The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-05-29

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The Republican gives the cearest and most de-
tailed account of The late fire in ST Louis 1t will
be seen from The following account that property
owners are already making preparations to build
On the leyee there were considerable quantities of freight
freight cOmbube nature themp J' il .oon
in row Of shante. on the se9 5et%esn
oTners:
standing about midway Of the block on the north R' de
e Locust G r The exception Of Mr. G3s house
s o"s ss
to Chesnut street and going south Market street. until
on The Of and hf
entirely des',Sye The buildings between Ghesng! and
Square. although the Market house was in imminent dan
gel put 2 s. stop to the fire in this direction.
house owned by Geoge Collier and occupied BY Canter
and buildings was seen in the safety Of the Plae
buildings containing large stocks Of goods and which Of
buildings it swept down to Olive taking nearly one
half of the block in its crossed that street sweeping
Office passed the whole the blocks from Vine street
Ss. 10 % we e 1hs and III s
south side Of Market street, between Main and second
had been BOOK p and JOB
establishments OF Mr. T ". Usick. and Charles Ham
OF tbs ire IT. Of e. dee es s a
stayed Market street the blowing up of some build
ss,Tcus accident occurred Although, as we have Under
stood timely notice was given OF the intention pow
der Tor the assigned almost impossible tn
keep back the excited crowd and i only saTp.ng that
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blown in Injection and Wells GotSn and Russell
preserved; that OF Nj. Cotton was despaed Of when we
last heard from HIM.
part Of the city aeady described the flames from one of the
burning boats communicated to the house at the corner
block. The entire block between Main and Second and
d s Cn.
sGbed and those south OF Myrtle. running to Third
Il will be perceived by examination of the diagram
that the whole OF parts of fifteen blocks destroyed The
morning. During the whole time strong wind was
S. Smn w sssag r.. and ID hq
rating in different Of the town. and ali times with
,% s Al @ Ss PS
must remark that the water gave out and hencefowad
element which was raging in every direction L is not
many years. but offers warning be prepared with an
supply Of water and every appliance to be used
No yet tell, with any certainty, the extent of the
1t a Of Sn Of
ey in the Burnt District has deanged the business of
@ No matter %heih.? they s' %si sesa
not the general distress which to follow will affect the
offices and viii tighten the money market by compelling
them to call in tt IL loans, amounting probably four hun
dred thousand dollars in the sixty days order to
meet the de0and against them. 1t u.s. in short general
calamity but il not ineparabe Stout hearts, sound
WIN soon enable TO retrieve losses and place us even
In better position We may thus profit by our losses and
ity OF this kind. ~ ~
In looking at the list of sufferers by the fire. we have not
faed 70 observe he general which citizens
have taken to Insure their property Some of them,
true. Will not realize the whole amount insured in the ST.
Louis offices but there amount insured in foreign
offices, and this we feel assured will be the main spring
business and prosperity hereafter Our mpe sion is that
than tw0hirds of all the property lost was insured
and this being the there is Embellishments As
the aggregate loss isn rising with this weight upon onr
backs and going in the old OF prosperity and use
fuuess.
Another reflection to full Of hope for the fu
iure Almost house in the burnt district owned
by who either wealthy enough in themselves build
their property readily obtain means 10 do Some
OF them already making their plans to commence work
and others have doubt will do At early In
year or then the ishtfu defomity which
self on the face OF proud town will be removed and
although fail relieve themselves from the weight
Of pecuniay distress suddenly brought them, many
otheM Will be placed in comfortable situations. Life and
vitality VII thus be given to places that now in reality.
There and contradictory reports in regard to the
number Of persons who lost their lives during this fearful
We fear that good many persons lost their lives board
he !ssmboafs during the sudden and terrific in
which 20 many OF them destroyed but of this have
no assurance Mr. Targee's amsntable fats well ascsr
aimed Others said to have with sudden and vosnt
1eatf but their names are unknown and is only possible
hat their remains may DO found the rubbish which
rot coveu the ground and the streets in every quarter