A massive afternoon fire in the port of New York destroys around thirty vessels

In the early afternoon on New York City's North River, a fire broke out on the barge Cora Campbell loaded with hay. A strong wind was blowing and quickly many other vessels nearby, many of them also loaded, were burning. Eventually, as many as thirty vessels, with an estimated value of  $300,000, were destroyed or badly damaged along with four piers.  No serious injuries were reported, however.  (By John Osborne)