The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-04-08
NEW ORLEANS:



sO,V'ns re ueS'f"'',On OIL iarge aioun' u prop
ny, ~" v'ue"''} 'ne wofAoi '''oe'iu,"los. ney
OIL org" '-' Il, carpenter shops an" were IN the
iinlneaia'e "r'".J oil each o'her' me nrst broke
Uu' a. a. M IN snoP owneu W WI Deaulner'
situated IN Fry.ania sTee., IN 'ne angie formed by
It's Junction win camp Inc names immediately
communicated 10 the rear OF the hne brlek dwelling
with urecian iront occupied Dy W. Martini and
owned by M N. wilkinson The extensive back
buildings were destroyed and The main house was
very much injured Loss, covered by insurance.
NO one was AZ WORK IN the shop at the time, ana
the only SuPPoston is that the burning was the act
OF one OIL the gang oil daring lncendlaries who now
lh,est our city
ne second hre occurred at han-past | P, M Ii
was discovered In lot used by MT Safn stewart,
the builder, directly opposite his extensive lumber
yard on Magazine street. near the corner OIL Du-
planter. On this lot Mr. Stewart had about $1,000
worm oil lumber and quantity Oh toolS-no lnsur
ance' The hre ragged with much Jury, and soon
communicated to the extensive shop OF Mr.. Chas
frlde, architect and builder, vino had property
destroyed 10 the amount @ooop-lnsurance S5oOO
Inc names next attacked dwelling in the rear
occupied by MI NICE the foreman oil Mr. Stewart
which was burned to the ground-loss, $500. The
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converse ~ Col on the corner OF Duplantier and
magazine streets, was much injured the rear OF the
the pulldng oeing destroyed serious loss resulted
from the removal oil furniture lhe twostory frame
dwelling owned ana occupied by Mr. oConnor
bounded the lire towards Poeyiarre street 1t was
totally destroyed. Loss, Slooo-lnsurance $1,000
Mr. -oConnor's furniture was not covered by in
surance. AT one time the lumber yard OF Mr..
Stewart was IN imminent danger, and the flames
were also rapidly moving towards Camp street, but
the efficient services rendered by the Fire Depart
ment stayed the work of destruction at the moment
of greatest danger. There can be no doubt that
the lumber of Mr.. Stewart was set on fire. Mr..
Conner states that at the first alarm he saw small
flame rising in the lot and heard the hurried retreat
of men from the premises, but as he had sick
child in his house, and no time was to be lost he
could not pursue them.
While the last mentioned fire was under full
Roadway, the alarm was again given, and several
engines repaired with all speed to Constance street.
within one door of Melcerte, where mass of
fame was bursting out of a large two-s story frame
dwelling in the rear of a temporary carpenters
shop in which the fire originated This shed had
been used by some workmen for some time. who
were engaged in making wooden awnings, and a
large quantity of shavings and lumber were upon
the premises. The house was oeeupied nv . mum.
Der of German families il was burned IN the
ground A double one.story frame. the residence
of Mrs Diamond, at the corner of Melicpr,e stree,
and back buildinp. were also DESTROYED The
fire considerably injured the rear of two frame
dwellings on Mel,certe street and cbarred the end
of block of half finished houses adionn0 The FIRE
on Constance street, owned by Mr. Turner This
block was saved by great exertions.
The efficiency Of onr Fire Denar,roen, nsvsr ,,,.,
more signaly ulspiaYea than during the confiagra-
uohs oil Yesterday lhey all occurred IN populous
portions OF the CITY, and were each surrounded by
frame houses' sheds' and out-bmldlngs, that, by
thelr lntammaple material, were IN the greatest
danger; yet' 30 well were the different engines
brought INTO service, and SO efiectually were they
WORKED that ho' building was burned down that
was not purity destroyed when the companies
reached the ground.
Inc sudden breaking out OF the hire on Constance
street would lead 10 the belief that the individuals
VINO hred the premises OF Mr. Stewart added this
10 then WORK WINE retreating from that place. The
ponce should be doubly vlgllant and our citizens
generay adopt more efficient means of protection,
by providing materials such as ropes, wrenches,
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