Sir Julian
Pauncefote to Mr. Gresham.
British
Embassy,
Washington, January 8,
1895.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that a
representation has been recently made to Her Majesty’s Government by the
committee of Lloyds, drawing attention to the large number of fires on
board cotton ships in United States ports.
The accompanying list, furnished by the committee, gives a statement of
those that have occurred from the commencement of the present cotton
season up to November 24 last, and I should be much obliged if you would
be kind enough to favor me with such information as you may possess as
to the origin of these fires.
I have, etc.,
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[Inclosure.]
List of fires on cotton ships up to November 24,
1894.
[Liverpool Salvage Association.]
| Vessel. |
Destination. |
On fire at— |
| Shidby |
Liverpool |
Savannah. |
| Dalegarth |
do |
Do. |
| Castlegarth |
Bremen |
Do. |
| Baltimore City |
Barcelona and Genoa |
Do. |
| Stag |
Bremen |
Do. |
| Petunia |
do |
Do. |
| Armenia |
do |
Do. |
| Whitfield |
do |
Do. |
| County Down |
do |
Do. |
| Hajeen |
Bremen (from New Orleans) |
Put into Key West. |
| John Bright |
Liverpool |
Galveston. |
| Georgios Michalinos |
Havre |
Do. |
| Maria Dolores (Spanish bark) |
Barcelona |
Charleston. |
| Lampasas |
Galveston to New York |
Breakwater (Philadelphia). |
| Alamo |
do |
New York. |
| Royal Welsh |
Dunkirk (from New Orleans) |
Marquesa, south of Key West, since off and at
Norfolk. |
| Alvedena |
Reval |
New Orleans. |
| Paulina |
Liverpool |
Galveston. |
| Barbadian |
(Wharf fire; cotton not on board.) |
New Orleans. |
| Yucatan |
Do |
Do. |
| Malabar |
(Second wharf fire) |
Do. |
| Pembridge |
Bremen |
Galveston. |
| Madrileno |
Liverpool |
New Orleans. |
| Starlight |
Liverpool (from Galveston) |
Put in St. Johns, Newfoundland. |
This list of cases on the other side, and excludes Baltic, Bremen,
Havre, and Mediterranean fires.
