Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-10
PORTLAND, ME.
Extensive CoBflagration on the
WhaTYes.
Several Steamers, DepOts and EleYa.
tors Burned.

Tho HaTbOr Filled with Struggling
Humanity--Ihree Women Drowned.
| PORTLAND, Nh, Aug. s, 2 p. MA
large fire is raging on Cats wharf. The
steamer Dirigo has been burned to the
| waters edge. The Boston boats aud the
steamer Chase are in great danger. The
sheds of the New York steamers are all
| burned.
A dispatch timed 2:15 P. NJ. says the
steamer Montreslis is burned.
$50 p m.
The fire is spreading rapidly. The Gait
and Atlantic wharves are burned. The
wind is from the west and the fire may
keep off shore. The steamers Dirigo,
Montreal and Chase are burning in the
stream.
2:45 pm.
The fire has tpread to the freight sheds
of the Boston steamer and burned the ele-
vator on the Galts wharf with several
| thousand bushels of grain. Most of the
freight In the freight sheds was got out.
Five hundred tons of coal on the Galt
wharf has also burned. The freight depot
of the Grand Trunk railroad has just caught.
The building of Burnham & Morrill, Pack
ing Company is gone. 1t is the steamer
CArlotta, not the Chase that is burning.
One women is known to have been and
others are reported to be drowned Saco
and Biddetord have been telegraphed to for
aid.
Subdued.
New YORK, Aug. o., 5 P. MA dis
patch from Portland says the fire is fully
under control. The steamer Dirigo of
New York and contents was destroyed.
The steamer Montreal of Boston, and the
Carlotta Of Halifax aIe burned. The
Grand Trunk railroad depot is safe.
Night Report.
PORTLAND, Aug. 9.-The fire which oc-
Cured here to-day and for tins caused
suca alarm, originated in the New York
freight shed close TO the steamer Dirigo,
and the boat was almost instantly in flames.
In b. lfsl hour she would have been dis
charged. A large amount of freight in the
store-house was destroyed. The Dirigo
cost 100000 in 1866 and was partially in.
sured. The fire came across the Atlantic
dock into the Boston freight sheds so sud-
denly that the men on the lower part of
the wharf had to jump overheard as well as
those on board Of the steamers. The dock
was full Of swimmers for a time, but
they were picked up ~ small boats.
$4,000 insurance is reported on the steamer
Montreal which was valued at S1SO,OOO.
The elevator had about 10000 bushels of
corn and it was built strongly of wood
sheeted with iron, and with its contents was
worth probably $150,000. The steamer
Csrlotta was worth about fifty
thousand dollars. The store house
on the Atlantic wharf had large amount
of sugar, fresh canned goods and merchan-
disc, which was discharged by the Fal-
mouth this morning. Though considerable
of her freight had been taken away, there
was large amount of -four IL, barrels for
her return cargo to Halifax. The Montre.l
had just discharged her city freight, which
was mostly removed, but large portion of
her country freight was destroyed. Thsrs
was q considerable amount of stores and
baggage in he sheds, al. burned; also q
porli0c of cargo of coal Just scharging
from bark which hauled clear through,
although her fOremast got On fire. The
steamers which took fire drifted with the
current and burned to the waters edge.
The flames were then confined to the Gait
and Atlantic docks, which ara a mass of
smouldering ruins. Nelly McCarty, en-
ployeG On the steamer Dirigo, was the
woman drowned. The stewardess of the
same vessel and her daughter are missing.
But very uncertain estimates can be
made of the loss at present. The t, tai will
raDge about S600,000.