On Thursday afternoon fire was discovered to have broken out on board the s.s, Glaucus, in a compartment of the hold immediately in front of the engine-room, containing about 150 tons of tea. The fire, which shouldered for two hours, but was extinguished independent of outside assistance, is presumed to have been caused by the combustion, from damp, of the wood-oil varnished covers of the chests.
Steam was played into the compartment, and precautions taken to cut off all connection with adjoining parts of the ship, 80 that the fire was got under without injury to the vessel or cargo, other than that by water to the tea here stowed. The occasion of the outbreak suggested above requires confirmation, but no other can be at present assigned for the mishap. The tea had been stowed in this compartment three days before. The damaged portion
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