Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-03-18

'l''i'~N fHIi Y liig WI tIlbtf HNJhNF FGiitHFr y 1917
perhaps some rhHitle snatrifed from The fire
OTHERS had repaired On hoard The vessels IL
the harbor. The feeble had laid themselves
down at The foot ol a tree or close to some
rock.
The fire continued burning two days and
highs.
On the tOl. a provisional administrative
wae organised llations were distributed,
consisting 1T Il little rire, h little Goldfish. aud
n biscuit. JI1gea. lawyers. l%vtaries, tpafs
chants, were sren with d piece Of Goldfish an!
n biscuit IN ttintF hands. The diffiieat Jared
stiil verse, getting tnflllnr.
In consequence 1T this state vl things. num-
hers lnft The Island.
M rt,raiittla arose ne to where The vessels
were bound for. Ii suffesd. if he unfortunate
cruiptant could be received nn hontd Nutte
remained. hui those who were tied down by
sotle poH etlul nutiyes
The lteopIe II Marttnitu gave tie kitdesf
reception to ibgse " no suenlt refuge aiilphg
tl,ep,. I'll. 1Isl'Ul.
March II, 1919
o., II was reported nj Gualelolpe, tlirae
weeks ago, thpt The southern. or ci-Ietant
Spanish side Of Eaitp Deiningo, hid suffered
severely by The earthquake ii The stl, Febru.
airy
Extract Of a letter dated
lt1yIt A~-ItIRr, 2}l Feb 1913.
Our fine town no longer exists-alI has
been shaken to lis folindatioh and fire has
consumed he femtauts The earth opai,nd
III many places lothe width Of iour Ieet About
1000 Of the wounded, having had their limbs
atnputed, have sitte died The selts of The
tusn etnilE a ~ffigltlnl smell.
II - eniI al tIst 1.Il ,r. "a, itr E,rI tt1Etebr,1
In consequence Of the putrifaction Of dead
bodies, amidst he ruin. a triE ltful pes'ilente
he'd broken Out among The survivors. inerci-
leasly deauialing where desolaliol lo&ore
had been tner' full.
East FfttrtANA-The election for repre-
sentative, 10 supply The vacancy IN the lagis-
latutr otrasjntied by the den lee Of the ]lataett,
ed Or. Walker, was closed last Saturday.
Col. J. H. Fiuker. q sterling democrat. and
Major Dunn-denouireh by the Wing At
Clinton as neither wing or der0efat, but oi-
tier, Hs occasion ~talls--Were the candidates.
roL Iluker was elected by a maturity Of 10
votes. The Col. Ia an elegant gentleman and
a man Of sterling mind /: ardent il his party
views, II you Will, but liberal, tolerant anl Ih-
dependent wlthal. The choice is a good one,
srr. I'Iuker tack his ssat II, tho IIolss on
Tuesday,
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was cold at his house on Thursday morning,
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ssyi,rs s,, gauuanrrs. broEe an. In the INNER
Rtoty of Mr.. Iehlant's eptTee h,rse, Nv the
prompt aud active eseftions Of the citizens
aud FIRE companies, it was mastered with but
little injury To the building.
o+Mp 1sb1o,. a,sif.s :. =, ,,osa,, HE
warmsst thanks 10 the citizens and soldiers
who sd promptly and eiectually aided him
yesterday in extihguishing the fire whiUl, M
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a. Every night every body goes out to look
at a streak of light extending in a direct line
from The Southern horizon to the Zenith.
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