| Show BIG FIRE AT PORTLAND explosion of sawdust will cause de struxton ton of lumber mills portland ore may 13 an explosion of sawdust in the furnace of the day lumber companas comp anys mill started a fire just before midnight which destroyed that mill and also those of the multnomah nomah trunk and box factory and the ira P powers manufacturing co the loss will probably exceed the tareo mills are located in a duster on the river front at the extreme southern end of the city the night watchman was the only person about the mill at the time and was so scorched by the flames j which attended the explosion that it was only with difficulty hat he was able to turn in a are alarm owing to this delay and the distance fram the nearest alro apparatus the day mill was almost destroyed before the department arrived on the scene from the day mill the flames jumped to the powers mill and the trunk factory and despite the efforts of the firemen these structures were rapidly enveloped in flames although the fire department fought with desperation the highly inflammable character of the buildings and their contents rendered their efforts futile and all three buildings were burned to the ground all of the mills carried some insurance but at this hour it Is impossible to state the amount new york may it at its thirty eighth annual meeting which has just closed here the national board of fire underwriters elected john W washburn president to succeed henry H hall fifty eight companies were represented including many doing bustness in the south and west |
