Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-03-01
new ORLEANS HAS
A S5,OOO,OOO FIRE
Magnificent Railroad Terminals
Completely Destroyed.
$4,000 GALES OF COTTON BURNED

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VIII Commences Immediately to Re
build Burned District.
New Orleans. Feb. 2S.-The FIRE at
The Illinois Central Terminals in this
city had burned out by l a. M, having
made a clean sweep OF elevators and
sheds from Louisiana avenue to Ma
poleon avenue. The smoulderlng ruins
will. Of course, burn for a day or two
The wharyes destroyed is estimated
at $4,000 Two elevators, old an6
new, warehouses, wharf sheds, mum
bers 1 to s, and part OF number g.
new FOB. cotton warehouse, $500,
600; cotton destroyed $4,000, $92O,O00;
100000 bushels of grain, $3S5.0O0; 10.
600 barrels of sugar. 100000; cotton
seed cake 1870 car loads, s9750O. Lum
Der. S16,625 cement, S56.25O meal
20 cars. 10000; sundries S150,O00i
500 freight cars. S375OOO ships ram
aged, $4,000; city fire department two
engines. four horses. $4,000; private
property and other damage, $4,000
Total over S5,OOO0OO
II Is estimated that the insurance
on stored freight, etc. will approx
mate S4.O0000O.
The Illinois Central railroad an
nounces today that as soon as the
ruins cool forces viii be put to worl
to clear away the debris and stuyye
SAINT docks and elevators will be
promptly rebuilt on a more elaborate
aud substantial scale shan before.
In the meantime, the officials of the
roads arc today engaged in the formu
lation Of plans that viii enable them
to handle the traffic now on It's way
here from the west and to avoid any
material diversion OF freight from this
city.
The railroad company carried IFS
own insurance and the contents OF the
various elevators and sheds were In
sured in local and foreign agencies.
The wharycs covered 1850 feet, o.
distance Of over ten blocks OF thb
wharfage $4,000 feet and what Il con
tanned was destroyed. the remainder at.
the upper end Of the terminals being
saved through The fact that The wine
blew strongly IN the opposite direc
ton. The destroyed wharf cost $500.
600. Elevator ID leased TO Harris
scotton & Co. OF Chicago cost $500,
600 when built and elevator D,
which was operated by the Illinois
Central cost 100000
Apparently. no lives were lost 10 the
Gre, though there were many narrow
escspes OF those who weEe engaged mi
hght.ng the flames. owing 10 its rapid
spread. and lives were constantly en-
danger by debris OF all Kinds that was
whiried through the air The escape
OF two ere engines was cut on and
their crews had 10 run for their lives
Driver Charles Richardson. Of No. G
being painfully hurt
The fire started in one Of the con
yeyors 10 elevator d. 20 spread
with remarkable rapidlty. sparks drop
ping into Oh barrels on the wharf and
replenishing The flames 10 every az
rectlon. Ten ships werc lying ar The
docks when me fire started and an *
cept two escaped without damage The
Indian. OF The Leyden lne had hei
rails tbo cabin house. The mnsis wiped
clean OF ana tbe Cycle vas burned
about the nlov and sides Ail Tbs
tues ln .bc harDgr chat had steam uT
hurried to the scene when ihe hrt
started and Dob heroic efforts succeed
81 ln pntre ihe steamers lnto tht
river out OF reach o, ,be flames
Superintendent o M Dunn direct
I'll he force % co. ai,rasd couDlaJ
for several hours and phen ihe Ore
vas under cobitd acct to ihe Office
OF the company Eaete De- Frta t1t
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