New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-08
WITH FIXES ~ THEIf HOLDS'
TUE ALAMO AID CIrDAD CONDAL BHiN" al"
Go;:, OF BLAZING HEMP AND COTTON.

GOES OF BLAZING HEMP AND COll '"'
Tho c,,eIess worldncmon who lounge along th'
Icvc> of cotton ports smoking pipes "hi" tic '''''
ers there arc loadn. with cotton, nave uoo'' "
from three times at this port "lthih 'e" "''
an unpleasant manner. Three steamers "a'' '
,,,n mart with fire in their holds two OF mem VII"
cotton ca.goe, the third with hemp ana fooa'o" ,"e
lrm,uois Of the clyde Line. arrived mere u" i'''
night from jacksonville with Il .rc IN her ca'kP :"
cotton although her passengers did not Rh"" It,
,crd,v I'M. steamer Alamo OF the Mallory Line. CAM
In from Galveston with a blaze III her cargo d'u ~
d.d the Culad Conda which arrived from nav "'"
II WAS supposed that the fire broke out III III" ANN
.t,rtlv before she sighted sandy Hook YESTERDAY
morning but the exact time was not d''o'"
II j, probable however. that the TIRE ha" De-" '''
erlug IN the cotton for day. aid WAS caused " d
s,ark from a wUrhir fman's pipe. who was ehe'eeo
IN loading the steamer. Il is known that nre III
cotton Will shoulder for weeks before DREAMING o"'
When the hr in the Alamo was disco'ero IL Hon
not made much headway. but stu IL "a' Al u"
pl.a,snt pa,,cY.cr The ships hose was turned Oh
and steam sent lht" Ia" perforated pipes IN" ''lh
through tho Alarno'> hold. II IA rp"rtco 'ha 'h'.'
were 300 bale, OF cotton on the Alamo. and 'apIa'h
Lewis made haste 10 get his steamer it'" F'
wher- he could obtain assistance
Tie Alamo reached Quarantine at 80 a. M
whence q message was sent 10 tho ha4iorJ LIN.
Office saving that the steamers cargo WAS Oh n'e' ~"
,r,A =, tie Alamo arrived at her pier '"p'''h 'po
SAW babe, Il cotton stored there ana tu'bro "!S u'"'
around and to her over to Erie Eas.n where wafer
VA, poured Into her hold. captain spi''F' sh'F"
cnuta, On tn: lire. sad that the steamer "ou!a DC
saved but that II would be hard to tel 10" nuo'
l,u.,.n would h.. done 10 tn" cotton
rl!, Alamo /, IRON screw steamer OF -'-"' 'o''
and Vas built In l--J hy John Roach eoh Al
,ho>'cv. Sh, has two mastS ana - ec!1r!c'''eSc"
She i, ,.o feet long 4O.5 wide and .l.j deep.
Tho Clulai toIdal II IN spa ai TriiIsau'huc LIN
.f, Havana on October for this city WITH 'ai1aOIe
,rrc, %, tobacco sugar. hemp and other arucicS. !"
YEA, Intended To- h.v" tn steamer here on saturuSy
- order t;at her clrco msht be entered under te oi
,.rf, hu So. was delayed sc aFr!Ned het,
.,-,v ,r,,..rLly AID All bored on Ell, I7id'u
3. "a, lear ,cI mat TIRE had ifh"n oit IA tic IN
-, nov c,r., AMI Mat tLr steamer hri ah'I'icu va
90. ,.l,ud IN order - hrich her IL Nt'>>d , -
"a. rr,,r.d that - >rrpu, Gilni-" ""' u'!'' - ,l'1
,',.,r IN, that I, C"ua Not h. - iiiti N'Ntct''
, u,h -, thr ,,r-u had been burned "f 'hl't'h -
:, ,,,r IN. ire mad l"rn pat "it alter t!c >t'h''
r,.,,A,d IN, ..ai. aad the IL" piH"' ~ -" '0a'
,. -, J., ashore. IA. vhl." "t u" ''!-' '''"i i"'
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= l,.f i.,, 80, ano Loo la,c~ 81 NJ MA. J., -. :
t,.'.1 ina, al Su.tI. AID ABOUT 1900 lIi' al "'"''
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