Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1901 — Big Armour Plant Burns. [ARTICLE]

Big Armour Plant Burns.

Huntington, W. Va., dispatch: Armour Co.’s packing house, located on the river front in the central part of the city, was burned. The firemen abandoned the building and endeavored to save the large freighthouse of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad. Armour’s packing house and office were totally destroyed, twenty or more box cars loaded with merchandise were badly damaged. The Chesapeake & Ohio freighthouse was saved with some damage. Loss, $30,000 to $50,000,