New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-03-15
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FIRE AT THE Sr. CHARLEs HOTEL. Fl Shocking
Casually Hy-Shortly after IL o'clock yesterday, the
town was startled by the news that the St Charles
| Hotel was on fire. Such proved to be the fact. |
The fire was in the store-room of the hotel IN the
basement, fronting on Grayier street. The timely
arrival Of the firemen, however, prevented the |
| flames from getting outside the store-room, or |
| doing very much damage to the groceries and |
liquors there stored. The fire, when arrested, had
just got through the wooden ceiling Of the ROOM
and few minutes later would have been mp /
through the dning-room floor Of the hotel.
The fire originated in an accident by which one
man lost his life, and another man and boy were
80 badly injured as to render their recovery doubt
ful. These were Bobert Smith, partner in the firm
Of Messrs. Holloway y CO., Of Camp street; John
koskelly, an1 a boy named Jerry Murphy. They
were at work at the gasometer Of the hotel, which
is in corner Of the rear of the store room, high
up over the platform gallery floor which extends
around the room, midway between the floor and
the ceiling. They were attaching to the gas works
/ some sort Of new economizing invention, in which
naptha, very infammable substance is used.
How the naptha caughtw were unable to discover,
but at the hotel is stated that the combustion of
this substance, spreading the fame with almost ex-
/ plosive force, was what did the damage.
The two men and the boy had their retreat by
the rear cut off, and could not escape by the front,
as the door was closed andlocked. When the front
door forced open, one of the sufferers ran ont
and fell in the gutter, sight shocking to behold.
Az soon as the flames were quenched, the bodies
Of the other victims were found lying on the floor
t41x... al.
Il flesh literally roasted. All were wrapped in blankets
and taken to the hospital. Koskelly soon died
Smith survived up to last eyeIing, but his life was
despaired off, The boy, least burnt Of the three,
may possibly recover.
4 HoNoRABLY DISCHARGED D.-John Waters, (better
known as Pat Waters) the cab driver who was ar
rested on Tuesday on the charge of having attempt
4 ed to snatch bag of gold from Mr.. Hudson,
Purser on the steamship Arizona, was examined
4 before Recorder Summers yesterday, and honorably
discharged. 1t appeared that Pat was laughing
and talking with friend on st. Charles street,
when Mr.. Hudson got into his cab Pat did not see
him till just as he was about to step out; when,
running up to him, and telling him in an expostula
tory way not to get out, he put his hand upon the
hand Of Mr. Hudson which held the bag Of money.
\ MIR. Hudson misconstrued this action into an at
tempt at robbery he leaped out, fled, and sent the
. !, no,;ce after pat waters pat nroved tbat ~ Uas
an iii AN driver a,yvavs standing IN st fbarles
1 straat ona nauar hofora oconsad ~ 1;sborastr
mnch Ices an attemnt at biobwav robberv Ths
pacorder IooIred pnon Mr H,aso,,ss 1,ar,e
"a based mon mistake and rave pat an honor
:, able discharge
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i hEeokpEk ADAMS y lshcohDER MlLrzs sooRF.-
G oe'.saeo1 ~ a1e oeco'o Dtssftct. T. heeofae1
Sl1 hasins oeen sioA ioi sonie tlie' anu asslst
I ahs necoIuei penis uilorsuuassiy aaAiis sich "
If laesaay hecofuer Auai1s y tne roufth OF ssGar
y den DISTRICT" was yesteraay cailea upon 70 als
Il pose q lhe consresa'eo oiehuefs Wnlcn Inc De
: !. eeAu pis.lio. pohoe nau eoaeeeeo eosee1ef# u
usual ana as IN outy oouna.
Recorder Adams presiding as he does owe
). the most beautiful tasmonape ana Weli.behaYet
S quarter OF the CITY, really punishes the few offend
ers VINO come before MN, and SO, IN the long run
Keeps things very straight ana quiet IN ms end
town.
# Recorder Wiltz and ms Assistant, Alderman
!. BENT, OF the second Dstrlct' are used TO daiiJ
4, gangs oil drunken sailors ana steamooatmen, Gal
latin street cyprians' ana otner dirty ana drunken
onenders, ana nave eniorceo ohiy cheap seheauit
e OF punishmenti nrslly' 70 connect lof lhe cry
It oenent, py imposing mes "i.hih lhe aymenl 9
general ohenders, ana secondly, 70 a4aid BiHlIihs
. Nork-house anu frlsoh py imposing nnes W
IT steep 70 pe paiu = .ileteore ~ inasi1e'
Mhae seiisation w ule''ou anions ~ pi'soie
u ~ rrt II, A., - ,s;s
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IL os ,,nnishent i ~ nsnally :,
fan1arl .n ar tbe sacond D;strict
m ratharine Neole cbarced with be;nc 1evd an
ahandoned and with abnsing oficer Tbeard in III
d;scbaroe of his dptv at tbe corner of Dannbin
E. and st. Peter streets, was ordered to pay s25,
!" go to prison for month. She was very mue
astonished as she had hoped to get discharged, an
,s fanced that she would only have to pay five or te
<. dollars at the worst.
Charley Dunbar, charged with attempting to ro
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