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The Morning News
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
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Fire destroyed freight sheds of the West Indian and Pacific Steamship Company on New Orleans levee, including 4,000 cotton bales and other goods worth $150,000, fully insured; suspected arson.
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Steamship Property Burned on the Levee at New Orleans.
New Orleans, La., Nov. 4.—Fire this afternoon destroyed the freight sheds of the West Indian and Pacific Steamship Company, on the levee, between Felicity and St. James streets, together with the contents, including 4,000 bales of cotton, valued at $120,000; wharf, cars, sheds, molasses, staves, screwman's tools, oil cake, etc., valued at $30,000. The total loss is $150,000, well covered by insurance. The fire is believed to be of incendiary origin.
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Primary Location
New Orleans, La.
Event Date
Nov. 4.
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total loss $150,000, well covered by insurance. no casualties mentioned.
Event Details
Fire this afternoon destroyed the freight sheds of the West Indian and Pacific Steamship Company, on the levee, between Felicity and St. James streets, together with the contents, including 4,000 bales of cotton, valued at $120,000; wharf, cars, sheds, molasses, staves, screwman's tools, oil cake, etc., valued at $30,000. The fire is believed to be of incendiary origin.