The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-31
BIG FIRE IN Z NEW ORLEANS Loss May Reach Two
 Millions. SWEPT OVER THREE BLOCKS
 -----s---- The Most Spectacular Fire During
 Recent Years. wAen Alarm ws. Turned h. rirrmeh were at Their Annual Pienic which Gave BIase Good
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New Orleans Ia. Aug 50.--Fire which broke out in the center Of the commercial district here this afternoon swept over portions of three blocks, destroying a large number of whole sale houses. manufacturing plants and small storea.
 orisInatins at Rienville and Char treas streets. the flames worked their way north as far as conti street and toward Royal. bringing about prop orty loss of between s1.o00.o 900 and $2,. ooo.oo0 before they were finally sub dued
 Several circumstances combined to give the ire a headway which proved hard to overcome. At the time the alarm was turned in. shortly before 3 o'clock. the New Orleans arenen we're in the midsfof their annual picnic aa suburban park and the engines a1'i patrols responded with mere hand- fui os men. It was fully an hour be- fore the department was Tn position to make anything like a successful light against the Are. and even then the handicap against 1t was added to by an inadequate supply of water. &t1t MI4 WH8 Q4IH QA 1faG tAt1Nh H At'Aftt%F cuiar that has occurred Tn New Orleans during recent years. The section de- wasted was made up largely of old buildings. some of them over a hali century in use, They proved like so much finder to the flames. and famed by high wind. the ire made rapid progress.
 Two warehouses. filled with wines and liquors. were among the buildings destroyed by the lire. As they burn ed. the barrels Of whiskey and brandy exploded with thhnderons roars which could be heard for blocks and which shook the walls of adjoining buildings enga Hed fnf lighting the flames
 1t was not sunsii sevefof honra clap sed that the Ire was gotten under control. and even then if continued fo
 Among the establishments burned
 Central Glass Company. 51s-5s2
 George D. Scott, lighting and cleo trical Instruments. BPS Chartres street.
 Heidenheim. Levy and Weiss, shirt m9nufacturers s1s Chartres street. Il,1s,..-,,
 Kost Commission Company 2O4 Chartres street.
 Raul Gelpl E SOncs WHOteedAe AtQuo& dealers, 227 Decatur street
 New Orleans Junk Company. SlS Eonti street. Isadore Kreiffer and Company, boots and shoes. 2i6 Chartres street
 Thomas L. Harris, wholesale liquor dealer, 237 Chartres street. - Carey Roofing Company, 222 Char tres street.
 simon Clothing Manufacturing Com pany 224 Chartres street.
 l.. GoIdstein and Sons, wholesale dry goods, 223 Decatur street.
 Levy and Goseheim, mems furnish inEs, 2s Chartres Street.
 Froelich and Bayt. wholesale cloth Ing merchants, 220 Decatur street.
 Rosenberg and Son. wholesale shoe dealers, 215 Decatur street.
 Gooduln and Brothers, dry goods, S2S Chartres street.
 A. H. Gernsbacher. wholesale mo- ttons, 537 Bienville street.
 Loubert Glass and Cork Company. 512 Bienville street.
 William Raomoth and Company, wholesale matters, 211 Decatur street.
 Curtis. Leggett and Company, whole saIe matters, 221 Decatur street.
 Edward May, importer. 526 Iberville street.
 The fire originated in the establish ment of the Central Glass Company in Rtenville street. Its cause has not vet been determined.