Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1898 — Heavy Loss by Fire. [ARTICLE]

Heavy Loss by Fire.

New Orleans, Aug. 11. —A tire started here in Osborn’s Turkish bath establishment on Bourbon street and while no buildings were destroyed, it penetrated into several large Canal street retail stores, doing considerable damage to stuck*. The loss will approxomate $200,000, well Insured.