Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-12-30
Burning of the Mechanics Institute.

| o. the city proiest 0rnalneDls. #aS uestioseo -
fire last evening. A little before SIX o'clock smoke
was observed issuing from the basement story II
the rear Of the building and in an almossincreso
short space Of time the flames burst through thf
floors, and were seen Issuing from the root. Ihf
wind was high and as the greater portaon OF tht
interior was occupied by the large hall, the flame
had free vent, and it was soon perceived that i
, would be impossible to save the building. The
: firenen therefore, turned their attention to tbs
neighboring houses, and succeeded in saving them
though with some difficulty. The dwelling house
on Philippa street. opposite the Institute, were Oh
fire several tines, and so intense was the heat that
it was almost impossible for the fremen to work
The Medical College, on Common street, al5f
r caught several times and had not the wind beer
blowing in an opposite direction it must also have
been destroyed.
The loss. has been very great to the Society ane
others who had rooms in the building The Fish
Library, which had been presented to the Society
by the city, was entirely destroyed. Some OF the
books were thrown out of the window, but the
water proved nearly as destructive to them as the
fire would have been. The Library was valued al
$4,000 =
We are indebted to Nessrs Richards and scates
the President and Secretary OF the Society, Tor
the following particulars of the probable amount OF
loss:
i The building its furniture, effects, &c, belong
inc to the New Orleans Mechanics Society," includ-
ing the Library, $4,000.
The Society also lost all of their papers and
books, and the archives Of the last forty-fiye
years.
The upper story was occupied by Mr. David
Brockett, as repository of arts &C. His loss will
probably amount to 81, Coo
The Steamboat aud Steamship Engineers Asso-
citation lost all their effects, including many vall-
able charts
Mr.. Giroux, who had just established rooms for
practicing the art of photography lost about 81
800.
Mr. Comes, who occupied room in the front
basement story. as g cabinet makers shop, lost
about $1,000. ~.....
The Society of the Sons of Malta lost all their
effects, as did also the United Laborels' Assoca-
ton.
Mr.. Gherardi and Mr. Metsayor, who occupied
room No . on the ground floor, as dancing AGA
DENY, lost their furniture, &c.
Dir. TrueholtZ, historical painter who occupied
room No. 3, lost all he had, amounting to about
/ $4,000.
Messrs. Henderson s Gaines, who occupied the
large room in the basement story as a storage
warehouse, must have also lost very heavily, but
we did not learn the amount.
The building was insured in the Crescent and
Sun Mutual Insurance Companies for 10000,
/ equally divided between the Companies. This IS
all the insurance we have heard Of ..
The cause of the fire is not known, but it is
thought to have been tlA result of accident. When
it was first discovered Mr.. Scates Informs us, the
smoke was issuing from one OF the doors III the
basement story, occupied by Messrs. Henderson X
Gaines and some clothes which were hanging on Il
line near by were on fire. The goods stored there
were principally crocke1y in crates, and large
t-pG
was living around spark fioma pipe or cigar,
accidentally dropped there an hour or so before,
might have been the cause of this great public Gala
nifty, for such we esteem it. l.a
We can only hone that this fine society may re-
cover fiom their loss and erect another possible,
still more handsome and conmodlous building
than the one which has just been Destroyed
The State will, doubtless, aid them in their under
taking, and the city also; will our citizens be
backward in subscribing literally on such an occa-
sion.-Picayss1ae Of Wednesday.
4 The ATLANTIC MAILs.-In consequence OF their
engagements with Government, the Cunard steam
ers are obliged to reduce their departures both
eastward and westward to seni-monthly, instead q
j, weekly.
The Collins and Clnard lines have arranged to
|
Liverpool, alternating between New York and
Boston the Cunard line, Of course, keeping lip
the communication with Boston, and the Collins
line with New York. In consequence, the Allan
tic instead of sailing from Liverpool on the 3th OF
December-her original day-wiil not sad until the
10th; and the Pacific, which would have lett New
York on the 23d December, will not leave till the
9th, to be followed by the America from Boston
a on the Sd january The sailing days Of both lines
will thus be on Saturday from Liverpool, and on
"Wednesday from America The next Cunard
steamer from Liverpool will be the America, which
left On the 9Th December, bringing ten days latter
intelligence than those brought by the Pacific
The Washington, which was ohaye left Southamp-
ton on the 9Th for New York, may possibt,, how
ever, anticipate her. 4
ssg- Governor Rgler, when stumping the State
4 of PENNSYLVANIA, was according to the custom there
:. escorted from county to county by a committee Of
what he supposed were leading and accredited De
nlocrats who would, on his going into the neAl
county, put him into the hands of another such
committee. Of course their business was to adj
/ wise, encourage and applaud him. and they die
this particularly when he was most severe on the
new party. What was his surprise at the end Of
the campaign when he found that he had beer
conducted all over the State not by democrats, bu
by the disguised Known othings!
Il WILLARD FILLMoRE.-A dispatch from Buffalo
dated the 18th inst, says:
4 ga gentleman Of this city has positively asserted
that Willard Fillmore is member of the Know
Nothing or American party. The question, how
ever, notwithstanding this positive assertion oper
for disputation. The x-President makes no denial
Those best posted are silent.
! We cannot say whether Willard Fillmore be 3
Know Nothing, but we believe that he is the
I, fyorite candidate for the Presidency Of the mem
I bers of that ORDER as well as of vast number
outsiders He is Enthusiastically OUR candidate.
Il ARCTIC DANGERS The world is getting weary
Of the terrible tragedies enacted within the ice re
gions of the Arctic, and the rumor that DR. Kane
and his adventurous little band have shared the pro
q bable fate of Sir John Franklin has given severe
pain to the admirers Of the sayan Is it not almos
s. time to discourage that anxiety to attain a re-
spectacle Northerness,n which has led to many
Q, gallant men to destruction. Is the possible gooc
!, sufficient compensation for the certain loss?
1yeao Orleans Delta.
~ An sAnti-W Wise Convention is about tt