Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-01
uore Than a Thousand Soldiers
On Board and a Cargo OF
Army Supplies.
THREE LIVES WERE LOST.
fire Captain Charles Dakln, Third
officer Wallace and Hoseman
Thomas Hennessy.
Many Injurcd-Heroic Acts Saved Ves-
eel From Blowing up--Was to Have
sailed for Manila To-day,


Sailed for Manila Today,
san Francisco, Feb. 1.--Shortly be-
,ors 10 o'clock last night fire was dis
,overed IN the hold of the United States
,,ansport Meade, which was to have
.,ned for Manila today with more
han 900 soldiers and cargo OF 5000
tons OF army supplies. The vessel is
wing at the Folsom street dock. and,
d.snite the efforts Of the city fire de-
partment, which promptly came TO th,
a,d OF the officers and crew, the fire
was not entirely extingulshed until
o'clock this morning While the dam
age 10 the vessel was not vital, three
lives were lost and many persons IN
jured.
THE DEAD.
Fire Capt. Charles Dakin of engine
No. l.
Third officer G.. Wallace, Of the
Meade.
Hoseman Thomas Hennessy, engine
No. 4. married.
THE INJURED.
Capt George Wilson Of the Meade;
shoulder broken.
Battalion Chief Fernandez of the fire
department
Lieut. John Gilbert Of engine No. 10.
Capt D. r. Sewell Of engine No. IL.
Lieut. A. Matlock Of engine No. 3.
First officer Lassak Of the Meade.
H. Dahl OF the United States trans
port service.
Louis Cook fireman truck No. /.
Gabriel Cuneo, fireman.
Alex Lack, Of the Meade's crew.
Morris Fireman, OF transport SER
vice.
II j. McCloskey, of engine No. 4.
Others whose names have not yet
jured
THE MISSING.
The following are reported as miss
Ing
Charles Gill, operator for Chief Fer
nandez.
George D, Rown, fireman engine u.
The fact that the vessel was on fire
was first discovered by a painter on
the main deck. He rushed to Master
at-Arms Norris, who gave the alarm
and aroused Sailing Master Wilson.
Alarms were then hurrledly turned in
from the boxes In the vicinity.
DEEDS OF HERoIsM.
Deeds OF thrilling heroism marked the
nIe' sailing Master George Wilson of
,he Meade fell down a hatchway and
iay crippled and unconscious with an
injured shoulder
Chief Officer Lassask and Others of
tne crew threw themselves down into
the hold and managed TO struggle hack
9ut OF the pit OF death bearing the
ooiy OF the master, who was horne to
perth out OF reach OF the flames and
mere attended TO. Lassak was himself
injured and rescued from death by los
epn COOK Of Truck No. | and an I'M
hllpNn man, both OF whom took their
mr,es IN their hands j. Dahl of the
united states transport service. was
oNeieome and injured while trying to
save third officer Wallace from the
iale mat overlook him. Wallace came
ron Sidney, Australia.
me forepart OF the ship, where the
hre broke out, contained the personal
tnects OF the officers of the Second
uIantry ana the Eighth and Thirteenth
batteries OF light artillery, and the loss
y property was confined to this part OF
the vessel %
FEAR OF AN EXPLOSION.
me fear Of an explosion prevailed but
W. NJ not materialize, though the fire.
,,sl hneW there was large quantity
~ ammunition, This. however, was
t Nv IA compartment No 6, next to
s s'e la5t on the boat, while the fire
wsrS "a" W. NO compartment, well for
tno ne flames, however, We're eat
,urr way backward and at
men u9u cut through No. 5, compart-
MAJ, Suu NO. =, and were eating their
way towards the hold where the exnIn.
slVe matter was stored. The utmost
.Nes or those In charge were direct
w towards flooding this compartnent
@ S. cutting OFF by volume OF wafer
y NJ me encroachment Of the flames,
wien IL was seen that the flames
80 eating their way aft, Cant VIII
sci o VINO was lying injured ond uncon-
"a ~, IN berth In the cabin, was MT
ava M!llng hands and carried ashore
w. senl 70 the harbor hospital, He
,,S surveying from bad burns in oddi-
"gn 70 his injured shoulder.
E'shty thousand dollars I'm GOLD no.
III carried as military treasure ia M.
s"a, was rescued from tho shin ana
DC .a'ueu ny soldiers. Lines OF soldiers
suarded the entrance to the dock
LOST HIS LIFE.
NJ. APT Dakln lost his life because .,
ns .unIinching resolution and dauntIsss
was found az asHHng me fire. His body
ntIea out Other flremen stated ~,
. Dahh had come out OF tho hoId LII III
enfssbiaSg u and 1t Is believed that
tenn, as ne was by his first at.
The nia Nv sun manfully rushed back Ia
NAV ba,n VI danger. II Is thought ne
'e ueeh drowned In the hold.
LIVES SAVED.
] S si,1l the fire broke out, Acting Chic,
forcas ''Vah vas IN charge of he are
6ng re opened a hatch and lot +.
mia a Suuer down into the hold no
ths .a,t t OF prudent foresight was dne
had nv. OF the lives Of MANY n hn
ths ~. ~ uone this the men oyercome h.,
blv b,nes IN the hold could NOT nossi-
lea i"t oeen rescued as the next hatch
csn, o we heavily laden coal bunlar.,
WAS w.. plloert OF the fire department
enI,eleome three times BY the smo,a
un,, tlme and again 10 his .vori,
conso,on. 'ast no was carried away nm,
va. "enan ]. Meclosley OF ensine M
on, overcome by smoke ana 49,,
tenn, revived and made a heroic ~
!" save his chief. Cant nsL,,,