New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-12
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johnson, and Breckinridge and Lane (each hero's
picture being separately were received IN the same
invoice at Morgan's; and, for the accommodation /
of those who have not yet decided how TO vote, /
there tableau pictures of all the candidates on
the four tickets, well executed, true to the me-
There are portraits to all political tastes at Nor
gan's; and Ellis hands them cut cheap. 20 ana /
look at EN-, every body.
THE New CAR.-The city railroad car was out
again yesterday, trottiDg crowds mp and down
Camp street. All seemed to be delighted, more
particularly as there was no charge for the ride.
FIREs,-At half-past yesterday morning, a
fire broke out in Mrs Miss0nets house, on Har-
1nony street, next to Annlnciation. This, with
the grocery on the corner, owned by Mr.. BERNARD
and occupied by Sarah Hassinger, and two tene-
ments on Harmony street, next to Mrs Missonets,
went the way Of all little old cheap shanles when
they catch fire. Loss, from $1,000 to St50o Fire
supposed to be accidental, as persons on Mr.. Mis-
sonet's premises were up to laIe hour boihhg
tripe. a. =,
stable on Laurel street, between Third and Fourth,
caught fire and was destroyed. Cause Of the fire
not known.
ANOTHER AND A DISASTROUS FIRE Yesterday
afternoon, between four and five o'clock, another
fire alarm was sounded and an immense tower OF
jet black smoke n the direction Of the New Basin,
caused the declining sun first to look like very
weak full moon, and secondly and lastly, to look
Just as the sun and the moon look to us when they
are entirely invisible. In all our long experience
frmament so thoroughly darkened by smoke. An
Italian in his own land would have sworn it was
another eruption Of Fesuvius or Etna. The smoke,
in its dense sooty Volumes cast a premature twi-
light over large part Of the First District the
shade widening as it approached the river.
We Tin company with every body, more or iess)
rushed to the New Basin, and saw a volcano of
flame, dssolYing in the smoke above mentioned
over the spot where lately stood the elegant fac-
tory OF the Louisiana Oil Company otherwise, the
Rosin Oil Factory; an institution which We exam
ined and reported upon when it was completed,
two or three years ago.
The fremen were on hand and throwing water
into the surging mass OF red and black flame and
smoke without stint; but so terrific was the confia.
grafton of the rosn rosin oil and pitch, that the
jets Of water were only changed into clouds Ct
white steam, struggling with the clouds OF DlacK
smoke, in their rivalry to reach the sky: the sun
not being allowed the privilege of acting as sec
ond, or even as an umpire.
The factory covered an oblong square Of ground
and faced the canal ditch Of che rear street re-
ceived an immense volume of the blazing oil and
pitch, and still larger vonme of water which was
sent on by the engines by suction from the canal.
The result was something such as we never saw
before. The blazing rosin belched up out OF the
water, with proper amount OF steam, and hiss
ing, frying sound, audible tive squares of some
thing that a poetical mind might have taken for
frying Of ham and eggs for breakfast in Brob.
dignag
the wandering flames had nothing but weeds and
few trees to scorch. Had the wind been to an OPP
posite direction, the warehouse of M. J. Smith y
Co., filled with lime and other combustibles,
equally ready for fire or water, would have helped
the flames to a highway which would have left the
whole upper side Of the New Basin in ruins. As
| it was the warehouse above mentioned was badly
| scorched.
We never saw more picturesque or exciting
| fire. The dense and immense column OF jet-back
| smoke was the wonder of the whole seven miles
Of the city long before the explanation was known
The origin of the fire, as explained to us by the
| Superintendent or Foreman of the Factory was
this: The usual process of deeomposing rosin into
the vaporous condition which divides it into its
| component parts of oil, naphtha, and pitch, WAS
the usual high furnace heat applied. The pitch
/ being the heavier part, was running through Q
spout at the bottom, and into vat which receives
1 only the pitch, At the joint or coupling Of the
pipe or pitch. cock as it is termed, with theretort
Something gave way, and stream Of the hot stuff
1 Coming from heat of nearly 4000 Fahrenheit
/ poured out, thick as mans finger on the ground
smoking fierCely as it struck the cool outside at
mOsphere.
