Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-02-02
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New YORK, Feb. THE lnman
liue dock burned this morning. Loss
between S3,O0O,O00 and $4,000, 900.
The fire broke out at 2:50 this morning
The flames ran swiftly through the
sheds and storehouses, and by 3 clock
the immense dock was a mass OF fire.
From the remotest parts of town in re-
sponse to frequent alarms, fire appar-
| atus came thunderlng down. 1he
heat was so great that Effective work
| from the land or river was nearly M
possible At ; o'clock the steamship
| Egypt, lying at the dock, was lowed
| into the stream all ablaze from stem to
stern, and thu ugh her rigging her spars
bore fl lanes to The rigging of numerous
other vessels lying at aochor. Nearly
the entire fire department of the city
was on hand, but many engines could
not be used. At $3.50 the extreme river
front for many hundred feet was sbiaze.
All attempts to save the property on
the Iunlan dock were abandoned,
and the work Of the fremen concen-
,rated On the Guion line dock
adjoining. The famous ship vi that
line. the Alaska, was in the greatest
danger. tug boats and ferry boats max
ing Efforts to save her by hauling her
into the stream.
At9 this morning the lnman dock
is still burning. Most Of the buildings
on the pier and conteDts are now con.
sumed. The loss is roughly estimate
az 81. 100000. The steamer Egypt, OF
the National line, at the pier, caught
fire and was lowed out into the
stream and the flames extingnlshed
after she had been greatly damaged.
The Fire Department and two tire
boats are at work on the flames Of the
large covered sheds on the pier.
Nothing remains save fragments of the
frame work at the entrance, which
: totters in the wind and threatens t.
, fall at any mcment. The pier itself,
with al upon it, has burned down to
= the piles upon which the structure
+ rested. Along he water 3 edge the flames
are yet playing hlde-and seek amid the
[ wreck, ana licking up the remnants OF
7 a million dollar bonfire. Great throngs o.
people surrounded the scene of desoia'
r ton. The National line steamer Egyp,
, lies out In md stream with her por;
side scorched and rigging and standing
e year scorched and blackeuei.
o Beyond the pier it>elf and contents
the loss is prove d ihconsiderabie. Tns
5 Egypt is OF iron and thousand dollar.
o or two will mend her injury. In p
hours she will be in sailing order. Thu
n wind blew directly III from the rive
O and carried smoke aud ashes III over thu
CITY to the embarrassment of the tire
5 men, bus to the advantage Of surround
# ing shipping, which that fact save,
from destruction. The Savannah
steamer Cnattahochee. that lay at pie
So exposed to the full extent OF tn
flames, was hardly scorched, its crey
being on hand with hose and pumps
The Ocean Steamship Company doc
6 is not damaged at all. At the pie. o
, the north, NJ. 81, the full-rigeed SIN
, Henry, a German vessel unloading sod
re ash. caught fire and was towed out int
"a the stream with her rigging afiamt
She, however, is not badly damaged
r and was towed over on Jersey fiat,
n where she now lies. An Erie barg
loaded With fur took fire. Vain e
= f rts were made to tow it out, but
/, still remains where it was. The woot
work caught fire and the -four in bas
a partly burned There Was a bulkhea
q at the end of the pier, where a lare
quantity Of crockery in crates, carboy
A. of acid. and other merchandise wei
stored When saving of the Lurnir
pier was given up as hopeless tasi
the firemeu concentrated their who
III energy upon the protection OF tines
goods and succeeded well. Ihaua
he catching fire again and again, the bul
r.. of the merchandise was nevertheie
saved. About sky Iongshoremen We
ne at work on the stream end OF the pl
unloading the Egypt when the II
broke cut 1t was feared someof the
re had been burned. THIS fear IN a gre
lit measure has been dispelied this NOR
Ii ing by the statement Ct an engineer wi
"a. discovered and fought the fire till Il
tiremen came.
le- II is still possible some may ha
Ip- b. en- caught and have lest their live
but 1t is not probable. The engine
on the pier is Amos Smith. He was
the engine room in the extreme end
us the pier attending to his duties VIII
ys the fire brJke ouf, and was the inst
- di cover it. He fought the flames t
"a fully qusrter OF an hour, and ciail
to have been the last man who left t
>" per. HIS hands and face are burne
re- and his hair aud eyebrows scorched.
How the Train Robbers We
Taken.
-, SALT LAKE, Jan. 3l.-Sheriff Turn