Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-02-28
THE FIRE
In New Orleans Caused
Loss Of 100000.
]. c. R. R. Terminal and Eleva-
tors in Ruins.
Company Announces Intention of Re.
building on Elaborate Scale.

New Orleans. Feb. 21.-Cnmplcte fig
ufts ol me loss involved in the de-
Stru"ton CO The StuySeVant docks of
the lilln"iS central il was announced
DE the local OHIO IalS of the companv
Today, VIII not be available until an
Inspection or The books of the docks is
finished. tn. estimates Vary betwa.,
So, 600 and S50OO.O0O
Officials of tho firr department say
today that the tIle might have been rx
tinguieh,d in its inception if the street ;
leading 10 the docks had nor been
closed by authority of the council. and
long lines of freight cas- had not been
packed on the tracks. Chief O'Conno-
said the disaster could have been
;iverted if there had been a modern fire
boat in the harhor
some distress is reported among Tho
poorer classes. who lost their belong
inSS. No one is missing. and il is gen.
orally believed tnat the fire was with
out loss of life.
New Orleans. La, Feb. 21.-With the
lire that destroyed its immense export
terminals still burning though beyond
the pow er to do further damage. the
Illinois Central railroad announces.
Monday. that as soon as the ruins cool
forces will be put to work to clear
away the debris ana Stuyvesant docks
and elevators will be promptly rebuilt
on more elaborate and substantial
scale than before. Meantime the Off
Gals Of the road are engaged in the
Iislf ion, ~ IL.
them TO handle the traffic now on it's
way here from the West and 10 avoid
any material DIVERSION of freight from
the city.
Conservative estimates figure the i'm
mediate loss by the fire at s., 900. 900 di-
vided as follows:
Two elevators. warehouses. sheds
81, 10000; $4,000 bales of cotton 1920, 900:
100000 bushels grain, $685.. 900: 1000
barrels sugar. $500 600: cOttonSeed cake
$50 carloads. So. 500: lumber, $16.625; ce-
ment. S56.e50; meal. 30 ears. $40 0O0:
sundries. $l50,000; 500 freight cars.
$4,000: ships damaged. 5000: city
lire department, two engines and six
horses, 81 .0O0: private property and
Othe- damage. $4,000.
The railroad company carried its own
insurance and the contents OF the va
rious elevators and sheds were insured
in local and foreign agencies.
Tile wharves covered 41i0 feet. over Il
distance of 10 blocks. OF this wharfage
$500 feet and what it contained was de-
stroyed. the remainder at the upper
end of the terminals being saved
through the fact that the wind blew
strongly in the opposite direction.
The destroyed wharf cost $500, 900.
Elevator D. leased to Harris Scott &
Co.. of Chicago. cost 100000 when
built. and elevator e. which was op-
Grated by the Illinois Central cost $780,
600
Apparently no lives were lost in the
fire. though there were many narrow
escapes of those who were angaged in
fighting the flames, owing TO their rap
i'll spread and lives We're constantly IN
dangered by debris of all kinds that
was whrled through the air. Two fire
engines were cut off and their crews
had to run for their lives, Driver
Charles Richardson of No. 6. going
painfully hurt.
The fire started in the conveyorS to
Elevator ID" IL spread with remark
able rapidity. sparks cropping into OF!
barrels on the wharf and extending the
flames IN every direction Ten ships
we're lying at the docks when the fire
started, and all except two escaped
without damage. The indian Of the Lee
nd line hal her rails. cabin house.
masts. etc. wiped clean off. and tho
cycle was burn Il into the PROV and
side. All the tugs in the harbor that
had steam up hirried I" the scene
when the fire started ard by heroi"
efforts succeeded III pulling the steam
ers into the rivfi out OF reach Of the
flames.
Supi. o. NJ. Tunn directed the forces
Of the railroad company for several
hours and when the fire was under
control went to the officn of the com
nany. whore he spent the night in wirr
, communication With officials east and
wes: md in settiry tn lines for clear
ing the wre"kare away. He said that
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