New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-20
DrsAsrRous CONFEDERATION.
OF THE vEaANDAH HOTEL


Triumph OF the young America"
We announced in yesterday mornings Crescent. that
upon going to press, the verandah Hotel was on hre
with but little hope of being saved. We regret 70
state this morning. that it not saved there being
now nothing left Of the vast and beautiful building bat
heap of smouldering ruins.
The fro broke out at about ono O'CLOCK IN the rear part
of the attic story in any room or requented placer
Init In remote corner where believed TO have started
bv some means defective chimney or hue from the
kahen or steam engine. The alarm was promptly and
idaIv sounded and the department were as promptly
ON the spot but nothing could be dons to save the build
ing from the great height of the attic In the ar
raed and its distance back from the street. The consee
was that whole Of that story was soon sea
of fame which ragged with the most resstless fury de
scending the building, story at Jump until an SIX
Of the stories were destroyed The building was about
Ave baurs in going to ruin and although the boarders
Who were not very many had ample time to escape with
their baggage nothing of the contents was saved except
quantity of bedding and small articles, tine plate anu
the books and papers, The basement was occupied on
common street BY the and cigar store in the
corner by Waterman's drug store; and on st. cheries
street by A. Hernandez cigar store Lehde krebs shoe
store the sebastopo fruit store and Joseph Rollins har
uniting and bathing establishment Mostof the contents
OF these concerns believe, was saved their precise
tos bepr something could not arrive at Strange to
Of the neghboring buildings were burnt though
those adjoining the hotel on st. Charles and common
rees had their roofs crushed in by the falling walls and
their contents somewhat damaged by water This con-
nement the fire to a original limits was
to the brave exerons of the hremen who were destined
ii receive an ally that they little expected namely the
steam fire engine Young America which was in particu-
lary bad repute owing to its failure, by the explosion Of
its to operate satisfactorily in Its trial at the
New Basin on the previous evening
t Sour O'Clock the hotel still being grand vortex OF
aae-the neighberiDg buildings being in great danger
and the remen much.fatiguedMr. Wingheld concluded
to bring the Young America out and see what could be
ona with her She not in gear for action the en-
eipeer had to take off the damaged air chamber and plug
nm the connection horses had to bs borrowed to haul the
aohine down and yet in less than half hour after she
was sent for she was posted In front Of the St Charles
Hotel throwing streams Of water upon the blazing ruins
which were amazing to behold The sudden arrival and
action Of the machine produced indescrbable excite
ment among the remen The handengines deserted
and neayy all their operations suspended in the universal
desire to see the young elephant at work
The fact u.s. that then and there, the Young Amer
worked quite revolution In the minds Of many of the
aremen who had been deprecating it well in the minds
Of the SPECTATORS who assembled to it, 1t hardly ne
to state during the abos of the machine she
was visited by thousands Of people, including ladies' from
all parts the city and made, altogether an impression
upon New Orleans Of which she might well be proud were
she capable feeling Under her three vigorous streams
of water flames soon quenehed and the neghbor
ing houses placed beyond danger After that she
tnued to dampep down the enormous heap Of smoking
| ruins till the afternoon.
She drew her water from gutter, filled by hose con-
Meeting with the neighboring hYdrants and damned up
by beds and pillows from the burning hotel The water,
most of the time quite muddy, choking the valve
somewhat and the absence of the air chamber caused
the doctor to hang fire which the engineer resolutey
| remeded by working 1t with his hand. The machine
threw her water with ease to the srthest part Of the
ruins one half inch stream through hundred
feet Of her own wire hose and two aquarter inch
streams through three hundred and fifty feet of ordinary
leather hose sections OF which exploded under the
enormous pressure of the water within For the nrst
time in their lives the remen found their services dis
pensed with early hour and relieved of the weari-
Some task ampening down the ruins and SO far as
know they were rather glad Of for they had faguing
mornings labor Altogether, the Young America made
debut Us brilliant it unexpected and which was
the more to be wondered from her unprepared and dis
abled condition 1t great pity she not brought
out at the beginning Of the fire. 1t would have been
great honor to such building as the Verandah
Mr. Wingsld presided the fire department with his
usual efficiency, and the Young America If he
were used to her-Mr. John Adams of the insurance in
terest, lending him an able hand in his labors.
The hotel, belonging to MI u W. Hacnariei was Worth
upwards 100000 and insured for $4,000, as fol
lows Liverpool $4,000 Crescent, $4,000; Merchants
$4,000 Sun Mutual, $4,000 Home Mutual $4,000
and Louisiana $4,000 The furniture fixtures stores
etc lost by Mr. Gapin the lessee, valued by him at
$4,000 and insured for S2500 How much the loss
how much the insurance Of tho basement establish
ments we did not learn but have doubt they will
easily swell the aggregate to slso,ooo.
The boarders of the hotel went in body to the st
Charles. The Ferandah has for many years been
nament and pride to city, and had fame extend
lag throughout the civilized world 1t is grievous thnG
to see so noble building destroyed; hut we may hop
long to it rise, phnixke from its ashes to con
front and smile OF the at. Charles, as Of yore