The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-21
Flames rently Unchecked rs: l''' ::k'''l
and B eyond All MI.
q 585555 Control. 5gsS,ySs
sTEAM MER B . NED AT WHARF; 4 RI;
Believed That Two OF Sailors s S;lisl,7l.s
58II aye B zen Los harves
5a5 b estroyed.
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s& s&ROsTON .SFeb. q a loss IS roug 81 y estl-
mated atss falf n i ss!,nil lion ollars was
% used Y ~ .Is IRE that, aking out aSin
pier the II oosac tunnel do ocksg earl
to-day, !, destroyed Piers g and q, g g ma ge'd
PIER &, burned the &uppe n works q 8tile =! g
Furncss- -Leyland line steam er5st, llade o!1 I
phian, and DANA ged the steamer Dalton-
hall. An immense grain elcya tt tor az l
Joining was saved u ss3 The fire was under
control at ::4o Y II NJ .sS383.5
94s; $$4 (Byli AssocIat lied Press 8i
BOSTON, MASS, Feb. II II ~ r fire cstus- ":
ing immense & losses broko 9 n out on pier
four. az the II Hoosac tunnel q ock Charles
town, 4 ca rlyJ to-da \. Its or igin has I: = not
been. determined, but is3 believed Ito have
y started Il from spontane Gus combus ton.
{ ii Five & llarn,s brought tho greater part
Of the app parat tus of the city he scene
,rhos fali1nesl spread with Startling rapidlty
communicating withRthe Furness-L Leyland
Line steamer Philadelphia, which was tied
alongside the pier, and in g feW moments =
was in fla mes from stem TO s tern.
8 II is Toured that two OF the sa rs have
been lost. n When&th flames were Bolscoy'
cred most Of the jumped Z oyerpGalu >; bn
rope over tho bouts slide untfl no d " Rts =
assured assure that no one remained on board.
From the Philadelphia the Z. 4 ! tlaanes ;nl e
jumped oyer to the steamer Vas soo,
Of 5ne ms AteMiof is tought t tSat the crew 81
TIA Dnltonhall& escaped The flames are
apparently unchecked and % hpe yo'lilu CON
Tho two nreboats esponded d to . 1he l!
alarm. but for an hour the water IN roWll
byIthem3 had no appreclable erect ul,oi !so |,
5tho flames. The wharf was 4 illieu {. WIFE
n67
The Philndclphla arrlved mere M, +, Ha.nl. ",
day from Liverpool. Tho DaltonlMl a WIS W. !
loaded withSa valuable cargo ~ ana q WIS WIS
" piers three and four have peen X de.
stroyed and the steLlners& Nlichlgin,s 81
the Warren Line, and the steamer Aitlr' Ai1lL
tclIo nre threatened =, .a s @ ;3
Fire Under Control.
II I,ater-At 2;3O o. clock this morning y
was believed that the spread OF the nan Mes
had beon checked, and that ne LOSS
would be confined to Piers 3snnd q ana the
steamers Philadelphlan $and Daltonhall.
AT that hour the upper works of8tlle
Phindelphian were burning, but y was
thought thar the flames would not reach
tho hold.
Sho has, a cargo valued ut three quar-
tors OF a million dollars. EOne-fourtll OF
her cargo. which included five thousand
bales of wool, had been discharged 4 ~
Later. 1t was usoertancd that nll the
CROW Of the Philadelphlan Ind been saved.
CAPTAIN Dlckerson's wife was taken
ashore In II boat d ;s p
n So far as known Mt that hour no lives
had been lost. The Daltonhall WAS loaded
with grain, but 1t was believed that the
boat would not be n total loss, u ij5;
AT 2:45 the fire was said to be unda'
control. rhe total loss now is roughly
/ estimated at $500 600, 5.,,5,