Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1905-02-28
TO At ONCE REBUILD.
Illinois Central Will Pcomptly Re-
construct Terminals.
SHIPS T0WED AWAY.



that destroyed Is immense export
terminals still burning Monday. though
teyOnd power to do further damage.
the Illinois Central railroad announced
that "a soon as the ruins cooled forces
would be put to work TO clear away
the debris and the stuyvesant docks
and elNvators would be promptly re-
built on a more elaborate and substan-
tial scale than before. Meantime ON
oials OF the road were engaged in the
formulation of plans that would enable
them 20 handle the tafic now on its
way here from the west and avoid any
material diversion % freight from this
city
Conservative estimates figure the i'm
mediate loss by the FIRE az s5.1OO.OOO,
divided as follows: Two elevators.
warehouses. sheds. '2.5 5000: $4,000
bales Of cotton $4,000: ZOO. 600 bushels
of grain. s3s5. 900: $1,000 barrels OF su-
gar 100000: cotton seed cake. $50 car
loads s9T.500: lumber. sis.625: cement.
i5s250: meal. 20 cars. $4,000: sundries.
$4,000: 500 freight cars. f375.e0O;
damage 10 ships. $4,000: city fire de-
partment. two engines and six horses.
1880. private property and other dam
age $4,000.
The railroad company carried its own
Insurance and contents % various ele-
vators and sheds were insured In local
and foreign agencies. The wharves
covered 1850 feet. over "a distance of
ten blocks There Il n wharfage OF 35,-
zoo feet. the remainder az the upper
end % the terminals being saved
through the fact that the wind blew
strongly In the opposite direction. The
destroyed wharf cost $500 000. Elevator
u. leased 10 Harris. Scotton & Co. Chi
caFo. cost 100000 when built and Ele-
vator r. which was operated by the u
linois Central railroad. cost 500. 000.
Apparently no lives were lost In the
Ere though there were many narrow
escapes ~ those who engaged In hght-
INK the flames owing TO their rapid
spread and lives were constantly en-
dangerrd hy debris of all kinds that
whirlei through the air. The escape ~
two FIRE engines we're cut on 8nd their
crews had 20 run for their lives. Driver
Charles Richardson of No. was palm
fully hurt.
Insurance will approximate $4,000
OoO
THE Are started I'm ore ~ ths con-
veyors 20 elevator - II spread with
remarkable rapldlty sparks dropping
into Oh barrels on the wharf and eX-
tending the flames IN every direction.
Ten ships were lying al the docks
when the fre started md ail escaped
except two. The Indian OF ths Leyinnd
line had her rails cabin house. masts.
etc. wipe-i clean OF. and the cycle was
burned about the prov and sides. All
tugs On the harbor steamed up and hur-
ried TO the scene when the FIRE started
and by heroic efforts succeeded IN pull
ing the steamers IN the river out %
reach ~ the namsS
Superintendent q. NJ Dunno directed
the forces ~ the railroad company for
several hours. and when the fire was
under control went 10 the once of the
company. where he spent the night In
wire communication with officials east
and west and In setting lines for clear
ing the wreckage away. He said that
II was probable the piers. elevators and
sheds would be restored within year
and they would be more substantial
than those destroyed. Mr. Dunno said
I'm his opinion the fire originated from
spontaneous combustion. The Texas
ard Pacific railway has an immense ell
evntor at westwego and there IN also
an elevator az the Chalmette property
Of the Frisco. General Manager Pres
ton Of the latter road Immediately ten
dered Tire use OF the Chalmette prop
erty to the Illinois Central and II Is
probable that traffic will be handled
AZ tn taopinL
In addition TO the railroad property
the fire destroyed the Crescent Ice
ccmpanys plant. many small stores
and a large number of small residences
Many pathetic scenes were Witnessed
a. the poor occupants Of them strug
gled To save their small belongings at
the risk OF their lives.
The fire viii temporarily throw out
OF work a large number OF employees.
but this loss viii be compensated for
by the very much larger number that
will be employed In the course OF a few
days clearing away the debris and re-
construction OF terminals AZ the high
est attainnble speed.