The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-02-15
BAroN RoucE, FEB. 12th, 1853.

Fire Co., No. l, held this day, the fd.
lowing gentlemen were elected officers
for the ensuing year ::
W. s. PIKE, foreman, w. F. II.
NARD, LIST Assistant foreman, ANDREW
BRADroRn..2d. ASSISTANT foreman. s.
NJ. HART, Treasurer, WILLIAM Mon
TAN Secretary, G. ]. HousToN, Stc'rt.
Ordered that the Annual Report Of
the Fircmcn be published in the Bat
on Rouge papers. r ~
HENRY JONES, Sec'ry.
To the officers aud Members Of the
Washington Fire Company
No. l. E
In obedience to a resolution, passed
at the last Election, requiring the
foreman to make an Annual Report
|cf Fires, Alarms of Fires, as we'll as
the amount Of property destroyed; !
have the honor to submit the following
Report
The Resolution was apprehend,
designed with the view of preserving
a record of the time of loss, as well as
the amount of property destroyed; and
in order to make it as complete as pos
sible, j shall not only make report Of
the losses i'll town, but also of those that
have occurred in the Parish ....'
l. On the night of the / It'll of May,
1852, Il fire broke out between the
hours Of 10 and II o'clock, at the
Bakery, situated on the southwest cor
ncr of St. Louis and America streets,
the property of A. Doussan the bake
ry, togething with two other small
frame dwellings, were consumed. The
probable loss estimated at $1,000 no
insurance
p. On the morning of the 10Th Jan.
uary, 1852, at about , o'clock. the
Sugar Refinery Of Messrs. J. Il II.
Perkins, situated on their plantation,
about , l-2 miles from Baton Rouge,
was destroyed. Bulldogs and MACH.
merry, valued at s125.000; Sugar con-
tanned in same, $4,000 Insurance
on machinery and buildings, $4,000;
on stock $4,000.
3, On the night of the Sth Of June
1892, at about II o'clock, there was
an alarm Of fire, caused by the burn
ing of Flat Boat, loaded with lime,
belonging to Mediation Ward 4 Co.
Loss $3.50.
!. On the morning Of the o1st June,
1852, at 5o'clock; there was an alarm
of fire, which proceeded from a Frame
Buildin" at the northeast corner Of
North Boulevard and Repentance SITS,
occupied by Lamis a Co., as Coffee
House. The fire was cxtinguishcd
without loss. !
). The Suear-Ilouse of Thompson } !.
Bird, situated on his plantation, about
> ihi!e.' from town, was destroyed BY !
fire on the morning of the 10Th Octo-
Der, 1852. Los about $4,000 No
insurance.
u. On the morning Of the Odd Octo-
Der. 1852, the Sugar-IIousc Of Messrs.
Smith Il Mediation, situated on their
plantation about . II miles below
town, was destroyed by fire. Loss
$1,000; covered by insurance.
I. On the morning of the 18th No
vcmber. 1852, the Suear-House of
Madame {. Ternoir, was destroyed by
ire. Loss $4,000; covered by ins,,r-
ince.
s. On the morning Of the It'll .]anu-
try 1893, fire broke out in frame
owned by Robert Beal, on
Front street, occupied by p. Baron, as
/ coffee House. The building where
n the fire originated WAS destroyed, to-
yetber with two brick buildings upon
he same lot. The three buildings be-
ng covered by insurance for about
her value, say, 5000, and the stock
If liquors DC, owned by Baron, and
destroyed, were insured for $500. Be
ore the fire could be arrested, the ad-
dining frame building occupied by
>lr. =. Sylvan, was destroyed: as also
lis stock contained in same which
vas insured for 5000. The. brick
Bakery and a two-story frame build
M adininino. II o,rnol Ia, L IaEnn