New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-06
BURNING SHIP BEACHED
HERE AFIRE.
Blaze an Hold of Steamer Breaks
Ont at Quarantine.

While the health officials were clearing" her
about dusk last evening fire. which had ap-
parenty been smoldering for hours broke out
in the forward hold of tho Ward liner Monterey
from Vera Cruz, Progreso and Havana and be-
came 50 serious that the passengers demanded
70 be put ashore. Captain Smith summoned
the crew 70 quarters and in a few minutes the
forward matches We're battencd down and four
streams Of water We're pouring into the hold
Meanwhile the smoke became so thick and
that section of the vessel so hot that it was i'm
possible to get into the chain locker Tho
anchor with seventy-fve fathoms of chain was
slipped while Captain Smith headed the steamer
Tor the Clifton mud banks where he beacbed
her 1t was about 40 wher the vessel came
into port, and the captain had hoped 10 dock
her by $50 at least While the officials wouId
not admit this, and did not deny it, it was known
by many of the first class passengers that tho
crew had been lighting the fire for at least three
hours before the vessel passed Quarantine.
That the flames were seen
Al midnight the Monterey was resting easy
hef DOW Wei submerged and her fore hatch
Hooded. 1t is probable all the cargo in h3tch
40. was destroyed by fire and water Captain
smith contended that the fire was at no tim.
serious enough to require the aid of the New
1oIh ffe department, but about II o'clock The
lHeo"at New York steamed down the Bay in
''''' 'll' blaHt SNbulG break out again. AL
though The fire was under control before mid
night there was still danger OF IT breaking
out again, as ii had not been wholly extin-
Guishcd.
An hour before the Monterey passed Quaran.
tine there were mutterines among the first and
second class passengers. according 10 stories told
ny some Of them when they got to the COM
Panys pier, in the East River and the moment
the hre broke out they demanded thaj they he
put ashore. All admitted. however that Whilo
thtV OF 1p6 Of a,r.l,a
first dlScovered, there was no semblance of 4
panic aboard.
When the health officials saw tho fire bursting
out Of the hold the big tug Governor Flower
went alongside and the first class passengers
clamhered aboard and were taken to the com
Iany's pier The second and third class passen-
gers were taken to Hoffman Island has
been customary FOR some weeks, in the case OF
vessels sailing from Cuban ports.
Sixteen Of the passengers brought up 10 the
city were said by the Ward Line officials 70 he
lin transit and for that reason were kept at the
pier all night, though their baggage had been
passed L said they would have to remain
at the pier until the immigrant officials exam
ined them There is no night squad from tho
immigration office detailed 70 this pier one
man became indignant when he learned that he
would probably have TO stay on the pier all night
and said ne would report the matter to the
government
There were 120 passengers aboard the Mon
terey. I6 I'm the first cabin. - IN the second
cabin and - In the storage. About eighty-sevcn
passengers were brought 20 the city on the Gov
ernor Flower the customs officers allowing them
20 take their setchels with them. L was said
that some OF the first class passengers remained
aboard. Nearly all Of the first class passengers
We're Americans returning from brief excursions
10 Mexico and Cuba. Among The prominent per
sons aboard her who came Up 10 the city on the
Governor Flower was the German Minister 10
cuba, Dr. = Won Humbracht
lie was not inclined to take the FIRE seriously,