New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-11-10

FIRE AND GREAT Loss OF L1FE.-Seven Men
Pu,ned-On Saturday morning, between the hours
If y and o'clock, fire broke out IN the ca
hinet mandatory of Mr. Prange, situated upon 1he
block of ground between Tenth and Broadway, ana
Anpelrodt and Mallinkrodt streets. The IRE was
attended with fearful loss of human life no less tnah
seven men having persisted. There were three build
ings, one used as machine shop and general repos
tory of articles intended for manutacturns announcer
for finishing purposes, and the third asa ooarohg
house where most of the employees eat and lodged
No certain clue is known to the origin OF the hre,
but it is supposed to have originated IN me second
story of the boarding which was in close con
tact with the other buildings, space OF only few
feet intervening between them. The unfortunate
men who persisted slept in the boardng-house build
ing in the second story, the access TO winch was by
pair of stairs upon the outside Or north end OF the
hlding which was soon in tiamcs and cut Oil their
retreat It is thought that in the endeavor to secure
their clothes and other matters OF personal interest,"
and finding their retreat cut Oft they went into Inc
attic story of the building, where they were st''
Gated by the SMOKE and in the wild ana uLSr' to
circumstances that surrounded them, clnasing 10
each other all persisted. Only one body was Iahel
from the wreck yesterday afternoon, and that was
crispy, charred mass with burnt and manseu uGnos
protrudng, that Mortified the sight uthel ora
of skeletons and cooked pieces OF human lesh NJ
thrown up by the workmen in the rev la1ln nG '''''
wv ISt Louis Republican, Sd inst.
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! Corrvn1Ts, GA--4nother UNn Cat Coace'"'-
The Columbus Enquirer. of the 9Th inst has the fol
loy;no in regard to the failures of this bank:
We learn that an investigation of the affairs OF this
susuended institution was made on Tuesday BY a re-
ceiYer appointed for that purpose, ana tnat 1he
resonrces available for the redemption of its liabilities
we're found to be very scant. 1t Is sad that tile
amount outstanding il about 100000 Some sales OF
its paper have been made as low as twenty-five Genus
on the dollar: and though we have no information
which would justify us in holding out hope OF I'M
urovenent we still think that in the present undcVe
oped condition of its affairs holders OF the money had
better retain it for while than take that price for It,
A still further depreciation could not make mnch
difference and therefore, we would prefer to rlsh the
slim chances of improvement.
We copy the following official statement OF the con-
diton of this bank from its last published return,
which processes to exhibit its condition from August
1866, to March, 1856 Capital, $l25, 900; loan and
discounts, $l42 ,G05 Investments, SG,93l due by
other banks, 5SS, 543 specie funds S220 crcula
ton $o5 100 deposits So 2S7 due to other banks
! $50 ,l0l,
| We learn also from the Columbus papers that DR.
| TAYLOR the president of the above named baRk, hat
made an attempt to commit suicide, in which he VA
unsuccessful. He was in a fair way of recovering
from the wounds he had inflicted on himself at las
accounts.