The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1854-08-19


STRoNED. Loss OF LIEU
4 destructive FIRE broke out on Saturday
morning, 9Th inst, about o'clock, in the
business portion OF New Orleans, the par.
,icuIars Of which we have by telegraph.
Owing to the extreme heat there WAS but
little water in the pipes, and before the
fremen could subdue the flames, The loss
amounted to one and half million OF dol.
lars. The fire ori,, mated in the store Of
$. ". Wright a Co., on Tchoupitoulas
street. one door below Lafayette. which
was in few minutes enveloped in flames.
Il next communicated to the large establish.
meut Of T.. J, Hart * Co, which was iilieu
with groceries. wines, liquors, oils and
chemicals, and thence to the extensive store
of Converse X Co. These buildings in
/ less than one hour from the outbreak Of tho
/ flames were heap of ruins. The fire was
carried by the wind across Tchoupitouas
| street, aud communicated to the s,orea Of
W. II. Ccoh, Gordon 4 Foster G. NJ Dai
| ley u Co, and lsines Il Co, which were
/ consumed. Tie flames continued down
/ Commerce street, carrying MI before them
The wind then shifted, driving the flames
across to Eoucher street. mud in few min.
u,es had communicated to the rear stores
and warehouses of J W. Stanton n Co.,
I Martin, Owen & Cobb, Shnltz Iisdden Il
Co, ]. q. Woodruff Il Co, Graham 4
Euckenham, Pamela, Bros u Co., and
! warehouse No 1903, all of which were dcN
s,royed, together with their contents. cons
J e
disc IN transit BY this time the water
works had GO, to work and the engines were
enabled 10 do effective service; but the wind
again shifted, carrying the flames across
Lafayette street, aud destroying the fine
Buildings occupied by x VI Milbauk n
Go. aud all the adjoining houses, except
those occupied by Nsloi ~ SONS, and
Hanna. Ihe number If stores DESTROYED
amour, TO &c including, besides those
already enumerated. the Embellishments of
o Thompson, J. VI. Savage ~ Co. j. ".
Ross & Co, n Oyetton 4 Co. Frank 4
Daniel, Keep, Bard y Co., Jno. Hurley n
Co., {, NJ Daley 4 Co., Chas. Iisnna.
shultz a l.Attlng. \. " Walker Webster
" Co., shannon n Co, Commerce street
ice house, Kerr q IIaiuey, aud largo
number OF produce brokers and small com
mission merchants
The fire originated in tie third story OF
the store of " ) Wright u Co, which was
used by T.. J. Hart 4 Co, for storing Il,
quors, etc, Some persons were engaged in
boiling brandy, when one of the bottles
broke and its contents guited BY coming
in contact with the light used 20 melt seal,
iug wax. Three persons were buried be.
meath the ruins Of j. W Stanton 4 Co.'S
warehouse but were recovered by the fire,
men. One C. Ia IN, Jno Prados, clerk Tor
J. VI Savage, was severely injured aud is
not expected 10 survive. Ono man was
killed. aud several others were more or less
Injured. South Hcuern.
OF Tho Flag OF the Union thinks tina,
). 7. Donley is elected by majority oil
from 800 to 1000 votes In Rusk coun.
y, Donley received 775 votes; Ector 5il
Chiffon 42l. Ia upshur, DonIey $50
Everett l75; Chiffon So Ector II. The
Flag says;
f" We are informed BY n traveller tina.
Smith county has gone Tor Donlcy, but he
did not recolect the vote She has also
sustained the license law, a. he informed
US. We do not vouch for the correctness
Of the report"
Pamela. we understand, has gone for
Donley. aud we expect every other county
in he District has followed suit.
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