The Archive · 1905

A VISIT TO THE 1-C. S. YUENWO

The L.-C.S. Yuenwo has been takea up which has overtaken her, Her docks appear somewhat bare, but the bright red paint on her funnel has been untouched, and the tug Samshui, which is made fast to her on her starboard side hides the bareness of the awning dock and the bridge. It is not until one is quite doss to the wharf that one can see the damage done by the flames. and it requires a visit on board fully to appreciate the appalling destruction, Of the awning deck nothing remains but a skeleton of twisted iron and steel, which' droops right down until it nearly touches the plates of the main deck. There is been scorched.' The flooring of the main deck promenade has entirely disappeared. The hull itself does not seem tu have been buckled by the heat.

The steamer is ut the underwriters, and it is not yet known er she will be repaired or sold us

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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