Show BOAT BURNS Explosion Captain anti anil Four Men Into the tho Water Chicago Chicag AU Aug 23 Late Late this evening even even- ing leg the tIme C C. II H. Conover Conoser a large lighter lighter- age no boat belonging to he Merchants Mel coIn company pany was sas burned to the time waters water's edge in ill the Illinois Illnois Central slip The Tile vessel was aR loaded with wih m merchandise mer mer- r- r chandise to be transported to tile the Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago BUrlington Quincy Rock Hock Is Island Island Island Is- Is land and Illinois Central out freight and had bad just gotten goten out out Into the time main channel of the river liver when an al explosion occurred and amid Instantly flames ames burst out Tho The captain anti and ant four Caul men were Into the time river but Lut were rescued The ship was worked back into Inlo the thc slip and drifted against a pier Iller upon which a power plant plaint of the Edison Elison Electric company abuts abuts All Mi l efforts to extinguish the flam flames s were futile and the tile Vessel with H Us its contents burned d entailing a loss los of on the time vessel ves ves- es sd sel EI on Oil merchandise anti and doing damage to the tine plant of or the time EdiSon Edison Ellison Edi Elli son company Since the last big teamsters teamsters' strike a year ear ago aso man many mammy prominent Inns firms near the Iho river r have secured a n Heel of lighter boats with wilh which a age they transport Roods goods destined for Cor out o of town to the tile railroad freight depots along the river riven thus avoiding long long hauls through the time city TIme The vessel esl burned tonIght was loaded loath load ed with wih merchandise from tile the whole whole- Wholesale wholesale sale fale hardware house of or Rp Spencer and Ba Bartlett tet ono one o of time the It'd- It'd lead lead- h II K firms In tills this line lne In the I Time Tho causo cause of or tho tile explosion was wn nol aol I learned |