An inspection of the C.N.S. Chungking, as'she now is moored in the river, shows the reports of the fire and of ber cony received from the North in correct, but the fact that she made the passage from wlai, under her own steam, forty hours, proves that her not quite so bad as we were led to believe. It seems that the fire d among the cargo stored in the "tween decks amidships ard quickly. got a ood held upon tiv woodwork. There was fortunately very little cargo aboard, and the tiv n was to play on to re att, from above, to keep it from ers. When all was averted, the ud the ship turned so ould keep the flames for-ime room and bunkers.
as rendered by the other arbour and streams were laid the ports and from above, but fore part of the cages' cabins were quick= at last the fire was jer nothing left but the steel ork ud the shapes. ship remai the deck plates all crumpled chiens bent into grotesque Fortunately, coal bunkers, en-ind all the after part of the and it was found would be possi The forward ar was gone, The The Committee desire to_acknowled; with thanks the following additional scriptions to the above fund.
For the Committee, Lhees At these times Honey H. Fox, Hon. Secretaty. 3
Amount already acknowledged German residents Chefoo Total... Tls.
265.00 12,890.88 in 265.00 $13,015.88 point of vantage From where he shorted out his di and to the man at the sheet. The Chung-red for the first part of the it was soon seen that she was preeseding without difficulty, and having the heels of her consort, she made the rest: of the vo} aching Shanghai in the tim
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