The evening world., 1913-04-25
NAVAL RESERVE
:, SHIP FIRE LIGHTS
Up RIVERSIDE
Thousands Watch $4,000
Blaze From Autos and FASH
ionable West Side Homes.
MANY LIVES IN DANGER.
Crew Divided. Fights Flames
and Carries Two Tons of
Explosives Ashore.


training ship for the Naval Reserve. az
esr defyins almost every danger known
- the sea for ninety-slx years, came
oeas bsins . victim Of spontaneous com.
oNstson st her berth. Ninety.ssvsnth
s9sst and North River. early to-day.
SsAmss that started In the paint locker
~ . hole through the bow and up
Ogough the deck and roof. Because Of
4 - ammunition In the magazine ana
- new stock Of oils, paints and other
ooo6ustible materials stored In the huge
ou8 yesterday. II was Q dangerous %
,Wu0 - spectacular FIRE. Ten Of the sea.
msa worked 20 hard they were over
oeme BY heat and smoke and had 10
y treated by an ambulance surgeon.
1t was a blaze notable for the char.
4Ueor Of the spectators. All Riverside
Qssvs and . large part Of upper Man.
UeSeen seemed to be on hand soon after
- flames began to lisht up the sky.
Aueomobilee stopped and lined the
0BsVo for blocks. and until the last
Oark disappeared the crowds kept COM
~
n
NJ, was christened tho Alabama, ana
Ae9 became tho 72-sun frigate New
Hampshire and fought in the Mexican
Was.. Subsequently she became q train.
~ ship for the navy. and for many
tsars after the civil war was q receiv-
~ shdp a& Newport.
Several years after she was turned
0V4 10 the Navai Militia her name
W0o changed to the Granite State be-
ssnss the United States had built a
osw batusshtp New Hampshire.
CARRIED TWO TONS OF AMMU.
NIrloN OUT.
~ present she u In charge, of the
9AUt Battalion. Naval Militia, State Of
New York. h command Of Capt. Rus
0eu Raynor. She has . crew Of 100.
a11 the naval despatch boat Wasp,
opeersd u her stern. carries twenty
0vo men. r,ss.
= ne are started about midnight II 10
o1nsvsd from spontansovs combustion
n the paint locker. a."
0oaman Thomas walsh. on watch,
ssng ths hrs gong and Capt. Raynor
soon had twenty-five Of his huskiess
men carrying the two tons of ammu-
eitson from the hold to the pier, and
0thsFs handing the pumps and hose.
SOMEBODY on the Drive saw the first
ousot Of flames from the hull and sent
on An alarm.
The ereboat Duane came from Thirty
afth street and the Velox from the
Battery, while firemen from stations In
ths vicinity responded to two alarms.
'Taddy' Doyle. the wireless operator.
~as the boy who stood on the burning
Deck" He remained 30 long that he
found himself cut of and had to jump
overheard. He was picked up By q
launch.
ssamen 0aliah, Hexaner and Lloyd
also stuck to their posts too long and
were about to jump overheard when
oo0s one on the pier threw them =
Nhs. They fastened II to = stanchlon.
aid down into the water and were
hauled out by boatmen.
ioThER RIVER CRAFT IN DANGER
~ FIRE.
When the firemen arrived most Of the
{. ammunition had been removed and Bat
! TALON Chief Worth. Of the marine
forces, and Deputy Chief Burns. Of the
land fremen. ordered the magazine
flooded
I, In the armor room of the vessel were
so0 rifles and two 5000 Gatling guns.
besides small machine guns, some OF
which were ruined. The Gatlings and
much OF the saivased ammunition were
later placed on the Wasp and carried
out In midstream for safety.
Seven river craft moored near the
burning ship were In danger until their
linss were cut and they were noated
out into the river. When the fireme'.
haA the blaze under control at 8 A. II.
%rov estimated the damage at between
$4,000 and 10000 The crew saved all
: their clothes and troph.es.