New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-05-14
Eural Sntelllaente.

nie department, u was Iargely represented IN tue
funeral procession. At the time ofhs decase he was
secretary Of the Firemen's Charitable Association
and in that, as in all other positions he had filed
he was known as a faithful officer He had been
many months in an inffrm state of health, and was
prevented thereby from attending regularly TO his
legislative duties still he was often enough in the
House to prove himself an intelligent and reliable
representative.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIER.-The city was startled
yesterday by the rumor that several persons had
been consumed in the confiagration that occurred
ON Saturday night, at No. 226 New Levee street,
near st. Marys Market.
We proceeded to the scene and viewed the
ruins. dense throng congregated in the vicinity,
and even the heavy rain created no diminution.
The building was large three story brick and the
second door from st. Mary street. The blackened
appearance of the standing walls and the complete
demolition of everything inside, bore testimony to
the violence of the fire. 1t was a dangerous task
to navigate through the wreck massive rafters
were hanging without any perceptible support
while the flooring was entirely consumed.
The coroner arriv ed on the ground at an early
hour on Sunday morning, and proceeded to nves
tigate the circumstances Of the disaster. One girl
was found on the third floor three females found
on the second floor and two bodies on the ground
floor, making in all six bodies exhumed from the
dying embers.
1t was siekening to view the remain of the black
ened forms, in most instances burnt to a crisp
It was utterly impossible to recognize the mutt
lated and distorted features. Up to last evening
only two of the forms had been identified those of
Peter Thomas a colored boy, and Bridget .
The testimony adduced before the coroner
showed that the fire occurred between the hours
of II and Z O'Clock Saturday night. Although no
permit had been granted, dance was in pro-
gress in the second story, of which widow woman
was the beneficiary There was considerable
drinking and the attendant mount OF noise usual
on such occasions. We have been enabled to OBJ
tain the following verbal statement made by Mrs.
Dan Toland, who rents the house from Mr..
Salter: She says she used the front part of the
first floor as grocery, while the rear part Of the
same floor was occupied as her bedroom. Her
husband had closed and locked the store and she
had very imprudenty left coal oil lamp on the
counter and candle in her bedroom She went
upstairs into the second story where the dance
| was in progress While there she was startled by
a sound resembling the discharge of pistol
when her son came running to her exclaiming that
the house was on fire. She seized her infant and
gave her son to a female, who was standing by
and rushed out on the gallery or shed, which con
meets with the second story man named Burn!
assisted her over the gallery to the adjoining houst
with her children. When the fire was discovered
the people in the house were all much excited
rushing wildly in every direction.
The third story was rented to a negro, who hat
some five or six negroes living with him. Among
the number there were one grown and one hal
grown girl.
The coroner, after an examination of Dan To
land, concluded to hold him until the matter coult
be thoroughly investigated. In his testimony, a
given before the coroner, he stated that he wen
into cofee-house at the corner with a friend tt
get drink, and while there he heard the cry o
fire given rushed to the scene and ran up thu
alley way and succeeded in reaching the secont
story; the smoke obscured everything from sight
made his way out the second story window ant
escaped over the gallery. He stated that the
household furniture belonging to him in the houst
was not insured; although present at the dance
he knew none of the parties there present. He
denies knowing the existence of grocery in tht
house, and says he knows nothing of the cause o
the fire.
F1RE.-About IL o'clock Saturday night, fire
broke out in the three story building, No. 50 Roya
street, the lower story Of which was occupied b.
Miss Fitzpatrick milner and the other stories b.
Mr. Marmu, photographer, The upper portion o
the premises was entirely destroyed, We could no
learn the financial extent of the damage.
PUGmIsTIC.-Two members of the prize RIM
association, supported and encouraged by numer
GUS friends and admirers met at an early hour yes
terday morning, outside of the parish of Orleans
to show their skill in the science ofbruising and t.
test each otherE power Of manly endurance unde
the severe punishment" that is necessarily con
sequent on such occasions.
The fight took place at the Halfway House, AMI
lasted for an hour and a quarter. The contes
was of the most exciting description, but we d
not deem it of sufficient interest to our readers t.
give a detailed account of the fight. King an
Farrell were the representatives of pugilism yes
terday morning, and King was declared the con
queror.
THE MILITARY RAHRoAD.-The St. Josepl
street military railroad which has been somewha
of an obstruction to business about the New Basin
is now being taken up by the street commissioner
Commencing at the Jackson railroad on Thursda
last, he has already finished the work as far a
Baronne street, and by next Thursday will hav
all trace of the road removed as far the levee.
ALLEGED CONTEMPT OF CoURT.-A rule take
upon Acting Mayor Clark, citing him to answer a
alleged contempt of the authority of the Unite
States circuit court, will be heard by that tr
bunal this morning. The proceeding grows ou
of the action of the city authorities relative t
the fencing and buildings of the New York Ma
Steamship Company on the levee. The exclusiv
privilege having been granted by the late militar
government of the city of the use of a certai
part Of the levee, the company enclosed the spac
with fence and erected buildings within. Th
city couucil holding that the military authorize
lately governing the city had no authority t
grant such privilege beyond the term of thei
offices, ordered the city surveyor to tear dow
the fence and move the buildings, which wa
being done, when the company sued out a writ
the circuit court enjoinng the city from procee
ing further, until the rights of parties were j.
/, dicially determined, The company then had th
fence again put up and Acting Mayor Clark ell
, joined them from the Third District court, CO.
! tending that the fence and buildings should +
main precisely as they were found when the i
junction of the circuit court issued. The co
tempt is alleged to have been committed
g Acting Mayor Clark in procuring from the Sta
court an iniunCtiOn