Ship Slightly Damaged at Wayside Wharf A fire in the depths of the engine room of the N.Y.K. passenger liner Taiyo Maru gave firemen a stiff battle on Tuesday (Sept. 18) afternoon fand caused hundred of persons to gather at the Wayside Wharf, where the ship was moored.
"The fire started at about 2 o'clock from the rupture of an oil "feed" pipe and damaged the casing of a Boiler. The loss was trivial and repairs had been made last night permitting the ship to sail for Japanese and American ports at midnight, as The alarm having been sounded, the Customs fre-float Poo Chi, manned by a crew from Central Fire Station, "was despatched to the Scene. At" the same. time engines Were sent to the wharf from. the Yangtszepoo Division as well as detail of police from Wayside Sta. tion assisted by Mr. W. C. Charters, Fourth Officer, and other fire officials. While the Poo Chi lowered hose into the engine-room from the starboard side, a pump engine on the wharf similarly fought the fire from the port side. The firemen in the engine-oom were assisted in their work by members of the ship's crew, who had attempted to extinguish the flames before the arrival of the brigade.
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