OCR Text |
Show SHIP NEWS CABLE lUiKNED. Information Concerning- Movement of Vessel, Uuobtalnalilx. New York, July IS. The fire burned burn-ed out tho ship news cable nnd no dispatches dis-patches were received from FLr island, Sandy Hook or quarantine. Merchants, shipowners and members of the maritime mari-time exchango have no knowledge whatever of tho movements of or arrival ar-rival of vessels, and at the request of shipowners revenue cullers wero ordered or-dered down the bay to lind out what ships have arrived off Sandy Hook or off Fire island. Tho estimated loss to the building and fixtures is $'.'50,000. Tho firo is supposed sup-posed to havo been caused by an electric elec-tric light wire. |