The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-06-02
SWEEP Of FLAMES
DESTROYS DOCKS
SEVEN BIG PIERS AT JERSEY
CITY BURNED.
LOSS PLACED AT 100000
Many Freight Cars Burned, and q
Large Number Of Tugs and
Small Boats Are Also
Destroyed.

New York, May 30-Seven freight
and coal piers of the Delaware. Lacka-
wanna G. Western railroad in Jersey
City were destroyed by a fire that
started about five O'Clock Sunday after
noon in Pier IL. on which lot Of bar
rels Of oil were stored. The flames
spread rapidly. Pier " was 800 feet
long and was soon ablaze its entire
length, and the f1remen, who were try
ing to fight the fire from the shore.
were able to accomplish but little. The
flames swept across to Pier ii and be-
You'd, being finally checked at Pier s,
which Is new coal trestle, steel
framed and ironclad. Here the firemen
and 1reboats made desperate stand
and stayed the advance Of the fire I'M
til the burning piers crumbled and fell
into the water. Although there was
but little wind, sparks fell all along the
water front for the better part of a
mile, endangering the Lackawanna de-
pot and even the Hamburg-American
and Bremen line piers. where the fire
men were kept busy playing streams of
water upon the buildings and over the
ships at their docks. The building of
the Hoboken Coke company, five
blocks from the main fire, was set
ablaze by burning brands, but the fire.
men responded quickly and the build
ing was only slightly damaged. A num-
Der of canal boats and several tugs
were burned. the loss of small boats
being varlously estimated at from 30
to 200. The number Of freight cars
burned is not known, but on this class
of rolling stock and on coal cars the
loss will be heavy. Piers II and ~
were full OF general merchandise; Piers
7, s, 8 and 10 were used for coal. and
Pier 6 was grain loading pier
Places Loss at $4,000 900.
Vice President LOOMS, OF the Lack
awanna. placed the total loss by the
fire at $4,000, 900, based on the original
cost of the piers burned. on tho freight
stored on them, and to some extent on
the loss of business which must Deces-
sarily ensue. 1t also includes tho
burning of the canal boats and barges
thickly moored between some Of the
piers. The Lackawanna company, Mr..
Loomis said, carries Its own insur-
ance.
Salt Plant Burns.
Bay City, Mich, May 3l.-The Mich
igar Manufacturing companys salt
manufacturing and packing plant was
totally destroyed by fire of unknown
origin Sunday. entailing loss Of
about $1,000 The Michigan Manufac-
turing company Is Nelson Morris &
Co. (Chicago) concern. and furnished
salt for the big packing establish
ments of the latter The plant had
been shut down since last February.
owing to the high price Of fuel.
Heavy Loss at New Orleans.
New Orleans. May s0.-A fire caused
by crossed electric wires did about half
a million dollars damage Sunday The
Louis H, Rice saddery factory, Com
mon and Magazine streets, the Sim
monds Manufacturing company and the
Meig Brady & Lincoln woodenware es-
Establishment were destroyed and half
dozen others damaged. The fire was in
the heart Of the wholesale district and
was well fought. being stopped short
OF two oil companies and several big
drug establishments Insurance $780,
900.
Alabama Fire Costs 100000.
Montgomery. Ala, May 30-Fire de-
ctnoyad the miami and wurnhnuca ~ tho
Alabama Compress & Storage company
here Sunday entailing Loss Of $780,
900, practically covered by insurance