The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-24
The Great Fire In New Orleans.

FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH OF
PROPERTY DEsTRoYED-oNE PERSON KILLED AND
OTHERS INJURED.
From the New Orleans Picayune March III
Between one and two O'Clock this morning, a very
alarming fire broke out in Magazine street. before
flames were subdued thirteen fine brick stores, with
nearly all their valuable contents, destroyed. An
estmable citizen, and old fireman, Daniel Woodruff
killed by the falling walls at the corner of Magazine
and Natchel streets Mr. woodruff was an exempt fire
man in New York many years since. He also
eempt fireman in this city, President Of the Exempt
Fremen's Benevolent Association exforeman of the
Mississippi Fire Company No. and of tho clerks
the Mayors Office Several other fremen badly in
jured. Mr.. Mcleod the foreman of No 2, had
broken in two places and leg broken in three places
and is otherwise severely wounded in the back but it is
thought that he will recover. Samuel G. Risk Mr.. Wing
field and stephen 0Leary said to be much injured.
Mr. Woodruff the danger that his company was
exposed to, by the walls being about to fall and in
the act Of warning them to when his foot slipped
and he fell the walls of store falling him. lie lived
but few minutes after the accident occurred.
The fire is said to have commenced in the store Of f.
Wood Perry, No. 60 Magazine street. The store
cuped by house furnishing articles, stoves, oil, &c.
was burned. II was occupied as liquor store.
The store No. 81 Magazine street, at the of
Natchez street, was burned It was occupied by Bur-
rows Ostrom, as liquor store, and by Sosthene
Thomas.
A. L. Addison 8 Co., No. 81 Natchez street Price,
No Is Nachez street. next burned out The above
three stores were principally occupied tobacco stores
The Canal Bank, which is corner of Magazine
and Natchez streets, much scorchcd the outside
but the inside is not eamaged
While the fre raging the sparks new about in pro-
fusion end window in Of the stores below the Canal
Panl being accidentally Open crate filed with straw
rear the window caught fire, and soon the fire ragged
in a new place.
The store of Murphy Nevius, No 81 Magazine street.
was burned. II was auction and commission store.
Nos % and 53 Magazine street occupied by II. NJ
Parov Co and J. b. Burgen of the upper stories
being occupied by r. b. Sykes One OF these stores No
81 was owned b. Mrs. Berry, of New York. and in
sured ia the Home Mutual Insurance Company $40 000
The large tobacco warehouse of G. c. Il. Tate, No "a
Natchez street was entirely destroyed. They had
hand very heavy stock.
The large brick building in the of and belonging to
the Canal Bank was nearly burned up.
No. 81 Magazine street the well known au ction
store e r. ID Sykes. ltwns utterly destroyed.
A vacant lot INTERVIEWED side and the high
walls Of the stores of A. b. James any fur
Their progress Of the flames in that direction.
Tie following are the amounts OF insurance upon the
property destroyed, in various Offices at home and
abroad
Crescent Mutual Observation-Disclosures. "A, 900
Home Mvtual Observation-Disclosures. 40 900
orleans insurance Company. Z5OOO
C. G. Iathrop's Insurance Agencies .......... 1860
Louisiana Mutual NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 900
delaware Mutual To- 900
Tennessee Marine and Fire .................. 10000
London and Liver ooi 5000
Three stores, occupied by u. W. Perry Burrows u
Ostrom and s. Thomas, owned by Saml Nichol
Co.. and insured Ia Philadelphia for .... Is 900
Total amount Of insurance. s22s, 500