The Florida

On the twelfth day of June, 1882, the steamer Florida and the steamer Howard Drake, botli belonging to the same transportation company, were laid up in the port of Savannah, on the north side of the river, at a wharf, on which was a building used by the Savannah Oil Company, and with largo quantities of oil stored therein; both ships being without crews, and undercharge of one night watchman. About 2 o’clock in the morning a fire broke out in the oil building, which fire gained groat headway, and resulted in burning the building and considerable of the wharf on which the building stood. This…