The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-27

ptsxstrous Fra In New Orleans.
A HuaHKa or LIVES LOST AND ONE HUNDRED AND
HEry fHoUsAsD DOLLARS WORTH or PROPERTY
bEgrhoYkD.
FIRM the New Orleans Picayune, SEPT n
Last night, a. about quarter to eight o'asocs nro
cks Karftendiek % q large fquor Warehouses
Nos l0l and los ohoupiuias street. between aaJ ese
Aso eirod streets, running back 10 foucher street "A
The two warehouses;, four stories high mu ~" ,na
aaor In IA nes, the srouni noot - .pe
soof and explosions followed exPfonoss a. we nro %
81 tiers q shIskey band, me burning ~ ~ !,
xge we're bound.d al the Of Lafayette street. "
Rsaus' warehouse three story building lately ohea
win flour, whskey and other FOODS osooe'oe - on ,ns
Arms, and the upper size ~ 'ue s'o'o VI Asss's'
heedow q wrsthnf wholesale gr"oefs
r~e,. xas no immedial eanger 20 Evans Warehouse
kon The fact Of lbe oang es,ps muon !, ~ sa sns
ye agents employed gang Of men 70 roll oat
sbe goes. Meanwhile tue efforts u zoe "eneu we're
roa,nv directed To Breedow Wursthufls s,Dro AMI 10
tAe the opposite side VI foucner street
the .nre reached the fourth atory OF karsendieks
store s,herc large loo Of liquor WAS piled and terri
b,e ~ ksor took The tall Wall shook and toter
"a and i wilh tremendous crash on the corner ware
bo~se Tae force OF the explosion az the same time
x~eea ou the partition VAIL ana The warehouse yet
touched b. the DANES down. forming Irass Of
roins from street 20 street
No battle heidi no steamboat explosion could exceed
she horror OF tbs scene. There uader that enormous
e smoking ruins thlriy or ios,y men lay buried
TIE stupendous cry tina, from the terri
%. II followed by dea,hke silence breath
suspense OF a mDuie and some brave men-lye or six
~ follow them There were many strong arms and WI.
ING hearts, but the attempt next 10 imposstoie han
r,ds rushed forward and hal 70 run back ecoched and
snaed. so intense was the heat.
The hsf dozen brave prime movers, nerved TO their
noble task, did not " feel the heat but vent VI
work pulling the hot bricks and breaking the ball
shzFed timbers They followed ny others, and as
tins great heat subsidized III. Of workmen increased
Yhe srst man taken out was Nike snse9an member OF
No II He was badly cat In the forehead rne brave
iow shook OF the dust ald ashes thai covered n aa
nS arst ~ordo were, .issra are others 'n'fe WIN
Ah he turned 70 help throwing out the bricks but had
sv.yy now and hen The groans Of the sufferers would
fhayxx IL - Iba WAS
sIeafed away, some spoke aid told their Each
announcement was received with gladstone cheers,
and gave new courage - the workmen.
We viii 81 the names We have been able 10 get.
A. Delaronde, young man who was q volunteer In
Pelican Hook and ladder No was pulled ont dead
her man, whose could not be asceItaned
died Immediately after being taken oVt.
Edward Hog, clerk Of N vignie's. Who was standing
sea- the door OF the warehouse, VAS taken out badly
scushet He placed IA cab, aud died upon reaching
M residence on Ely saa flclde, rnird district.
A Glermger, Of PelBan, No. 4. was taken out badly
hwt BE sas taken TO DR.. hercers hospital aad, IL
sah, vii PROBABLY recover.
- wingate also OF No 4, was seriously hurt.
Ar,hur Coma OF the sao company, reported kill
- but there contradictory stories sbont hts being
ken out, and be Is supposed 10 be buried under the
YaLs
Aae fitzgerald, badly hurt.
Vim Fltzg,Tali sboy, taken ont afler remaining
snar under the rams, did not appear to DO Dangerously
Cabin, second sssistsa, Of Hook and ladder No 2,
buried upcsr the ruius, supposed 10 De dead.
waller Gay ton also or No 2 missing, reported killed
Alexander StfaUbrJge, OF The hr OF A. b. Sra~bridge
O. b reported crufhed by Tic falling walls Ha body
kas 1 brrn found
Barielscn, Of Fassman's iron tie agency, is also
repcs ed killed.
Geiger foreman Of lafayette Engine No. @ hurt,
bat not seriously.
Clarke. medical student, is badly hurt Al Pictou,
Of Mississippi No. 2, has ais itg broAen Kennedy
badly hurt; arm broke
Meme has, night Waterman, badly hurt.
OApt Jack Adams was slightly hurt By some bricks fall
ng On his loot
Lieut., lGqpess -cry nearly escaped being killed. brick
Allng ON hr head, but not hurting him seriously
Many, many moro remgin buried under the ruins, az
lsI the heard 10 speak bat ;ould
BOT be reached and horrible toelae, tacy stated that
tho bre was burning the tmbers underne lth
and gaining upon them. ge cgosa IS
~ work, and every effort Ia made 20 save tho
psor ielows but ~ ony be 10 cay thal the uu n
Der 81 lives lost vii be ascertaned Bcsdes ihe
Of werSmen engaged IN rolling oat goods, there were
many gentlemen about the premises erchauts or esss
VINO hid Interest In The goods ana their fate st
ansscartAined.
whilst this terrible suffering was going on the
nre proceeded with ts work o! destruction Tho store Of
heGow A Wustnof was totally destroyed The Dire was
stopped on that side by a vao4n. lo.
On Fouohcr street the 50 int. re that alter
burning tue wooden bridges s street 1amee
ATTACKED warehouse depending or Mllots quor store
and situated IN ts rear, ADD the adjoining warehouse
sorper OF Lafayette and Foueber owned By W Ficrancc
and occupied BY the Carver Company Of mills, SO,
n Gilman, nfcnt
large quantity Of pork and whiskcy weg ALSO stored
n thn warehouse. Both damaged Fiorances elgaiy
and Maillots moro extensively but they not de-
Boy Dad Mailots warehouse 10 large lot where
building s In course Of construction. The DIRE pro
eeedcd further