| From the Richmond Dispatch |
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| April 30, 1864 |
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| Destructive fire |
| Wilmington, April 29 |
| A fire occurred last night on
the west side of the river, which consumed the offices of the
Wilmington & Manchester railroad,
thirty-four freight cars of the Georgia Central {Central
(of Georgia)} road, and every
building south of the depot, including the Confederate cotton press,
Berry's Marine railway, and all the cotton stored south of the ferry
— about six thousand bales of cotton. Loss estimated at from six to
ten millions of dollars. |
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| [Second Dispatch} |
| Wilmington, April 29 |
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At the fire
this morning about 4,400 bales of cotton, 25 freight cars, the railroad
offices, rosin oil works, cotton press, Berry's ship yard shed, &c., were burned. The loss is estimated at five
millions. The Confederate Government loses about one million; the
balance falls on individuals. Insurance only about $10,000. |
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