DESTRUCTION OF THE PIER AT NICE
FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. PARIS, April 5.
The newspapers publish a few details regarding the destruction of the Nice pier. The fire broke out at five in the afternoon and spread with astounding rapidity. The heat consequent on the fire was so great that the crowds which had assembled on the Promenade des Anglais and the Quai du Midi could not stand it and withdrew. The building, which is completely destroyed, was insured for a considerable amount.
Sunderland Daily Echo 5th April 1883
BURNING OF NICE PIER
Nice, Wednesday. — The pier here has been destroyed by fire. Flames first broke out about five o’clock this evening, and spread almost instantaneously over the whole structure. Despite the promptitude with which help was procured, only the iron framework of the bridge connecting the pier with the land remains standing. The cause of the fire is unknown. No accident to life occurred; The loss is estimated 5,000,000f.
