Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1844-02-29
CHAS. c. MAURER, Prcs't.
BENJAMIN HARMAN, Sec'rv.

Destructive Fire in Nee Orleans
Great Loss Of Estimated loss
| 1873, 000.-Yesterday afternoon. about
four O'Clock, two Of the hands emploved
IN the Orleans Cotton Press, discovered
a fire in the room in the second story Of
the centre front building used as ,he
'ioose cotton roOm.' One Of them at
| tempted TO extinguish it by thrashing il
with a stick. while the other ran for 4
bucket Of waterr but the fire making such
quick progress. he was compelled to a.
| bandOn the room. The flames in a few
| minutes assembled to the cupalo. and ex-
! tended under the roof TO the adjoining
rooms, where q large number of bales Of
cotton were slowed. which were almost
instantly ignited. In consequence of
| the immense heat of such mass Of com.
0ustble matter, and the length of time
which elapsed before the engines could
possibly reach there, the fire communic,.
ted through the walls to the upper CEN
ire wing. and extended ON the front as
tar as the wall which divides the front
from the side building.
Though the exertions Of the fire de-
partment the FIRE was confined to these
limits, although the heat was at times so
intense as to almost preclude the using
OF the pipes within a servicable distance.
The number of bales of cotton consum.
ed is estimated at $500. viz: $500 in the
wing, 1900 in the main building, and
$500 in the front. The loss of which. es.
timated at $40 per bale, would be
$4,000. The damage done to the
building could possibly be repaired for
$4,000. and the engine and two screws
tor $40, GOO more, making the total loss as
far as it could be estimated BY rough
calculation. 1915, 900, which we under
stand is fully covered by Insurance.
the cotton in this city, and the building
in the officers IN this city, in London and
Paris. This building was considered the
largest in the world. 1t fronts upon the
Mississippi and on Roffignas and New
Levee streets, and is Csc feet in front
by sos in breadth.
1t was built by an incorporate compa-
ny, at a cost Of S75S, 900, and is capa-
BILE of storing thirty thousand bales of
cotton, which amount, we understand,
was yesterday morning under its roof. -
1t has been for some years leased to
Messrs. Freeland and Bthan, at the rate
of $25, 900 per annum. One Of the en-
gines and two of She screws are unin.
jured, and can be Immediately put into
active operation.-M. O. Bee of Fsbrua.
ry %.
II .Ne,c Prophet and Kias The Buff
falO Commercial speaks of new proph-
ct who has arisen in that city. He is an
Ethiopian, who predicts the entire de-
OF the whites on or before the
10Th OF April, 1914, and the restoration
OF the cOlored race to supreme power.
lie IS to be king and his wife queen I'M
der the new order Of things. His pal.
ace Is TO be in Richmond, Va. and John
yier and the Capital are both to be
overwhelmed! He saws the Savior made
HIM this revelation six years ago, and Z
lhat miller has but very imperfect
comprehension of the prophesiesN He(
starts tor Richmond next month, to a.
wait the great issue The Commercial
Oespeaks for His Majesty a gracious re-
ception!
Leap Year.-'Fhere is to be a 29th Of
february this year, which is commonly
called leap year. We notice it for the
oeneht OF our female readers, who have,
as tradition goes, certain extraordinary
privileges this year. Those borE on the
29th OF February behold the recurrence
Ut birthday once only in four years.
Ladies' have this year the right of being
sultors, aud popping the question theuE1
selves,