Gazette and sentinel., 1860-10-20
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Extensive Fires!
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LCsseS, etc.
About y o'clock last Sunday night a
FIRE broke out in the grocery store of
n Weber. lS7 Poydras street, directly
n~nnosite the south-sidc of the market,
hrtwccu Barornc and Philippa streets.
This fire originated in the rear, where
had been discovered, during the SAME
oyapiur.. " evidences Of the intentions
Of some rascally inccniiaries. \ plot
of viIlainous destruction evidently hav-
inc been planned, and thwarted twice,
the bold ~raScals made a third trial at
midnight and succeeded.
The entire stock, rear and inner por-
ton. Of Weber'S large grocery is de-
strovrd the loss being from $4,000 to
$4,000. avd only covered by an insur-
apcc Of $1,000. The wind being in full
force. the fire spread with great rapid
ty, and put the noble eXcrtions oi the
Grcmcn to "a luli test. From Nebrr's
store the flames spread to the Widow
Ergcnsburgcr's tailoring establishment
and destroyed il. The loss viii be a.
bout $4,000, and her Insurance $1,000.
The Citizens Bakery was consumed, its
loss in flour and materials being quite
extensive, and protected by a small IN
suraucc.
The store Of Sylvester q Son next
became surrounded in flames, and their
los, is estimated az $4,000 or SO. 600
insurance s., 00O. The fire then broke
ont IN the clothing store of 3. Kowals-
Kill, Ne. ISj, and totally destroyed it.
Their loss is put down at SD, 000-in-
snrance but $j,S00. Altogether. five
stores were destroyed. This property
belongs to the widow Nine. Lucicn Ma
lus, and to Nine. 5. \. d. Trcadcau.
Scarcely had the iircmcn completed
their labOrs at this fire, than they were
called to one on St. Charles street,
formerly Nyades street, Here a most
disastrous fire took place. On IT. Charles
street, directly in front Of the Horse
Station, between Polymnia and Felicity
Road, on the river side, the fire broke
out in the fcci-ruom of the stables OF
Mr.. ?. Cummings.
This was also the act Of an inccndi-
airy, and was pcrpctratcd at , O'clock in
the morning, and in twenty minutes the
place VAS in flames. Before aid Cuul |
eobtd ned three valuable mules, worth
$500 each, and one Canadian horse, val
ued at $1,000, the property Of Mr.. Cum
mings, and in his stables, were burned
to death. The wind being very power
ful threw the flames to the buildings
two story frances on st Charles St,
snd destroyed the following Nos. 45S,
45O, 4G2, AGA, 466 and 46S.
Five of these buildings were owned
By Mr.. Cummings, and one occupied bv
him. Mr.. Adcola, Jacob Winter, Nr.
Cavanagh, Mr.. O'Brien and Mr.. John 7.
Moore, with their families, lived in the
other four buildings. Then the next
building, also on st. Charles street, a
double two-story house, occupied by NJ.
George Burns and family and the Wi
dow Cathcart. The loss by Mr.. Cum
mingS is from $4,000 to sl2, 900 in
surancc, $500.
The loss by Mr.. Moore is $1,000, in
surancc $500.
The loss 10y George Barns is $500,
insurance $500.
The fire spread from these buildings
IN the rear 10 the Uut-houscs Of Mr..
Nrlght(cngagcd in the cotton b~usincss)
on %Prytannia street. The damage here
is but slight.
From this point the flames spread to
the stables and shed of Mr.. McGarrety's
house, which fronts on Polymnia street,
but did onIycomparatiyc little damage.
Thence it went to Days carpenter shop
and house, on Felicity Road, and de-
Stroyed IT and the ncigLboring property
OF DIR. Mercier. The loss being from
SbOOO to $4,000 in all the above.
by the lire several families are thrown
out OF homes with but a poor supply of
their furniture saved. Many of them
narrowly escaped with their lives and
clothing.
Though the firemen had a poor sup
ply OF water, their energies in saving
property were really remarkable. They
worked bravely.
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