Salt Lake Telegram | 1929-07-30 | Page 16 | Shipyards Destroyed

Shipyards s' s A j Destroyed y d S ST ST. HELENS HELENS Ore July 30 30 As- As 2 Press Press Fire of at t l ed origin J which ch started In n. n the tho sawmill herd bere early this morning spread t to a. a a municipal wh rr and ind then Jumped the tho Colum Colum- bia L river rIer ch channel and ravaged tho the shipyards causing a D. Joss estimated at more than COt COO before beCore It was wag subdued t Because of two to days of Intense teat beats the the- buildings were tinder- tinder Uk like and Id Ignited easily Fire boats boat fought the blaze in the on Sa Sauvies Isla Island d. d while and land forces tor or more than three ho hours rs b battled raging sawmill and dock flames tt VJ J J. A 1 V. V Irwin Portland owner of ot ote the e sawmill wr m said his loss would be beabout about covered ov red by y insurance in- in I urance the dock loss was fixed at at- while the tho shipyards suffered tho the remainder TIle The fire lire threatened the entire Helens waterfront Yate for a IL time