Show battleship FIRE the oregon coal bunk ers in a i blazej blazei 1 4 I A I 1 crew worked four hours before the fire was overcome and the r smoldering coal Rem removed ovea 3 san Francis franciscono coNor 26 the call pays rays the coal bankers in the united stales states battleship oregon caught tire sunday evening eve nine and tor tar over four hours the crew worked to smother what looked like a c costly atly blaze there were over tons of coal in 1 he the vessel and prompt action alone 1 saved the ship and the fue fuel the 1 lire fire is d to have snarled fro broin in water leaking into the coal bankers bunk brt this would eventually cause causo a terrific ic heat from accia amee luckily the fire wae was discovered dit covered before it had pained gained much headway an alarm was immediately given and orders were issued to remove the coal from the vessel to tw steam pipes were attached and connected to the lower part of 0 the vessel in an attempt to smother what fire might have been in other parts of the ship the men went wont to work with a will but the task was larger than had lad at lart been supposed suppo eed the work was done with difficulty as the emcke smoke hindered the men int feir attempts to pet put out the blaze during the whole night after the tire bad had been discovered the entire labored in removing the smoking and blazing coal and etwas not until daybreak that the men were allowed to leave their work the warship will be pe dry docked within a few days and righted alter after which she will be coaled and her ammunition placed inboard onboard on board when ehe she will be ready for action |