands burnt Dauly In ASSIST
ing to move car from the elevator.
Officers jackson and Rich arrested four boys
for taking two boats from the wharf and. row.
ing out to see what they could pick up.
A laborer on the wharf says that he was in
the shed where the fire took five minutes before
the alarm was given. and Just as he came out
he met man going in filling hislpipe, and he
afterwards saw him come out smoking.
Mayor Wescott was hard at work during the
whole time. He didn't mind his clothes or the
mud, but worked with a will, carrying the hose
in some of the most dangerous places
Men were busy yesterday in graphing for
bodies near where the persons were seen to go
down. tT -r4
Men and boys were busy yesterday picking
up the leaf tobacco that was left on uait
wharf, after being partially burned,
The "Hooks'' were again ordered 70 me
scene of the fire at about ten O'CLOCK last
night.
A small Yacht containing two men capslzed
in the harbor during the fire. One OF the men
was pieked ND by passing boat, and the
o+hor taken from the bottom of the yacht, to
which he was clinging.
Two of the crew of the Dirigo Icame into
Pages drug Store, on the corner 1of + ore
and India streets, with their hands aud arms
badly burned and their clothing torn from
them Mr.. Page dressed their wounds and fur
nished them with clothes. ttc
Deputies Bridges and Williams ordered all
the liquor shops on Fore, India and CONNER
cial streets closed during the fire. They were
not opened for the evening.
A man chung to the flanges of the Carlotta,
propeller until his hands were blistered and he
ready to drop. Mr.. Allen Moulton, who was
standing on the wharf, saw his condition, and
gave man ten dollars to go to his relief.
One hundred hogsheads of sugar were about
to be taken to the boat for shippage when the
flames broke out
One wretch exacted the promise of five dol
lars from man struggling in the water before
he would take him into the boat.
A man of action drew revolver and ordered
into the stream several boys who were lettering
about in boats. They put out and succeeded in
saving several of the crew of the Dirigo.
After the flames were gotten under control
the Mayor ordered hot coffee and substantial
lunch to be served for the firemen at the Grand
Trunk station Webster furnished thirty-six
gallons Of coffee.
Boats from Cape Elizabeth were busy during
flour and mackerel Iand carrying them across
the harbor
LOSS OF LIFE.
1t was at first thought that twenty or thirty
lives had been lost, but investigation has reduc-
ed the number to five. These are Elizabeth
Miller, the Stewardess of the Dirigo, Nellie E.
Mccarthy of this city, Mary Louise Miller of
New York. John Taylor, fireman of the Dirigo,
and Frank Mattison, 'longshoreman Mrs.
Miller belonged in New York, where she has
husband and child living. She was As years
old. The body was taken to the shop of Mr..
Bunce, the undertaken, where it was tenderly
cared for by Coroner Gould. 1t will be sent to
New York this afternoon. Her Child Mary
Louise, IL years old, was in Mrs. Miller's arms
when she letped overheard. Her body has not
yet been found. Mrs. Miller was badly burn
ed about the arms. At the time she was taken
from the water she was alive, but expired soon
after. Nellie Mccarthy resided with her pa
rents near the corner of India and Fore streets.
AT noon of Saturday she went on board the
D;u;a - go. a. c.o,uoraos, ,AI,h,rn,,
Dniao =" f'''io' JUG o'o""'uo''. 'No"on
awe wnen taken ou' sue nfeu puV 'noi'
time. She was II years old. These two bodies
were recovered Saturday. Yesterday after
noon the body of the fireman sof the Dirgo,
'ohi i"yio'' was 'ahen iiolra 'no ""eei ie
was a'ou' ~ years Vi age ne oous VI Nh"''i-
son has not yet been found. Reports were cur
rent last evening that the baggage-master of
'he Dir'so WIS uio"neo' pu' 'ney ooo'o NC
lrsoeu W III ieiiaoe soaioe
ehAlN'
Inc ionowlhs 10 'he amount Oh pushe's OIL
gram IN 'he elevator: m y, q lr9e' coIh'
- 4oI' oa.s ioi " W. true q oo.' corn' 100
80, W. ~ -S@"o
corr ,o,o Soats soo. " e IvaIcott NJ Con,
wav. corn, 4o3: c. Fl. Tibbetts. Fryburg, corn.
Ann. G. r Sc A. Abbott. corn. 534. oats 80;
KensaIl Tahor &, Co. oats. 1929: A. H. Fletch
or corn a75.G w Green. corn. -: Portland
Horsa RAILROAD ca oats. "a. 1880 corn. no con-
sirnee-- yvhnte amount of corn. 3O46a; oats
1864.
Work will be commenced at once on new
elevator The engine is entirely upir iured and
the extensive foundations are of course per-
feet
THE STEAMERS.
During yesterday the harbor was filled with
boats carrying curiosity seekers to view what
was left of the steamers. just beyond the
breakwater is to be seen the low, black iron
hull of the Carlotta, with smoke stack and es-
cape pipe standing, but all else raced With
in, all are cinders and charred timbers, and
redeemed iron. The boat is nearly worthless,
though there may be some good IN the boilers
yet The crew hoated down the harDor with
the vessel, and did not leave her until DUSK.
Yesterday morning they returned to her ana
remained on board nearly all day. her ped
ding and silver ware were saved before she was
cut loose from the wharf, eF1Ic
A little furtter down IN the haroor, on spring
FONT Ledge, the boilers ana portion OF the
engines OF the Dlrlgo are to be seen above the
water. Fragments OF wood are floating about
and she is fast going to pieces, The loss Will
total.
Beached on Cushing's Island are the blacken
ed tlmbers and rusted iron OF the montreal.
portion OF her machinery may be OF USE put
little else
uos huilt in now Work sbo n,easnred about
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