Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-20
NAVY YARD NEARLY BURNS.
serious Fire in Boston iards-S lOO..
900 loss 4Gonstitution and Oiyn-


900 Loss Constitution and Olym-5
pia Endangered.
Boston. July 2O.-A fire broke out IN.
he north end of the navy yard reser-
walton in l'harlestown at midnight and
ia a few minutes had grown TO such
lproportions that 1t threatened every
building in the grounds and the sew
leral ships tied up 10 the wharves. in
Icluding the Constitution, better known
las -Old Ironsides.n the Olympia and
several others less famous.
Hurry calls We're sent out TO the kos-
iton fire department, the yard force pc
ing unable TO cope With the iiames, and
!. three alarms on the Boston circuit We're
lgquickly rung in.
The fire started in one of the two
lspar houses and quickly jumped across.
Isto the other. These were destroyed,
together With one penthouse.
In the spar houses We're burned about
forty boats of all kinds. which be-
1slonged TO the ships at the yards UNDER
going repairs. including the Olympia,
Land d 8 cat quantity of ship timbers
I5and various spars used in fitting out
vessels.
BY o'clock the firemen had sue
ceeded in saving the officers quarters,
/ and 50 prevented the further spread OF
4 the flames. Admiral Sampson and all
the others present agreed that the
4 ether buildings and ships had had a
/ narrow escape as most of the build
lungs were very old ana would have
burned like niatchwood had they once
4 caught. The loss Will exceed $4,000.
Among the boats burned was the
Hiaunch used by Admiral Dewey in Ma
ignila bay and another still more valu-
/ able, tho only as a relic; this was the
Hong boat in which the defeated officers
4 were taken off the Ala bama after the
A memorable fight between that ship and
1 the Kearsarge off the coast of France
lin 1863.
Gompcrs TO Tackle Chicago strike.
4 Denver Col, July 20.-WFhile the ex-
lecutive council of the American FEEDER
A alton of Labor has made no formal
4 declaration on the subject IL is NOR
4 aily certain that the full support Of the
1 Federation VIII be given 10 sia Ga:caSe
i Building Trades Council as against the
slitshicaEo Contractors Council. Unlike
4 the case of the striking cigarmakers
&|sof New York, the council did not levy
i an assessment but instead elected
4 president Gomperss and Vice Presidents
1 Duncan and Kidd committee OF
4 three with instructions TO attempt tc
lsecure an adjustment of the dispute.
A The committee has full power to act
4 In this grant lies the significance of the
iniove which led TO the appointment o.
the committee. Vice President kidd
q has practically charge of the affairs OF
3 1.-the Chicago Building Trades Council ir
4 mis- keeping in the councils Of the fed
u 8eration.
So far he has not indicated outsid.
q the secrecy of the council room wha
his desires are, but tsis understood
4 that his colleagues have been guided
4 largely, if not entirely. by his advice IL
this special matter.
The committee will not meet in Chi
. cago until after President Gompers hal
Il gone to st. Louis and made an effort
s in conjunction with Vice Presiden
s o'connell, to adjust the ST. Louis stree
: car strike. 1T is probable that Messrs
Gompers and O'Connell may be abb
to start for st. Louis today.
Il OF the four important question
which the council met 70 consider, three
j have been disposed of. The Cou
Z d'Alene outrages remain to be dis
cussed. and this will probably be takel
& up today. The ST. Louis street ca
strike, the strike Of the Chicago Build
& ing Trades Council and the cigarmak
j. llers' trouble in New York have beef
|adjudicated, in addition to a number o
!. minor matters affecting different labo
organizations. Not the least impor.an
, of these was the decision concerning
7 the United Brewery Workmen and TIL
steam engineers and stationery f1relnel
!, and the determination to hold con
vention at Indianapolis to organize TIL
metal workers into one national organ
ization.