ANOTHER STEAMER ON FIRE.
OIL FUEL BURNING. DANGER OF EXPLOSION. NEW YORK, August 29. . The steamer Burgermeister Hachman is in flames in the channel. She has on board '3000 tons of crude oil, which is burning. The whole city is lit by the glare. Fireboats worked all night, fearing an explosion,- but it is hoped to sink the vessel before that occurs. Thousands of 'people lined the water front gazing at the remarkable spectacle The origin. of the outbreak is believed to be a spark generated by the accidental colliding of two oilcans. The crew escaped. The Burgermeister Hachmann, which was built in 1901, is a vessel of 4315 tons gross. She is 360 ft long, 48ft broad, and 20ft m depth. The vessel is owned by Messrs G. J. H. Siemers and Co.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 15857, 1 September 1913, Page 5
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134ANOTHER STEAMER ON FIRE. Otago Daily Times, Issue 15857, 1 September 1913, Page 5
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