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Leavenworth, KS Flouring Mills Fire, Mar 1882

Posted November 3rd, 2007 by Linda Horton

The large flouring mills and elevator of Havens & Co., at Leavenworth, Kan. were burned yesterday afternoon. The fire was caused by the by the explosion of dust in the dust room, wrapping the whole building in flames in an instant. A. B. Havens, of the firm, and John O'Day and one or two other employes[sic], were seriously injured. Twenty thousand bushels of wheat and about $12,000 worth of flour were stored in the elevator. The loss is estimated at $60,000, insurnace $54,000.

New York Times, New York, NY 24 Mar 1882
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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