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Port Tobacco Times, And Charles County Advertiser
Port Tobacco, Charles County, Maryland
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The steamer Lady of the Lake, owned by George H. Plant & Co., burned to the water's edge at its Norfolk, Va. wharf on Thursday evening last week, destroying the $80,000 vessel and its full cargo bound for Washington-area ports. The crew of 20 escaped but lost personal effects; plans to rebuild and replace the steamer.
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The steamer Lady of the Lake, running between Norfolk and Washington, was burned to the water's edge on Thursday evening of last week, at her wharf, at Norfolk, Va. The fire originated in the lamp room. The steamer was owned by George H. Plant & Co., of Washington, and valued at $80,000. She was to have sailed the next day for Washington, and had on board a full miscellaneous cargo, which was consigned for the most part to persons in Georgetown, Washington and Alexandria, the whole of which was destroyed by fire or seriously damaged by water.
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says: Mr. Plant, who owns the steamer, states that he will have her rebuilt as soon as possible. In the meantime a new steamer will take its place on the line between this and Norfolk, the business of which is constantly on the increase.
The Baltimore Sun says:
On Saturday evening the steamship George Appold, of the Baltimore and Boston line, brought to this city the crew of the steamboat Lady of the Lake, which was burned at Norfolk on Thursday evening last. They were twenty in number, the majority colored men, in charge of the quartermaster, and left for Washington the same evening. They stated that the fire spread with such rapidity that all their personal effects were burned, and they saved only the clothing in which they stood.
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Norfolk, Va.
Event Date
Thursday Evening Of Last Week
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steamer burned to water's edge, valued at $80,000; full miscellaneous cargo destroyed by fire or damaged by water; crew of 20 saved but lost all personal effects except clothing worn; no injuries reported.
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The steamer Lady of the Lake, running between Norfolk and Washington, caught fire in the lamp room while at her wharf in Norfolk, Va., spreading rapidly and burning the vessel to the water's edge. She was owned by George H. Plant & Co. of Washington and scheduled to sail the next day with cargo for Georgetown, Washington, and Alexandria. The crew was rescued and brought to Baltimore by the steamship George Appold. Mr. Plant plans to rebuild the steamer and replace it temporarily on the route.