| Show REPORT ON THE TRANSPORT MEADE DISASTER Sin San Feb H The facts concern concerning time the Meade eade disaster tel so for far forns faras ns as they cnn be known lire mire set forth In the time of ot the tho board of ot In Inquiry composed of Captains Wendell WendellL L I 1 Simpson and ami A K E I and L U O D 1 Cabbel made matJe public yes jos es as alt a That the lire was confined entirely to hatch No 2 that this hatch was waR loaded bailed sith baggage pertaining to the Second Infantry officers and men that tho time orIgin of or the fire was sias nt at II u point from the hatch and at a II con considerable considerable depth In the lie hold holl thai the th tire lire started In one of or t two 10 o packages viz lz Iz arias chest chesl containing rube and quantity of mo netting and crate containing mirror probably former The Time rules rilles were generously oiled about and mirror won wrapped with n a blouse blou e nail poncho and about with loo tiny hay That the loading lending of this thin hatch van complete the hatch closes clos iI nt at 10 11 n o m rn Jan Jais Ileth that thai the Mr Was not discovered l until 12 midnight that It would have lne been Impossible Impo for any nn person pr to 10 have hail had to 10 the tho origin of or the lire fire the time of or the th clot clog Ing lag of or th Ih the hatch and that thal nt nr c the th die dis discovery covery of or the tire lire that the and cr crew were vere prompt nail energetic r tic and that water r wo was wall at nt once turned on n time tho th tire firo and tIm tire fire ex cx by Hooding flooding the tho apartment The Th finds that the fire do of or tithe city rendered ha mediate and most able assistance That the damage to the Iho th vessel cu 1 con h ell 01 only of the lie charring of the cell Ing lag on the underside ot or tine the deck this ceiling being for the tue purpose of or holding Insulating material on em the underside of the tho refrigerating chamber and that the damage can be repaired lit at an nn expense e not to exceed ISO nO O That the tho packages packageR mentioned be he belonged belonged longed to Company A and Company C respectively and the Interior of ot each was charred throughout the halves hales of the tho boxes which were adjacent being belne entirely burned mussy Iway Unit tImid till the tire lire originated within one or tho the other presumably through spontaneous combustion the i remote mole end of or each ench box being entirely clean clenn and unhurried or charred on Oil the tine exterior ext |
