Burning of the Sarah Sands-nerve Ipi of the Droops disaster
A damaged telegram describes the 2000 ton iron ship Sarah Sand carrying troops from England to India. On November 1 at latitude 20 south longitude 50 east the cargo hold caught fire amid dense smoke. Captain Castle and Colonel Moffatt coordinated floods and sail to battle the flames. Troops lowered women and children, tried to drag out powder barrels, and kept hoses flowing while the ship burned. An explosion from the port magazine and rising heat endangered all hands, but crews and troops worked to save the vessel as flames spread along the rigging and deck.
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Disaster at Sea and Brooklyn School Fire Report
Evacuation efforts followed a ship fire with 15 feet of water in the hold and heavy seas forcing pumps and men to work through the night. Separately a Brooklyn Public School No. 14 fire caused student evacuations and tragically seven boys died from smoke or crowding.
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