The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-11
+. : ~ PORTLAND FIRE
Vast Crowds Among the
h Ruins.
Eight or Ten Lives Lost-Estimated
Loss ST., 100, 600.

. PORTLAND Me-, August 10, 1873.
all day long thousands OF people have thronged
The vicinity OF the fire, looking over the ruins and
specializing upon the losses Hydrant streams
have been playing upon the smoudering flames,
especially on the grain in the elevator the cheated
corn" in Chicago not being a comparison. The
hulls OF the three steamers lay where they 1oated
last night, the Dirigo having sunk, nothing but
her smoke stack appearing above the water Tho
Montreal also sunk on Cushings Island. where
she was towed. The Carlotta, being iron, has not
sunk, but Is burned to shell. Excursion steamers.
with crowds OF people on board, have made frequent
trips TO them to-day, filed with curious crowds.
The United States steamer Blue Light, which ic
feared would be burned last night, was got fin
safety The body of Frank Taylor one OF the crew
of the Dirgo, was recovered to-day, making tour
80 lar. A number OF others are missing, and 1t IL
thought
THE NUMBER OF LIVES LOST
will reach eight or ten. An unknown man was seem
going up the wharf soon after the fire started;
but the flames drove him back and he leaped over
board and was lost. His body has not been recov-
cred. man named Johnson. on the Drigo, when
be saw the flames burst forth, threw himself dat ON
his body and crawled through the burning piles Of
freight and saved himself although he was fear
fully injured, every bit OF hair and whiskers being
burned on and his flesh fearfuliy acerated-
Captain Oliver, OF the steamer Express, vas
at tho island when the fire began.
lie Immediately started for the city With
q load OF passengers, and. landing
them, put out into the stream and worked with hla
boat. which has powerful fire engine on board
endeavOrng to save the Carlotta until all hope
had passed. Tonight the corn in the elevator II
blazing up, as are also the piles on the wharves.
the latter presenting brilliant and startling effect.
Hundreds OF these piles are on fire on the ends,
looking like
AN IMMENsE roRCHLIGHT PROCESSION.
Several steamers are engaged in playing upon
the ruins tonight. Dozens OF small boys have
been arrested to-day for pilIering whatever they
could lay their hands upon IN the vicinity or tho
connagraton. The bark Gertrude lay In the dock
tons OF coal on board, having discharged 200
tons for the Portland Steam Packet Com
pany When she had been given NY
as doomed to destruction Captain Charles Chase,
scene, and with a crew OF men worked heroically.
and in snort time had her safely, as he supposed
out in the stream. Just then the Drigo n0ated
down close beside her. and 1t seemed as II she
must surely burn; but the burning steamer h0ated
by. Soon after the bark was discovered on fire in
the fore rigging; but sailors were soon up there,
and the fire was snbdued, after damaging her some
two thousand dollars. The apparent loss on prop
erty is figured down as low as $6O0,000 but
THE ACTUAL LOSS
will undoubtedly reach il II does not exceed, On9
million dollars On Galts wharf the loss in buiid-
ings elevator and steamer DlrigO Will be $l97 500;
on Atlantic wharf, with steamers Montreal ana
Carlotta freight sheds, &c. $237 900; other prop
Gait;s wharf were several cars loaded with lin
seed oil, which were burned. so far as Is known
five lives have been lost by mood and lame, only
three of which have been recovered.