Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-03-04
FIERCE FLAMES SWEEP DOCKS
New Orleans Suffers Five Million Dollar Loss
By Ravaging Flames

rushed 20 the wharvc5 and hundreds
OF box cars loaded with freight were
drawn 10 points above the upper end
cf the terminals before the FIRE reach
cd them Many hundreds more. how
ever. were consumed
The wind was blowing down the
river and the blaze spread with great
speed in that direction. By o'clock
the lower elevator and sheds and
wharves from Amelia street 20 Louis
ana avenue a distance OF six squares
had fallen In. Fortunately Louisiana
avenue is n very broad thOroughfare
and the further spread 90 the fire be-
yond that point into residence sec
ton was checked. Between those
points. however. the flames swepf %
complete destruction many cottages OF
the poorer classes. the occupants i'm n
great many instances losing an they
possessed. With the wind in a favor
able direction. the river boats the
able direction. the river boats. the en-
plOyes OF the road and the fire depart
ment concentrated all their energies
liz an effort 90 save the upper elevator
between Austcrlitz and Constantinople
streets and 90 check the Ere az that
point The fire. however. gradually
worked past the point occupied by the
at work. but ultimately they were
beaten. and the big steel structure
covered with corrugated iron suddenly
burst into flames az 1880 and in a half
hour was "a complete wreck.
BLAZE or TERRIFIC FURY.
40 midnight more than nine squares
of the terminals had been completely
destroyed and it seemed unlikely that
the fire would be checked until 10
reached Napoleon avenue which also
Isl a very broad street During the FIRE
a heavy wind blew. and the blaze was
OF indescribablc fury. carrying brands
90 grcat distances. driving back the
crowds of sight-sccrs Immense pieces
OF corrugated iron torn from the sides
% the upper elevator were carried
through the air as n they were feathers.
and. dropping In every direction. con-
stantly endangered the lives OF FIRE
uen and spectators.
The weather was bright and warm
$4,000 people visited the scene during
the progress OF the fire Aside from
the tremendous loss Involved in the
destruction ~ property. the 6re Isl q
calamity 90 New Orleans in the tenn
pora~y abatement OF the immense eN-
po-t business Of tho Illinois Central
partly iu the matter of grain ship
mcnrs
Later Estimates.
New Orleans. Speci1l-Comnief.
. figures OF the loss involved boz the de
structon % the Stuyveslut docks o
F the Illinois Central Railroad. i- WA.
announced ly local officers OF the coma
pcny Monday viii not De- available
until am inspection OF the books o
the docks is finished. For Iuatclv nj
these were saved. Local freight Agen
Cousins and his office force went Q,
work on them and Nr. Cousins an
uouncci that 10 might be possible h,
| Tuesday to give the result The valu.
90 tho wharves. Sheds warehouses
elevators and Ora ka-e is known rough
ly. Drt the number of cars and th.
quantity 90 merchandise destroyed can
cot he given until the Inspection ID
concluded In thc meantime estimate
Ot rhc losses vary between SrDcriuten
lent Dunn's figures of S3.00oOO1 am.
+ General Agent Perkins aggregate %
s5000QQ0