SCHOONER ON FIRE.
(Per United Press Association.) i , ' -■: ' 'Auckland, January 13. Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in the auxiliary sohooner Medora, lying at the - QueerT' Street wharf. The Fire ' Brigade put it out in an hour. The damage is estimated at over £100. It is believed the. owner, Subritsjky, sou., is at - Av/anui. -.The vessel is uninsured. The origin of l the fite is unknown. At first it was thought tojbave been caused by spontaneous combustion in an oil tank,' whioh .coiitains fuel for the engine, but it was found the tank was still intact and full of oil,'and that thfe fire Btarted several.feet away from'it. The planks in the after part of the hull were badly oharred, and the deck considerably burned and a bulkhead destroyed. A considerable quantity of cargo was damaged by fire and water. Ihe Colleotor of Customs will hold an in- ; ' V.
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9642, 14 January 1899, Page 6
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149SCHOONER ON FIRE. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9642, 14 January 1899, Page 6
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