Show V S transport damaged by flames at frisa the united states tran ort meade which was partly destroyed by fire at san francisco with a loss ot three lives and injuries to several persons was purchased by the government at the outbreak of the spanish war she w as then known as the steamship ber alln and had been in commission sev eral years having been built at greenock scotland in 1874 the meade s carrying capacity la 5 tons she Is feet long and has a breadth of 44 feet with a depth of 34 9 feet she has made several voyages to the philippines as a transport and Is considered to be a stanch craft |