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Show BIG FIRE ON BOARD SHIP Steamer Suffers Damages of $40,000; Firemen Overcome. PHILADELPHIA, July 12. The steamer San Jacinto, of the Mallory line, was damaged to the extent of 140.-000 140.-000 by fire today while lying at Roach's ship yard. Chester, Pa., where she was laid up for repairs'. The vessel waa built by the Roach Ship Building company, com-pany, at a cost of half a million dollars, dol-lars, and was launched about a year ago. The flames burned so fiercely and the vessel was in such an Inaccessible position po-sition that the firemen had to work at a great disadvantage. A .score of firemen fire-men were overcome by the heat and smoke. |