The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-04

NEw ORLEANS, LA., April S.-0ne OF
the most destructive cotton fires on
record broke out ut 1880 to-day among
somo cotton on tho sidewalk in front OF
Bond & Herrick's fro proof press on
North Front street, between Race and
Orange streets. Tho flames ran high,
and in an almost incredibly short space
Of time had communicated to tho press
Cttho safe and was working their way
aong tho woodwork OF tho roof. The
fremen worked like demons to arrest
The progress Of the flames, but all their
efforts were unavailing. Chief O'Con-
nor, seeing the serious proportions OF
The fire, called out all the engines in the
city. .a
The fire proof press had about 10000
bales OF cotton stored in it. This was
entirely consumed. 1t would have been
madness for tho firemen to enter tho
press. In half an hour after tho
flames had started tho fire proof was
totally consumed and the flames had
communicated to the uppor press. The
destruction here was us great as at tho
other press. In marvelously short
space OF time the flames had attacked
the building from all Sides cutting
their way through the woodwork with
wonderful rapiditv. 1nthis press was
stored $4,000 bales Of cotton.
H. n, IL 80 O. \
their way along the raiters Of the press
and through the woodwork into tho
cation which was stored beneath tho
sheds. 1t was only that cotton stored
in the yard that was saved. Ttrequircd
but a very short time with the high
wind that was blowing to destroy this
press. The walls soon looked like
charred pillars tottering too and fro and
endangcring the lives Of iiremen. The
sight was an awe.inspiring one. For a
space OF at least two blocks q sheet OF
flames shot upward.
Suddenly d small tlame was seen to
leap skyward from corner Of tho Inde-
pcndcnce press. In a second almost
the entire square was ablaze, and the
fra In tho ,.,rd ,rora .tnroI sann1n ~
000 holes ~ tho Howor,, - s,n,,1o oG ri,;, W.
naval % oxnn,Ion. @ ,nnJ Te! ~ a.. a."P,o, tn.1
in a little time it was consumed. At
length four rows OF charrcd walls were
all that stood to remind one. that q
large building had once occupied the
site. The last to catch was the Orleans,
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