Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-01
Nore Than a thousand Soldiers
On Board and a Cargo Of
Army Supplies.
THREE LIVES WERE LOST.
Fire Captain Charles Dakin, Third
officer Wallace and Hoseman
Thomas Hennessy.
Many Injured--IIeroic Acts Saved YES
,el From Blowing up--Was to Have
sailed for Manila To-day,

al From Blowing up--Was to Have
Sailed for Manila To-day,
san Francisco. Feb. 1.-Shortly be-
or. ~ o'clock last night fire was dis
covered IN the hold of the United States
,,ansnort Meade, which was to have
,s,led for Manila today with more
Than 900 soldiers and cargo of 5000
IONS OF army supplies. The vessel is
wing at the Folsom street dock, and,
d.spte the efforts OF the city fire de-
nartment, which promptly came TO TIA
"a NJ the officers and crew, the fire
was not entirely extinguished until
o'clock this morning, While the dam
age to the vessel was not vital, three
lives were lost and many persons In
jured.
THE DEAD.
Fire capt. Charles Dakin of engine
No, 4.
Third oflcer G.. Wallace, Of the
Meade,
Hosemsn Thomas Hennessy, engine
No. l. 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. 10.
Lieut. A. Matlock OF engine No. Q.
First officer Lassak Of the Meade.
H. Dahl OF the United States trans
port service.
Louis Cook, fireman truck No. /.
Gabriel Ounce, fireman.
Alex Lack, Of the Meade's crew.
Morris Fireman, OF transport SER
vice
II. j. McCoskey, OF engine No. L.
Others whose names have not yet
been ascertained were more or less In
jured.
THE MISSING.
The following are reported as miss
Ing
Charles Gill, operator for Chief Fer
nandez
George D, Rown, fireman engine IL.
The fact that the vessel was on fire
was first discovered by a painter on
the main deck. He rushed to Master
alarms Morris, 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
EQtllnUr
le Meaue fell down hatchway and
m5 crippled and unconscious with an
injured shoulder.
Chlef officer Lassask and others of
uhe crew threw themselves down into
the hold and managed TO struggle hack
guy OF the pit Of death bearing the
body Of the master who was borne TO
n petth out OF reach OF the flames and
there attended 10. Lassak was himself
injured ard rescued from death by Jos
epn Cook Of Truck No. | and an I'M
known man, both OF whom took their
,,ves IN their hands, j. Dahl of the
united States transport service. was
overcome and injured while trying TO
saVe Ihird officer Wallace from the
rave that overlook him. Wallace came
rom Sidney, Australia.
me torepart of the ship where the
ne broke out, contained the personal
sue''s OF the officers of the Second
muan'ly ana the Eighth and Thirteenth
uSllerles OF light artillery, and the loss
~ property was confined to this part Of
FEAR OF AN EXPLOSION.
a., me fear OF an explosion prevailed but
upl not materialize, though the fire.
- NneN mere was a large quantity
y. ammunition. This, however, was
sorel IN compartment No. 6. next 10
we last on the boat, while the fire
a'elleu NJ NO. 2 compartment, well for
ndu' The flames, however. were eat.
.ns their way backward and at .
vV,ock mad cut through No. 8, compart-
.rht ana No. 4, and were eating their
WY towards the hold where the explo-
~ matter was stored. The utmost
sie,sles or those In charge We're direct
Wv towards flooding this compartment
enu cutting Off by volume of water
'y vi, Inc encroachment Of the flames.
WEN "Nen u was seen that the flames
, "sle eating their way aft, Cant VIII
soh VINO was lying injured ond uncon-
"A .GVus ~ a berth IN the cabin, was rft-
"a N!lllhg hands and carried ashore
,"aa sent TO the harbor hospital. He
49, suffering from bad burns in addl-
"TI 70 his Injured shoulder.
rn'shly thousand dollars I'm gold no.
H. s carried as military treasure TO Ma.
1ns,a was rescued from the shin ana
de usu oy soldiers. Lines OF soldiers
eua'aed the entrance to the dock.
LOST HIS LIFE
Nant. Daktn tnat Ia. a..
oourag ,,''i y. resolution and dauntless
was -. nsntlng the fire. His body
T'Liea out Other firefnen stated that
,.h1h mad come out OF tho hoid a1i,'e
sn az entering II and It is believed tba,
, sa'r. as he was by his first M,
,Smp' ne still manfully rushed back ~
M pace or danger. IL Is thought be
nave been drowned Ia the hold
LIVES SAVED.
J. s ngn ,he fre broke out, Acting ChIef
forcH. ''Fah vas In charge Of The e.
iooa re opened a hatch ana 10, =
,biss muder down into fhe hoid ~
M" act or prudent foresight was Az
bsa sa.Ihs OF the lives OF many 70 w
,hs t noe done this the men oyercome h.
blv hhes IN the hold could moi nossI
Ia ,n 1--we peen rescued as the NEXT ha,ch
Cant G Inv heavily laden coal bunkers
was nyo ulloert OF the fire department
retprn, s,eome three times by the smoke
untii %, lme and again 10 his work
conscious carried away un-
wa. e man j. McCloskey of engine No A
our h Vveroome by smoke and carried
tenn, revived and made a heroic M.
:" save his chief, Capt, pakin