Mr. Fonda, being but a few feet off, saw that the
smoking pitch needed but breath to blow it into
flame. He began grabbing up sand with botl
hands to throw over the smoking stuff, when. quite
a pool of it having spread around, it flashed ou
suddenly in bech Of flame, which defed all op
position, and put everybody to fight. In tifteer
minutes more the town was astonlshed by tht
smoke-cloud which we have above described.
The factory, including the ground, cost $780, ,O00
so we may say the factory and apparatus were
worth at least SIS 600 The material destroyed
consisted of 10000 gallons Of rosin oil, 1900 bar
rels of pitch and 2600 barrels of raw rosin. Tht
whole loss is fairly estimated at Sl50000, and nc
a cent covered by insurance.
OVER THE LAKE.-Ercmrsion Of Mississippi Fn
Conlpang No. 2.-On Saturday, Mississippi Fir
Company No. went on a reereative trip to Biloxi
and this reporter, being politely invited, manage
to get off with them. In their usual elegant un
/ rnfhl npIy antG md u
black and felt excursion hats and with their beat
tiful silken flag and Gessner's indomitable bras
band at their head, they marched down town an
| in due time were on the steamer Alabama, snuffin
the sweet fresh breeze and dancing gay over til
waves oceanward.
} The time on board was pleasant enough. Th
firemen and their guests had the after cabin I
, themselves, but ditfused themselves around. Ill
happier and more volatile of the crowd had musi
from the band, singing, dancing, and so on; whils
the more grave and sedate of the boys settled dow
around the tables in the cabin to study that charm
ing work and unapproachable sharpener OF tn
. mental and fiscal faculties, known as the Histor
of the Four Kings.H
Between 2 and o'clock A. M. (few having gon
, to resD Biloxi was reached, and an immense bor
FIRE in front of certain public house proclaime
everything ready. This house was Gus Richards
2 What fire company would visit any other house
Biloxi, we'd like to know Well the boys rdttt
enjoyed themselves, The eye-opener at Gus
opened the programme. Next was march to tt
! market-house, and coffee from the tall lady
! whom we have spoken before. [Iou should Sc
that worthy woman stir herself when fire con
pany honors her with a visit! u A march arouI
town and dismissal innumerabe plunges into Il
bracing salt waters smotherng of oysters, fresh
! ripped from the bosom of the bay; practical lok
{ on few who were stupid enough to get sleepy
: : and divers and sundry scollops of the gymnast
; school on the sand and saw-dust in front of Il
a a Gen. ushered in the daylight and inauguratt
{ as lovely day ever gladdened Biloxi or a bal
of exeursionists.
{ After the breakfast, (Which was prime as usual
> the boys dispersed, according to their inclination
II some taking their first inspection OF the tow
\ others going a,sailing, and the remainder going m
u retirement to finish their interrupted studies III I'll
u fascinating history aforementioned. This writ
. succumbed to his weakness for Deer Island, al
! went there with his old friend Billy F., of til
IL city, as good brick as ever ioated He had b
family there, roughing it in a house on the islam
: where the water is little salter, the breeze lit
+ fresher, and the oysters and founders little tatte
. than on the Biloxi shore. Arrived at the islam
{ we asked if we could sleep little; for we had1
,. slept any to speak of. Certainly says Bill
Z Z I" the only bother is fen mosquitoes that hay
$ settled here lately.n
9 A fen mosquitoes! Heaven bless us! Talk
= mosquitoes in New Orleans, or on the Mexicf
. Gulf Railroad FEW mosquitoes! Deer lslaI
i IS seven miles long, and is composed Saving Il
7 serdure) of fine white sand, with beaches and ba
: OF sand around it extending many miles more, al
I. the whole Of indefinite depth. Imagine, II u
: can, how many grains of sand there might be
l. the area we have described; call it telc grains
y canA and Won 1Cig understand our friends aui