Show OUT HULl ALL TRA TS T'S 1 K m h l' l Loss by y Congress Fire Fir e e Oj i at Origin of 6 to Blaze Is Mystery Marshfield ld Ore Ole Sept 15 The H.-The The Pa chic I lc Coast Steamship co company's line Congress C swung on her anchor chats nt tho mho entrance to Coos COOB bay today toda j black and burned out hull hunt as a resul result of t tho the fire which caused her to raef rae race last night f- f tor for this port h Several Se members of ot the crew t wh who sits I were neco overcome o by smoke were re reported reported ret re- re t 4 ported early carl toda today to bo be recovering None Non of oC the the passengers appeared tc to have have suffered any m ill m effects whatever cr rand and they were loud in their praise praise- of ot the the W way Y the vessel was managed Gi All the shins shin's valuables and paper Were ere burned These valuables estl- estl I mated as worth together with the vessels vessel's cargo carS valued slued at about an equal amount probably will bring the tho tot total eh r l loss to Tho rhe original cost ot of the Congress Cong was butS but buton buton S on ln account of the tho war a valuation of ot on had been placed on the tho vessel ves cs Si 1 8 sel 1 i. i Virtually nothing nothing- remains for salett sal sal- ett the hull be bo saved cd ugh vice C although may b u v sage 1 and the ship rebuilt The cause o of the fire ire probably will not not be definitely established The fire was iva discovered In tho the second steerage smoke moke being being- observed Issuing from this ibis Dart cart of oC the vessel and annone none of or the crew who battled with tho the flames flame f. f In reaching the point of ot origin or even e definitely locating tho the c exact act whence hence tho the flames came 1 The belief Is held however that the tho flames lames If It they did not originate In tho the vicinity of oC the fuel tanks at least re Reached ched them as the entire vessel vossel la is gutted and the theory Is advanced nd for that the oil must have ha been heen the principal prin prin- rt- rt cipal food for the flames Capt Nahum r E. E Cousins of or the Congress Con- Con cress ress for Cor thirty seven years a a. navigator navi gator Bator tor of ot this coast hol holds s a diamond medal presented by bv his employers for C. C n subduing a fire on ton the steamer Queen M In 1901 1904 At that time Cousins put hl his passengers ers In lifeboats while It the cr crew emt put the fire out Then hoi ho i re embarked re-embarked the passengers and made hi hla hiI destination The skill with which Captain Cousins Cousins ins brou brought ht the Con Congress ress to anchor off orf offa orfa t a a strange stran-e harbor was v enlarged upon here today by bv marine men as an unusual unusual un- un r usual usual feat of seamanship The Con Congress ress was tho the third vessel J of ot of the coastwise fleet that has been b. b lost this year and the second this week weel on von which fire has brol broken en out The Theother other outher fire wa was on the tho Beaver which ran into San Francisco at full speed last allt Monday Monda calling for assistance to fight a a. tire Ire raging below decks The Beavers Beaver's r s passengers were landed safely safe safe- J ly y and andr the fire firo later a was extinguished k The steamer Roanoke e foundered off oct r t Port Jort San Luis May 10 with tho the loss T l lives laves of or seven forty r h 1 The Bear on which five e lives were i tJ lost d drove ove ashore on Blunts Blunt's reef on i i June 15 1 I I alrA 1 |