New Orleans daily crescent., 1859-05-30
KEY-wEsr CORRESPONDENCE.
Special to III. New orls.u. cresesn,.l

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70 DC wnoiy constructed OF pitch PINE the mos. IN
nalnu'ane oI an Woods' on tne morning ot the LOU
,ae "o.A Vi oestruc1'on commenced on the store .
- "a. snaner, ana raging ior elght hours IN ever.
uhec'lon reduced iuii onenah OF tne oest puit por
.on Vi 'ne Guy 10 tnat snort space o. time 70 smoul
oellng runs. inc devonrlng element never fount
pumaings IN htter condition Tor It's voracious ap
peuse' For many days no rain had nllen the broil
ing sun mao ABSORBED every particle OF moisture from
.he WOOD anu ieIt u dry and tlnderike. After thu
'e nau commenced 'here were no means OF stoppina
rs progress nos Dy removing the houses from beyond
10 ,e"o 4ns was ehec.eo a''er severai tr'ais ano
o.'n'"s .utee ohe noharea pouno patfeis o' gun
po"us'' Ane'e "efe ao means a. napu oi throwing
""'ei py ou.Ae's sne csy pe'ns unpro''ueo VIII
nae enslnes' anu tue names once nnoer neaaway all
nu,. .nv',s quenen .nen were luele' beSioes tne
e1e. ou'u'1, "a !" iais n''n'ei VI 'oooa hus 'fees
Wv Anese 'rees, Ill one VI 'wo instances
80 .A' rueAns VI Saving 'ns puuinss WHICH .hey
sn.usu' 1ne 1oss u 'nese oeau'nu' 1ees WIN oe
sel.oy .e'' ~. years W .one. oolue u tnem were
v ''''" Wv, - o'u 70. ae'a''e1 sAeAs n.sn' Anu
1v Ao -'o p.iueu o'ei au a'ea VI neariy
so-- 90 aee. anu .'suo.eu p.opey " sle 'siue u
s'eA' 'noay eoou' "e'o 'enofeu ifolil
s"y ~ y, pu'neu W ~ s"0 s''ee's anu
As9s' Ivy peen ~ .us plesen'e VI oap.'
~ ".A"n 'nu u's COMPANY =, s''u'e's '"possi'
o " s"y "ne'e .ne n'' "ou'u na'e ssoppeu' Sapt'
su..ss .ase aaoun' sooos anu s.a-
'en'is's " sua'u 'he'i nc s'so' WIN tne
1:e. aase " .s.' huuy ple' " i've =. SIX ouilo
49, "el "o.u ""'. ''.', ".so souo VIVA 'ae resi-
- 80 49, .e n1' ne wy pesoss' ihe
-. p ~ 80. "" 1Aa,os ~ po,' "nen tue
~. h;a ey' ~. 'ne oneel ~ oo"sno'
NJ. teA as"o.e " a'''es 'l'e mayor ana tue city
au'no''''.s 1heir his' ac. was 10 save the Custom
=. "Dsm "as uoue w oa''"pg lof an nonf with
w nas'' NY aes's.eu ~ oemoii'nine some bulid
,nss ~. pio.eo'eu property aireaoy saved. The
Dulnsu u's'i'os eA'enus on 'ne narDor front from
Dio"As s.One "aienouse 10 NUS nreproof build
anu VI r,ons street, west sae' rom and incud-
'ns oalnp'ehs s.ole' 70 tne naval Depot; on the
east s'oe from ana lne!uoing the heyWest House to
ohh'on square, lionung the custom House. On
DuSa' street, the nre extended from the harbor on
tne nor1h slde as far as Aliens drug shop, leaving
TWO small buildings uninJured, except by explosion
and on the south side, from the harbor to Davis
WINDMILL The number OF buildings OF all kinds
destroyed by this fire is one hundred and sixteen, Of
which seVentytwo were stores, warehouses, offices
and dwelling-houses. The number of occupants was
upwards OF three hundred Very great distress will
P prevail among the small proprietors, none Of whom
were insured, and who are left entirely destitute by
this calamity. The Insurance Companies of New
York will lose nearly 100000 by this fire. This in
surance is distributed among those best able to bear
their losses, as is usually the case.
