The morning call., 1891-02-27
HER CARGO ON FIRE.
Tie Ship Orient Obliged to Put
Into Valparaiso.
A Lively War Going On Among the Chileans
Heavy Firing Between the Forts
and the War-ships.

The German ship Orient came into port
yesterday after a most eventful voyage of
257 days from Swansea.
The ship lett Swansea laden with coal
bound for San Francisco, and up to Septem-
Der Sth had fair passage. On that day
about noon smoke was seen issuing from
the ventilators.
The matches were taken off and it was dis
covered that the coal was on fire. The
smoke came up out of the main and mizzen
hatchWays, and the fire was located between
them and welldown in the ships lower hold
1t was blowing heavy gale at the time, the
ship lying to under the lower fore and main
topsails.
Seeing that nothing could be done to
check the fire, the captain had the matches
Dattened down tight and on the following
DAY, as soon as possible, sail was made on
the snip and she was headed for Ancud. on
CHLOE Island. The English bark Villata
was spoken next day and stayed by the
burning ship over twenty-four hours ready
10 render all the assistance she could but
Captain huhl thought he could get the ship
INTO Ancud, and the English vessel stood
of on her course for lquique.
PUMPING HER OUT.
Ancud was reached on September 18th.
The only pumping apparatus in the town
was large, old-faShioned hand fire engine
This was placed on a lighter and towed
alongside the burning ship. A crew Of
sixty men were employed, and for thirty
six hours water was steadily poured into the
vessel. AT the end of that time she had
fourteen feet of water in her hold. When.
the pump began to work the ship was
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the lower hold was boiling and but for tho
steam escaping through tie nunrn altar tho
boxes were taken out. the tanks would no
doubt have exDloded
The captain said his crew cot n little hit
scared when they found the coal was on fire
but made no ATTEMPT to leave the SHIN as In.
told item it was the best wav to stay by
the vessel as long As they couId and they
would get into n1rt nIii.kar
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chm -, - as liU I W remain III tHe
n,-ip ~ un5 . anu men Tue crew pegaii lue
n,,pir - I'm piiis IL oI, uslnS Tue snip
Puihpo' nc CIeW "0Ikeu WIN Will ana
niue anu nill Ieet oI water was pumped
thir t dou r"s a''ei tllat the crew LOOK
mil 10 % h "i4 f ~ il,lI was punpeu out
uiieii NC IN VI oepeehUeE When the re-
REMAINING 4otir leel Eve lhches was pumped
ouL u lil'le al time. by october 18th only
zen lhcheS OF water remained IN the ship
ana the Orient was hauled off the mud into
deep water. knowing his ship to be badly
4allaseu captain Auhl decided to 90 up 10
Valparaiso Tor repairs, and on October 20th
ne orient sailed from Ancud Tor that port
After passage OF Ill &c days Valparaiso
was reached
Inc captain found things were very lively
III lnat port ana saw lots OF hghtIng be-
tween me IoTtS ashore manned by the Gov
eminent troops and tile heavy war-ShipS in
TIE A"hds oI the insurgents.
RED TAPE.
Captain kuhl found out what red tam, Is
in war time, a. it was only with the grentest
difficulty he could get ashore. and lien nnIv
under charge Of the German Consul WHO
Youched for him. Next dov tbay hayan ii
charging CARO-. and rs So0n as fb,a cnal
was out a survey was held ON the shin II
was found necessary 20 nut the slim on The
dry-dock IN order to repair her. All the sim
on the port side was burned for n distance
OF fifty feet and the keelson badly Warned
The top plate of the KpeI,on WIS fal,an oTt
alter the tween deck was lacked nm md the
bent plate was taken asGnre and strniaht
ened. In order to etraiph,en the KaeIsan
large hres were built on each side and the /
Hea'y steel forced back into line again.
HEAVY FIGHTING.
The captain said only few people took
any hGtlce OF the heavy hShting that often
tuoh pldSe between Tue Waf-ships ana the
i ~ Dui.u- thS tiLng tne O!IeH5 was on
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CLOCK III me evening until o CLOCK next
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VIC 81 leiSH itonciau " dLspi!e, an tns snIpS
moved OUT Oh range OF the hre' except the
Ollen'' Which Jay tlRnt between theh ana
wa was unaple 70 move uel1F on tle ufy1uock
pu'' a. tle snOt anu sHelt aii passed. over
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