The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-03-16


yerously wounded at New Albany, on the
9th inst. by wagon running over him.
Destructive Fire.
UpwARps OF $4,000 BALES OF. CorToN
OF 100000 OF PROPERTY.
We compile the following from the New
Orleans papers of the Sd and 9Th inst:
Yesterday evening the cotton inside the
gateway of the Alabama Press caught fire,
or was set on fire, ard in an inconceivably
short space of time the flames extended until
within half an hour from the outbreak, nearly
the whole of the cotton stored there was
mass of fire. .-e rs-4. .saa. 80
The Press is situated in the block com.
prised between Josephine, st. John the Bap-
list, Goblin and Tchoupitoulas street, in the
centre almost of the large Cotton Presses and
Warehouses in that quarter of the city. Inn
mediatey in the rear is the Louisiana Press,
which for a while was in imminent danger,
and in front are the Factors and Union Press
es. Some cotton in the former took fire, but
was Immediately extinguished. The appear
ance of the fire VAS very threatening, and at
one time it was thought that the flames would
leap Tchoupitoulas street and communicate
to these two Presses.
The quantity of cotton stored in the Ala
bama Press was from fifteen to eighteen thou
sand bales, all of which was consumed.
About five thousand bales of cotton which
were stored in the vacant lot adjoining on
Robin street, also took fire, and were entirely
DESTROYED. Some two and three hundred
bales of cotton in Tchoupitoulas and st.
John streets, were likewise burnt, so that the
total loss is probably t,centy thousand bales,
valued at about nine hundred thousand dol
lars. 10 ls ss..s e. r. tt.l1 sI-. sffECF
It is to be presumed that the bulk, if not
the whole of this property is insured, as nearly
all the factors and shippers are generally GOV.
cred by open policiee.
The Press was leased by Mr.. ]. NJ. Bell
He has no insurance. His loss 10 estimated
at twenty-five thousand dollars. So rapid
indeed, was the progress of the flames, tina
there was barely time left to save the book
and papers. -.ss.- 4. 80. 70 i,
The property is owned by Mr.. Charles &c
nois. A painful rumor was circulating at tn,
fire that several men lost their lives, by th,
walls of the Press falling upon them, but VI
could not trace the report to any authentic
source. We were assured, however, tina
sauna fau,-.A-s~~s sssrsse ioias,y!
The New Orleans Delta Of the 5th inst
has the following: % eao.
| THE RECENT FIRE.-Careful enquiries hav,
satisfied US that not more than one hundre
or one hundred and twenty thousand dollar
of loss by the recent destruction Of the A la
bama Cotton Press will fall upon individual Is
nor will any portion of the entire amount L
be borne by the underwriters and such indi
viduals. produce any serious arrangement o
their business affairs. or of the community.
The popularity of the domestic Offices ha
led, in this instance, to an undue proportion
of the loss falling upon them, the 'Home'
being the largest sufferer, but no delay will
be experienced by parties insured here in oh
tanning each settlement for every dollar o
Legitimate claim. s,sa....s
THE FIRES YEsTERDAY.-At the Shippers
Cotton Press yesterday morning, between 81,
and seven O'clock, fire was discovered among
the cotton, which destroyed some ten bale
before it could be extinguished. 1870
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