we annex correct list of the firms and owners
OF property who have suffered, together with the
amount known to have been insured. The losses are
IN most instances much below the actual menied
value We give the sums as named to us by the
dlherent losers:
oHara Wells estate. seven buildings, loss $685..
ooo insurance, Slu,ooo. William ID. Wall Co.,
SIX oniiolngs' loss Szs,ooo' insurance sl5,500 mer
chanoise' S-o'loo; insurance, $4,000. Packer d
Oarh' tniee paiolnss' loss $oeVo, insurance $4,000
hercnahdlse Slz,uoo' insurance $sooo James Flor,
seven ou'uings loss Slz'0oo; insurance s4500 mer-
'nauoise' soooo' feter 1ahoolph'' ten buildings, |
oss 9io'oVo' ho Insurance. ohlted states naval
'.'ies' ioss slo''oo cement snea loss So00; Court
nouse Z. iulul'u'e' soou. y. =. move, merchandise,
a.4oOo' 'n,a.a1' ~ s,t,uoV 'ufni'ufe szoo; no IN
,uian.e oap' N. W. "eieh, agent New York I'm
,g vn'e ~ s'oo' no insurance l..
nou'.' s.'o0o' ,usu,ance, seoo mer
nan s,',voo .nsu.anoe' so'oo' .. y. olapp' |
u'nue anu p',.u.' sa1oi ~ ~ insurance n r.
1a, pa,,i, w.. saooOo insurance s.,9oo'
:H ' -" - ''Dy anu oi''e iarniture' sloo;
~ ;. ono - neau' ona ,oui ouiluings' loss
a. zso NJ SaVV, Inc ne'JnanuNse Sz'Voo; IN
,u.,-. 40 ooo. - p.:..., us, '''eis, steam
i r, zio. 80, ;n,, 'I u Da.A iuenos Ayfean'
So ss..a.a FL. -. "o.eno' aono y. .. Marsnai'
,.o,n, :, ru.r,, s.' s'ov ~ Insurance
. nm w. = c..... e' .n.aa so,ooo' insurance
nsnrorco stool, =, soo ~ unss So,oOo' 10
,rrtis tvo hn;1anas oss 90 son. oornei'us
.as;,. 80 soo VS. $1,000 ss-'o0o' Nv 'usurance' mer
w. ha,.,a SI ~, =, noo. Issuance ." WIN. a. filcher'
~ y, oon W. n',, .nsuIe' s,''oo' mercnah-
w. -. iu'sst' 'n.ee houses so'ooo
~ 60, INV sus ~ s.o,e, S'ooo no IN
s.ashs,.is AZ @ son CUNNING S-'9oo' ho insurance;
Nv ,, =, ooo Nv 'u'u'anve' ~ " u~ynhe,
W. D'nse ~ sA,oo' n'e'onsnui'e' sooo' no lnsur'
n. no'.e Dan.,u. u. ,our houses, loss VI 900.
any. one nouse' s1,ooo' stoch' Seoo; no nsur-
n'e. oen,y penners, TWO ou1lolngs' $500; no
Insurance. HICKS eoo1nohs, merchandise 1900
u 'ooo' WIN. Demrltt sail loft loss 500;
10 insurance U. d. Allen' druggist, stock injured
y explosion, $500. Pedro Albert, hair saloon logs
81 M. Reynolds, two houses, loss 800; stock 800;
10 insurance. III. Owen, stock $3.50 no insurance.
lfs. beo1 sawyer, two buildings, $500; no insur.
nee. M Perez, stock 81 900; no insurance. J. Con.
way, one house, $500; no Insurance. City Hall and
MARKET, 81 2co no Insurance. John Molina, house,