The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-28
FIRE NEWPORT NEWS
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naked crew Of twenty-six men. The Sol.
velg was q new steamship Of $3.50 gross
TONS, owned by G. Nicholson e. Co. %
bergen, and was loading with grain.
Coionel Lamb also received a message
US 1erman Consul. saying that the Ger
man ship Bischoff had been burned ina
the crew were saved, but that the can
tain was badly burned, and to come Owe,
AT once. Colonel Lamb d.spa tched Con.
SUI Hugo Arnal to Newport News VIII
instructions to do the needful for ali con
of 't th Mr. Arna! had Captain Rodseth
VI the Soiveig, who was badly burned
removed rem to st. Vincent's Hospital In this
city. Sailmaker Stenmann was alsc
taken there by his direction.
AID FROM NORFOLK.
AS soon as President e. Newgass, OF
the Atlantic and Danville Railway com.
Pany. learned of the big fire at the
Chesapeake and Ohio railway Terminus
Newport News, he dispatched the power
Iul iire tug Thomas a. Balm, with he1
west Norfolk fire brigade, to assist the
chesapeake and Ohio people. This tue
old splendid service in assisting to pui
out, the fire on the large sailing shins
which were burning alongside the doclz
six freight cars, two Thousand barrels
Hour. large quantity OF tobacco, cotton
etc. stored in the warehouses were con
Sumed. -
Besides the local officers, superlnten
dent Doyle, General Managers Hotch-
Kiss and Stevens and Chief Engineer
FRAZIER, OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
Raliway company. were on the scene
during the fire.
LATE DEVELOPMENTS.
a special dispatch to The Virginian
ION newport News, received at mid
Only five cars Of loaded goods, and
they Of no considerable value, were de-
Stroyed by the flames
me question of d.scharging cargoes Of
incoming vessels is receiving serious
consideration tonight.
Inc steamship Shenandoah arrived
inns evening with full cargo and will
begin to discharge tomorrow night.
The steamship Greenbrier, loaded with
largest cargo she ever carried, and the
steamship kanawha are due Tonight.
ana Shippers are eager-not to say de-
tetmine "a have al goods discharged
before the proposed tariff law, now pre-
pairing, takes effect. Owing TO this
great pressure the Greenbrier and an
aWha may be sent to Norfolk to dis
charge. To say the least such a course
would be deplorable, since our customs
oiliefrs. iongshoremen and freight han
dlers viii be thrown out Of employment.
1T is said that arrangements win be
made to handle the coastwise freight at
West Point and ship via Southern rail
way to Richmond.
TWO MEN MISSING.
Nothing definite as to fatalities can be
learned. and 1t is believed that there
were none, though two colored firemen
or the tug Wanderer are still missing.
and grave doubts are entertained as to
their safety.
Captain Krite. Of the German ship J.
D. Birchoff, Is still combining to his room
at the warwick too i'll to be interview ed
Captain Rodseth, of the German
steamship Solvieg. had sufficiently re-
covered from the effects of his burns to
leave for Norfolk on the Louise this
evening.
The great destruction Of property Is
not the sole loss that the canflasra ton
entails upon this young and prosperous
port. 1t will seriously handicap the
business for some time at least.
PROSPECTS FOR REBUILDING.
Superintendent H. e. Parker said that
II money were easier and could be got
ten readily the piers would be rest ored
within six months, but financial strin-
Eency clouds the situation with doubt
ana delay. General Manager Stevens,
however. stated to the press that new
IRON PIERS would be erected at once.
Except the dying flames Of the Bis
choff. which totally consumed on the
flats opposite, the fire is now extin-
guished
Not only acute lung troubles, which